Creator

Forest Animals: Red Fox

The fox is the reason to buy this, and what a reason it is.

Brick Rated Score

4.4/5

Set 31154 · 2024

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Year2024

Set number31154

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The verdict

The fox shaping here genuinely got me.

It uses curved and angled elements to catch that pointed, alert look real foxes have, and it poses like a dream, standing, sitting, lying down, even balancing in a little nose-assisted handstand. The owl and squirrel rebuilds are lovely too, though neither one carries the same magic. For the money this is one of the most charming Creator 3-in-1 sets of recent years, and it has now retired, so the window to grab it at retail is closed.

Best for: Animal lovers who want an expressive, poseable display piece that doubles as three builds

The full review

What it is

This is a Creator 3-in-1, so one box of 667 pieces gives you a red fox, then rebuilds into a tawny owl on a branch, and then a red squirrel clutching its own acorn. The fox is the headline and it earns it. LEGO's designers leaned on a whole spread of curved and angled elements to capture that sharp, watchful fox face, and it works so well that reviewers kept calling the shaping the best part of the whole set. Even without front knees it can stand, sit, lie down, and pull off a nose-balanced handstand, which is the kind of playful touch that makes me smile every time. The color scheme of Dark Orange over Medium Nougat feels genuinely fox-like, and the little snow-covered stump and spruce tree give it a proper scene to live in.

The catch

I will be honest about where it wobbles. The three models are not equals. The fox is the star, the squirrel looks phenomenal from the front, and the owl is the weak link. It sits on the branch by only four studs and its head weight versus the tree means it tips off more than you would like, so you end up lifting it with two hands to avoid popping the head apart. If you were hoping for an owl with fox-level posing and presence, this is not quite that. And for parts hunters, the palette is full of useful essentials but there is nothing here in the way of exciting new molds or rare recolors, so do not buy it for the bin.

Who it's for

If you love animals and want something expressive to display, or you want a set that gives a nine-year-old three genuinely different builds from one box, this is an easy one to love. The fox alone justifies the shelf space. If you live for engineering puzzles or you are chasing collectible parts, you will find it pleasant but not thrilling. One catch worth knowing: LEGO pulled its retirement forward and it left shelves in late 2025, so at this point you are looking at the aftermarket, where sealed copies have crept above the original 49.99 dollar price.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

Building this is a relaxed, satisfying evening rather than a marathon. It leans on studs-not-on-top technique throughout, close enough to 31150 Wild Safari Animals that the two feel like sister sets, and a lot of the charm comes from watching hinges and Mixel-style ball joints click together to give each animal its bend and posture. The textures build up gradually, so by the time the fox's snout and ears take shape you really feel the design coming alive under your hands. None of the three models is difficult, which makes it a friendly build for the 9-plus age it targets, but there is enough clever angling to keep an adult engaged.

On the parts side, temper your expectations. Rebrickable flagged this as one of the shortest new-and-rare parts lists they had logged in a while, so there is no headline new mold or hard-to-find recolor to chase. What you do get is a well-chosen palette across 14 colors, heavy on Dark Orange and Medium Nougat, with the ball-and-socket joints doing the real work of the articulation. The joints stay black, which reviewers noted is a bit of a shame, though it is down to the fillers that tint those pieces changing their properties. As a parts pack it is solid and practical rather than a treasure trove, and the value lives in the finished animals, not the bin.

Fun facts

01The set is one box that rebuilds three ways: a poseable red fox, a tawny owl whose head rotates a full 360 degrees, and a red squirrel with its own acorn.
02It shares its studs-not-on-top construction style so closely with 31150 Wild Safari Animals that reviewers treat the two as sister sets.
03Despite having no front knees, the fox can be posed standing, sitting, lying down, and even balancing in a handstand with its nose helping to hold it up.
04LEGO pulled the set's retirement forward and it left shelves in late 2025, and sealed copies have since climbed roughly 30 percent above the 49.99 dollar RRP.