r1chard Posted July 6, 2011 Posted July 6, 2011 (edited) Lego 30131 Jack Sparrow's Boat is one of the 3 polybags released this year 2011 under the Pirates of the Caribbean theme. This set contains Captain Jack Sparrow wearing a fortune cookie tricorne (three cornered) hat, which can only be found on larger PotC sets (London Escape, Whitecap Bay, and Queen Anne's Revenge). So this is the smallest set where one could get such minifig. Unfortunately, this polybag set was released only in UK as part of a newspaper promo. Number: 30131 Name: Jack Sparrow's Boat Theme: Pirates of the Caribbean Year Released: 2011 Pieces: 22 Minifigs: 1 Notes: Promotional set given away with the News of The World newspaper in the UK on 15th May 2011. Links: Brickset Bricklink Packaging Notice that at the back of the polybag, it says 'Components made in Denmark, Hungary, China, Mexico, and the Czech Republic'. I assume it is the head/hair piece that is made in China, and I must add that it looks great as we shall see in a while. Pieces The pieces for the boat, and accessories including two swords and a liquor bottle. The next best thing in this set after the Jack Sparrow minifig. Yeah, smoked gray. Instruction Sheet The back side of the instruction sheet shows previews of the boxed PotC sets. Here we could see the Queen Anne's Revenge set at the upper left side of the page with the set number 4195 written on the golden ribbon. The Minifig: Capt. Jack Sparrow Front and Back. I was surprise of how faithful the look of this minifig is to the actual movie character. Side Details. Back Printing on the torso, and alternate scared face. I love that head/hair piece. Building the Boat Step 1. We start by joining the two black pieces which will constitute the boat's hull or the main body. Step 2. We then add the other dark brown pieces which comprised the top part of boat and gives a wooden feel to it. Step 3. Finally, we add the sail, and we're ready to conquer the sea! Completed Set Here's the completed set of Lego 30131 Pirate of the Caribbean - Jack Sparrow's Boat. The extra sword is not shown. Conclusion Design 7/10 - The design is okay. The boat is as simple as it gets but is effective. A pirate and his ship. Parts 9/10 - Nothing special, but I like the sail, the liquor bottle, and the minifig with 2 swords. Build 8/10 - Simple build as expected on polybag sets. Minifigs 10/10 - You get Capt. Jack Sparrow! TLG did a great job on this one. It is as good as it gets, a detailed replica of the movie character. The head/hair piece is fantastic. Playability 7/10 - If the boat will actually float it would be awesome. Price - I will not give a rating for the price. But if you're interested, I got it from eBay UK for GBP 3.50, free shipping if you asked the seller to send it using Jack's boat. Overall I like the PotC sets (Captain's Cabin, Isla de la Muerta, and Whitecap Bay). But we all know they're nice and expensive sets. So polybags such as this is a cheaper way of getting at least the minifig. I used to have this idea of getting at least one set of every theme, it turns out it is not a good idea. Sometimes you like to buy all the sets of a particular theme (like the PotC sets), and sometimes you hardly pay attention to certain themes. Anyways, going back to this polybag set, I'd say this is a good set. A kid would be happy to get this set But if you have the budget for the bigger PotC sets then you'll get the same Jack Sparrow minifig. Bonus Image He used to be a waiter, hence the liquor connection. Edited July 6, 2011 by Big Cam Quote
Deckard Posted July 6, 2011 Posted July 6, 2011 This is such a cool little set, really hope to pick one up at some point. Thanks for the review. Quote
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