I reviewed the first part of the build up through bag 14 here. It included everything to build the pirate ship turned living quarters set up which was very impressive. There is one more bag that comes with the set (#15) and it helps you convert the set into a ship.

The instructions start with removing a lot of pieces. You take off the plant life and some of the boarded up parts of the ship. Then you fix up some of the windows. Next it is the sails which look great when unfurled! Then you can add some containers for supplies and done. It didn’t take too long to make the conversion.

I put the minifigures on the ship and added the cannons for fun even though they’d probably be below decks. For the pictures I included the row boat and the shark.

Looking down from the top, it’s a pretty large ship.

Here’s a side shot. The ship is made up of the three sections, but it is pretty sturdy to pick up and move. Between the Technic pins and ball and joint clips, you also add a few plates/tiles so help secure it. Having some of the strings are a nice touch to make it look like you have some rigging for the masts. I was glad the string has studs on either side and we didn’t have to tie knots or anything.

One last picture from a forward angle. The downside is the sails only have the color on one side. It looks great from the angle pictured, but from the other side it doesn’t look as good. Not a huge issue, but a bit of a nit pick.

Now I just need to decide how I want to keep the set. Should I have it as a ship or as the living quarters on the island? What are you going to do?

For now I’ll leave it as a ship for a reason you’ll see soon…

Happy building! ARRRR!!!