Pirate Ship

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• June 7th, 2020
  Average rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0
  Yo Ho Ho
  MatthewAus | 35-44
  I would recommend this to a friend!
  Purchased for: Self

  I can't say how much I appreciate Lego bringing out so many Pirate based builds this year. As I was building these it took me back to my childhood wanting big Lego sets but not being able to afford it, and just having fun playing with the basic pirate mini-figs and letting my imagination do the rest. The three builds were really enjoyable with enough different techniques and variations that made each one unique. The Pirate ship was the most straight forward as it went through in bag order using most of the parts. The pub was a little less organised with parts spread across every bag, so basically just dump it all out and go searching. Skull island was about in the middle. The ship is very cool with a lot of fun playable features for kids, the gang plank into the sharks mouth especially had my mini-figs dreading going overboard. Skull Island mouth opening to the treasure cave was a very cool touch and a half-turn keeps it open so your mini-figs can either find the treasure or store their ill gotten gains. All in I would say these three sets have been the most fun builds I've done in a while and in terms of display, I'm super happy as they go along with my Pirates of Barracuda Bay set perfectly. The photo's show the 3 sets and I've started to do some detail work (some using the extra parts from sets), I especially love the switchable face on the striped shirt pirate as the fearful look lets you have a lot of fun (as you can see from the shark photo).

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  Play ExperienceAverage rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0

  Level of DifficultyAverage rating2out of 5 stars

  2.0

  Value for MoneyAverage rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0

  Build Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

  Building Experience: Advanced LEGO builder
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• June 11th, 2020
  Average rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0
  Shiver me timbers! I’ve found the treasure
  FirstMightyWeasel | 35-44
  I would recommend this to a friend!
  Purchased for: Self

  I don’t know where to start! This is the first LEGO kit I’ve purchased for myself. After my own 4yr old has gotten into LEGO big time over the last 6 months and playing with him and building some of the kits, it reignited the same passion I had growing up when I played with LEGO. Having always wanted a pirate ship as a kid but my folks unable to afford them at the time I thought why not buy myself one now! This build was fantastic and the amount of pieces for the price was excellent. The finished ship is not small at all and really has presence! The built up sails look really good and I thought the shark is also really well done. Lots of other little gems like swords and guns, treasure and canons and even a skeleton crew member. I’m waiting for the Ideas Barracuda set to come back into stock and I’ll be adding it to my fleet too! Haven’t built the other two builds as the ship looks to nice to pull apart.

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  Play ExperienceAverage rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0

  Value for MoneyAverage rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0

  Build Time: 3 hrs

  Building Experience: Intermediate LEGO builder
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  55Pirate Ship
• November 19th, 2020
  Average rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0
  Two Sets for a Better Ship
  MiniDeeDee | 45-54
  I would recommend this to a friend!
  Purchased for: Self

  The ship build with the original set (which I did first) was challenging and interesting, but I wanted three masts (see why below), so I purchased the second set and figured out how to modify the first set. I didn't use the pirate skull/crossbones on the sail as my build is not a pirate ship :-) I bought the ship to display at a family reunion celebrating our ancestors immigration. However, it needed to be a similar replica to clipper ships, which were used around the 1860s for people emigrating from the United Kingdom and Ireland. These ships had three masts, whereas the pirate ship in this set only had two. I ended up adding the central portions of the second ship, which gave more realistic dimensions to the clipper ship (but still not the scale). I also filled in the top deck, and added in a hatch, as I didn't like the open deck of the original model (I understand this is done to allow easy access to the canons for play). I ended up with a lot of spare bricks! So I decided to make the Pirate Inn using what was left (I needed to add some more from my spare parts collection.) It took a little bit of creative thinking at times, but I got there in the end. I tend to modify most of the sets when I get them. I'm pleased with the overall look of both models. See photos. My only disappointment is that the instructions quite clearly show on pages 2, 5 and 7 that there are TWO barrels. However, there only ONE barrel in the bag (this was the same for the second set). In the parts list of the second booklet (for Pirate Island) Part No 6278989 (the barrel) is listed as 1x. So I'm very confused, LEGO, as to whether there should be 2 barrels in the set, or one? If there should be two barrels in each set, then I am missing 2x barrels in total. Apart from that disappointment, it's an enjoyable build, especially with the 3 in 1 aspect. I'm not that keen on the shark or birds, as they don't really seem to fit with the set (someone else commented they are a bit cartoonish, and I agree). However, that is minor. It would also be nice to have a female minifigure. However, these can be added from other sets.

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  Response from LEGO SHOP

  23 November 2020

  Manouk, Customer Service

  We're glad to hear you like the set! Each set is supposed to include 1 part 6278989 (the barrel).

  Play ExperienceAverage rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0

  Level of DifficultyAverage rating4out of 5 stars

  4.0

  Value for MoneyAverage rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0

  Build Time: 2 days

  Building Experience: Expert LEGO builder
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• September 3rd, 2020
  Average rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0
  Loved it!!
  SuperScratchyScarf | 25-34
  I would recommend this to a friend!
  Purchased for: Self

  an excellent build! Was a blast to build and it ended up looking better than the pictures when it was built. It looks fantastic next to our skull dungeon! Was a little apprehensive about the solid brick sails, but i think they ended up looking very impressive. A perfect set!

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  Play ExperienceAverage rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0

  Value for MoneyAverage rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0

  Build Time: 4 hrs

  Building Experience: Expert LEGO builder
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