LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean 4195: Queen Anne's Revenge

I own a lot of LEGO sets, but normally limit myself to the Star Wars and City ranges. When I saw this set I knew I had to get it, and was not disappointed. As a display piece it is extremely impressive. At half a metre high to the top of the Jolly Roger flag, the ship stands even taller than you'd expect from the box art, and the rich red sails are beautiful. LEGO have done well in trying to capture the spirit of the movie ship with a plethora of bones, skulls, flames and other Gothic details. The minifigures stand out as some of the best that LEGO have produced, with an accurate representation of Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow and some lovely details such as tiny tattoos on the quartermaster zombie. The box contains 7 minifigures: Captain Jack Sparrow with a tricorne hat, Angelica, Blackbeard, a cook, and 3 zombie pirates (a quartermaster, gunner and yeoman). In addition to the LEGO itself the box includes a Pirates of the Caribbean poster and a Blackbeard collector's card with a code for downloading material from the LEGO website. The set is not quite perfect: the main body of the ship has no deck and although there is space for 8 cannons in the hull only 3 are included. After enquiring to the LEGO website I was told that lots of people had requested more cannons and at the time of writing this review it cost £10.16 for 5 extra cannons and their mounting pieces to be sent to a United Kingdom address. Also, the sails are made of a lightweight, papery fabric that may tear in the hands of younger LEGO builders. To summarise:

Pros
* Accurate, detailed minifigures
* Beautiful sails
* WOW factor!

Cons
* Not enough cannons

Overall, if you can afford this set I'd advise getting it, it's superb!

I bought this for my son's birthday and it was a huge hit! He's 12 and a capable lego builder, and he found this one fairly straightforward and very enjoyable to build, but as it's such a detailed set it took a good few hours to do. I was impressed by all the little details and the lovely sails. Sometimes lego sets can seem a little disappointing when you've spent a lot of money on them, but this one doesn't disappoint at all. My son & his sister have been playing with this together since it was completed and have been getting a lot out of it, with their imaginations running riot! It seems pretty sturdy too, and there haven't been any breakages which can happen with some sets which can be upsetting for the kids when it keeps falling apart! I think this might actually appeal to adults as much as children as it looks great on display. Excellent!

I got this LEGO toy this year and really enjoyed building it! Too many sails for my liking still a fun build. I really liked the stud/string combo really great fun to use. List of mini figures: Blackbeard ,Angelica, Captain Jack, The cook, Gunner quarter master and Yeoman zombies!

pros
Great sails
lots of mini figures
a small storage space
Blackbeard's sword was movie accurate
lots of skulls and fire
NO STRING

cons
not much space to play with mini figures
only 3 cannons and 8 holes
12 tiny stickers
not Blackbeard's flag