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POBB dock was brown. Pretty much every single movie or depiction of a pirate-bay, imperial port, or dock is brown, not black. The only reason Lego used black here was to copy the original set design which at the time brown block pieces were in their infancy.

Yes you are 100% accurate - this entire set looks like a 3-1 creator and is so far off what is expected from a premium set like POBB. I would honestly be embarrassed to display this next to POBB. When i first heard the rumor about this set I was extremely excited and we would get something truly special that can be displayed with my POBB. This is so far off the mark its not even funny.

Yes many suckers here will buy this when clearly this set is absolute trash. To replicate the black dock from 30 years ago when they could have improved with brown is beyond a joke. That crane is so large it looks like something that fits on a recent lego city design. Not to mention the 100+ other issues people here mentioning. I get 1 or 2 mistakes might be nitpicking, but the list of issues seems endless, no way this should be a premium set. Lego honestly butchered this, Really disappointing.

Why is the wooden dock black? It should be brown.... it looks terrible. And what is the deal with the extra thick giant crane made of steel instead of wood? And the Palm trees are crap, should have used the ones in PoBB.

I thought we would get "Pirates of Barracuda Bay" mixed with "Lion Knights' Castle" This is such a disappointment and honestly I would be embarrassed to display this next to POBB. POBB is a 10/10 masterpiece, this is so far off its a joke. Even the palm trees are different. The lack of detail make this a huge let down. You could buy this set 3 times over and still not get the level of detail POBB has.