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If I did anything different, I would super glue the cannons down as I went along. The later they shake loose in the build, the more frustrating.The front end is held on by a single block, which could also probably be glued, but that’s a minor complaint.. I also didn’t bother with the “ropes” between the masts.This was a lot of fun overall, and looks great on the shelf.

I bought this for my adult son for Christmas. It comes with a lot of pieces and it definitely keeps him busy and keeps him at home and out of trouble and it’s a nice piece.

Challenging build. NOT LEGO style. Lights up with very short cord. Looks awesome

Finished this yesterday and couldn't be happier to have the build done. It looks wonderful and the lighting is really cool. That being said, I felt like there was a constant battle when attaching different segments to the main part that something else was going to fall off. I found myself keeping a little box of repeat offender segments to attach them at the end. It would have been nice if they were more securely worked into the main ship base section to not have to go back. The sticker section of the instructions at the end had you take decorative pieces off in order to put the stickers back on, would have just prefer to have been prompted to put the stickers on in the first place prior to putting the little seaweed bits on, take them off, and put them back on. Finally, the very last thing you do is the sails. I didn't realize it until the very end, but since they were kind of crumpled in a ziploc bag, there were very hard creases from being loose in the box, likely. I get the appeal of this is that the sails are tattered, but it doesn't make the sails look tattered, just bad. I recommend taking those out first thing and pressing them in a book or something; otherwise, I thought a very simple solution would be to have them from the get-go just taped into two pieces of cardboard in the box rather than loose in the ziploc bag.But again, the set looks great - just make sure to keep it away from pets, children, or drafts, lest a piece of it come unattached again. A few adjustments to the order of the instructions, minor adjustments to the build itself, and a simple fix to the sail packaging would have definitely made this one five stars for me.

This ship is really cool, but after you put it together you will not be playing with it. It is so fragile. We put it on top of a cabinet so small hands can not break.

This version of The Flying Dutchman was a lot of fun. I love the color scheme and the lights. There were no missing pieces. Instructions are easy enough to follow. Some of these sets require a little more pressure to put pieces together than Lego sets but they are still easy. I would suggest holding the base in your hand and supporting both sides. Start off with just a little pressure and gently press it together. You build up the sides of the ship and the base is not real wide so you don’t want to topple it while working on one side. It sits just fine for displaying though once finished. The lights are really cool. They are connected with tiny wires and connectors plugged into a small board. I was extra careful because had not done one with lights before but it was simple and turned out great. You store the board and wires inside the cabin area and it plugs in by usb. It’s stable when moving it once finished and for what I paid it was a great price.I just finished another ship set from this same company that had over 3,000 pieces and all pieces were there on that one too. It was also fun. So, so far, this company gets an A+ in my opinion.

The build experience on this was so horrendously aggravating I had to wait a full 2 weeks to write a review.Before I launch into this I will acknowledge that this is my FIRST kit from this manufacturer, so this kit may be their "bad apple" kit and/or I might have gotten a lemon of a kit. I will give their brand another try at some point but I am in no rush due to this kit.The completed model is absolutely beautiful! and that's all the good I can say.From the jump this ship is unnecessarily complex, The bottom of the hull is two single row pieces on which you create two rows of the same piece over and over and over... I mean why not just cast a hull? The two sides are then connect ONLY at the front which makes your next several steps VERY frustrating as the base keeps sliding back and forth and breaking.Half the aggravation of this kit is the bricks themselves, they simply are not cast correctly. About every 7th piece I was having to either use a small hammer or create impressions on my thumbs from pushing so hard just to get the bricks to set. Now you'd think with that kind of difficulty getting them to connect this model would NEVER come apart, and you'd be wrong. The last few pages of directions I was cussing out the designers and engineer's who created this thing as every time I'd be trying to connect something or place something another part was falling off.The directions have you running the tiny wires underneath and through brick connections, which leads to cut wires as they are so damn tiny. Also the whole triple lantern rear piece falls off simply by being nudged.This deserved its own mention as it has completely turned me off to this manufacturer: The front "mouth assembly"... Dear GOD what a freaking nightmare! I joke you not the ENTIRE bottom assembly for the mouth is held on a a SINGLE DOT connection! no exaggeration if you so much as bump the piece after it is put together it WILL break off, and break apart. The top section is BARELY any better, it has two dots for connection but it will also fall off with a slight bump. I never even thought to use super glue in lego builds until this model and I am convinced the manufacturer either has no QA team or just went "Ehh super glues a thing".I bought two of these for my sons birthday so we could build them together, I then opened the box and realized I goofed as this was well out of his league (He's 7) so instead I built his while he helped me sort the bags. I had to stop at the halfway point as this kit had me so angry I was ready to throw it into the garbage. His ship broke the minute he picked it up (Aforementioned jaw thing) and when we tried to fix it the mast broke, fixing that led to the jaw falling off and the front mast toppling over. At this point we put it on a shelf, put the pieces in a box, and haven't been back since, and my model still remains sealed in its box.I have since purchased super glue and Electrical tape and I will attempt a permanent "repair" at some point.

My son loved this. Pricing was good all right fast shipping. Easy for him to put together not too complicated.