I have to admit, when I learnt that the flagship set for this wave would be focusing on the Corsairs, I was a little disappointed. But Lego have long since proved that they design excellent ships, and this is no exception!

The set comes with nine minifigures: Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli, the King of the Dead and two of his soldiers, the Pirate of Umbar and two Mordor Orcs.

Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli are the same as they appear in previous sets, but they're still great figs! They all have exceedingly detailed, double sided torsos - stand outs for me include the Evenstar around Aragorn's neck, the leather straps and belts on both sides of Legolas' torso and the chainmail poking out from under Gimli's tunic. I also love the detailed pattern on Gimli's helmet.

The King of the Dead looks incredible. Lego have really captured the green ghostiness of the King and his soldiers with great looking sand green parts. Their heads all glow in the dark, and the printing on their torsos has appears to have a glowing effect (while it doesn't actually glow). All three have different torsos, but the same legs. The two soldiers have the same heads, with two completely different faces printed on them, so they can still have different faces. The sand green helmets looks fantastic, though it will be difficult to use them elsewhere. All in all, three incredible figs.

The Pirate of Umbar is a great addition to the set, although he is rather lonely. It's a bit of a novelty inclusion to put Peter Jackson's brief appearance in, but I'm certainly not complaining! His double sided torso has all kinds of things hanging from it, what looks like chains and odd bits. He has a double sided face with an angry face and a scared face. His scared face just looks a little strange to me, with his mouth made up of what looks like two white lines crossing to make an x, but his angry face is great. I love the two toned (black and dark grey) facial hair, the ring through his eyebrow and the blue arrows on his forehead. He has a big black hair piece that sticks out at the back so that a quiver can fit under it. He is holding a chain and, for some strange reason, a bread stick. For when he gets hungry in the brig?

The last two figures are Mordor orcs. They are the same as those included in previous sets and the two are identical apart from one is wearing a breastplate. Their torsos have layers of leather and spikes and they both have single sided heads with deep set yellow eyes, sharp teeth, rings on their face and hair and warts on the back of their head.

Despite the measurements included on the box, I was taken aback by the size of this ship! There is a helpful comment on the box that states that the ship does not float (it's not a trick, it really doesn't float). The sails are fantastic, though the printing is only single sided, which is fine because the back has the supports anyway. Only the middle one swivels (it can turn 360 degrees), while the two end sails are fixed. There are a lot of little details throughout the ship, but it is hard to see where all of the pieces have gone (when you take into account the large hull pieces and sails). There are planks with stickers to include the grain and knots of the wood, barrels with gems inside and a crate with two maps included (one nautical map and one of Gondor), 14 [printed] shields, swiveling crossbows and flick fire missiles, a weapons rack and, my favourite feature, the anchors made of axes that can be drawn and lowered.

Also included with the set is a catapult for the two Orcs. It rides quite low with small, silver wheels, and has a long arm. To fire it, there is only one cheese slope to push down. It doesn't feel like it has enough give to fire very far, but it works surprisingly well, firing the piece higher than I expected - it easily launches pieces over the ship.

For a set that didn't excite me to begin with, I am pleased to find that there aren't really any cons that come to mind. I love the chains that are stretched down to act as railings beside the two sets of stairs, and the wings added to the side and back give a great ominous feel. While it doesn't have many play features, there are enough little details to keep you going, and it was an involved, enjoyable build.