F1stzz Posted September 18, 2023 4 October, 2023 The set has been officially named LEGO® 40597 Scary Pirate Island. The new LEGO Creator set will be available from LEGO.com between October 13-22 with purchases (estimated) over US$100, although purchase thresholds and regional dates have not yet been officially confirmed. ------------------------------ 16 September, 2023 A couple of hours ago a source named @exabrickslegogo_ posted a leak about the upcoming LEGO Creator Pirates GWP 40597 set which is gonna hit the shelves in October He's also posted a pic of the set's box in his leaks channel which everyone can find in the description of his Insta page. Feel free to check it all out & share your thoughts, mateys EDIT: here's a picture of the box I've mentioned earlier posted by @greekbricks_ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichardGoring Posted September 18, 2023 That sounds exciting! I wonder if they'll limit it to Eldorado Fortress, or make it general release? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akbalder Posted September 18, 2023 It isn't great. Even the minifig seems to be an existing one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichardGoring Posted September 18, 2023 Oh, yes, that picture isn't terribly inspiring. What a shame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TalonCard Posted September 18, 2023 I like this set quite a bit--the ruined tower on a skullish island idea is nicely ambitious for a small set, and reminds me of the similar small-scope-big-concept Volcano Island from 1996, which is one of my favorites. I'd prefer a few more pirate specific elements (the Brick built jolly roger worked for me in the three-in-one, not so much here) but I love the little touches like the upside down bat. I am starting to hit my limit with this whole GWP concept though. What absurdly high price threshold is this gonna be at? Why can't this just be a regular set? I would buy several copies for the kids in my family if it were just available in stores. And this is on top of the rumored Majisto and Pirate Splash Battle GWPs lurking in the near future... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arjo Posted September 18, 2023 Awaiting better pic but is that a pirates x halloween gwp? I hope Majisto and Galileo will be better (been very good holding off purchases until then!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
F1stzz Posted September 18, 2023 37 minutes ago, Arjo said: Awaiting better pic but is that a pirates x halloween gwp? I hope Majisto and Galileo will be better I've looked through the reports I've seen back in August and 40597 is indeed mentioned there as "40597 Halloween" + it sure does feel & look like a Halloween themed set with a pirate in it What's kinda confusing for me here is the design of a tower — it actually gives off some Fright Knights vibes, which makes the whole set look more like a combo of Pirates & Castle being put in Halloween setting, lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lion King Posted September 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Arjo said: Awaiting better pic but is that a pirates x halloween gwp? I hope Majisto and Galileo will be better (been very good holding off purchases until then!) I’m not aware about Galileo GWP? That sounds cool to me! I will look that info up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karrit Posted September 18, 2023 I kind of like it. It's got a bat, a pirate & a treasure chest filled with jewels, and a skeleton head. The build isn't spectacular but but combine this with the Pirate Ship Playground one we got a while back and there are definite possibilities. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thewatchman Posted September 18, 2023 Wow it’s like they are trying to kill this theme. What an ugly, awful, and most of all, boring looking set. If they had gone for classic yellow plates and a shovel I would have been ecstatic, but instead we are “treated” to a rubbish large shark head cave and some weird red stack behind it? Even the raft build looks terrible. An absolute miss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_R_R_ Posted September 18, 2023 A Halloween themed Pirates set turned out exactly like how I imagined it would, not good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yperio_Bricks Posted September 18, 2023 It's not even funny anymore. We just had a contest with a truckload of amazing designs and the biggest toy company in the world.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
F1stzz Posted September 18, 2023 31 minutes ago, thewatchman said: [...] we are “treated” to a rubbish large shark head cave [...] I was asking myself "WTH even is that cave?", as well as "where do people on Insta see sharks there??" — yeah, now I get it, lol I wonder where did the designers snag this idea from? 😏 31 minutes ago, thewatchman said: Wow it’s like they are trying to kill this theme. [First_Time.GIF] 4 minutes ago, Yperio_Bricks said: [...] and the biggest toy company in the world.... ...remains being the biggest zero-Fs-giving toy company in the world Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_R_R_ Posted September 18, 2023 19 minutes ago, Yperio_Bricks said: It's not even funny anymore. We just had a contest with a truckload of amazing designs and the biggest toy company in the world.... It was also Curse of the Black Pearl's 20th anniversary earlier this month which would've been the perfect opportunity for a new PoTC set but have this ugly set instead will you wait for another expensive remake set, you're welcome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thewatchman Posted September 18, 2023 6 minutes ago, _R_R_ said: It was also Curse of the Black Pearl's 20th anniversary earlier this month which would've been the perfect opportunity for a new PoTC set but have this ugly set instead will you wait for another expensive remake set, you're welcome. Perfect time for a UCS pearl. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zinnn Posted September 18, 2023 The photo in the link above doesnt work. Can we make a rule that photos should be uploaded to imgur as a backup? anyway does anyone have a photo of this set? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thewatchman Posted September 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, zinnn said: The photo in the link above doesnt work. Can we make a rule that photos should be uploaded to imgur as a backup? anyway does anyone have a photo of this set? Reddits lego leaks group might have the picture Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thewatchman Posted September 19, 2023 4 hours ago, thewatchman said: Wow it’s like they are trying to kill this theme. What an ugly, awful, and most of all, boring looking set. If they had gone for classic yellow plates and a shovel I would have been ecstatic, but instead we are “treated” to a rubbish large shark head cave and some weird red stack behind it? Even the raft build looks terrible. An absolute miss. Wait… just looked at it again, the red and black bits are a wrecked ship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichardGoring Posted September 19, 2023 I'd like to see the other side of it, in the hope that there's something clever there. But it doesn't look much like a wrecked ship to me. It would be a better concept that a tiny tower though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thewatchman Posted September 19, 2023 58 minutes ago, RichardGoring said: I'd like to see the other side of it, in the hope that there's something clever there. But it doesn't look much like a wrecked ship to me. It would be a better concept that a tiny tower though. The small arch at the side with the lamp seems to mirror a the traditional building convention of older sterncastles of lego ships. I wonder if the pirate skeleton will be included from last year? Colour wise it would match and suit the Halloween theme found here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainMoore Posted September 19, 2023 It looks rather disappointing. On the pirate theme, saber island would have been perfect without being too close to Ray the castaway GWP, but the theme is halloween it seems... Let's hope it'll look better/funnier than on the picture Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yperio_Bricks Posted September 19, 2023 5 hours ago, CaptainMoore said: It looks rather disappointing. On the pirate theme, saber island would have been perfect without being too close to Ray the castaway GWP, but the theme is halloween it seems... Let's hope it'll look better/funnier than on the picture If they ever were to remake Sabre Island, i'd like to see it on shelves instead of being a gwp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
F1stzz Posted September 19, 2023 13 hours ago, zinnn said: The photo in the link above doesnt work. Double-checked it, both links still work fine for me and, as I can see, others — perhaps it's something on your side? 13 hours ago, zinnn said: anyway does anyone have a photo of this set? So far there's only the box art in a poor quality, but I guess we'll see everything fully revealed soon as the report states that release date is set to October 13th. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack Sassy Posted September 19, 2023 Why do they always have to be GWPs? This set looks rather good, hope to see official pictures soon. Thank ye for sharing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
