Pirate theme

[legobacca]

Does anyone know if Lego will resurrect the Pirate theme? Or even POTC?

Before paying a fortune to add a ship to complement the Imperial Flagship I got a couple of years ago and finally built, I was wondering if there might be new ones in the wings.... And no, the LOTR ship does not count! It's just too different a theme for me to mix them.

[Brick & Blue]

There is a new PotC movie being made, so there is a chance of some more sets with the new movie.

Also the first Pirates set (I think) came out in 1989, so 2014 would be the 25th anniversary... never know...

[legobacca]

Thanks. It's my own fault. I didn't realize how much my kids would love the ship and the pirates, and how magnificent it was going to be once built. It is really a piece of art, the picture does not do it full justice.

I take from the relative silence of the thread that most out there are "been there, done that" on the whole pirate thing...?

I know I'm late to the party! Aargh!!

[dr_spock]

Silence could mean no one here knows for sure. I missed the boat too.

[RobertDD]

I would suspect that the PotC theme will be re-launched with the two new movies that are being made. At that point it's pretty much a no-brainer that there will be a pirate ship, possibly more than one. I am hoping that besides whatever the new pirate ship in the new movies will be, they will finally make the Flying Dutchman.

[Marcus70]

Since they just released the 25th anniversary LEGO Castle collection this summer, if would make perfect sense to release a classic pirates 25th anniersary as well in 2014 (and it wouldn't compete with the potc license, since they will not use it until 2015, at the earliest).

[legobacca]

Hear, hear!

Meanwhile, I must confess to certain eBay purchases of old Pirate sets....not happy about it, but nature abors a (lego) vacuum.

And, for some reason, eBay was much more reasonable than bricklink.

[Luciant]

Hear, hear!

Meanwhile, I must confess to certain eBay purchases of old Pirate sets....not happy about it, but nature abors a (lego) vacuum.

And, for some reason, eBay was much more reasonable than bricklink.

I agree.. i got a few smaller pirates sets real cheap on Ebay, however, I cheated ... There is a wonderful store in Canby, OR who ships and gives pretty good pricing. They do a pretty good job of letting me know when they got stuff in my interest, so I was able to pick up most of the older ships from them and saved a ton on shipping, while ensuring it was almost 100% complete, and in good condition, from a trusted source.

I have to avoid going to their facebook page since I'm trying smash the breaks on my Lego purchasing in my re-adjustment period now that I've realized how much of a problem I have...