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In lugnet.reviews, Arne Lykke Nielsen wrote:
> Well, I've waited some months, but finally this ship was on deep discount.
I hope that happens with all of the +4 pirate sets... I want them all cheap.
> 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.
I like that you acknowledge the fact that they are made for 4 year olds. A lot
of people seem to forget that and start complaining at the "bad quality" of the
sets. I think they're great. I would have loved them when I was 4 had they been
minifigure sets.
> 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.
Good thing I have a few weights from old boat sets I can use.
Although I probably won't use it in water at all...
> 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.
Good thing, I need all the mast pieces I can get.
> 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.
The good thing about LEGO is that you can add details and change things you
don't like. I'll be doing a lot of changing to this set.
I'll probably get two, and make one look the same, but a better version, and
then another one that looks totally different.
Daniel
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