Pirates Of The Caribbean Ship Lego
Kena Sugrue
I brought the Fake Black Seas Barracuda, It was brilliant, I replaced the figures with proper pirate ones when I got it so it was much better, Shame I dropped it, it fell apart, Never got round to building it again...I still got the Instructions though, awesome little comic inside. This is a brilliant set for Pirate enthusiasts who are on a Budget or just wont pay the full, outrageous price for a small pirate ship.
Oh but it is. Granted the Chrome paint may scrap off quick, The weapons and bricks are actually as long lasting as lego, shame about the figures...But the tricornes are exactly like the lego ones, I dont actually have 1 Lego Tricorne but I use the clone ones.
I too bought the fake Black Sea Barracuda aka The Black Pearl. From looking at the instructions of the BSB online, I would say it is 85% similar to the BSB as there are some parts which were modified by the clone lego company.
The box contents with multiple plastic bags of parts + 1 stern section + 1 bow section + 3 intermediate section + sail. I finally understood why TLG used numbered bags, building something with 800+ parts of almost similar color is VERY time consuming
The crew is not the same as the crew of the BSB, with the captain in his younger days still with his right leg and right hand. Also some of the pirates have original shirt designs. The back of the minifigs are not printed.
The finished ship in all its glory. I would say it was a challenging build, with the stern being a little complicated and have to reconstruct a few times. If there is something missing, I would say there is no plank to throw your hostage to the sharks!
Monkey; Both the monkeys are almost similar and checking which one is the real one was initially difficult cause there is no "Lego" words anywhere on the monkey! But being original, Lego wrote their trademark INSIDE the monkey! Real geniuses :pir-skull: Oh, in the first picture the real one is on the right.
I would say that it is worth getting with you are aware that it is a KO and not going to give it to anyone (well, who gives fake Lego as presents?). Really wanted a BSB, but could never afford or obtain one Also compared to Brickbread's Bounty, this ship is bigger! the new ship only have 2 intermediate sections, BSB got 3!
I'm just gonna say it, because I didn't see anyone pointing this out - this is quite blatant theft of IP. I'd be OK with that if there wasn't a new Pirate line, after all LEGO have made their profit from the Black Seas Barracudas. But if someone doesn't buy one of the new sets because of the fake ones, it directly harms LEGO. Now - do you really want that?
Brick by brick BSB is better than the new ship like the cannon deck, the storage hatches near the cannons, the castle, the number of cannons, the size of this ship, even the rigging used to hold the sails is a combination of several pieces instead of the technic joints we see in the new ship.
But I do agree with one thing, this KO ship CANNOT and WILL NEVER beat the real thing. Some of the pieces are soft, the yellow is different than regular Lego, the sail has a weird skull design etc. But to me getting the replica of it will do.
That is why I am hoping Lego will come up with a 3 mid-section, 2 deck, 4 cannons, 2 mast ship that mimics the BSB instead of making a little frigate which is Brickbeard's Bounty. Will we finally see an imperial warship? :pir-skull:
I usually don't like knockoffs but that pirate hat is brilliant. Other than that though it's not to impressive except in the price. I wonder how much it costs for TLC to produce Brickbeards Bounty today with only the price of the model? In other words I wonder how much they make on each ship. If they could lower the price to be comparable to this ship they would get alot more buisness.
They are probably the extra plastic on the side of the neck that you can usually find on a clone brand figure. (It's kinda hard to explain) It goes up above the neck, on the side, and it kinda looks like a nail.
Even being a copy, it has really cool things like the comic, and some accesories: the captain has a hat with crossed blades instead crossed bones, and upper edges of the hat yellow. One of the pirates has a blue tricorn...and the pirate with blue tricorn has a new torso. I like the improved mast too, with a place for the ship's look-out.
Well, as you can see in the box, is an awful ship with awful minifigs The design of the sails and Jolly roger is terrible. I specially hate the face of the guy with blue tricorn. we can see is a modern set because one of the pirates has a face of the 2009 pirates(the guy with brown bandana)
Original ship has only one cannon, while fake ship has one cannon more in the stern(it may have 2 cannons in the stern, one in larboard and other in starboard, but i can't see that detail in the photos. The original is bigger and has a more detailed stern with that green doors.
Hello again - last week I wrote a review of the wonderful 6285 Black Seas Barracuda - this time I have reviewed my beloved 6274 - Caribbean Clipper, which I have had in my possession since it was released
As you can see, the box is quite large, and has a flap which makes it possible to take a sneak peak at the set and parts before actually opening the box. It also has pictures of the play features and some alternative models.
The building process is pretty straight forward, although the lack of "piece call outs" makes it a little bit more difficult than sets today. I love a good challenge, so it's rather nice to build this set.
As you can see from the below picture, having only one middle hull piece makes the ship very small compared to today's ships. As a result, the set does not contain many bricks and pieces, but it was instead possible for many more families to buy the set, and still get to enjoy the glory of the Pirate Theme out on the open sea.
We get four minifigs with this set. I still can't decide whether or not that's too few or fitting. Perhaps instead of three sailors, one of them should have been replaced with a pirate in order to add to the playability of the set. A huge plus is the fact that the rare "Governor Broadside" is included in the set. I forgot to photograph him with his yellow "triple plume" - sorry
The cabin is very well designed, even without doors to close it off. The blue and yellow bricks go really well together, and this ship looks so much better than the later released 6271 - Imperial Flagship from 1992, and the 6280 - Armada Flagship from 1996. Yes I know that the Caribbean Clipper has more bricks, but it still seems as though the designer had spent much longer designing this ship, as the details from back to front are of a much higher quality than its younger "sisters".
Oh, I just love your reviews and your manipulated photos. I was always very font of the clipper though I did not own it, I always longed to have one as a child. The design is great, it has a very fierce and smooth look - and in my view, the lack of the cabin adds just more room for customization without having to lose too much of the original design. I agree on the figure-thing - a pirate or maybe even a pirate in a boat would have added greatly to this set. Thank you for your great review!
Outstanding review. Great pictures. This is my favourite ship of Classic Pirates, but sadly I don't own it. Hopefully Lego will come to their senses and start releasing smaller ships around this size to go along with the bigger ones (i.e. Imperial Flagship)
I appreciate the effort you put into these, but can I please request that in the future you name your thread a little more specifically. Your title currently reads, Pictorial Review . This is incredibly vague, you could be reviewing a box of rocks for all we know.
Ahh, looks like I owe you the apology for not thoroughly reading your thread. I see the reflection in the water, but is it just the ship, or a lego box? Or are you referring to the island in the background?
Thank you for the truly excellent review. I loved the comparison pics and the visual effects like the reflection of the sails. Your review really changed my opinion on this set. I initially thought it was rather short and stubby but after your review I really want to purchase this set.
Thank you for all the effort you put into your reviews. The ship looks so intimidating head on, pirates will flee before it! I marvel at the speed you added the rubber duck background on the bird's eye view shot. It looks as if the ship is floating in a bathtub.
I am lucky enough to own both this and the 6271 Imperial flagship and this is clearly the better ship. It is wider, has a cabin, has a figure head and many other awesome features. All the flaws can easily be corrected, I'm working on some cabin doors and (when I have a scan of the bluecoat emblem) I will soon add another sail with the bluecoat emblem on!
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