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Friends · SET 42718

Friendship Party Bus

A pink bus opens into a two-level party. With a pool, karaoke and rooftop beds, the build moves from bodywork to interiors and little travel accessories.

Pre-order · Announced release: 1 January 2027

Pieces: 676
Release year: 2027
Theme: Friends
Set number: 42718
LEGO recommended age: 7+
LEGO retail price · Italy: 59.99 €

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TIME TO BUILD

How long does it take to build Friendship Party Bus?

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A starting point for planning your build. Times for each experience level are editorial estimates, not measurements submitted by HowLongToBuild users.

Model-based editorial estimate

Beginner

≈ 3 h 30 minSuggested range2 h 15 min – 5 h 30 min

Intermediate

≈ 2 h 15 minSuggested range1 h 30 min – 3 h 30 min

Experienced

≈ 1 h 30 minSuggested range1 h – 2 h 15 min

Based on one person building the set for the first time, following the original instructions and using numbered bags where supplied. Includes normal piece-finding and minor adjustments; excludes long breaks, filming, dismantling and modifications. Sources may use different methods. This range is neither a statistical interval nor a limit: your build may take less or more time.

How we estimate times · sources and method

Opening vehicle, interiors and many accessories; estimated before release, excluding play.

Sources do not always specify the builder’s experience. The three experience bands are our editorial assessment, based on the complexity of the set and individual accounts where available.

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Checked: 28 October 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.

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BEYOND THE BRICKS

Did you know?

The model, the history, the ideas

Inside the set

From travel to party

The bus opens to reveal a lounge, karaoke and a rooftop pool with slide.

LEGO source

A night away

Pull-out beds and a small campfire turn a stop into a camping scene. Liann, Aliya, Leo, Daisy and Churro the cat join the trip.

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Beyond the set

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Comfort and driving

Origins.

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A March 1957 London Transport release highlighted passenger heating, fully automatic transmission and power-assisted steering for Routemaster buses. The archive also records prototype tests and modifications, revealing engineering aimed at drivers and passengers behind the familiar London silhouette.

London Transport Museum · archive

The silver bus

A 1961 experiment.

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Red was not the only Routemaster finish. In July 1961 London Transport documented an unpainted aluminium-alloy Silver Bus. Archived photographs and releases record finishing work at Park Royal and later movements during the experiment, preserving an unusual version of the familiar vehicle.

London Transport Museum · archive

Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026

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BEYOND THE BRICKS

Keep the story going

Films, series, games, books and music connected to this model or its universe.

TV series

LEGO Friends: The Next Chapter

2023

Another adventure in the same universe, for before or after your build.

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THE COMMUNITY’S EXPERIENCE

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Three separate scores from 1 to 10. For difficulty, 1 means very easy and 10 means very difficult.

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SET THE MOOD

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· Selected for the subject and atmosphere

Instrumental conversation and a small-club character accompany urban and sociable interiors. It is a way to imagine the completed place being lived in.

OUR PICK

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Rhythmic and lively

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