LEGO Creator 3 in 1 Medieval Dragon Building Toy with 3 Options Sea Serpent or Phoenix 31161

I am so grateful for LEGO to rekindle a medieval line through the creator three in one. The model is finely built and can be quite expressive in the face with all the moving parts, but please do understand its legs are pose-able but not many positions are functional to balance, but it can grip around things to perch on them for display action. How to improve on success: As great as it is I thought as a play element having a dragon slayer knight on a horse and princess mini figure would have really completed this story line. If that is too much then even just a single Lions knight would have gone a long way for my best impressions. Which is the reason for the 4 on the overall score as a stand alone set the dragon does not have context for adventure or play. I do hope that a similar set will happen with a new molded dragon as well as some play features. As much as I like this model also would like to have a smaller dragon with a more modern mold as part of a legacy collection. It also would have been cool as a 3 in 1 to design to have an alternative build with the wings in a static closed position close to the body or half bent/ flapping. giving more options than spreading even if it takes a big rebuild. The other Alt builds I did not make but they do look good too. There seems to be a good amount and type of parts in this for those who make mocs. The greens can be hard get and there are lots of snot and big ball joints. The only problem is, its not a model that I want to take apart. A sure classic to me! this is a timeless set and a really good LEGO dragon.

Challenging but well worth it.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I really loved this lego and I had a lot of fun assembling it, it is of very good quality and I loved that it was made of dragons, very fun to have a good time with the family

This was the first piece to the medieval build it's going to be awesome in the end

This set is a grate addition to the previously peaceful medieval village set. The dragon set is perfectly sitting on the blacksmith house overlooking village. It is fun to play with my kid, with these sets, it brings back old memories while we are making new ones.

What a fantastic set , enjoyed every min of building .

I will start with my two biggest negatives: 1) It needed fire elements for both the dragon and phoenix builds, and maybe some of the clear-blue bricks to make a small water element for the sea serpent! 2) Some of the pieces could have been different or better utilized. It seemed like LEGO made a couple of choices to increase the piece count. This set was really cool. I am not one to build and take apart my LEGO sets and then rebuild them, but all three builds in this set were appealing. I started with the sea serpent, as I thought that would be my least favourite, but the final product turned out to be my favourite. It was the most solid and sturdy build of the three, and I loved the iridescent eyes! It was fun to pose and will pair nicely with my nautical sets. I did find some of the instructions to be unnecessarily out of order. For example, adding a piece of the body segment and the finishing green pieces, only to go back several steps later/near the end of the build, to add another of the finishing pieces for the scales, when adding it earlier would not have impeded the building. The serpent body was very compact and well designed for durable play or in case of accidental droppage to not "shatter" as some sets do. I didn't like that one side of the tail was left essentially unfinished, whereas the other had green pieces covering the red structural pieces. This is a minor negative for me. The phoenix came next, and I really enjoyed building the base and the wings. I had a bit of a tricky time getting the base to stay firmly together, and it could have used a couple more overlapping pieces to firmly lock the structure together, like the serpent's body was built. The perch was a great touch, though. I found the phoenix' wings to be very relaxing to work on and I liked it much better than I thought I would from viewing the box photos. The dragon came last. This set is supposed to be built first, as its instructions are listed bag-by-bag. I used the leftover box insert from a LEGO advent piece to sort everything by colour and size, which made the build go so much faster than trying to keep the parts organized by bag. I thought it would be my least favourite, but I really like it! It comes with a really cool side build of a mini hoard with gold and a treasure chest containing a couple of gems. I like how the joints and body parts snap together firmly so that they are almost difficult to take apart (the middle claws are easy to detach, though). I wish that the body was a bit more posable, but it can still be posed dynamically, and the horns and spikes are great touches. I wish that it had more teeth and detail around the mouth like the setpent had. My biggest negative for the dragon is that it looks very mechanical or robotic due to the colours and piece choices for joints and other details. It needs fire! I also want to change out the eyes to use the iridescent ones from the serpent build. I like the choice of the pale green colour used for the dragon's gullet and inner neck scales. That is a surprising detail. The dragon is the most playful and playable creature. I like adjusting the wings and appendages and making it fly and guard its treasure. The wings for both the dragon and phoenix have a sturdy design. Overall, this is a really enjoyable fantasy set. I spent a few hours building each of the options. The serpent took the longest to deconstruct.

Granddaughter loves all Legos. Ninjago and medevil sets are her favorite

Not enough love is shown for the 3 in 1 sets by the adult build community. The clever design and smart part usage to create 3 models from one set of bricks with gives the AFOL the opportunity to explore free build and encourage MOC building. And there are oftentimes little Easter eggs, like the rear end of the Majestic Tiger (31129). I wanted to incorporate some fun into my architecture display of London and mount the Medieval Dragon on top of Tower Bridge ready to pounce and steal the Crown Jewels from London Tower. It looks awesome! Such a fun build too.

fierce addition to the dragon collection that adds plenty

This is one of my favorite Lego 3-in-1 sets yet, and it's nearly perfect. The main build feels sleek, sturdy, and intimidating (especially for minifigure scale), while both side builds are well-constructed and expressive. I like to think the sea serpent is an homage to Brickley! While the abundance of plates and small parts lowers the set's price value a bit for me, I accept this is just the way things are in modern Lego. Almost every part used feels justified, including some very clever part usage, such as on the dragon's brow. My biggest gripe is that I wish the dragon's neck had more articulation, but by detaching certain mixel joints and replacing a circular plate in the head (using the set's spare pieces) this can be improved.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My daughter absolutely loved putting this dragon together. She really likes the 3-in-1 as she is able to make different things from the same set of legos. It's a great value to have 3 different sets packaged into one box! We absolutely love legos and how safe they are, how educational they are, and how much fun they are! You can never go wrong with legos!!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This Medieval Dragon 3-in-1 Lego set is terrific! With 715 pieces you can make a fierce dragon. When you complete that you can make a different dragon and finally a bird. The 3-in-1 concept by Lego is wonderful. For the same price as before you now get to make 3 complete Lego sets. The entertainment lasts longer and longer than before. My 8 year old wants to start this set right now!! I highly recommend this Lego set for any Lego enthusiast and especially for anyone loving Medieval dragons.

Its been incredibly fun to build and the articulation is outstanding love it

Love this set! I am a fan of the creator 3 in 1 builds. I bought this for my Harry Potter set up, and decided to build the Phoenix first because Fawkes came and went before I even had a chance to purchase him. (not sure if I was even buying Lego at the time? I am very new to Lego) Super fun build and very sturdy. Great value for $$ spent. Highly recommend. Now if LEGO could bring a "How to Train Your Dragon" series... that would be Awesome!!!

I've searched alot to see all the different types of Lego dragons and this is the best looking one by far. Lots of articulations for realistic movement while being solid, definitely worth the cost. A must for every Castle and fantasy lover, get it while you can!

It was fun to build and arrived safe =) me and my dad enjoyed this one and he might use it for dnd

My son has a traumatic brain injury and this is one of the few things that he really enjoys without getting frustrated

Lovely dragon and I love the chest you can build. Purchased it to use in a Lego DnD campaign alongside the DnD minifigs

This was my first build that wasn’t an IP (Star Wars, marvel, back to the future, Disney) and wasn’t a kids set for my daughter. I loved this build and it is so cool. Now I want to get another one so I can build the Phoenix!