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Well, I've waited some months, but finally this ship was on deep discount.
First: it IS a JacStone set, so as expected, there are ugly figs and lots of big
pieces. It's intended for 4-year old kids, and indeed there is hardly anything
in it that is interesting for anyone older than 4 years.
But I would rather focus on the positive things:
The hull pieces are 20 studs wide, making this the biggest ship to date. The
bottom of the hull pieces is soft plastic, as this ship is expected to float on
water (read: tipping over on water - lacks bottom-weights).
There is only one middle-section hull piece, so you'll have to buy 2 or 3 sets
to make a decent looking longer ship. The railings are unfortunately larger
pieces, only useable for this one purpose.
The masts are better than I expected. There are 3 elements: bottom mast, top
mast, boom. The connection of the boom on the mast is by a seperate click-piece,
making the booms moveable horisontally, but not vertically.
And the final good thing: no stickers!!!
And all the bad things about this ship: no details in the model whatsoever,
one-piece bow-deck, one-piece stern-deck, one-piece cabin, one bad (and 2
decent) sail, ugly "cannon".
If you are willing to put a lot of work and a lot of elements into customizing,
this COULD be changed into a fine looking big-bottomed merchant vessel.
Conclusion:I would not recommend buying this, unless you get it on VERY deep
discount, and really want to build something with those hull pieces.
Arne, Copenhagen
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