Pirate Ship Ambush

Lego^® The Lord of the Rings 79008 Pirate Ship Ambush

The Lord of the Rings

The Lego set Pirate Ship Ambush with the Lego number 79008 is part of the LEGO The Lord of the Rings theme and is recommended for ages 9 - 14. The set was released in June of 2013. It contains 9 minifigures. The model consists of a total of 756 parts and we estimate it takes you around 2 hours to build it. The set was designed by Jordan Scott. 121 Brickfact users have this set in their collection.

The set weighs around 1.460 kg in total. The packaging dimensions are 18.9 x 14.9 x 2.8 inch( 48 x 37.8 x 7.1 cm). The recommended retail price is £89.99.

The Part-Out-Value (POV) is the sum of all part prices paid on bricklink.com for this set. It is about £467.97.

Lego 79008 product data

Set Information

Set ID

79008

Theme

The Lord of the Rings

Pieces

756

Designer

Jordan Scott

Building Time

2 hours

Age Range

9 - 14

Availability

Release

06/2013

Retiring Status

Retired (12/2014)

Price Information

RRP

£89.99

Insiders Points (for purchase at Lego)

720

Part Out Value

£467.97

Packaging

Weight

1.460 kg

Packaging dimensions

18.9 x 14.9 x 2.8 in

EAN (GTIN13)

5702014975231

Popularity with Brickfact users

users have this set: 121
buyers in the last 12 months: 32
most collected in LEGO The Lord of the Rings: #7

121 Brickfact users have Pirate Ship Ambush in their collection. 32 users bought it in the last 12 months. It ranks #7 among the most-collected The Lord of the Rings sets on Brickfact.

Based on anonymized Brickfact user collections; shown only for sets with at least 10 users. As of 10 October 2026.

Lego 79008 price trend

Current market value: £546.14
Growth vs. RRP: +507 % £89.99
Range: £361.45 – £670.11
Average: £460.69

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Minifigures from 79008 Pirate Ship Ambush

The Pirate Ship Ambush set includes 9 different minifigures, 5 of which are unique to this set. The combined value of the minifigures is £276.55, which is ~307% of the RRP of this set.