6266 - Cannon Cove

Rating:
Pros: An awesome little base with plenty of nifty features and pieces
Cons: None noted
Contents: 101 pieces including 3 mini-figs
Price: Discontinued
Reviewed: 29-Aug-1998
Reviewed by: G. M.

The destruction of the ruins of a 200 year old fort had been halted. The general of the Royal Navy of Britain's son had requested it to be a play area for he and his friends. Permission was granted, demolition was canceled.
The boy spent nearly every minute of spare time there; exploring the ruins and playing in the cave located next to them. One day, he and one of his friends discovered a cannon that looked like it might still fire. Next to it was a barrell of powder that still had a remaing ounce or two left inside.
The two boys rolled the cannon outside on rusty wheels and loaded the remaining powder into it. A small cannonball was also discovered to be inside of the barrell of powder. The two just had to test it. One went looking for a torch while the other made sure everything was positioned right.
When one of the boys came bounding back with a lit torch in hand, he tripped and knocked the cannon in the direction of the Royal Naval Headquarters, while the torch flew into the air and brushed against the fuse...

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Cannon Cove is one of the best Pirate sets of all time, in my opinion. It is a small fort with a ton of white bricks and other pieces that has no equal in the way of design. It is nearly a Castle set in construction, but it is a very nice Pirate set as well.
The building consists of a small downstairs room that holds a cannon. The cannon can shoot out of a large yellow window made of some 3x1x1 slopes, four 1x1x1 cylinders, and a 6x1x1 arch. Another window is also in one of the walls. It is a 2x1x3 train window (without the glass). Two clips can hold additional swords. The upstairs balcony (there is actually a ladder ot get there) is completely open and serves as a watch tower. A Castle tower top that is bent in two places serves as the centerpiece, while the rest of the roof is bordered with 2x2 bricks.
Next to the fort is a small BURP (Big Ugly Rock Piece) that has a supposedly hidden jail. The jail was a very nice thought for a set this size, because it is not the set's main feature (ie: Lagoon Lock-up and Broadside's Brig). The jail door is made of normal bricks and four brick high flag poles. It is attatched to a strange flagpole with a Technic peg at the end. The pieces were used as ski poles in mid 80s technic sets. A small Imperial Guard flag is stuck in the peg.
A red rowboat is also included with the set. A lone Pirate mans it and is supposed to be captured by the Guards and put in the prison. However, he could be a spy or slave, or anything else you want him to be.
The set is a 100% must-have for Pirate collectors. Castle fans can also benefit from it by gaining a lot of Castle pieces like the tower top and two corner wall pieces -- all in white. One of the corners even shows red bricks, giving the impression of a stucco finish. This is just an all around awesome set.