Wild Animals: Majestic Lion (LEGO 31386)

About this set

This LEGO Creator set, Wildlife: The Mighty Lion (31386), comes with 839 pieces and sits at a difficulty of 3/5, placed in the scene category with an animal subject. The finished model uses a beige, brown and green palette, built around a lion with posable joints standing on a brick base, with flowers added around it, so it reads more like a small diorama than a plain figure. When building, I'd suggest finishing the base and flowers first, then working up through the lion's body and legs; line up the joint sections carefully as you go so they don't loosen later, and sort the head and mane layers by colour since that part is dense. As a 3in1 set, the parts can be rebuilt into other models, which suits builders who like animal subjects and enjoy taking a set apart again. At 839 pieces it isn't heavy going for anyone with some experience, and newcomers can follow the 3/5 rating step by step.