lego pirates of the caribbean flying dutchman set

Angered and heartbroken, Jones carved his heart out, put it in a chest, and hid it on Isla Cruces. She said that they would spend one day together on land for every ten years of service, but broke her promise. She offered him command of the Flying Dutchman, to save the dying sailors at sea and to transport them to the next world. My personal favourite though is the wonderful triple forward facing cannons, set apart at a subtle angle and housed behind individuals hatches.Ĭheck out all of these and many more on a tour of the ship courtesy of Sebeus’s Flickr stream.Davy Jones was a sailor who fell in love with the sea goddess Calypso. The broadside battery shows off the Dutchman’s arsenal, with some cleverly used mini-figure legs embedded for detailing and angling purposes. Sebeus purchased the mini-figure specifically for this build, for a mere €50!

With most of the official Pirates of the Caribbean sets long gone from stores, certain characters have become rare. On deck, you’ll find the capstan hammer, which was used to call forth the Kraken in Dead Man’s Chest.ĭown below in the captain’s cabin is a detailed version of Davy Jone’s pipe organ.ĭavy Jones himself is at the helm.

He speculates that the piece count of his vessel is pretty similar to the Falcon’s 7,500 pieces.Īs to be expected for a creation of this size, up close there’s a lot of extra features. To get a sense of scale, Sebeus lined the model up against the 75192 UCS Millennium Falcon, LEGO’s largest official set ever. Sebeus’s photoshop skills enhancing the atmosphere to good effect. The tattered sails and rigging are particularly well realised, looking most effective as she glides out of the gloom. It also allows for an amazing amount of detail to be packed into the vessel’s decaying hull. The 3-foot-long ship has been fittingly constructed from a muted palette of grey, dark tan, and sand green bricks, giving it the perfect spectral hue. After six years in the making, master shipbuilder Sebeus I has completed his sensational LEGO version of the Flying Dutchman.

Lego pirates of the caribbean flying dutchman set