*LEGO sets in this video:* Eldorado Fortress ❯ bit.ly/3PWljlf Galaxy Explorer ❯ bit.ly/3rXkDUq Lion Knight's Castle ❯ bit.ly/3QfoplJ Hocus Pocus ❯ bit.ly/3Qc19oA

I will never, ever complain about sets opting for brick-built terrain features, instead of molded elements or baseplates.

I can see why not having the molded baseplate would be a strike against the aet in your opinion, but I'll point out that being forced to build it instead means you've got more room for the hidden festures, as well as more bricks to be used for other stone structures when the set gets taken apart. Funny you mentioned LEGO jail cells always have an escape route; one of my favorite LEGO sets was a wild west 'bank heist' set. I distinctly remember a technic shock absorber being used to knock down the wall of the jail cell when a dynamite 'brick' was inserted just right. As a child, i thought that was just the coolest thing ever. No doubt this set would be incredible to play with.

I was so jealous my older brother had Eldorado Fortress growing up. When we were older he actually let me rebuild it after he moved back to town. This definitely plays on my love for pirates and nostalgia. I need this set.

Been loving your content, i especially like the fact that you explain every detail in the set and has a nice pov of those details. Your relaxing and slow demeanor really is comforting. I have been following your content for a few months now and i thank you for your utter passion for Lego

I enjoy the structural building of terrain, especially natural stuff. The Monkie Kid Flower Fruit Mountain set is probably my top all-time favorite set for this reason. So for someone like me, your one issue would be a benefit!

I love the way they’ve remade the moulded base plate by building it. It’s a great improvement and a good difference between them both in my opinion. I will definitely be buying this 🙂

I had this set as a kid, feel very lucky as it was amazing. Sold it just before my daughter was born along with all my other Lego, I don’t regret it as the money was handy at the time and it was just sitting in a box in my parents house, but I will be picking this one up for sure and building and playing it with my daughter.

My excitement is unmeasurable, I'm not even a classic pirate fan, but Eldorado fortress was always my favorite of the classics, and I cant wait to get it!

The reason we have never seen an official Lego court house is because everyone escapes their cells before their hearing/trial.

I personally LOVE this remade set - rocks and all. IMO the baseplates of old were a cop out and the full piece builds of the newer sets make me just happy. I'll be buying multiple copies of this set.

LEGO needs to make more Imperial Sets

Love this set! Hope we continue to get classics remade! 🤩 Great review as per usal! 🌟

What a fantastic, absolutely majestic set. Can not wait to buy and build this one!

I literally just woke up to see this awaited review in my recommended. Can’t wait to get this set to go along with the Pirates of the Barracuda Bay!

I remember the original from when I was a child but never had it. This re-issue looks amazing especially with the hidden cave system.

Your reviews are always the best. Not to long, very interesting and you never forget any detail!

I never got any classic pirate or castle sets as a kid but I loved looking at them so can still feel the nostalgia. The terrain building doesn’t bother me as I enjoy building brick work. This is a must buy for sure and I hope Lego can keep this up with reviving Pirates, castle and classic space! A full wave would be even nicer!

Something feels so refreshing getting to see a simple yet complicated design for the fort. I really like the yellow and white along with the black bricks.

I wish I was able to grow up with Lego Pirates. I’ve recently started getting into the new Pirates sets a lot, and love the theme. I’m planning on hopefully making a Pirate display soon, and this would be a great addition to it.

I really liked the set - but when you showed the modularity? My mind was blown! What a fun build!

I still love baseplates ❤

Yes! 10 year old me remembers that birthday fondly and will definitely be buying this 😂

You always know it's a good day when Tiago uploads! This set actually looks really cool, and I was excited for a review of it!

I still have my El Dorado fortress from back in the day. Loved the pirate line. I do prefer the block terrain versus the molded foundation. Plus all the extra bits and accessories is awesome. The benefit of the block base leads to all the cool tunnels and escape routes not available in the original molded foundation. It’s actually brilliant and a sign that the designers are old school legoheads like myself.

Thank you for the details on this set ! The modularity is a great thing.

While I do think the model achieved what it was going for, I am slightly disappointed that the designers didn't go for more of a reinterpretation. This more faithful remake just doesn't make for a nice display model, in my opinion. And doesn't translate as well as the Lions Knight's Castle.

I’m so excited! I’ve been waiting for this forever!

I really hope we'll get 5978 - Sphinx Secret Surprise remake next year.

This was my FAVOURITE Lego set as a kid. I cannot believe it's back!

0:35 That's a lego Ninjago faceprint from season 6 "Skybound". The chararcer is called Bucko and I'm very happy to see it used again. Definitely one of the best pirate faces imo

Love this set even more now after seeing the interior. I can’t wait.

Brilliant review as always . Detailed and to the point

You always gotta include Captain Skully III in minifigure counts, he is everywhere

Thanks so much for this review! I always enjoy your videos, you have a wonderful voice and your camerawork is excellent! This in particular is a set I have also been very curious about and had trouble getting a good impression of...! Thanks!

I'm waiting for someone combining 2 or more of these sets because I do believe that the parts included will be enough for builing true fortress with a proper depth like Lion's Castle and clever connection points.

OMG cannot wait! A real trip back in time!

Great review! I think about combining sets often too, the pyramid of Giza immediately comes to mind.

I'm huge fan of your reviews 😊

Great! Hope we have more pirates themed sets in the future, remakes or new ones.

I wasn't really sure if wanted this set, knowing all the other cools sets coming this year, but your review actually want me to get it now. It looks really cool :D

Great review (as always :)) for me this is best ocasion to espand my old 6242 paired with the Baracuda ... (the small slop is a nice addition)

it was my very first lego "true set" when i only had to play with 4 old medieval figs and a bunch of bricks... i loved this set so much... so much memories right now

I’m so excited this is coming out!

For someone who said that his prefered set is Titanic, your comment on the base structure seems idiotic.

Boas Tiago, não sei se costuma receber muitos comentários em português, mas só queria deixar uma mensagem de apreciação ao trabalho que fazes, principalmente sendo em inglês, o que te dá um alcance maior do que terias a falar em português. Eu comecei muito tarde neste mundo da Lego e só acerca de 1 ano comecei a montar a minha coleção, posto isto, gostava muito de ver-te a fazer um vídeo sobre como "nós" (beginners em Lego) podemos arranjar forma de, mais eficientemente, fazer arrumação das peças por categoria, ou mesmo por "tipo de peça". Adoro os teus vídeos, e devo confessar que o teu sotaque de inglês apesar de ser excelentíssimo, dá para entender no meio, os tragos de português e é muito bom. Muita força e que continues a ter sucesso por muito tempo. Um abraço de Lego aqui do norte, mais propriamente de Santa Maria da Feira. Um bem haja grande Tiago!

the raised plate of the OG fortress was kinda limiting. also to anyone reading this, don't sell your lego. never let anyone tell you you're too old.

Great set for LEGO to make a remake of! As a child i nearly had all pirate sets except this one. Luckily i've found the blue sloped baseplate of the original Eldorado Fortress in nearly mint condition on a fleemarket for €2,-. I'm yet collection all the remaining pieces but what a struggle, even with bricklink! Very very happy to see that LEGO is making remakes of classic sets this year.

Love the channel, look forward to seeing your review of the batcave shadow box

Keep it coming 🤩 best lego content on youtube. Can you do Assembly square module?

I didn't have this particular set, but I did have one that used the same baseplate mold (6082: Fire Breathing Fortress) and I kind of didn't like how limiting it was. While building the rocks and base for this set probably isn't as fun or interesting, it does seem superior in every other way over a baseplate. I think the primary advantage of the baseplate is reducing cost of the set, which is particularly important for ones that are not targeted to 18+.

Wow! you just gave us a teaser 😉. very excited for the (very spooky set review)

Just ordered on the pre-order with your link (I turned off all my cross-site tracking settings so hopefully it works lol). I could use some more practice with my brick-built rocks, so actually looking forward to this part. Thanks, Tiago!

Buying this set it might be the best one this year. Absolutely loving all of the remake sets!

I wonder if my parents still have my Legos at their house... I used to have the imperial trading post, a black knight castle and several others! I LOVED the medieval and pirate sets!

I have the old Eldorado set and this modular remake is great, must have. Great combination with Lego create pirate ship 3 in 1

My Pirate Bay set is still in the box and now I need this one to go with it. I have the last pirate ship, and Queen Anne, and a Mod version of the giant flagship, now I need more space to display them.

Looks awsome will go nice with my 90th lions Knight castle great review

I cant wait for this set to hit the shelves! I'm definitely getting one! I hope that Lego will release another pirate/imperials ship this year!

Tiago clocking in at way over 5 minutes for a review is always a good sign ;)

I love the brick built base. So much better than cheating raised base place

Great review

Fun fact 1:19 the holes in the paper bag should fit on a 2x2 duplo brick 😊

This was my favourite set as a kid! I’ve been looking to get one off eBay as my mum sold it to the next door neighbour many moons ago😡 The memories! Thanks for the review, torn between this and the old one now :)

INCREDIBLY tempting!!! But there’s also a rumoured medieval village coming this year so I can’t decide if I should go with one or the other. It’s so painfully expensive and I’ve been trying to stop spending too much on Lego. 😂😭

I'm so excited to get this and hope we get some cool pirate stuff this year. I wish they'd keep pirated and Castle sets as a running theme.

Love your content! Could you please do an unboxing and review of the new Lego Disney Castle? It would be awesome to see your insights on the build quality, design, value for money, and even a comparison with previous models.

I hope one day Lego remakes the M-Tron Mega Core Magnetizer 6989 and gives us some updated magnet pieces! One of my all time faves and I still own it fully complete, but I would LOVE if they made a new one!

one thing that i would do would be to change the heads of one officer and a regular just to have more variety. Its nice that weve got two tricorn/hair pieces though

Oof...this is going to be a a hard one for me because I just spent too much money on recent LEGO sets, but I actually had the original Eldorado Fortress as a kid and loved that set so much, so this remake is pulling all the nostalgia strings. Unlike the Castle series, which I never owned, I do have nostalgia for the Pirates sets...but I will have to wait on this one. Thank you for your thorough review; I really appreciate how much you cover in a short review. It's extremely helpful.

Great video Thank you

I actually printed off the instructions to try to build that ship from my own pieces as a kid, so imagine my excitement to see it included in this set

I got 5 of the Lion knights castles (still considering to get another 5 - not sure if and when we will be getting anything like it) - this set, although I am not a huge pirate fan, I will get at least 3 of to get an enclosed one with 2 walled sections around it.

Best Lego reviewer on KZfaq, hands down!

I would love to have more large pirate ships (like black pearl/queen anne's and imperial flagship) even a 2 gun deck or 3 gun deck ship would be awesome.

As an older person, Ive been buying legos since before minifigs had arms or faces. My age gives me some perspective on the evolution of Lego. Legos today are no longer throw away toys for kids but collectible models for adults typically targeted at those who grew up in the 90s. Sets were available for years instead of discontinuing sets quickly to promote collectability. The baseplates were great for a kids toy providing stability and imagination. No kid wants to spend hours building rocks instead of a fortress. I also have the thought that Lego has been justifying it's insane pricing by unnecessarily boosting it's part count. As an adult model it makes sense but I've never agreed with Legos shift in philosophy so I no longer buy them. Since these high prices are heavily supported by nostalgia from the generations who played with them as kids back when they were affordable and prior to competing interests like computers (during the 80s) it will be interesting to see what happens when those generations die. I don't think the interest is there in current kids to justify current or future increases in prices. But I'll be long dead by then 😂

Built this one today, it took me a few hours! I agree that building the rocks section was a bit repetitive, but the end result looks fantastic.

70410-1 was my first ever Lego set, and while I may have never gotten any pirates sets after that one, I wanna get that set so I can have another set from that theme (even though 70410-1 came out in 2005 so I'm not an "OG" pirates fan)

Would have been nice if they added a couple small wall/railing pieces to fill in the gaps when you modulate the set in the "condensed" position

Can’t wait for the Hocus Pocus Set Review! Can you compare it to the medieval blacksmith to see if they look nice together? Thanks

Thank you for the great review

What an awesome set!

I hear ya on how much it's not to par as far is "intricate" or "unique building techniques" go but I feel they captured the essence of the original completely, they also introduce modularity which means consumers will be teased to buy more of this set and combine or expand the fortress. I know I will be getting many of this set, not only to collect and build but to resell years from now...have you seen Barracuda Bay ICONS set lmao. I also love the value per the price even to price-to-piece ratio...it's an amazing set and I cannot wait to pick it up. Pro review as always Tiagio, love the camera quality and editing/sound work. Good post-workflow you got...that probe lens needs more use though 😆

amazing i wait to buy this set

I want some of the Explorer Egypt sets remade. Those were my favourites

The el dorado set was my favorite growing up. It came out the year I was born (1991) and my brother got it. My first introduction to legos was this set along with some of the space and nautical sets. I have a son now and I hate how expensive they have become because I want my son to play with legos but I am reluctant to spend that kind of money.

I haven't build this yet, but am heavily nostalgic for it. Pirates was always my theme growing up. And yet, I do not love this set either. I think the old one looks better with a healthy mix of bricks and wall panels. You would think building elements from bricks is better, but it makes the fortress look so incredibly clutteree. This is especially visible in the cranetower where two corner elements would have made the whole thing look so much better. To my eyes there is such a thing as too much "detail". Pair this with the modern instructionbooks and you have this weird building experience where you often don't see what you are building and suddenly it's done. I liked the old books where you turned the page and thought "ooh sweet, this is what we're doing next?"

I love your vids❤

I had the same sort of problem that you had with my mando star fighter where I got an extra ingot piece instead of another one

Awesome. All I have to do is swap out two heads and it’s perfect.

This is so cool

7:52 "Great value by today's Lego standards" is a beautiful way of saying "It's still expensive AF, but there are even more expensive sets out there."

damn. it looks awesome!! all the details!!!!

If there were raised baseplates there would be no room to place figures. That not only takes away playability, but also would drive this sets price way up. Instead of spending 200 you would probably be spending close to 300. Just my opinion, but I think building the rocks was kinda fun.

I still own about 90% of the original from when I was a kid but it was heavily played with and unfortunately I’m missing a few pieces. I still have all the minifigures and their accessories though!

Due to this modularity feature this set might in some configurations remind the later and bigger one - the Trading Post. Think that was the purpose taking into account, how this trading cog/ship looks like.

Massive fan of lego and the lego pirates category 👌 would love to get this set but lego is so expensive nowadays 😢

I am an absolute Lego Pirates fan and Barracuda Bay is my favorite set ever. But this set doesn't do it for me. I understand the choices made but this is too much of a remake. I mean, big nostalgia and all, but Barracuda Bay, the castle and the Galaxy Explorer where full of clever techniques, new interesting pieces and a never seen before layout. This one doesn't offer much more compared to the original aside from the pretty cool modular option. And biggest gripe of mine is a petty one but i dont like that the palmtree leaves are not the same as the ones used in Barracuda Bay. They looks so much better and this set is meant to be paired with the big Pirates set for many people, and the trees are ruining it. Yeah i get it, retro parts pack for Pirates lovers, but still

I can see how the baseplate is a minus, but in terms of playability for kids, I guess the modular setup would be a great plus, even if biuilding it might be tedious

Great review! Rip the baseplate. I miss it!!