Build the best LEGO African scene with 40530 Jane Goodall Tribute

40530 Jane Goodall Tribute is back at LEGO.com in the UK and Europe – with several appropriate choices for clearing the price threshold.

The LEGO Group regularly offers impressive promotional items, and 40530 Jane Goodall Tribute is no exception. The set includes a minifigure of the famous ethologist, as well as a collection of trees and several chimpanzees. It first appeared back in March, but its reappearance here is a welcome one.

Like many contemporary promotional sets, 40530 Jane Goodall Tribute has a rather high price threshold. You’ll need to spend £120 / €120 to receive it in the UK and Europe. However, there are several LEGO sets that would make ideal accompaniments – and most of them are due to leave shelves this year.

From that perspective, this is a rare opportunity to build an excellent LEGO African savannah scene – especially as chimpanzees can reportedly be found in savannah woodlands. Specific subject matter of this kind doesn’t come around all that often, so don’t hang around if this interests you.

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For starters, you’ll probably want to pay a visit to the LEGO CITY line. Two large sets have appeared in its Wildlife Rescue collection – 60302 Wildlife Rescue Operation and 60307 Wildlife Rescue Camp. At £79.99 / €89.99 and £89.99 / €99.99 respectively, they’re not quite impulse buys. But they’ll help you close the gap to Jane Goodall – and a pair of monkeys appear in each one.

A few other sets can help you to close the gap. 31116 Safari Wildlife Tree House lets you observe the local fauna in style, and even comes with a giraffe and a flamingo. You can also rebuild the set into a biplane or catamaran instead. Expect to pay £24.99 / €29.99.

31112 Wild Lion is another solid choice. It allows you to build either a lion, an ostrich or a warthog to populate your savannah. It’ll set you back £12.99 / €14.99, although this set clearly benefits from multiple purchases.

41717 Mia’s Wildlife Rescue (from the Friends line) is due to hang around for a bit, but it’s still another worthy consideration. Offering an Africa-inspired animal clinic, it comes with a variety of minidolls and a rather attractive giraffe. It costs £44.99 / €49.99.

Between these sets, you should be able to make an impressive savannah in LEGO form – and score 40530 Jane Goodall Tribute in the process. The promotional set will be available at LEGO.com in the UK and Europe until September 11; however, there’s a good chance it’ll sell out before then.

If you’re concerned about other retiring LEGO sets, be sure to check out our latest article on LEGO sets disappearing in 2022.

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