D is for Don't Talk Like a Pirate

That would be silly and juvenile! We are only to talk like a pirate once a year, but as I had announced a pirate ship last Christmas (followed-up by Peter Evans' actual vessel in February) and saw this, I thought it would be remiss of me not to announce another this Christmas!

Currently in TKMaxx and manufactured by Tai Sang's 'Redbox', the figures are a bit big and 'mere' action-figures but the ship is perfect for a small man-o'war and would suit 54mm figures as the Poundworld one last year was better suited to smaller scales, quite the Navy! Although this is a larger vessel still, and I didn't get to play with it, so don’t know what the electronic . . . oh! It's written on the box!

Another angle, the steps are out of scale and a bit steep, but you'd get a good complement of crew on the deck and officers on the quarter-deck. It's more Playmobil than last year's, and would need some work, but if you are interested it's around, now; 20-quid!

Also in TKMaxx, another pirate! Although this one only gets seen at Christmas, lives in a tree and has the look of that dopey dog (Droopy?) from Hanna Barbera!