I purchased this Barbarossa wooden pirate ship for my grandsons. The description said no assembly is required. That is not the case! There are quite a few things to screw together into the wood, and they suggest hand tools, not electric. From the very beginning, it was apparent that the holes in the wood were too small to fit the screws. (I was very careful to make sure that I was using the correct screws in the assembly.) While the ship is colorful, appears to be well-made, and all the parts were present, I became very frustrated trying to put it together. It may have been just the ship that I received, but I sent it back and decided not to exchange it.This ship is the best ever. There's a working cannon and glow in the dark flags. I love love this ship. River - 5 years oldSo realistic, great fun and the Wooden pirates fit great for imaginary play. Great to educate on the parts of ship. All the parts (ie. cannons that spring load cannon balls, plank, steering wheel, rope ladders and lookout point) are spot on. All parts can be stored inside boat as the back opens up. We love wooden toys like this and great for price. The only reason I gave it a four star was because there were no instructions which just made assembly a little bit longer. Had to use box pictures to assemble. My 4 yr old daughter started playing with it immediately.We gave this to our grandson for his 5th birthday I also ordered a 3 piece set of pirates to go with it. He really enjoys playing with it along with some of his other toys setting up different scenarios. well builtSuch a great toy! Well made wooden toy. My boys (3 and 8) got it for Christmas and love it! I predict lots of hours searching for buried treasure with this pirate ship! Definitely worth the money. You won’t be disappointed!Took a minute to figure out assembly but we just looked at the picture on the box and figured it out. Nice wooden toy with working usable parts. Nice size to play with and so far very sturdy.These characters are Adorable abd well made.We bought them to go with the Pirate ship for our 31/3 yr old Grandson who is animated with all things pirate now!Both his Grandparents shared the cost and it will be a keepsake toy.We purchased this pirate ship for our son's 4th birthday and he loved it so much that he refused to open any more presents and completely ignored the new fish tank and fish his grandma tried to give him. That's a sign of a great toy! A year and a half later, the ship is still one of his most favorite toys and he uses it often with his now 4 year old brother. The ship was easy to assemble but you will need to re-tighten the screws from time to time. We also purchased the pirate figurine set pictured in the Amazon photo and they really compliment the ship. A previous reviewer said the cannon didn't fire but ours does and came with two cannon balls. If your child loves pirates, you cannot go wrong with this ship!So close to being a 5-star product but the instructions are ridiculously small so I had to guess ho to build it, this, unfortunately, lead to me having to unscrew and re-screw bits on as you have to do things in a certain order.Also, much worse than that, the holes on the mast to hold the mainsail are 1cm too far apart so the screw ended up going in at 45 degrees and will probably only last a week.The official pirates are way over-priced but amazon sells other wooden pirates for a lot less.Ha sido por mucho uno de los mejores juguetes que le he regalado a mi sobrino. Material de muy buena calidad, acabado impecable, muchos detalles que hacen parecer totalmente real, un plus el hecho que brille en la oscuridad, el tamaño perfecto para un niño de 5 años.Santa got this for our 3 year old daughter. Brilliant ship, looks lovely and is standing up well to some fairly enthusiastic play. She loves firing the cannon, throwing prisoners below deck and winding the anchor up and down. There have been lots of raids on a Lego village, followed by high speed chases! We bought the Le Toy Van figures that go with it and were delighted to find that a girl pirate was available - a rare thing despite the fact there were famous female pirates in the real world. Brilliant for imaginative, small world play.This product is faulty.As soon as we assembled we noticed that the item was of very poor quality when the sails ripped and frayed when trying to attach. The sail posts have since broken, the deck has come unglued as has the cannon and one of the clasps at the back has also snapped rendering this item unft for purpose. We have since purchased a cheaper pirate ship of much better quality...but no option to raise these issues with seller (amazon eu sarl) for them to rectify. Do not waste your money on this item.Bought this for my Grandson Christmas 2013. He says it's his favourite toy. Though being just 4 I expect it will change. He took his time along with his Dad to assemble the Ship all nicely painted BEFORE assembly. Try to paint it after and it would look a mess, I found this out as a child myself with the Airfix Kits. If you purchase this toy DO BUY THE FIGURES which are not included otherwise your child cannot use their full imagination and the Ship quickly becomes an ornament.