Remember when LEGO approved an Ideas set based on the 90s sitcom Friends? That’s right – it wasn’t a weird dream that you had. Now the set is official and here are all the details.
Introducing 21319 Central Perk
This 1070 piece set features 7 great looking minifigures – Ross, Rachel, Chandler, Monica, Joey, Phoebe and even Gunther.
The main build features the iconic main seating area including a sofa, armchair, 2 chairs and a table; service area with a brick-built coffee machine, service counter, cash register, cookie jar with 2 cookie elements, menu board element and other authentic items; a stage for musical performances with a sofa; extra seats and tables; 3 pillar elements in a new-for-September-2019 green color; umbrella stand with 2 umbrella elements; window with ‘CENTRAL PERK’ logo decoration; entrance doors; and 2 brick-built TV studio light rigs with translucent light-style elements.
While this set isn’t necesserily one I’ll be picking up myself, I can appreciate that the designers have done a great job here.
The best part is the Australian price – just $89.99. Which is great considering the US RRP is $59.99. You’ll be able to grab yours on September 1st.
Read on for more pictures and the official set description.
Official set description
21319 Central Perk
Ages 16+. 1070 piecesUS $59.99 – CA $89.99 – DE €69.99 – UK £64.99 – FR €59.99 – DK 649DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.Nostalgic, collectible LEGO® Ideas set to delight fans of the classic TV sitcom Friends!
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Friends, the legendary American TV sitcom, with this highly collectible LEGO® Ideas 21319 CENTRAL PERK set! This wonderful LEGO recreation of the café TV studio set is packed with authentic details, making it a must-have Friends memorabilia item for fans. The iconic seating area with a couch, armchair and 2 chairs for the friends is removable for easy play. And check out the stage where Phoebe performed her songs on guitar (and where Ross once played his keyboard and everyone except Phoebe thought he was terrible). The 7 new-for-September-2019 LEGO toy minifigures of Ross, Rachel, Chandler, Monica, Joey, Phoebe and CENTRAL PERK’s long-suffering manager Gunther each come with accessories to role-play famously hilarious scenes. An ideal Friends-themed gift for your own friends and family who love the TV show, this hot toy is great for play and will grab attention when displayed in any room.
- This LEGO® Ideas set includes 7 new-for-September-2019 minifigures: Ross Geller, Rachel Green, Chandler Bing, Monica Geller, Joey Tribbiani, Phoebe Buffay and Gunther.
- The CENTRAL PERK café construction toy features the iconic main seating area including a sofa, armchair, 2 chairs and a table; service area with a brick-built coffee machine, service counter, cash register, cookie jar with 2 cookie elements, menu board element and other authentic items; a stage for musical performances with a sofa; extra seats and tables; 3 pillar elements in a new-for-September-2019 green color; umbrella stand with 2 umbrella elements; window with ‘CENTRAL PERK’ logo decoration; entrance doors; and 2 brick-built TV studio light rigs with translucent light-style elements.
- The seating area for the show’s star characters is removable for easy play.
- The minifigures each have their own items inspired by the TV series, including Ross’s brick-built keyboard and the following accessory elements: Rachel’s tray and coffee cup, Monica’s muffin, Joey’s pizza box, pizza slice and ‘man bag’, Chandler’s laptop, Phoebe’s guitar and Gunther’s broom.
- Other accessory elements in this café playset include a newspaper, 15 coffee cups and a ‘Reserved’ sign, plus 3 vases and buildable flowers.
- This Friends memorabilia LEGO® building toy includes 1,070 pieces.
- This LEGO® Ideas set comes with a booklet with building instructions and information about this awesome set’s fan creator and LEGO designer.
- Build and display this Friends collectible construction toy or recreate your favorite scenes from the classic American sitcom.
- This Friends-themed gift toy measures over 4” (11cm) high, 11” (29cm) wide and 8” (22cm) deep and will make an eye-catching centerpiece in any room.
Available directly from LEGO Stores & shop.LEGO.com from 1st September, 2019
I’d assumed I wouldn’t get this, but it looks outstanding and that price is a pleasant surprise. (How much was BBT – I thought to was more than this?) I can imagine getting a second as it includes a lot of interesting stuff that could help flesh out other sets, like the empty apartment in the Pet Store modular, or perhaps even upgrade the Assembly Square cafe. Most of the figs will work as good general purpose “people” figs for a modular street or town setup.
I think the inclusion of the set lighting is a really nice, subtle touch, and there are some good jokes for fans (eg the Joey lipstick ad poster on the exterior). The Ross figure, in particular, is an outstanding likeness. Monica’s overall outfit is a bit weird but the whole set seems designed to match an early season (eg Rachel is a waitress) and she did have some awful costumes early on.
Very pleasantly surprised by this.
Another set with a reasonable $A conversion, especially as the exchange rate is in apparent freefall. Thumbs up to TLG.