LEGO Friends 41097 Heartlake Hot Air Balloon

LEGO set 41097, Heartlake Hot Air Balloon, depicts a hot air balloon in the Friends setting. Released in 2015, it belongs to the Friends theme and contains 254 pieces for a Heartlake travel and play scene.

Heartlake Hot Air Balloon places a hot air balloon at the centre of a Friends scene, extending the Heartlake setting beyond buildings and everyday meeting places. The subject fits the theme’s focus on leisure, character interaction and small narrative situations built around shared activities.

The build is centred on a recognisable flying vehicle, with supporting scene elements that can frame a departure, a ride or a meeting between the characters.

It is suited to Friends collectors who want a set based on an unusual mode of transport, as well as to builders adding variety to a Heartlake display. On display, the balloon gives the scene height and colour, while in play it provides a clear starting point for travel stories and character based scenarios.

Inventory of set 41097

The inventory of set 41097 lists 254 pieces, spare parts excluded: 124 different lots (one shape in one color) for 99 part shapes. The box also contains 19 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 41097

Main color: light bluish gray, making up 15% of the parts, followed by tan (15%) and green (8.3%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 41097

88 of the 99 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

Exclusive parts in set 41097

One part shape in set 41097 appears in no other set in the catalog, most often a printed element, a sticker or a mold specific to the model. If it gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set. Counting colors, 2 lots in the set are not found in any other set.

No similarly sized set supplies more than a quarter of its parts: set 41097 relies on a little-shared assortment.

Size of set 41097 within its line

With 254 pieces, set 41097 ranks #212 out of 531 Friends sets in our database, which have an average of 308 parts. Among the 448 sets released in 2015, it ranks #154.