Review of 41693 Surfer Beachfront
“Cute Little Dolphin.”
This is a moderate set of a surfer and ice cream shop on a beach. This set is priced at USD69.99 with a parts count of 685 pieces alongside 3 Minidolls, 1 Microdoll and 3 little animals. Let’s see what’s inside this set.
The front of the box features a very cozy seaside with the surfer and ice cream shop on the beach. The weather is so good with the blue blue sky and the waving coconut trees.
The back of the box shows us the interiors of the set. 3 compartments with 2 balconies and the play feature of the set, mainly is how to put the doll in the rooms and shops.
Sticker sheet. Surfing and ice creams.
Picture of some common and uncommon parts from the set that looked interesting to me (links with reference to bricklink.com below)
6329696 Slope 45 2 x 2 with Medium Azure Cash Register with ‘9.99’, Card Slot and Contactless Payment Pattern
6292800 Plate, Round 1 x 1 with Horizontal Swirl / Twist
6259700 Minifigure, Headgear Crown with 5 Points, Open Center Stud
6338758 Minifigure, Head without Face Watermelon Dark Green Irregular Vertical Lines Pattern – Hollow Stud (Appeared only once in 41662 Olivia’s Flamingo Cube before this set.)
4295260 Tile 1 x 2 with Groove with 100 Dollar Bill Money Pattern since 1995
6177228 Friends Accessories Handbag with Zipper Magenta
6329581 Tile, Round 1 x 1 with Gauge with Red Pointer and White, Blue and Red Dial Pattern Since 2017
6329584 Tile 1 x 1 with Groove with White and Red Gauge, Black Thin Needle, 4 Dark Bluish Gray Dots Pattern Since 2020 and it has only appeared in 4 other sets.
6278447 Ice Cream Scoops Since 1995
6160320 Minifigure, Utensil Guitar Acoustic with Black Neck and Silver Strings Pattern Since 2016 has only appeared in 7 other sets.
6329604 Tile, Round 1 x 1 with Silver Background and Outlined Number 5 Coin Pattern since 2021 and has only appeared in 3 other sets
6261282 Dolphin Baby, Friends, Jumping with Black Eyes Pattern since 2019 has only appeared in 5 other sets.
6259896 Turtle Baby, Friends with Black Eyes and Olive Green Spots Pattern since 2019 has only appeared in 7 other sets
6287309 Rock 1 x 1 Jewel Octagonal Satin White since 2020 has only appeared in 5 other sets.
6196796 Minifigure, Utensil Spoon available since 2017.
6277260 Dish 2 x 2 Inverted (Radar) Metallic Silver only appeared in 5 other sets.
6287844 Tile, Round 1 x 1 with Strawberry Pattern since 2013
6287774 Tile, Round 1 x 1 with Waffle, Nougat Squares with Medium Nougat Edges Pattern since 2020 has only appeared in 6 other sets.
A closer look at this pearl. 6287309 Rock 1 x 1 Jewel Octagonal Satin White introduced since 2020, has only appeared in 5 other sets. LEGO gave us 2 of them in this set (and one extra) The only other colour of this element released is Satin Trans-Dark Pink but it’s not in this set.
6261282 Dolphin Baby, Friends, Jumping with Black Eyes Pattern (right) was introduced since 2019 and has only appeared in 5 other sets. It is quite small compared to the normal sized dolphin(left). Its tail fits only one stud.
6259896 Turtle Baby, Friends with Black Eyes and Olive Green Spots Pattern was introduced since 2019 and has only appeared in 7 other sets.
6133256Dog, Friends, Pug, Standing with Black Face and Ears, Bright Pink Nose and Dark Azure Eyes Pattern (Toffee) has only appeared in 7 other sets.
Ava. She is a microdoll introduced this year but not is not exclusive to the set as she appeared in 41444 Heartlake City Organic Café (Cafe) before. This doll format was introduced in the Princess Storybook theme and has since been used to represent children in the FRIENDS line. She is shorter than other minidolls, has smaller sized body and non-moveable arms. However the size of the head is the same with normal minidolls giving it a “chibi” look. Her hands are not capable of holding normal accessories.
However, the arm hole is fitted to hold on to the FRIENDS accessories like the flower in this picture.
Mia. She is not exclusive to the set in which she appeared in 2 other sets before. Her prints is very nice with lightning bolt prints on an orange shirt and a belt with cargo pants perfect for an outing.
Andrea. She is currently exclusive to the set in this surfer outfit.
Nora. She is also currently exclusive to the set and I am guessing she is Ava’s grandma (correct me if I’m wrong, thanks in advance). She comes with the grey Gandalf hair and she is wearing a pair of spectacles. Her outfit is nicely printed and she is wearing a long purple skirt with a pair of beach slippers.
The collection of the minidolls, microdolls and baby animals in the set.
The car is cute and vibrant with a heart shaped tile on the front.
4 seated car. The seats are longer than those for normal LEGO minifigures to cater for the lack of antistuds on the microdolls as well as the longer legs.
Let’s go to the beach!
So comfortable enjoying the coconut drink under the tree with Nora and Mia and those cute baby animals!
Welcome to the surfer shop!
Deejaying on the balcony with the large ice cream sign.
Spacious balcony.
How often do you see watermelons being planted on rooftops? However the watering can is a nice cute build. The nougat brick chimney/exhaust seems a bit out of place in terms of colour scheme.
A cozy room to rest after the tiring surfing activity!
You can purchase your surfing needs here.
Ice cream shop! I would like a waffle.
Here’s your order!
This is the look of the back of the build.
The set, fully built.
Verdict
I give this set a 4.1/5.0 score as the set is a moderately sized surfer and ice cream shop on the beach. The architectural style of the building is nicely textured for the exterior but the interiors are more commonly done. I do love that the set gives off the vibe of getting to the beach and the vibrance of the colour of the set, not to mention that you get lots of accessories too!
This set is priced at USD69.99 with a parts count of 685 pieces alongside with 3 Minidolls, 1 Microdoll and 3 little animals.
Hope you enjoyed my review. Thank you!
The set used for the review was sent to us by The LEGO Group for the purpose of an honest review. Provision of sets do not in any way influence or guarantee a positive review from us
