The Lego Pirates range of construction toys has had a up-to-date revival with a wave of sets being released in early 2010. By far the largest and most valuable of these sets is the Imperial Flagship. Large navigation ships are all the time popular Lego sets if sales on the secondary market are anything to go by. Most of these have been pirate ships, together with the renowned Black Seas Barracuda, but this is the first major "good-guys" galleon to combat the pirate scourge.
There are over 1600 pieces and 9 minifigures in this large set, so understandably Lego recommends it be built by ages 14+. Keen younger fans that have contact interpreting Lego instructions can obviously give this a go and will no doubt help their parents when they get stuck. The ship is large at 29.5" (75 cm) long and 23.6" (60 cm) tall so you may want to clear some shelf space while you are waiting for it to arrive because this is one set you will want to keep built and displayed.
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There are three large education books, quadrate bound for durableness and the set thankfully comes without stickers. Unlike a few of Lego's old boats, the Imperial Flagship is not "juniorised" to any great degree. There are a few large hull pieces, but mostly the hull is built the original way, piece by piece and that makes all the difference. The seven sails are made of a poly-fabric similar to the sails on Jabba's Sail Barge and they can each be moved to catch the prevailing wind.
There are so many details on the ship it would spoil the surprise to mention them all but highlights include: 4 firing cannons, ammunition crates, muskets, torches, cannonballs, prison with a rat, saw shark minifigurehead, a entertaining rudder, working anchor and the captain's chambers perfect with a map, poison bottle, organ and treasure chest filled with jewels and gold.
Minifigures contain the ship's captain, his daughter, a pirate captain prisoner with shackles, the ship's cook, a lieutenant, and four soldiers. They are all highly detailed and some have double sided heads, no doubt in establishment for their confrontation with gnarly pirates. It's nice to have a cook on board and he fits right into the ship's fully stocked galley.
This is an fantastic set for older fans who will nothing else but appreciate the attentiveness to detail the designers have put into this model. No doubt, like all the other pirate-themed ships, it too will attract a high price on the secondary market once it sells out. So start saving, me hearties!
Lego quote - 2010 Pirates Set 10210 - Imperial Flagship
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