This is one of my favorite lego sets, but it's the set I have with the most missing pieces!

Pros:
Cool minifigs,
great setup,
colorful.

Cons:
None.

It would be my dream to play with this set agian with all the pieces. I hope it comes true.

This has always been one of my favourite Lego sets. It may not be the fortress that the other trading posts and castles were, but it is just as big, if not bigger and has some great features like the bridge, the statue and the leaves to hide the treasure behind.

This set had so many good features and pieces. I loved the mini pirate ship that came. The theme was good as well and had a nice twist to the whole pirate theme in general. Lego did well releasing this again. Its just a pity that Lego don't put their sets in their original boxes anymore with all the nice inserts, posters, lift up flaps, all of their alternate models and their catalogues from the time. Lego have really got to put back all the previous models from 1996 and backwards (AND PUT THEM BACK INTO THEIR ORIGINAL BOXES AGAIN WITH ALL THE INSERTS, POSTERS, CATALOGUES, LIFT UP FLAPS AND ALL THEIR ALTERNATE MOBELS AGAIN!!) and get rid of all the rubbish ones today to really get back into the market to attract loads of attention again. If this ever did happen everybody would not have to bid so much money and wait for ages for somebody to get in the set they want brand new. If people keep saying this to Lego and Lego realises that WE ARE RIGHT!! You never know they could do it then everybody will be happy again. I will. It will mean that we won't have to spend an arm and a leg on just on set like we are at the moment. Remember, anything is possible!!

This set has so many good pieces. Looks a like a few large pieces from across the room (big room), but it isn't, over 400 pieces are in this amazing set. I lost an Islander only a week after I got this set, but I still have fun with it. I've built it up a little, but I think keeping it in its original form is better, and I will probably rip the extra level and bridge down soon. I like the animal skin pillow thing that the pirates have over at their mini-base, and I have never seen it in another set. Plenty of Islander weapons, plus a treasure chest behind upward swinging palm leaves. I rigged the mast on the pirate boat to fall down like the Red Beard Runner's, though it is at random and unexpected times when it does.

I really love this set, I remember getting it back in 01 With a big grin on my face on christmas day. Here are the pros and cons of this set:

Pros: -Really great play value, I remember sitting on the floor with this for hours.

-Very good but challenging build.

-Some sweet Islander minifigs, I love the King Kahukah figure's mask!

Cons:- Not a ton of cool rare pieces.

-The base plates sometimes break apart, poor structure.

But other than those the set's pretty awsome. A Good buy, I defenently recomend!