Purchase:
I bought this model at a local big box retailer for $11.99 which seems to be the standard price. I loved the original Pirates theme as a kid and an adult but didn't get back into really collecting Lego's again until after they had discontinued the original theme a few years back. I usually don't get terribly excited by the licensed movie sets like Prince of Persia, and I wasn't looking to start collecting another theme, so I stayed away from the PoC sets for a while. But while I was waiting for the new June releases to come out, I figured I would buy the entry level set for Pirates of the Caribbean just to give me something to do in the mean time and to try out the set.
Build and Details:
The model comes in a small box with a cardboard backed set of instructions, a collector card and a poster. The model itself comes in at 94 pieces and has three mini-figures. Build time took less then 15 minutes and was straightforward. The instructions where simple. My biggest complaint about the set is the globe. Its composed of two pieces that push together (snap would be too strong of a word) around a cone piece that ends up inside of the globe. The fit is VERY loose and wobbly and the seam on the globe looks rough. Otherwise you do end up with lots of fun and uncommon pieces. The circular map, torch, gold colored bricks including a goblet, cone bricks and 1 stud low circular bricks all lend to the value of the set. You also get three long bones, a skull and four skeleton legs. The two "ships in a bottle" are great pieces too and almost make the set worth buying by themselves. Once assembled, the globe and table are both decent look detail pieces that add a lot of character to the set. The cabinet with the bottles has some nice detailing with black and gold risers between shelves and the gold highlights on the top and bottom. The bones add the classic Pirates of the Caribbean look to the set and finish off the detailing.
Mini-Figures:
The set comes with three high quality mini-figures: Jack Sparrow and two zombie crew-members. The Jack Sparrow figure has a headpiece that comes packed separate for protection. Its very detailed with the long hair, headscarf and trinkets in his hair. He has a double printed head, one with a concerned look and one with a happy-go-lucky look. His torso is double printed and has some nice color and detail. He has a sword and his famous compass which is a printed 1 stud flat piece that fits over his hand. The set comes with a spare compass also. The two zombie crewmen both have double printed torsos and the zombie with the longer black hair and red shirt has a double printed head and comes with a gun and sword. The bald zombie is bare chested and comes with a sword and scabbard that goes around his shoulder and hangs at his waist. The scabbard is a great detail and fits the sword also. All three figures have tons of printed detail and look great, with the small exception of the bald head on one zombie which looks a little awkward with the exposed head stud, which contrasts with the otherwise exceptional detailing on the characters.
Play and Special Features:
As an entry level set, there are no real special features in this set. This set is more of a mini-figure and accessory set than anything. It gives you some great detail features to use in other pirates sets (the globe and table would look great in the 4193 London Escape building or in the cabin of 4195 The Queen Anne's Revenge) or even other theme sets. The furniture does give the characters something to interact with and play around and as mentioned above, the whole set can be used to improve the look and playability of other Pirates of the Caribbean sets!
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