classic pirate sets

[azog]

Hi everyone its me again, there hasn't been too much action on this form for quite some time now so i thought maybe we should get some voting going and give reasons why you think what ever classic pirate set is the best classic pirate set. I will start us off by saying the Imperial Armada was the best set from that era because it is a beautiful ship and it introduced the spanish fleet.

[Captain Pirate Man]

Hard to pin it down to just one, been so many great sets. But as far as ships go; BSB, SES, and 2010 IFS stand out As the 3 best (not counting POTC ships). As far as forts go; RIR, ITP, and EF are easily the best three there. Honestly you could own just the things I mentioned here, and your collection would be brilliant. Some of the smaller ships and forts are nice too, but these are the cream of the crop.

[Blackheart Brit]

The El Dorado Fort is a very solid set. A base for the good guys and a cool fort all around. The color scene and details are great and there us plenty play features. By itself if might be a little dull but paired with more soldiers and some pirates to fight it has lots of fun to it.

[VintageLegoEra]

I agree with Captain Pirate Man. Plus these sets goes Very well when attached together! :)

[azog]

The vintage pirate sets are amazing compared to the new ones

[The Imperial Soldier]

Probably the most obvious one but I would say the single best set was 6285 Black Seas Barracuda.

It was part of the original Pirates launch line in 1989 and the biggest set. 8 minifigures including Captain Redbeard and the female pirate. A fully enclosed but accessible cabin and storage areas.

Also it's the most iconic symbol of being a pirate all encapsulated in one set. Captain Redbeard with his eyepatch, wooden leg and parrot sailing a galleon flying the Jolly Roger with a cargo of gold coins!! You can't get any more "piratey" than that!!!!