$308 · Lego Pirates #6271: Imperial Flagship

This medium-sized vessel is ironically one of the best LEGO ships for pirating/privateering, as it looks fast, nimble, and well-armed (this is likely the smallest LEGO minifig-scale ship to have proper gunports for the cannons) while also having a shallow draft that would enable it to hide in/flee to shallower waters where larger warships could not follow. Of course, a ship ideal for smugglers and pirates would also be ideal for pirate hunters as they could continue to pursue their prey, and the Royal Navy did use single-masted cutters and sloops to combat privateers as well as for patrolling and raiding duties. The ship uses the narrower 12 stud-wide hull pieces that gives sleeker lines than the more tubby-looking #6274 despite both ships only having a single mid-section hull piece. It is a single-masted ship that is unusually rigged with both a large square mainsail and a slightly smaller fore-and-aft gaff-rigged spanker sail. These sails are printed on a canvas-like cloth that have a beautiful parchment-like off-white color with the large imperial logo printed one side of the two larger sails. There are a few things missing for this set : front triangular sail, compass, string, & one blue light. I bought fabric for the front sail as well as thread for the rigging. I could give it to you if you like. Check my sellers list for more Lego sets. Buy multiple sets & get a better deal. I will also trade for Lego Star Wars, Batman, Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit sets. Please email to arrange your purchase. Thank You. 🐷