6242-1: Soldiers' Fort

Escape the fort and steal the gold!

They say no pirate has ever escaped from the soldiers' fortress prison, but if he can get the key away from the monkey guard, this one plans to try! Is the pirate captain coming to lend a hand, or is he just after the treasure chest? If the soldiers catch him, he won't get away with either! Crank the winch to hook the treasure chest, fire the pull-action cannon, or play inside the stockade! Includes 2 pirates, 4 soldiers, row boat, fish, monkey and crocodile! Fortress measures 12" (30 cm) long and 7" (17cm) high!

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Instructions and parts list

Instructions for this set can be downloaded from LEGO.com:

Filename File size Format Notes/Region
4549596.pdf 5842Kb Book 1
4549597.pdf 4832Kb Book 2
4550173.pdf 5873Kb Book 1
4550174.pdf 4860Kb Book 2

Instructions for this set may also be available at Peeron.

A parts list for this set may be available at BrickLink and/or Peeron.

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Imperial's fight for the treasure!

Posted by LEGOwikiguy in United States on 16 January 2010

The title says it all! This set obviously has a theme to it, that the Imperials have the treasure and a pirate captive, and Brickbeard can:

1. Save the pirate and borrow (*coughstealcough*) the treasure.
2. Loose the Pirate, the treasure, and escape (Brickbeard has to survive! After all, he is the captain)
3. Both combined into one story.
4. Completely overwhelm the fort and defeat the Imperial Soldiers at the fortress.

These are just what I can do, though your imagination should take over the set. Unfortunetely, dropped this one down the steps. Still have to rebuild it. Pretty unstable, hard to move, and may be a modular build (At least what it says on the box), but kind of hard.

Not really worth the price, but I'm not saying this is a bad set. Great figures, I recommend it as a gift, not really worth buying with money you've been saving forever...

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Best of the best

Posted by Ben.r.l in United Kingdom on 29 November 2009

Being a MAD fan of the Pirates theme in all it's incarnations, this set needed to be special! Luckily, it was.

The idea of sliding the base apart and rearranging the fort was clever, but the pictured layout is the only one that works that well. The hidden treasure under the tree is nice but should have a better way to be accessed.

I'm pretty sure they're the only things I can find that isn't brilliant! The included crocodile is awesome and does the pirate boat no favours at all. With two pirates and four soldiers this set has a lot of playability right from the get go. The cage is well built and the cannon useful for fending off any pirate attacks, although, using the dynamite, you can really make a good battle, blowing up the big tower and knocking one or two soldiers flat in seconds!

Little features like the lanterns and flags make this set really come to life and is one of the best sets, in one of the best themes that Lego has ever created.

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Imerial Guards Port!

Posted by Armada in N/A on 09 November 2009

This set was really neat, it comes with a lot and has some cool functions.

Pros:
1) Comes with 6 minifigures, a crocidile, and a monkey.
2) Cannon that really fires!
3) A crane that rotates that can pick up and set domn a tresure chest.
4) Can pull 4 seperate sections apart making your own unique fort!
Cons:
1) Only one cannon (I wish there were more).
2) No other special functions to the set besides the back of prison opens.
3) A bit small (could be bigger for your money).

Over-all rating: four stars
This set was nice and all getting the soldiers, but mainly I think they should make it bigger for $50.00.


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Are new pirates good or bad?

Posted by salahadin in Czech Republic on 20 October 2009

So, I must begin my review with claim - new pirates are worse then old.

I don´t like new color of bricks...where is old yellow?
Flag 8 x 5 Plastic Ragged with Crown and Crossed Cannons Pattern - why is it plastic?

Sticker Sheet System Soldiers Fort - why!? I like this motive painted.

The new fortress is average, times of Eldorado fortress is already gone. No 3D baseplate, no defensive walls, no loopholes. just 1 cannon.
I miss more details.

One way or another, prison is well built and a small bridge is cool.

Verdict: I miss old times of pirates sets. New lego is more succinct.

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One of the best recent Pirate sets

Posted by brixton in Canada on 16 October 2009

The soldiers fort looks absolutely amazing. I am not a big fan of stickers but the stickers in this set add great detail to the fort. The set wouldn't be as great without the stickers in my opinion. Having a wanted poster of brickbeard is a nice touch. I'm not exactly sure what the purpose of the crane is but it doesn't detract from the set in any way. I also love the fact that the cannons fire the cannons placed inside. Sometimes it takes a few tries.

You get four soldiers in this set. One has a torch, one has a feater in his hat and the outpost commander doesn't seem to be well armed. The interior of the tower is bare and could use some furniture. I don't think much would fit in there though. The monkey holding the key is a nice element of this set. You also get two pirates and a boat filled with dynamite.

There are some issues with this set. I cannot put the crocodile together. The connection piece that makes up his mouth appears to be too small to connect with the body. This appears to be a very poorly designed figure on legos part. I thought maybe this was a defect with this particular set but after purchasing a another lego set with a crocodile I had the same problem. I have come to hate lego crocodiles. I love the palm tree and the giant flag but I continue to wonder what is the point of hiding the jewels under the palm tree? The bridge is a nice feature of this set but is a bit small. I am also wondering what is the point of the fish in the barrel?

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