LEGO 6274 Caribbean Clipper *VINTAGE REVIEW* - 30th Anniversary Pirates Retrospective - Ep. 6

[@RoninCatholic]

Personally I think the limited palette of 80s and 90s Lego sets led to much nicer looking pieces overall and a lot more versatility as to what parts can be combined with what other parts in a build. When we've got ten pinks, seven grays, and twenty blue-greens things can look a bit muddled.

[@trontosaurusrex9532]

Man I am seriously binging these retrospectives! Love seeing these classic sets shared with the world.

[@TrikBrix]

I’m glad I have the opportunity to share them! It gives me a good reason to buy more! Lol Thanks again for watching - glad you’re enjoying all of the videos! 😎👍

[@creativecoyote8628]

I was not expecting such a beautiful ship. That color scheme and the way it’s built is incredibly satisfying to the eye.

[@toarisebell]

Oh man. I never experienced this theme as a kid but this is nostalgic

[@TrikBrix]

It definitely is! Pirates is such an awesome theme - really wish they’d bring it back on a grand scale.

[@JohnDoe-ih3jp]

It was the first Lego I bought in 89 with my first holy communion money. I still have it 99% complete. I won't even let my kids play with it .😂

[@kingwolf9447]

It makes me wish I did, because even though the ships are basic, you could upgrade them with more parts.

[@Alicat0314]

I gotta say I love how much you talk about customization in your videos. All I see from a lot of lego youtubers is how they hate on a lego set cause it just doesnt have what they want but you just simply say what your not a fan of with no anger or rudeness at all and just fix it your own way. It feels great to watch a lego review without so much hate.:)

[@cancel.lgbtq.6892]

I was fortunate enough to have this ship when I was 11. This brought back so many great memories playing lego with my cousins.

[@hashemhashem1983]

I may understand the reasons for not walling the cabin and have a door for a simple reason, for its size there's no other access to the cabin, neither from the sides or the rear. On the BSB it opens from the back and the top, however here and because there's a mast that is somehow connected to the forward mast through a string it would be difficult to open it up from the top. I am experiencing few things from my Brick Bounty in term of playing with it because sometimes with too many elements its either blocking the hands or knocking off things. I think Lego was also thinking from that part of view. But in the end this is the best Ship design for the non pirates sides (I am excluding the 2010 Ship because that is a different subject)

[@TrikBrix]

Agreed... it’s still a great design, and one of my favorites! I would’ve just liked to have seen a proper, full size Imperial battleship in the vintage line. I guess I just like my Lego sets BIG. 😄 Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for watching! 😎👍

[@glitterboy2098]

yep. and at the time the options for hinged parts (used on more modern sets to create walls and roofs you could open up for play) were a lot more limited. but even with those and using a single stud width bulkhead wall, you'd only get maybe 5-6 studs length of play area. barely enough to put in a couple minifigs and pretty cramped for kid's hands. as a kid i always just rationalized it as the ship being a patrol boat that wasn't really meant to have fancy accommodations aboard the way that proper frigates and warships would. that the area under the aftcastle was mostly there to keep the weather off the crew as they slept on the deck. (i also used that little cargo area at the bow as a brig for captured pirates a few times. :) ) i do wish i'd thought of that rope ladder trick for giving access to the ships wheel though. as a kid i don;t think i cared about that, and by the time i hit the age where i might have worried about it, the set had gone through so many house moves that it had become rather irretrievably blended into my general lego bin. same for the other sets i had. i really should see if i can find the instructions and reconstruct it. (or just budget out $200 or so to try and get one off ebay)

[@juliemiller9294]

I like this ship! It is a great starting point for your imagination!

[@TrikBrix]

For sure! Lots you can do with it to make it even more awesome! 😊👍

[@DarkSim64]

Your Lego reviews are probably the best on KZbins. I love how you structure your videos and even take the time to put the minifigs in interesting poses whenever they are on screen. A great mix of objective reviewing and personal opinions, and making sure of showing every play features and easter eggs. I wonder why you stopped making reviews? Is it because of COPPA?

[@JorisKoolen]

Another great review! I love the distinction between the soldiers and the sailors in the pirate theme.

[@TrikBrix]

Me too! And I like the fact that Lego didn’t always feel the need to represent both factions in every set. Sometimes you just want an Imperial ship full of Imperials, lol. Thanks for watching! 😎👍

[@ondrejjanovsky869]

I could write it to all your videos, but to mention it at least once: I absolutely love your talking style. It is not just a boring or chaotic mumbling, but a wonderful firework of nice expressions and detailed descriptions. Thank you.

[@dcb770]

I don't have this set, but I do have the governor from this set.

[@TrikBrix]

He’s an awesome addition to any minifig collection! 😎👍

[@zvonimirvidovic1714]

The best birthday present ever, december '91, this brings back so many memories! Thank you, parents! Thanks J for great video and review 🤝

[@TrikBrix]

This would be an AWESOME birthday gift! Glad you got to experience it! Also, thanks so much for watching! 😎👍

[@No1.OriginalTrilogyStarWarsFan]

Agree with you there, for me was March 92.

[@jeffreycoyle12]

These videos are GREAT! Pirates are what I grew up with and what I’m still dedicated to. Your love for and honor of these classic sets are wonderful. Thank you!

[@UncleFester84]

I still have it! At some point i managed to pud a third square sail on the mizzen mast :)

[@bengoetz8791]

All these videos are so well done! My friend and I played with this sea worthy vessel many a days! I hope we as the internet could inspire you to start a new set of respectives. Thanks again!

[@christopherlockery9629]

I always wondered about the Cargo hold, because I at first I used to assume that it was a brig, then when I realised that was impossibe to fit any mini figures inside it I then assumed that an area for the sailors to do maintenance on the 'chain' (ie the string) for the anchor in the same manner one may lift up the hood of of a car in order to check or repair the engine. As for the side burns on the head of the Governor Broadside Mini Figure they could also represent part of a wig, like the kind traditionally worn by Judges in Court as they were fashionable for rich men to own and wear during the era that Pirates is set. Such a wig would indeed be worn by a man of his station, thus you can catch my drift. I never really put any thought into his 5:00 shadow though....

[@christopherlockery9629]

I'll also add that this was my very first Lego ship, full stop! Barring the little row boats that, which to me were 'just boats' and not full blown ships.

[@Steven_Andreyechen]

Another wonderful set and wonderful video, great job!

[@TrikBrix]

Thank you, Steven! 😎👍

[@JerryBuildsBricks]

One of my favorite sets ever and I'm lucky to have it in my collection =)

[@TrikBrix]

A great, classic set, indeed! Glad you get to experience it in real life! 😎👍

[@bean420man]

I was one of those kids that got this set for Christmas in 1989. I did envy those who had the Barracuda though and always wanted it.

[@clarencesy7409]

Been waiting all week for a new review and you certainly delivered with this set! Keep it up, Jamie! :)

[@TrikBrix]

Thanks, Clarence! I’m glad it was worth the wait! 😎👍

[@Copelion]

BTW.: The small ladder piece became only available with the redcoats. So that ladder was no option at that time. The name of the ship comes from the fantastic audio books and the comic. The chief with the yellow plume is governor Broadside. I used to switch the two and always placed him in my eldorado fortress, while the guy with the red plume became my ship captain. I also outfitted the ship with four cannons, which is possible here in contrast to the imperial flagship. I think there is no privacy for the captain, so you are able to play inside. When I was little this used to be no problem. My imagination always added the missing wall and stairs. 🤷‍♂️ Thanks for the nice review. 😀

[@robonaught]

Weird fact: In Lego Racers the leader of the red coated soldiers(Imperial Guards)who appears in Redbeard's and Johnny Thunder's circuits is misnamed as Governor Broadside where the red coated leader's actual name is Admiral Woodhouse.

[@TrikBrix]

Hmm! Interesting, indeed!

[@BrickAfterBrickToys]

Jamie, this was a wonderful review! oh, I remember this set, and totally loved it! great build and so fun to play with! great to see your build! awesome! I found you on Brick Life Crisis Shoutout, recently! NEW friend #212 and LegoLove your content! Vickie 😃💙🌈🛐

[@TrikBrix]

Thanks so much, Vickie! I’m glad you enjoyed it! It was definitely a very cool set... I’d love to see Lego’s modern take on it! Thanks again for watching and subscribing! 😎👍

[@emperorsgrandads]

Nice little set this. Nice, fun one to modify too. Great work on these videos man. Top production values. Keep it and more subs bound to come along...

[@TrikBrix]

Thank you, David! I’m glad you enjoyed it! Definitely a good set to mod! 😎👍

[@bonniehowell4259]

I have the orginal 1989 Clipper. I was surprised to learn how much these are going for on Ebay!. Besides a few missing items (gold parate, treasure chest, coins), broken clasps, and a ripped box, I'm just happy my parents didn't get rid of it! Awesome video!

[@warrenlehmkuhleii8472]

"These men must be doing there job very well." (Laughs in Black Seas Barracuda and Skulls Eye Schooner.)

[@TrikBrix]

😄👍

[@colinroberts2060]

Another rare element in yellow is the 1x4x3 window frames, which were common throughout the 1980s, though their last unique appearance was the "Lagoon Lockup" (6267) from 1991. They would appear one final time in a re-release of the Blackseas Barracuda in 2002 (under 10040).

[@Sanzerizeli]

perfect investigation perfect review. the best pirate lego channel on web. so i am buying this ship also

[@AClassicBrick]

Unfortunally I don't own this ship. The only Lego Ships I have are the Queen Anne's Revenge and the big Imperial flag ship, which decorates my working desk. Running out of space in my home tho

[@TrikBrix]

Well, if you ever want to trade your Imperial Flagship for this one, just let me know! Lol! 😂

[@AClassicBrick]

@@TrikBrix no Chance I'm ever giving that away my friend 😉

[@TrikBrix]

Haha, I don’t blame you! 😄

[@AClassicBrick]

@@TrikBrix I got the ship from my Grandmother for christmas, the last christmas. She passed away the year after, so no money in the world could make me sell it.

[@TrikBrix]

That’s amazing. I have a few things in my possession that are worth more to me than anyone could know, for similar reasons.

[@Jay49547]

The Caribbean Clipper is my absolute favorite set of the Pirates Lego sets!!!😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

[@Blake_Stone]

Not having the kind of parents that would buy me the expensive large pirate ships, this was the pride of my collection for many years when I was a kid. Even when not assembled, I used to use the golden parrot as the centerpiece of my city MOC... don't ask me how that made sense, it did when I was 12!

[@arainyday_offical]

Great video!! Nice music too

[@TrikBrix]

Thanks so much! It takes a LOT of time to compose and record all the music, so it’s always nice to hear when someone notices and enjoys it! 😎👍

[@xxtipedionxx7244]

Just subbed😀 I love your retro reviews and gona buy a bunch of old sets just because of it

[@TrikBrix]

That’s awesome! Just be careful - collecting vintage Lego is a black hole that will suck you in and not let go. 😄👍 Thanks for subscribing!

[@Benjamin0119]

I'm loving your classic pirates reviews. I have all the classic ships except for the Renegade Runner, and I only have the Cross Bone Clipper because the seller was selling it as a lot with this ship! The vintage LEGO sets have gotten out of sight now! I'm glad I bought mine years ago when I didn't pay much over a hundred for any of them. I can't believe how expensive the sails are either! Yes this ship is very bare bones and I don't like the odd positioning of the rigging. I added another and had them clip the sides like the other ships, but I never got around to modifying the cabin. I don't think the flags should face forward. If a ship is sailing at speed through the ocean, I would think the flags would get pushed backwards, and that force would be greater than the wind pushing forward, but I could be wrong, who knows! The color scheme does look good I agree!

[@T0ffik1]

this set and lego imperial flagship (red coats) were rly great for their price, and contrary to the bigger more finished Pirate ships, you could actually add some blocks you had to make them similary finished (with the barracuda's extra semi deck in middle etc). I dont know tbh im not sure i like this one more or the red coats. (red coats can be easier finished up with the front/middle part extra deck though but cant have 4 cannons).

[@Elstar.]

If a flag is standing perfectly oppose the wind it could be in an unstable equilibrium where the wind do not touch either of the sides on the flag and don't flip it to the stable equilibrium pointing forward. So Having the flag oppose to the wind is technically not impossible but very unlikely and any wind from the side would risk breaking the equilibrium. On other hand the flags are just plastic so and the require a lot of wind to flip. Point them anyway you want, use them to indicate the wind direction if you want

[@krezzer]

One of my favourite ships of the original pirate series. Great review!

[@TrikBrix]

Thanks, Krezzer! It’s a classic for sure! 😎👍

[@volosami]

i have my old black seas barracuda and I want this set so much aaaaA

[@TrikBrix]

Definitely worth adding to your fleet if you can find a good deal! Thanks for watching! 😎👍

[@subraxas]

Any new videos coming up? PLEEEEEASE ! ! !

[@AClassicBrick]

Due to a a random 5kg lego brick pickup on ebay i now have 2 BSB and 2 pairs of sail and some other pieces from the Clipper. I think I m gonna build a big bluecoat ship with those pieces

[@TrikBrix]

Nice!! That would be awesome! I have two Clippers in my collection, and I’ve thought about combining them to make a larger ship, but using the BSB as a starting point is definitely the way to go.

[@RelativeStrengthFit]

I added two more cannons to mine. Glorious set!

[@TrikBrix]

Nice! She’s a beauty for sure! 😎👍

[@arthurwellesley1815]

Can you make another series with the redcoat soldier sets

[@TrikBrix]

There are DEFINITELY more Pirate set reviews to come, with plenty of Redcoats... so stay tuned! 😎👍

[@arthurwellesley1815]

@@TrikBrix yaaaayy 😁

[@kingwolf9447]

I like that the Sailor variants of the Imperial soldiers receive the Tricorn hat, its more realistic for a navy setting. Only issue is, the tricorn is worn incorrectly.

[@christopherlockery9629]

If you haven't got the original figure head, then using a normal red parrot element works just as well, in fact in my opinion it looks better because it looks like the figure head has just been repainted after a long and successful voyage, or perhaps for a Royal inspection...

[@eyevet9404]

This is a good set.

[@TrikBrix]

Agreed! A real classic!

[@szabolcstusai1917]

Hy, I like your videos. Please do reviews about the Forestmen series. Regards

[@TrikBrix]

Thanks! I definitely want to review Forestmen at some point, but I only have two right now and all of the other sets are SO expensive... hopefully someday soon! Thanks for watching! 😎👍

[@BrickBakery]

I just talked with one of my frieds about this one the other day - it's a really neat one! I love how detailed it is and the front and back looks really good! I agree 100% on the color scheme and I love how easy they made it to identify pirates from soldiers in this theme. What's even more impressive is that it doesn't seem too cartoonish or weird! I looove the bi-corn hat with the white trimming - so nice :-D I the mod with the ladder was a great idea :-) Are all these sets from your childhood collection or do you buy them presently? Thanks for sharing this and keep up the great work :-)

[@TrikBrix]

Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it! Unfortunately, I didn’t have very many Pirate sets as a kid - and the few I did have were all small sets - so everything I’ve reviewed so far has been purchased recently. It’s kind of like a treasure hunt trying to find good deals on these guys! 😄 Thanks again for watching!

[@BrickBakery]

@@TrikBrix Yeah, I really like going out hunting for LEGO! I use a lot of time in thrift/charity stores and I've been pretty lucky until now (I hope it continues). I've only found a few of the pirate sets though. But it's still really cool to find good deals and always exciting to find a big piles of old LEGO :-D

[@TrikBrix]

I’ll bet! I still need to check out some thrift stores in my area; most of my stuff has come from eBay and BrickLink, but I’ve still been able to find some decent deals, and that’s always exciting.

[@BrickBakery]

TrikBrix cool :-) I hope you find them all :-D Will you be reviewing the later waves of pirates too?

[@TrikBrix]

Definitely! Eventually I’d like to review every pirate set ever made, but my wallet may put up a fight, lol. For now, I’m going to finish off the 1989 wave, and then I’m not sure if I’ll continue in chronological order or just kinda jump around from set to set for the rest of the year. I also have everything ordered now for Season 2 of Adventurers, so that’ll get thrown in the mix before too long. I wish I had the time to put out more than one video a week, but unfortunately my grown up responsibilities keep getting in the way... 😄

[@BegravelseinBrussels]

My wife managed to cobble this back together from my old legos for my 4 year old!

[@couchpotatoe91]

Improving lego vintage sets 101: 1. Add a ladder. 2. Moar cannons!! Also all the gold in your collection, no matter the set and scenario.

[@stormtrooper1756]

Keep up the good work

[@Dr.AculaGraf]

Where is the Pirate Ship? 🧛‍♂️

[@crocodileretrolego6863]

BTW when the at the time that the Caribbean Clipper was being produced the ladder piece still did not exist

[@caleb7479]

How do you get the string so tight? I have been diagnosed with ocd, so I always get exceptionally irate when the rigging gets somewhat loose

[@FromtheHerts81]

The pirates are the stars of the range so sadly, they get a better ship than the soldiers.

[@Jay49547]

By the way this is no longer the only imperial soldiers Clipper ship released in the pirates lego collection there is now an upgraded version of the Caribbean Clipper called the Caribbean Blue Sail Ship. Do you know about this ship Jamie and how many people here on KZbin that have seen this video have seen the upgraded version of the Caribbean Clipper?

[@Jay49547]

I need to correct myself. The ship is actually called the Caribbean Blue Ocean Sail Ship

[@mikepalmer392]

Just thought of this and probably other people as well but the lego company should have made a special pack of ship parts for all ships that was made so that you can customize your own ship however you want it. like extending the clipper so it could have 4 cannons on each side so it wuld be a total of 8 cannons or adding another sail or two hell they should have made separate instructions for making a cabin for the ships that has none for the captains to have there privacy multiple special packages of separate sails with the blue imperial guards and the red imperial soldiers And for the pirates as well!

[@thisisbushinryu]

that's what i missed in my child period.

[@dylanwhite3383]

i never got any of the pirate ships only 2 pirate sets from 2015

[@Biomati-bs8nc]

Wath are you fink of newest original them "hidden side"

[@TrikBrix]

I think it’s awesome that LEGO is introducing a new original theme, and I really like the look some of the builds have, like the school and graveyard. I’m eagerly awaiting more detailed pictures of the other sets! 😎👍

[@Biomati-bs8nc]

I agrea with you :)

[@thenewfishingmemes7940]

Does he live everyone’s comments?

[@eyevet9404]

I can’t find it on amazon

[@TrikBrix]

You’re probably going to have to use eBay or BrickLink for this one. If you did find it on Amazon, it would probably be way more expensive.

[@Biomati-bs8nc]

Smol but fun ship

[@TrikBrix]

Agreed! 😎👍

[@Kok503]

In Prague is shop with this old legos

[@nils920]

Jamie, I don't know if anyone has pointed it out before but there is a cheaper way to replace torn/frailed Lego sails! I haven't tried that myself but to you and anyone else interested in reading more here it is: www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/87124-reproducing-lego-sails/

[@TrikBrix]

Yes! I’ve actually done some research for creating custom sails for ship MOCs, and this was a very insightful read. Thanks for sharing! 😎👍

[@Zeldafan48]

I had this set

[@logicalbrick5311]

I got one of these for free so I guess that was a great deal

[@Deebstertron]

150!? I can only find ones for 200 or more

[@VestedUTuber]

A two-masted ship with only one rigged mast, all square rigged except for the foresail? I hope they like only sailing downwind... This ship needs a spanker sail (fore-and-aft rigged sale on a rear mast) on its missen. Also, calling this a clipper is inaccurate. This is a ketch with bad rigging. A clipper was basically a sloop with two or more foresails or jibs.

[@cac_deadlyrang]

I think _Sea Hawk_ is the canonical name

[@Bare36]

I was a dissapointed whit this set,when i got it. There is no any captain cabin with doors,and only 2 cannons. Also it was to short ship. They could put in, a 2 middle sections of hull,instead one..

[@Brinta3]

@Bare36 So you wanted it to be the same size (and thus same price) as the pirateship? I got this soldiership for my birthday because the pirateship was too expensive. I probably wouldn’t have had a ship at all if they had made this one as big as the pirateship.

[@Bare36]

@@Brinta3 no

[@Durantism357]

i want this.

[@bepyn4ik]

Why does lego rarely make planes,trains, and ships? And we only got 1 blimp or zeppelin EVER!

[@MH-yp6wg]

I always felt the proportions of this ship look way off... and the deck looks too empty.

[@ThePeacemaker848]

Alot of Lego kits suffered from the "could have used 15-20 more pieces". I'm not a fan of the rigging going to the middle of the ship. I don't think ships were ever built that way.

[@dgray3771]

Almost all sets suffered from this. Like the dragon lair from castle or plenty of the castles. Even the iconic falcons fortress. I own it but it didn't have anything to wind the rope. While the previous castle did. It's either serious budget restraints or the designer simply didn't care as long as it looks good from the outside.😂

[@eyevet9404]

I found it

[@TrikBrix]

Awesome! Congrats! 😎👍

[@jackdehoog5985]

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