Great LEGO Set – Pirates Imperial Flagship 10210

The Lego Pirates range of building toys has had a recent revival with a wave of sets being released in early 2010. By far the largest and most significant of these sets is the Imperial Flagship. Large sailing ships are always popular lego sets if sales on the secondary market are anything to go by. Most of these have been pirate ships, which includes the popular Black Seas Barracuda, but this may be the very first main “good-guys” galleon to combat the pirate scourge.

There are over 1600 pieces and 9 minifigures in this large Lego Pirates Imperial Flagship set, so understandably lego recommends it be built by ages 14+. Keen younger fans that have experience interpreting lego instructions can obviously give this a go and will no doubt help their parents when they get stuck. The ship is large at 29.5″ (75 cm) long and 23.6″ (60 cm) tall so you may want to clear some shelf space while you are waiting for it to arrive because this is one set you will want to keep built and displayed.

You will find a lot of details about the ship it would spoil the surprise to mention them all but highlights contain: 4 firing cannons, ammunition crates, muskets, torches, cannonballs, prison having a rat, saw shark minifigurehead, a moving rudder, working anchor as well as the captain’s chambers total using a map, poison bottle, organ and treasure chest filled with jewels and gold.

Minifigures include the ship’s captain, his daughter, a pirate captain prisoner with shackles, the ship’s cook, a lieutenant, and four soldiers. They’re all highly detailed and some have double sided heads, without a doubt in preparation for their confrontation with gnarly pirates. It’s nice to have a cook on board and he fits right into the ship’s fully stocked galley.

This is an amazing Lego 10210 set for older fans who will really appreciate the attention to detail the designers have put into this model. Without a doubt, like all of the other pirate-themed ships, it also will probably be a extremely interesting collection.