Will benefit from some adult assistance
Plenty to keep young adults (of all ages) entertained for many hours.
Most pieces are moulded black, sails are grey and some details in brown or gold.
The kit is designed to be clicked or pushed together. Some pieces, such as the rigging/shrouds WILL need glued. I could not get a perfect join at the bows (may be my fault) although all the major pieces join extremely neatly.
The instructions are in colour 3D and very clear to follow, but some pieces are fiddly and the eyes and hands of an experienced plastic-kit modeller would be useful. The parts all need cut from the runners and sanded or filed a hint to remove the burrs.
The stand is clever and pushes in place into holes out of sight underneath the hull (very smart).
Good wood-effect detail on the hull and decks. Other detail is reasonably good and never bad.
The cannon ports in the lower deck are all moulded open.
To be honest, I have never seen much of the POTC films, but I believe this is an accurate representation of the ship. It is, however, just a lovely model of a sailing ship and could be painted for display. It is about 10" long and high, so quite compact.
At around £20 it is not that cheap a kit. I noticed tiny DISNEYs embossed on the sails (largely out of sight), so the price may be more than Revell would like to charge due to rights (but I don't really know). The same company produces several more elaborate and time-consuming kits of other sailing ships for less (at least, they are sold for less).
What I liked most about this kit is that it was fun to build, which is why it received 5 stars instead of 4.
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