Future LEGO Pirates Set Speculation

[AstroFalcon]

35 minutes ago, Mister Phes said:

Don't think we'll bother running it through our news cycle though... or should we?

Skulls, a shark and a massive boat? Can’t really get more pirate without actually being pirate themed

[Dreamweb]

If you disregard the engine-like thingy, this actually looks like something which might appear in Pirates of the Caribbean.

[AstroFalcon]

I’ve always felt we needed some more fantasy ideas in Pirates, like a ghost ship with a skeleton crew.

[Yperio_Bricks]

My expectations were low, but the Dreamzzz ship is even worse

[Mister Phes]

1 hour ago, Dreamweb said:

If you disregard the engine-like thingy, this actually looks like something which might appear in Pirates of the Caribbean.

That's not actually a good thing in my opinion.

2 hours ago, AstroFalcon said:

Skulls, a shark and a massive boat? Can’t really get more pirate without actually being pirate themed

Well, that's the entire point of this forum, and the related Classic Pirates blog and social media profiles... the sets should  actually be pirated themed in the vein of the classic sets from the 80s and 90s... not spaceships with a few elements thrown in to make them look piratey.

[Dreamweb]

7 minutes ago, Mister Phes said:

That's not actually a good thing in my opinion.

Agreed. I'm not a PotC fan myself. However, this is just an objective observation. It does have a bit of a similar feel to the Silent Mary set, which I was never interested in to be honest. But this one is a bit more appealing to me. I'll just wait and see if I want to get it or not.

Still hoping the Eldorado Fortress remake will be the set we are all waiting for though.

[Mister Phes]

5 minutes ago, Dreamweb said:

Still hoping the Eldorado Fortress remake will be the set we are all waiting for though.

Exactly.  A real classic-inspired set.  Not another novelty pirate-themed exclusive or some bizarre fusion of science fiction, fantasy and pirates in outlandish colours (exactly what this Nightmare ship is).

A set that looks like an updated version of something we saw in the 80s and 90s is what the fans really want.

[Dreamweb]

Upon closer inspection, the Nightmare Shark Ship is a 2 in 1 set:

The alt build has wheels:

However, there is also a picture of the 'basic' version which is the starting point for making both alternative versions, and this is probably my favourite one (I would just add the sails from the 'main' build):

You can also see that the hull has some rather large stickers.

[TalonCard]

Hmm, that basic hull build has me rethinking the set; I have a crew of skeleton pirates that would really work for.

Edited May 2 by TalonCard

[CvS]

8 hours ago, Yperio_Bricks said:

My expectations were low, but the Dreamzzz ship is even worse

Wait, whut: Dreamzzz?? Is that actual LEGO? 
It looks ridiculous. LEGO doensn't need all that over the top stuff, in my opinion.
But hé, ok, I'm from the eighties 
                       

[Mister Phes]

12 hours ago, Dreamweb said:

Upon closer inspection, the Nightmare Shark Ship is a 2 in 1 set:

WHEELS!!!

It gets WORSE, not better!

10 hours ago, TalonCard said:

Hmm, that basic hull build has me rethinking the set; I have a crew of skeleton pirates that would really work for.

Like all these recent pirate-themed sets that are far removed from the classic style:  use the parts for building something that is.

[Legoman123]

18 hours ago, Dreamweb said:

Agreed. I'm not a PotC fan myself. However, this is just an objective observation. It does have a bit of a similar feel to the Silent Mary set, which I was never interested in to be honest. But this one is a bit more appealing to me. I'll just wait and see if I want to get it or not.

Still hoping the Eldorado Fortress remake will be the set we are all waiting for though.

I really though lego missed a trick when they decided to do the silent Mary instead of the Flying Dutchman or Black Pearl.  In fact I’d of took a Queen Ann’s Revenge over the silent Mary as well.  

[Dreamweb]

The QAR was a pretty decent set. The only PotC ship which I actually bought. I skipped the Black Pearl which was a bit disappointing.

[gedren_y]

It might take a bit of doing, but all those black slopes could go some ways towards a brick built hull. I also have uses for pink and purple. The fantasy elements are making me want to step back into some other themes as well.

[PxChris]

I actually really wanted to like the Nightmare Shark Ship. I love wacky builds and totally off the wall fantasy stuff. I was quite a fan of the Vidiyo Punk Pirate stuff for example.

But... overall the ship just isn't really grabbing my attention all that much. Maybe that will change after I've seen some more in-depth reviews and photos of it, but at this time I think it's likely going to end up as a pass for me unfortunately.