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7416 Emperor’s Ship, 175 pieces, Adventurer’s Orient Expedition
I found this at Toys R Us (TRU) for $19.95 - the Lugnet database listing shows
it for $30, which I presume is incorrect. Despite going on a mad spree of Lego
buying at TRU and the Downtown Disney Lego Store with many sets at 50% off, I
was looking for this and I was even willing to pay full price, something that is
normally against my religion.
The set did not disappoint me! The ship is based on the standard 8-wide boat
piece, including three red and one black in the set. The colors are tastefully
unified, something that Lego does not always succeed at with some of its later
sail-powered ship designs: primarily red, with tan decks and sail, and black
accents. A few bark brown “wood” pieces round it out.
Overall, the ship is little narrow when viewed from the front or rear, but this
does not really detract. There is a raised forecastle and poop deck. On the
forecastle is a rotating double-crossbow mounted, easily replaced with a cannon
for fans of Pirate games. On the poop deck one sees a bit of design confusion.
There is a wheel presumably (but not directly) responsible for the pivoting
rudder. Mounted to the sides are also traditional steering oars, using larger
oars than is the norm for Lego ships. The oars pivot parallel to the axis of
the ship and dangle annoyingly if you pick the ship up, but otherwise look nice.
In the center of the ship is a covered hold, with a couple of lidded barrels of
gems. The mast is a series of connected thin rods, and not the more substantial
Pirate masts. The sail is somewhat undersized, but otherwise suggests the
pointy-edged bateen sail traditionally used on Chinese junks. The design is, as
usual, only printed on one side, but the tan color serves to unify the ship by
matching the deck color. Three minifigs round out the ship, with two vaguely
chinese crewmen and the traditional top-hatted Adventurer’s Bad Guy.
Alas, my digital camera is on loan, but this really is a straightforward,
wonderful little ship. Fans of the little “cutter” from the Imperial Trading
Post should find this chinese-flavored version a great addition to their fleet.
-->Bruce<--
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