The Pirate henchmen has a very classic red and white striped sleeveless shirt which has a rope belt and a brand new bandana headpiece. Like all good pirates, she has an eyepatch and comes equipped with a cutlass and a pearl gold spyglass to detect incoming Bluecoats! The Pirate Queen has a really cool Captain Jack Sparrow-inspired bandana fused to volumes of messy black hair. You get 2 pirate minifigures in the set, a Pirate Queen (woo, more strong female characters!) and her trusty pirate assistant. All good remakes have one thing in common, a strong sense of familiarity but just enough enhancements to ensure that it doesn’t seem like a lazy copy-paste job. I had a huge grin on my face when I opened the box and began assembling the minifigures – probably from the rush of nostalgia and fond memories of playing with LEGO pirates during my childhood. Unfortunately, I missed out on 2009’s Pirates refresh, so I was especially excited about the new 2015 Pirates and the long-awaited return to swashbuckling, treasure and adventure on the high seas!ħ0411 Treasure Island is the second smallest set in this wave and is what I consider the spiritual successor to 1995’s 6279 Treasure Island, a set I am proud to count in my collection! The setting is a familiar one, the brave LEGO Pirates have discovered an island full of treasure and danger but not before a daring solo Bluecoat Soldier shows up to foil their plans! Pirates, like Castle is what I consider an evergreen LEGO theme, we get a refresh and a resurgence every few years, the last of which was 2009’s Pirates reboot which gifted LEGO fans with the mother of all pirate ships, The Imperial Flagship. Making its debut in 1989 (the year of my birth!) and introducing minifigures with facial expressions, I probably identify more with Pirates than I do with any other theme. Pirates is one of LEGO’s most beloved themes, with a glorious, detailed and rich history. I had the privilege of gaining early access to some of the new Pirates 2015 sets, and selected 70411 Treasure Island as my first to review! It’s March, which can only mean one thing – the launch of more 2015 sets here in Australia! March is going to be quite an expensive month with the debut of Speed Champions, Elves, DC Super Heroes, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and last but not least, Pirates!
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