Take the min out of minitalia and it's an Italian theme.

I can't really tell if this thing is floating or not. The shadow's throwing everything off because that makes it clear it's a very shallow pool. Plus then there's the segments of the pieces, so they must have huge cavities that can't be accessed that are keeping this thing afloat. Is this false advertising?

It's not that large

@WolfpackBricks63 said:
"It's not that large"

"You keep using this word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

“I’m huge!”

If it's a large ship, shouldn't it be "Maxitalia," not "Minitalia?"

@MCLegoboy said:"I can't really tell if this thing is floating or not. The shadow's throwing everything off because that makes it clear it's a very shallow pool. Plus then there's the segments of the pieces, so they must have huge cavities that can't be accessed that are keeping this thing afloat. Is this false advertising?"

It could float; if you go to the "Parts" tab of the database page, you'll see large segments of hull, each of which were capable of floating by themselves.

@PurpleDave said:
" @WolfpackBricks63 said:
"It's not that large"

"You keep using this word. I do not think it means what you think it means.""

Speaking of which, Dave, something I've been wondering. Do you own multiple copies of the book, too?

This set comes from a time before it could have been named Boaty McBoatface!

Large ship...? You're gonna need a bigger boat.

I wish all Lego boxes came with large Italian print on the front people could read out loud in the toy shop. Ora Lego anche in mare!!

I love those hull pieces. I had a 4025 Fire Boat when I was a kid. This looks similar in size. Sadly everything about the that set is lost by now, exept the weight pieces that helps the boat float.

Interesting. Being minitalia, the bricks are the strange minitalia kind with x shaped stud holders on the bottom and hollowed out studs. But those boat hull pieces seem to be the regular brick kind. It seems they didn't deem it necessary to make a minitalia version of those

A large ship could be a synonym for long boat. And it’s coming from Denmark…
Just gonna go ahead and make sure our defences are prepped for Vikings…

@Binnekamp said:
"Interesting. Being minitalia, the bricks are the strange minitalia kind with x shaped stud holders on the bottom and hollowed out studs. But those boat hull pieces seem to be the regular brick kind. It seems they didn't deem it necessary to make a minitalia version of those"

There *were* only three Minitalia ships released: https://brickset.com/sets/tag-Floats-On-Water/theme-Minitalia They were all released in 1973, too, so maybe Lego just didn't see the need to invest in a new mold. It does make me wonder, though, how many kids back then got their hands on one of them and thought, "Why are the studs different on these pieces?"

Edit: Looking at the inventory again, it also had closed-stud 1x1 round bricks, which also had the standard stud.

"It could float; if you go to the "Parts" tab of the database page, you'll see large segments of hull, each of which were capable of floating by themselves."

It could float, but it was not watertight. Shaking the parts you could hear the waterdrops inside.

@TheOtherMike said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @WolfpackBricks63 said:
"It's not that large"

"You keep using this word. I do not think it means what you think it means.""

Speaking of which, Dave, something I've been wondering. Do you own multiple copies of the book, too?"

I don’t think so? I know I own one copy of the book, but I’ve never read it, and don’t even know where it’s at presently. But I know at least once each I’ve accidentally bought duplicate copies of a novel and a DVD because I forgot I’d already bought them (plus there were a few times when I knowingly bought duplicate copies,because of something they came packed with). But this was a book that spent quite a long time on my radar before I actually grabbed a copy to buy, so I’m pretty sure I only got one. The problem lies in not reading or watching it right away, so if it feels unfamiliar to me when I next encounter it, there’s a chance I may think it’s new and something I still need to buy.

@Brickalili said:
"A large ship could be a synonym for long boat. And it’s coming from Denmark…
Just gonna go ahead and make sure our defences are prepped for Vikings…"

Ah, this one’s just Bjorn Plasticsides, heading to the Mediterranean. Specifically, to Italy.