Review: LEGO Creator 3-in-1 31156 Tropical Ukulele

Today we quickly take a look at the contents of the LEGO Creator 3-in-1 set 31156 Tropical Ukulele, a small box of 387 pieces sold available since January 1, 2024 at the public price of €29.99. The set seemed to appeal to fans when it first appeared online,  it does not disappoint “in real life” in my opinion.

The main construction of the set is assembled very quickly but it offers some nice construction sequences with interesting techniques. Without spoiling you and depriving you of the pleasure of discovering the few technical subtleties of the product, there is in particular a quite satisfying moment when it comes to tightening the four strings of this ukulele. For the rest, there are no major technical challenges and this little box remains an entertaining product which will keep you busy for a few hours, including disassembly and assembly of the secondary models.

The instrument is then installed on its sand-colored base garnished with tropical flowers, it is well in keeping with the theme and the whole thing becomes a beautiful decorative object to place on the corner of a shelf and the object can even possibly be used as a Very original display for a souvenir photo from a vacation in the tropics to slide under the ropes.

The two other constructions that it is possible to assemble with a smaller portion of the inventory provided are, as is often the case, a little less ambitious and should not create a dilemma for purchasers of the product when it comes to choosing. which model to turn to by discovering the three instruction booklets present in the box.

The surfboard planted on its sandy base also garnished with tropical flowers is successful but the whole thing deserves no better than being a secondary model. The dolphin with its island is rather cute but in my opinion there is no reason to hesitate here even if the dolphin is also a beautiful achievement that is quite convincing on a technical level.

As is often the case with boxes in this range, the two secondary models leave two very large handfuls of parts behind and that's a bit of a shame. The product is announced as a 3-in-1 and it is, but LEGO lacks a little ambition this time and does not even pretend to try to really extend the construction experience by offering three sequences truly accomplished.

I am a fan of the concept, but it must also be noted that even if all the products in the range are available on the same principle, some do better than others when it comes to putting the promising title of this range in practice.

The fact remains that the instrument which is the main model of the product is in my opinion frankly successful, it therefore deserves that we are interested in this box even if it only offers in reality a potential of obvious exposure and I can't see a young fan enjoying it due to very limited playability.

LEGO probably intends to explore all the possibilities in terms of lifestyle and the range is therefore this year making a foray into the world of products with a purely decorative vocation, some will undoubtedly consider that this is not its most important role within the company. the LEGO offer but you will have to make do with it.

The public price of this box, set at €29.99, is sufficiently contained not to make it an issue when it comes to purchasing decisions. It's up to everyone to see if the proposed ukulele deserves the honors in their portfolio, knowing that the instrument is very well designed and displays very successful lines and looks upon arrival.

If you plan to get the most out of the 3-in-1 concept of this LEGO Creator range, I advise you to assemble the secondary models first, you will in any case have to dismantle them to move on to the next construction and their use limited inventory of the set makes the operation frankly less laborious.

You can then end up building the instrument and keeping it on a shelf and at least feeling like you got your money's worth on all counts and got the full experience promised. This is always the case these days.

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