The Captain Ironhook and two of his men have been forced to survive in the open sea without a ship, however, these three skillful smugglers have shown an incredible ability to build this great raft, and show their pride to being pirates!... and start to be called as
Raft Raiders
Set #: 6261
Theme: Pirates
Year Released: 1992
Piece Count: 81
Minifigs: 3
List Price: $13.25 (USD) according brickset ($10.22 according my set )
This is my first review, and I hope to complete all expectations of review of set as interesting as this
Box Art:
The box art is common to the whole line of pirates, with islets here and there. With the recommendation of the age from 7 to 12 ... I´m not agree
Front:
Appears that the shark is a good pet for this scruffy group
Back:
I have to say, I like that kind of cart
Instructions and Brochure
yes, I know you remember this catalog, here a picture of the pirate collection
lets see closely...
, the raft raiders are at the heart of the action
Instructions
simple, neat, easy to follow:
All pieces
p.s. the cable is out of picture
Men
Iroonhook and a twins brothers, or in Eurobricks emoticons: ,:pirate: &
good: 3 different body parts, 4 weapons for 3 buccaneers
not so good: only 1 set of coins, 2 repeated heads
I know, I know, I didn't take picture with the shark, I forgot it!
Parts of interest
the sail, the mini-mast and 6 barrels (yeah, you read well, 6 barrels )
construction: half of the process
So far, the raft doesn't have much form
but finished, it looks great!
Now, lets play!
Shark-vision
The battle for the oar
Caribean Rafting Race
lego sets 6240, 6261 and 6257
you remember that I like one of the designs on the back of the box, this one:
here is my attempt
Summary
Design: 8/10. Good design, which requires some improvement in the mast rigging, but is itself a great raft with which you can survive in the sea
Playability: 10/10. three pirates+ four weapons+ one shark + lots of usefull parts = hours of fun, promise!
Parts: 9/10. good: six barrels, great mini pirate sail, two short mast rigging, lots of modified 1 x 1 with Clip
bad: two repeated minifigs heads, just one oar
6261 Rafter Raiders Verdict: 27/30.
Great set, useful for increasing the Pirate population and to provide components for other MOC's , especially small boats with the mast riggings and a lovely sail