lego pirates of the caribbean flying dutchman set

They thought that this first movie, The Curse of the Black Pearl, was going to be a flop, and they didn’t like the way some of the characters were portrayed ( Jack Sparrow being one example). Look closer in the first movie, it’s in there! It’s also based on a 1967 ride of one of their theme parks. It also explains why there is a hidden Mickey in the shape of one of the clouds. You see, the rights of this franchise belongs to Disney. Most of the more interesting characters like the ghost crew and others were left out.Ī bit of trivia on this might just explain why. It was disappointing to learn, later, that not all the pirates were created with equal enthusiasm. The main characters of Captain Jack Sparrow, Hector Barbossa, William Turner and Elizabeth Swann had to be well represented, and to my surprise, they were. It’s a simple question, and when photos of these sets started to show up, the renditions of the models weren’t that bad, a tad small perhaps, but acceptable nonetheless. When I first heard that LEGO was going to make sets based on these movies, my first reaction was what was the ghost ship going to look like, and secondly, would we get all the characters? It was no surprise when it was released in 1989, it was a smash hit. It was even re-released in 2002 under a different set number, 10040, for those that missed it the first time around. But this tale is not about the LEGO Pirates theme, it’s about how far LEGO has gone with it. I’m speaking of LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean. In fact, the whole Pirates theme was based around this ship.

It was every kid’s dream to own a set like this, and LEGO, for once, delivered. It was an adventure in a box waiting to happen. Yes, it was a pirate ship! But to say this was merely just a pirate ship would be wrong. Back in the early days, one of the first minifigures ever made was that of a pirate and it’s no surprise the first largest set that was ever released, was none other than Black Seas Barracuda, set no.

LEGO has always had a thing for pirates, and I say this in the nicest possible way.

Lego pirates of the caribbean flying dutchman set