6679 pirate island

[Birdie]

My 5-year-old godson asked this set for his birthday, and while I was putting it together for him (such fun!) I realized I really really needed one of these too 
It only cost €35 at a store called Dreamland, while it is priced €54,99 at http://playmobil.be. I think it's well worth the €35.

My favourite parts are the island and the large rock (obviously), but most of all the waterfall. I think it's the biggest one of this kind that has ever been made and it looks gorgeous. 
It didn't take a lot of time to put together, only 4 pieces needed to be plugged in to hold the rocks together.
There's a hidden cave behind the waterfall that can be accessed through the house, and a pointy rock can be made to fall down by turning a piece of rock to one side. Cool touch! There are so many stories that come to mind when you look at this set.

I would have preferred it if the pirate ship 'house' didn't look like a Fisher Price one, but I guess it's okay. There aren't that many accessories to go with it, but since I have loads of those, I don't mind at all. The three clickies look nice imo, but there's way too much printing on them. The scary pirate skull dangling from the rock is brilliant though!

I took a lot of pictures so you can appreciate the rock formation from all angles.









The box is huge and I thought that was a bit silly until I saw how big the rock actually is. It needs a big box. Plus my godson was super excited about his huge present, I'm pretty sure Playmobil takes that into account...

[Birdie]

[leefert]

It's definitely on my wish list!

[Birdie]

The treasure chest and gold is very disappointing, as others have pointed out on this forum. It's one 'mass' of gold in a poor quality of plastic - meaning it looks nothing like the gold of the old Playmobil sets.

[Birdie]

[Birdie]

If you fall into the trap, you end up in prison 



That was all for this review. 

[tahra]

Thanks for the review (my wallet is cursing you)...

I never realized how big it is, and how gorgeous the waterfall looks

I wish they'd STOP making bases to go around the rocks - these end up with all these exposed connectors, and other times don't even freaking stand on their own, which would be, imo, much better....

I also love the grey haired klicky, and he has so far eluded me   (that beard!)

The "house" is nice, I think.. of course, if you fired a cannon on top of such a rickety thing, it would probably fall apart (and kill any occupant in the process).. It's as silly as putting a cannon on a raft, or a rowboat... 

[Birdie]

I wish they'd STOP making bases to go around the rocks - these end up with all these exposed connectors, and other times don't even freaking stand on their own, which would be, imo, much better....

Well in this case, they answered your prayers, because all the rocks can stand on their own so no need to add the bases. They aren't firmly attached at all, so it does create a problem when you want to move the construction around.

The "house" is nice, I think.. of course, if you fired a cannon on top of such a rickety thing, it would probably fall apart (and kill any occupant in the process).. It's as silly as putting a cannon on a raft, or a rowboat... 

I had never thought of that, but indeed, it makes no sense. 

[tahra]

Well in this case, they answered your prayers, because all the rocks can stand on their own so no need to add the bases. They aren't firmly attached at all, so it does create a problem when you want to move the construction around.

Good! But there are still the connectors...

I had never thought of that, but indeed, it makes no sense. 

I do... whenever I see a dinghy with a cannon.. It looks so... STUPID.

[Rhalius]

Great pictures, that waterfall does look nice and that old guy too! The guy with the white sleeves as well.

Due to how much space it takes up, there are better pirate islands out there though if you only have room for one.

The lack of accesoires can be overcome with other sets, even with whats in stores now since the advent callendar can fix it. Well exept for the fake gold piles but I gues I already made my opinion clear on those. I can't think of a part I dislike more considering they replaced the real gold with it.

But anyways, my main beef with this set is that structure. I mean, it seems about as large as the prison on the other side, theres not really much with it. Might have been nicer if they had a larger cabin made of ship parts. With one side open to play inside. I also think a rope bridge could have been nice with a set like this, they never had one in the pirate theme while it seems perfect for a pirate island.