LEGO®Pirates of the Caribbean 4183 : The Mill

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The level of detailing is incredible and there is leg and back printing and alternate heads for all figures except Will, who doesn't get leg printing. This Jack looks okay, though not super, and Norrington looks great - and I really like Hadras, the refugee from the Atlantis sets.

Since his decommission from the Royal Navy, Norrington has been a carefree drunkard, and I am instantly reminded of his relaxed, slightly dazed expression from Dead Man's Chest when I look at this figure. First, there are a few of those 1x4 round plates in gold (a new piece if I'm not mistaken), as well as a neat 1x2 tile in dark brown. The string is tied to The hole on the bell, and is then looped up through the roof and back down again, and finally is wrapped around the 1x1 brick with post to stop the whole thing from moving.

As I said in my London Escape review, the dark blue box of all of the PotC sets fits really well with the theme, as well as with the crisp silver font near the top of the box. If you've seen the Pirates of the Caribbean films, you'll remember this iconic scene in which Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, and Norrington fight a three-way sword duel on an old mill. Not as good as London Escape, but still one of the stronger sets in the line because of the playability factor. The set is divided into four numbered bags with two instruction booklets and a poster showing a video-game-esque rendering of the set.

This effectively creates a pulley system between the bell and the other end of the string, just like in the movie. I think Lego shouldn't spend so much time and money on figs, and concentrate on making the sets as good as they can.If I get any of the big POTC sets, I'll probably shoot for Whitecap Bay, and hope I can get this one at a discount later on in its shelf life.

The wheel also spins, but you can balance swordfighting minifigs on top of it as long as you're careful to place them so they keep the wheel in equilibrium. I am pleased with how my photos came out and I hope it comes across how much fun I was having in taking them. Thanks for all your positive comments regarding my review, I am really pleased it's been so well received as I have spent a long time since I joined in November looking at all the lovely reviews on Eurobricks. you get jack sparrow, admiral norrington in beat up clothing, and hadras - the crewman from the flying dutchman whose head gets knocked off and turns into a hermit crab (which is unique currently onto to this set). They fought all the way up the building and onto the roof but Captain Jack got away with the keys as the other two ran on the mill wheel across the island.I was very skeptical about the interior and the patchiness of the building when I saw the first pictures of it. You have to fold up the wheel around the central piece and slot the poles into the holes in the round part.

Regarding the lack of playing card, thanks Santhor and colethegeek, I hadn't noticed it was just for On Stranger Tides sets. As for the set, it looks good with all the playable features incorporated in it, but it just doesn't visually appeal to me unlike the other sets. Overall, this is an outstanding set with very interesting minifigures and many amusing play features.There aren't many special parts that you can't find in the other PotC sets, but they all serve a purpose for this set one way or another. I really wish more of an interior would've been included, as well as a more detailed exterior (although the doorway is very cool). This is slightly tedious and has to be done precisely; the instruction book has a scale diagram that may help children do it properly. Also included is a sprue with two keys attached, a fish in metallic (not pearl) silver, and two headgears enclosed in separate polybags. This adds so much fun and play value as the fight on the wheel was one of the best parts of the film.