152 pieces, $20.99 (TRU)
Bare with me, this is my first review here.


So I picked this up the other day, and I must say that I like it very much, although I was pretty apprehensive at first.

First off, the Rogue battleship is not much of a battleship. It's more of fast attack ship. It only carries one of those small catapults that LEGO seems to love putting out. It has what looks like a battering ram up front, and the sails are yellow dragon wings. The wings are adjustable, so you can make it look like it's catching the wind... sort of. It does have a weakish anchor, but you can reel it in and out, which is cool. The ship has room to stuff a number of soldiers on the deck. Overall, I like the "battleship" very much.

Personally, I'm thinking of using this as a flying boat, which gives me the excuse to make one of those floating rocks I've seen in MOCS.

Next, we have the small landing/port tower thingy. Not much to say about this. Again, there is obligatory small catapult up on the second level. There is also a torch mounted there, which actually adds nicely to this otherwise boring tower, simply because the trans orange flame stands out amongst the grey building. The wooden dock is small, but at least it's there.

Lastly, we have the minifigs. There are only three, and for $21 I was hoping for at least four. But these guys are nice. The Dracus and the Rogue Knight are lightly attired (think Conan, Gladiator, or Troy), but it's okay. Their bare arms and legs work okay here. I picture them coming from tropical weather, anyway. They both have the shadow knights helmet, but with the grainy-chrome color from the viking sets. Dracus' shield had a neat dragon printed on it, and his armor is also nicely decorated. The Rogue Knight's armor is the same color as his helmet. Both knights have cool, thug-like heads.
The HERO, Dir Kentis, is a pretty nice minifig. His dominant color is forest green. His helmet visor is the same as Danju's, but with the grainy-chrome effect. His shield has a nice golden warhorse emblazoned on it, and his armor is forest green with a cool silver pattern on it. Sir Kentis wields a mace, which is neat to see in an official LEGO set. His only downfall is the use of Sir Jayko's old head.
Sooo... how does the Rogue Knight's Battleship fare overall? Well, I can safely admit that I like it. It's very much a fantasy-like set, imo, but I can dig that. The boat actually looks a bit like a Chinese junk. The tower isn't the greatest, but it adds enough to this set to make it playable - think "battle-in-a-box" and you'll know what I mean. As for the minifigs, they are winners. Especially Sir Kentis. I believe I can recommend this set to all castle fans, as the Jellybeans seem to have missed the role call here.