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Jabba's Sail barge, or my final frontier. This set was one that I knew for sure I had to get, simply because of the large minifig count as well the variety of minifigs. Lando, Han, Luke, flesh bikini Leia, and Jabba. Every one is a total success. Not to mention the 2 ships you get and the fun little sarlac pit. I was lucky enough to come out of my LEGO dark age right as this set was available, so I picked this up at retail, and I'm happy I did. This set is near and dear to me because it is the first "large" set that I bought after getting back into LEGO's, it was almost like an acomplishment. BASIC INFORMATION: Set Name: Jabba's Sail Barge Set Number: 6210 Number of Pieces: 781 LEGO box, 781 Peeron, 747 Bricklink, 781 Brickset Minifigs: 8 Price: $74.99 USD, £59.99 UK Theme: Star Wars Year Released: 2006 RESOURCES: (high res pics available here, also by clicking the images in the review) THE REVIEW: The Box Front: The box, although hard to see, has some raised areas to add to the detailing of the box. It's hard to explain but imagine running your fingers across the top of the box and feeling subtle raises every now and then, kind of like the ship is protruding from the box, but just slightly. The box is also large, comparable in size to the Imperial Star Destroyer which has almost double the piece count. Side: Its a good thing this box is so big since almost the entire side of the box is full of minifigs, a nice selection too. My personal favorite is Princess Leia Back: The amount of real estate on the back of this box is immense. LEGO recognizes this as they have a bunch of features from the set, two alternate models, as well as advertising for some different sets from the same release. This really makes me wonder how much it costs them to print these pretty boxes? Instructions Front: Surprisingly this instruction booklet is smaller in size than the Imperial Landing Craft set I just reviewed. It is rather thick, but I found it odd that LEGO would make it in the smaller format. Maybe they spent to much on the box? Back: If this would have been a larger booklet, I could see the parts list being back here, since it is not, we get advertising for other sets from the same release. Parts List: You may think this image is a little hard to see, you'd be right. The background they choose is way too dark for the amount of darker bricks that are involved with this set. Never fear, as I have the high res image linked to this smaller one, so click away and get your part numbers. Random Page: This page shows how dark the background is compared to the image of the actual ship. In a well lit room it's bearable but personally I think the dark backgrounds need to go. All Pieces: 781 pieces, wow, I'm going to need a bigger studio soon! Random pieces of interest: My wife has previously built this set, and therefore the stickers have already been applied so I have no picture of the sticker sheet, if you'd like to see it, you can follow the bricklink link here. Also no printed pieces so I chose some that I thought were interesting or rare. Sails: The sails for the sail barge are very similar to the pirate ship sails in material and quality, just a different color and shape of course. I recommend storing them in the instruction booklet when not in use. Extra Pieces: Jumping forward in time, we find a few leftover pieces that you will most likely find at the end of your build too. Minifigs Jabba, R2-D2, and Boba Fett Front: Due to Jabba being so big, I broke down the minifigs into two pictures. Here we have Jabba the Hut, R2-D2 in butler form, and good old Boba Fett, but of course without leg or arm printing like seen in the infamous Cloud City set. Boba Fett in my eyes is one of the coolest fig's LEGO has produced, simply because of his awosome jetpack/helmet combo. Jabba, R2-D2, and Boba Fett Back: Nothing too special on the back side shot. A nice view of Boba Fett's jet pack, unfortunately no back printing on R2-D2, I am still waiting for that. I'm also waiting for Jabba to go on a diet. Han Solo, Slave Princess Leia, Gamorrean Guard, Lando Calrissian, and Luke Skywalker Front: A great selection of minifigs here. Han Solo in his "fresh out of the carbonite look" brings his casual feel to the set. Princess Leia in the sexy metal bikini that any young boy will certainly remember and not to mention in her only flesh appearance in the metal bikini, previous yellow versions are available though. A standard Gamorrean Guard, which has a drop on head much like Chewbacca. Lando Calrissian in his undercover guard outfit, check out that sweet axe. Finally Jedi Luke Skywalker in fine form, with all black and no cape since he is a prisoner for most of this scene. Luke is by far my favorite Jedi that I have, there is something about the all black that makes me think sith. Han Solo, Slave Princess Leia, Gamorrean Guard, Lando Calrissian, and Luke Skywalker Back: The backs of these minifigs are all fairly standard, no printing, but we do see the small single stud backpack piece that Leia is wearing, this is where the chain will be attached so she can't escape from the mighty Jabba. Lando, Lando, Lando: I did my homework on this one. In the previous review from 2006 there were a few requests for a close up of our favorite backstabbing friend Lando, so here he is. What a sweet helmet! Sail Barge Build Process Main Step 9: Step 9 shows the beginning of the ship, basically in skeleton form. Main Step 11: I specifically choose to show this step since it shows that the bottom of the barge will be easy to slide around on carpet thanks to the smooth round boat stud pieces. I may not be a kid anymore, but I was and I know that this will greatly improve the mobility of this playset, good thinking LEGO. Main Step 20: This step shows some more details as well as the exact position that LEGO recommends you place one piece of Leia's chains. I actually like this because I for one like to build a set once with 100% direction, then after it is all done, I can scrutinize it and customize it. Main Step 22: Here we have the placement of Jabba, Slave Leia and some odd trinkets that only Jabba would need. There is a closeup of the container with the frog in it at my flickr account. Due to limited space in a single post, this picture didn't make the review, and after taking it and processing it, I wasn't too impressed. Main Step 28: Step 28 shows a few archways going up as well as the placement of Jabba's favorite food, Chicken drummies. You will also notice the prison cell at the left of the ship. There is one on either side of the ship, but you'll notice I don't pay them much attention, that is because they are so small it is hard to get a fig in there standing upright, and once you do, he's almost impossible to see. Main Step 35: Second level flooring and some safety railings are the main changes in Step 35. Jabba clearly cares about safety and he couldn't bare to have any workplace accidents. (end sarcasm) Main Step 38: Step 38 is important because it is one of the only times you build on the right side of the ship. Almost every instruction page refers to the left of the ship. Here we are putting on the rear panels of the ship. Note the similar holding cell door, this also folds down like the other side. Main Step 40: The rear paneling is now added to the left side of the ship. Looks pretty good. Main Step 41: The main doors of the ship are added after quite a few sub-steps that I am leaving out due to the image limitation in posts. The right side gets the same treatment and can be seen at my flickr account if you'd like to see it. Main Step 43: The main gun and R2-D2 are added to the main deck of the sail barge in step 43. A close up individual picture of the gun is available on my flickr account if you'd like to see it. Completed Sail Barge (left): The completed sail barge in all it's glory. I jumped forward a few steps but that's so other build shots can be included. If you'd like to see the frame for the sails, they are here, as well as the frames with the sails attached. Completed Sail Barge (right): The right side is identical to the left except for the angle of the sails. Completed Sail Barge (back): This shot gives you a good view of the frames for the sails. You will also notice how thin the barge is, this is convenient for sliding it around on the carpet. Completed Sail Barge (front): Not alot to see here except LEGO's brilliant idea to use Pirate ship hull pieces upside down for the front of the barge. Brilliant!! Desert Skiff Build Desert Skiff Step 47-8: This first image shows the chassis or main frame part of the desert skiff coming together. Desert Skiff Step 47-9: The hideaway plank can be seen here for the first time. Desert Skiff Step 47-11: The main flooring is added on top of the hideaway plank, everything is completely hidden. LEGO did a good job designing this if you ask me. Desert Skiff Step 47-15: With the addition of some safety railing and a few sticker pieces, this skiff is almost ready for some action. Desert Skiff Complete (plank out): The completed skiff with all the characters needed to re-create some good fun from Return of the Jedi. Desert Skiff Complete (plank in): I'm not sure why Han has that smirk on his face still, Luke could be sleeping with the fishes, in the Sarlacs stomach. Sarlac Pit build Sarlac Pit build step 6: The Sarlac Pit is fairly simple and a quick build. Here is the pit about halfway through the build. Sarlac Pit complete (mouth open): The Sarlac Pit is completed and looks pretty good if you ask me. The teeth on the edges are a great touch and the mouth resembles the beak like mouth of the Sarlac. Sarlac Pit complete (mouth closed): Here is an alternate shot with the mouth more closed showing off the beak like mouth LEGO has fitted the Sarlac with. I kind wish there were tentacles but I'm not sure where I would put them, so I think I am asking for too much. Complete Set Skiff and Sarlac It looks like Luke is about to avoid certain death. Minifig Launcher: Oh no! Boba Fett has made his way to the minifig launcher at the front of the ship. I guess that jet pack is not all that reliable. Minifig Launcher 2: By pressing down on the black handle, you can effectively launch Boba Fett off into the Sarlac pit, but between you and me, I couldn't get this to work all that well. Boba seemed to have too good of a grip, and sometimes wouldn't go anywhere. Windows open One feature of this set which I think is a little weak is the windows that you can open on either side of the barge. Every window you see open is able to be opened, the others are secured shut. The same goes for the right side of the ship. I kind of think this is only for display purposes because the windows are so small, you can barely see inside, plus with the sides completely folding down (see below) I just don't really see the point. I guess it does stay true to the original design though. Sail Barge right side open: With the barge turned around and all the doors open, we can see the backside of Jabba, the stash of blasters, as well as a cell door that can be opened just like the left side. Close up 1: Turns out Boba Fett didn't make it to the Sarlac Pit, he made a detour to hang out with Leia, wouldn't you? Close up 2: Luke has been re-joined with his light saber and it looks like he is ready to go to town on Jabba and his minions. Final: The complete set all together. I really like this set and all of it's separate parts. Everything works well together and can easily be played with separately. Totals: Design: 9/10 The design of this set is great. It looks accurate, it's functional, and offers great playability. LEGO really did a great job of keeping to the original design yet scaling it down to LEGO size. I love how it's playable yet not too big at the same time. The only reason it didn't get a ten is because the set is a little fragile, in fact those pesky sails up top, they love to come off. Even if they don't you can't really play on the upper deck without removing them. A small flaw in such an awesome set, which is why it only got docked one point. Overall I like the design, it was well thought out and even though the sails are a hassle, I really like them, they instantly remind you of the Sail Barge and there is no mistaking it. Parts: 8/10 Hmm, lots of brown in this set. For overall rarity, I don't think anything is extremely rare, but the pirate ship hull pieces are definitely nice. I think the parts are perfect for making this set, obviously. Since I don't really MOC I can't say what these would be good for, but with any LEGO set, the pieces are always good for something different than they were designed for. Do be honest I never really buy a LEGO set (at least today) for parts, I first look at the figs and then the ship/base or whatever comes with them, if I like the whole package, I'll get it, but the figs are most important to me. As an owner of the original Black seas Barracuda, it is nice to have more boat hull pieces, hell maybe one day I'll do a Pirate ship MOC? Build: 8/10 This build took me the better end of four hours with pictures. With pictures it was probably more like four and a half. The build is fairly straight forward, I would say easier than my previous review of the Imperial Landing Craft. Although I don't look for ease of build when buying a set, after building a more complicated set, it sure is nice. The barge is sturdy for the most part, except for the sails up top. If I was a kid and wanted to play with this regularly, I'd be removing them and have Boba Fett do a fly by. To say it's a 10/10 build, you would have to change the sails somehow sturdy up the rear of the barge, as those panel pieces have a tendency to fall off if bumped too hard. If I was the type to play, this would get to me, because those things are barely hanging on. I think the only way around that would be to mold new pieces that are more solid and have more studs to connect to the base of the ship. The windows are for show only as they do come on the original barge. IMO they are just useless on the LEGO model, you can barely see in to them, and with the feature of the whole side opening up like a door (I love this), there is really no need. The sarlac pit is simple but cute, I couldn't expect them to have a gigantic one for the amount of stuff you already get. The plank on the skiff is one of my favorite designs that I have seen in a SW LEGO set so far, it is really simple but works perfectly, I don't have the original skiff, but after doing this review, I'm going to go dig up the review so I can compare them, oh here it is. OK, first off Clone O'patra did a great review, but I must say the Skiff in this set is a big improvement over the original, the plank is wider and the overall design is better and just newer, SW LEGO sets seem to get better as the years go on.So I will stay with a 8, as the sails and the rear panels are my only real complaints. Minifigs: 10/10 I think this selection of minifigs is just awesome. It's nice to get such a variety of minifigs in a single set. I'll be honest, I bought this set for the minifigs. As a collector, I had to have the flesh slave Leia, and it also had Boba Fett who was on my list. A few fig's I didn't specifically buy for but was thrilled to get would be Jabba, Lando, another Han, and of course the ever useful R2. Nothing is duplicated in this set, plus you get some minifig's that don't come around that often. Lando immediately comes to mind as he has only been in one other set (Cloud City) up until the release of the Home One Mon Calamari Star Cruiser. Flesh colored slave Princess Leia makes her only appearance in this set (bingo), although there are previous yellow versions. Even though it wasn't a deal breaker, I'm happy I have a Jedi version of Luke, in fact this is my only one. As a kid he was my hero of course because he was the Jedi. The guard is nice from a collector's standpoint but I don't really like the gigantic body that functions as a head and body. Chewbacca's isn't as large and seems tolerable to me, but this guys is quite large, plus the body is green yet his arms are brown, I thought that looked weird.Overall you get 8 minifigs that are all different and definitely worth getting this set for. Playability: 8/10 It's fun to play with, and can be played with but you have to be a little careful. All the features are fun enough, but the rear panels being so fragile, and the sails constantly getting in your way kind of lower the overall playability of this set. I do love the doors though, it's kind of like the Imperial Star Destroyer set which allows you to open the entire set for a play land. The sail barge offers close to that kind of playability, but it's much more mobile. I can see myself using this for a Vig whenever I get around to making one. It has space to store minifigs or extra guns and opening parts all over, so it definitely has stuff to do. The inside is a little hard to "play" with but if you are careful, it can be done. The skiff also adds to the playability, but in my eyes is more of a display piece, since you can't really do anything but stand figs on it and go Yay, that looks good. The absence of smooth pieces on the bottom make it less than ideal for sliding around carpet. The sarlac is just a show piece, although I really like how they cleverly designed the mouth so a minifig fits right in. Price: 10/10 This is one of those weird price ranges that LEGO has seemed to abandon. Right in between the medium and large price range we get the Sail Barge price range. I feel that the amount of fig's and the size of the ships make this a win win on the price. I have no complaints, and truly wish LEGO would bring back this price point. It makes you feel good knowing you bought a bigger set than a $50 set, but doesn't hurt as much as the $100 ones. I for one want LEGO to bring this size set back. Total: 53/60 Even though the score may not be the highest, I think this is a must own set for any Star Wars fan. I personally display my LEGO's 95% of the time so the playability issues don't really bother me but I felt I needed to factor them into the review. From my own history of playing with LEGO's I can tell you this wouldn't bother you as much as you think after reading my review. A great selection of minifigs and 3 separate builds make this set well worth the money, I for one wish I had bought a couple, maybe to sell, or just for parts. The more I think about it, LEGO couldn't have really released this set without all 3 parts, they all go together. If you had the skiff and sarlac pit alone, that would make sense but just the barge and sarlac, or just the barge and the skiff, would feel a little empty if you ask me. The parts may be a little low for the money, but the quality makes up for it in the end. What you build makes up for it. The set is large enough, and I like all the small trinkets you get, a couple of guns and enough minifigs to play with just one set. This is another set I am happy I was able to buy retail and will never get rid of it. If you can find it anywhere near the retail price, I'd pick it up. It's a fun set with lots of great features, and I recommend it.

lol, all in fun. I don't think you need two, someone had just asked for that image. I only have one and I have never found a brick that I ouldn't get off of antoher brick with just the one. But for 2 and a half bucks, you might as well get a few. I am about 99% sure I'm going to drop the money on an orange one, just because.

Welcome to the board!

Thank you, thank you, thank you for reviewing this, I had never seen it before in my life, and to see it with such a great review is nice. Your skills are very good, you should enter the reviewers academy, I think you'd do well.

I have to tsay the BNSF one, since my Dad is an Engineer for BNSF.

I think it's clever and agree that walls on the tunnel would help. As for the 6 picture rule, why not take different anles, that would easily get you to the required 6.

The faces are perfect. nice little bedroom too. Funny stuff.

Ya, I know about that, that's why I started this topic, I refer to it in my first post. I guess that's our best option.

Right here, it was posted in the other thread that got bumped as a result of my thread.

I actually laughed out loud when I saw this , mearly a day later after Shadow's. It has now changed to "Waaay to talkative Nerd" I don't know if it was Shadows again, or Whitefang since I keep asking questions that probably don't concern me in the RA. edit: I'm thinking Shadows

I own this set and I am really curious to see how my baseplate is now.

Very very accurate, much better than the free one that was given away. Good PS skills too. You can't see any base at all.

Very cool, I love your two padawans. The layout is great, I do wish it was a bit bigger but I shouldn't be complaining as I don't really make any.

Oh, very clever.

Congrats on the new car Widdi!

Thanks for including me, I'll have to transform my bike into a water worthy vessil like in Top Gear wear they turned little scooters into crappy jet ski type boats. Or I could start swimming now

Then that leaves Shadows, I think I touched a nerve. Heck no, I just barely made my sigfig. Titles come and go.

THe wookie blades are a great idea. I think I need to get at least one more 7749 set.

One word. Brilliant Ok, a few more. Lighting was your friend here.

I'm not crazy about mis-matching legs and arms, but I do like that green, it's from the scout troopers right?? Otherwise I like the little station, your first picture ismy favorite, it really sums up the scene.

I see nothing Any update or new location for these?

Oh no, I'm so sorry.