LEGO Star Wars Set Discussion 2025 - READ FIRST POST!!!

[Lordhelmet]

6 hours ago, samsz_3 said:

think the designers tried their best for this particular concept but:

A) the concept was not the one to go with

B) bean counter interference as always

I think the concept is a good one with one caveat though.  It should have been a $250 dollar range set like the kenner one that was rumored for the ISD last year.  It is interesting because most of the things rumored for that set are in this set (which I think the designers said this one has been in development for 2 years so maybe the rumors came from this one?).  I think if they had done a hangar, the turbo lift, the conference room, the Turbolaser (not the super laser), maybe the gunner area/targeting Yavin area, and had it play as a counter to the Yavin set as an imperial set it is a great concept, cut back on figures to the original Death Star officers and some imperial troops.  Obviously blowing this up to $1000k, and trying to incorporate everything is a take on the concept.  I like the concept of a "dollhouse" Death Star with different scenes to act as a base, the scope creep to include everything (including three recent dioramas) making it cost $1000 is probably hurting the concept in my opinion.

 

In another note.  I am very excited to see the MOCs on this one.  Who is going to add the half sphere to this so it can come off and show the cool interior?  Or is someone going to take all the parts and make it a circle?  I think there are some really good opportunities to keep the core set ideas and add to it (for those that want to spend a lot).

 

I still stand by I like the set enough that I will look for it on a deep discount from Lego (which is rare, but not out of the realm of possibility) 

[CallumPears]

A couple of nice references on the sticker sheet. 

The Hard Heart Cantina is from the Death Star novel, and the poster even has a LEGOification of Memah Roothes who is the character that runs it in the book. 

There's an advertisement for a "NEW T-16" with a picture of a Skyhopper, which is probably trying to be a reference to the Stormtroopers having idle conversation while Ben is disabling the tractor beam but is misquoted as they're actually talking about the "new BT-16", which is a type of walking droid. 

[Rwbricks]

Now that I’ve watched Solid Brix’s review, as well as watched and read the interviews with the designers and sketch artist, I think my thoughts have finalized on the Death Star (these are all of my personal thoughts, with which you may or may not agree).

For what it is, I really like it. I will say, the price makes it way too expensive for me to justify spending that much on one LEGO set. $1,080 (tax included) is a lot to spend on LEGO, let alone at one time, let alone on one singular set. Nevertheless, I knew that going in, and when looking at the set itself, I think it’s great. 

I like this type of set (Betrayal at Cloud City could be considered another controversial design that works for me). It looks like those big cross-section MOCs, and I always love those. The interior is something which I think they got mostly perfect, and I agree with the designer that the interior should have been prioritized over the exterior. 

If I want a LEGO Death Star exterior to display, personally, I’d much rather have the Death Star II with the unfinished section looming. To me, that looks a lot cooler and more menacing, but it would detract from the interior if they were trying to do both. Also, if I want an exterior, I don’t necessarily need it to be this big. I would be fine with a cheaper, smaller grey sphere. 

The compromises in what is included I cannot defend. The lack of dual-molded legs and the abundance of stickers should not exist for this premium set.

That being said, the upgraded minifigures look really good to me (minus the lack of dual-molding) and I also like all of the new ones. The Easter eggs and references are also great, especially the Andor build. 

Increasing the scale from my personal options to the general view, I completely understand why people would not be happy with the approach they took. For the first $1,000 flagship set, it should be a WOW! from everyone, which it is not, and that is a shame. It’ll be interesting to see how this set does when it’s released. Personally, though, I’m sold on this Death Star. 

All I need now is infinite money and space. 

[TeufelHund]

I like it but the GWP is trash (the Tie Fighter looks like a 4+ set and very ugly next to the decent Shuttle included in the set) and almost every Imperial with their face exposed apart from the named officers from the conference room is a woman and/or black whereas in both the movies with the Death Star the Imperials were all white men which makes sense since they were modelled on Nazis. Usually easily fixable except the female officers have their hair moulded into their caps and the Death Squad Troopers have chin straps, which makes swapping in more appropriate heads difficult.

I'll probably get it but will wait until at least Black Friday to see if it can be had at a discount and/or bonus VIP points. I don't think this will sell well due to the high price point and controversial design decision (a bit like Betrayal on Cloud City which only lasted on shelves for a year), so I suspect the price will drop fairly quickly.

Edited yesterday at 03:18 AM by TeufelHund

[AD_Bricks]

39 minutes ago, TeufelHund said:

Usually easily fixable except the female officers have their hair moulded into their caps and the Death Squad Troopers have chin straps, which makes swapping in more appropriate heads difficult.

You could always just switch out the heads and pretend that some of the men have slightly longer hair (crazy I know), but I suppose I get where you're coming from

Personally though (not that I'm getting the set), I do much prefer the interesting variety of useful heads and the inclusion of hats that don't make the people wearing them look bald.

[CloneCommando99]

Day #135 of asking Lego to make a Tie Avenger.

[starlego98]

4 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Day #135 of asking Lego to make a Tie Avenger.

Shut up

[CallumPears]

7 hours ago, TeufelHund said:

almost every Imperial with their face exposed apart from the named officers from the conference room is a woman and/or black whereas in both the movies with the Death Star the Imperials were all white men which makes sense since they were modelled on Nazis.

Yeah as I've mentioned before I don't mind the idea of doing this, but as with many things in this set the execution isn't great. Lazy use of a generic female face print on the technician who should be wearing a headset, and Shann Childsen should be a named character. 

I actually quite like the new chinstrap head though. We've never had a reddish-brown one before so that'll be good for customs (e.g. Army Troopers from Andor), even if it's not accurate to the Death Star scenes specifically. 

Just now, starlego98 said:

Shut up

Heretic! Dare ye not try to end his noble crusade! 

[Lordhelmet]

14 minutes ago, CallumPears said:

Shann Childsen

Now that’s  a name I’ve not heard in a long time.   Also this is correct, should have been another named character.
 

42 minutes ago, starlego98 said:

Shut up

The tie avenger will happen! 

[BrickBob Studpants]

1 hour ago, starlego98 said:

Shut up

BURN THE HERETIC!! I know, that’s rich, coming from yours truly, the Blasphemous Sponge, but this heresy against the holy TIE Avenger will not stand!

[Llewop]

3 hours ago, starlego98 said:

Shut up

TIE AVENGER

TIE AVENGER

TIE AVENGER

TIE AVENGER

TIE AVENGERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

 

i dreamt of the perfect wave.

a tie avenger microfighter

a tie avenger mech 

a tie avenger battlepack which consists of 4 mini tie avenger builds

a 4+ Tie avenger got to get the kids in early.

a normal tie avenger the one we all want

a tie avenger vs tie avenger super pack 

a UCS Tie avenger. 

think that’s covers most sets and scales. 

Edited 15 hours ago by Llewop

[Mandalorianknight]

10 hours ago, AD_Bricks said:

You could always just switch out the heads and pretend that some of the men have slightly longer hair (crazy I know), but I suppose I get where you're coming from

To be fair, in the specific scenario of imperial military officers, long hair on the men actually WOULD be crazy (or at least not accurate). Especially in the OT they tended to stick pretty close to standard military regulations regarding that sort of thing.

3 hours ago, CallumPears said:

I actually quite like the new chinstrap head though. We've never had a reddish-brown one before so that'll be good for customs (e.g. Army Troopers from Andor), even if it's not accurate to the Death Star scenes specifically. 

I feel like they could have just done everybody a favor, kept the DS1 set's figures accurate, and put a reddish-brown chinstrap head in an Army Trooper/Stormtrooper battle pack. People who want an accurate DS figure setup are happy, people who want more colors for other OT era projects are happy, and you don't have to buy a figure exclusive to a $1000 set if you want to make a custom.

2 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

BURN THE HERETIC!! I know, that’s rich, coming from yours truly, the Blasphemous Sponge, but this heresy against the holy TIE Avenger will not stand!

Even a Jaded sponge is nonheretical twice a day.

3 hours ago, starlego98 said:

Shut up

Look, I get if you were trying to say that it doesn't add much to the thread if all the post is is asking for a specific set again, but c'mon, you couldn't find a nicer way to say this?

[BrickBob Studpants]

37 minutes ago, Llewop said:

think that’s covers most sets and scales. 

You forgot the TIE Avenger CMF series and the TIE Avenger advent calendar!

[icm]

48 minutes ago, Llewop said:

I think that’s covers most sets and scales. 

How about a playscale Gozanti with four microscale TIE Avengers carried under the wings or a playscale Arquitens with two nanoscale TIE Avengers to launch out the front? 

Man, that playscale Gozanti was so cool.

[Meaf]

On 9/5/2025 at 9:42 AM, Mandalorianknight said:

@Meaf, I guess I agree, it's not anything particularly new and exciting and while it's been long enough that remakes are warranted, it hasn't been long enough for them to feel exciting. That said, I wouldn't blame lego for it, seeing as we haven't yet seen ANY new vehicles out of the leaked trailers and stills so far. Though I do hope that $45 may set is a gladiator arena with Rotta "The Bear" the Hutt and the other character who I don't think the trades have announced yet.

Yeah as long as we get Rotta I'll be satisfied. That concept is way too funny not to show up in Lego form and if it does I absolutely need him.

On 9/5/2025 at 12:13 PM, TheDoctor said:

The constant mentioning of the 'unfinished' back is annoying, it's obviously meant to face a wall and never be seen.

100% agreed, I don't get this criticism at all. Literally who has the space to display a giant Death Star disc where you can show off both sides of it??? And for that matter, would anyone be particularly excited to display a textured gray disc? I get that some people just wanted an entirely different set when they heard we were getting a new Death Star, which is fair, but I don't see any reason why people would want/expect the iteration of the set that we got to do that. And likewise, I can empathize with the slight mental itch that comes with knowing that the back isn't detailed despite not being able to see it, but ultimately I think that's just something people have to settle with because there's no world where it makes sense to jack up the price or downgrade all the interior sections just to satisfy that relatively pointless desire. Idk though, maybe there's a side (pun not intended) to this that I'm not seeing. 

[Lbu68]

Completely agree  the backside is not important..Nobody declared the  chaotic underside of the Sail barge as a Lego fault or let down.

As It is not supposed to be displayed upside down…..

 

[Llewop]

3 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

You forgot the TIE Avenger CMF series and the TIE Avenger advent calendar!

How could I forget? 
 

we also forgot the gingerbread TIE Avenger, the candy cane TIE Avenger. The midi scale TIE avenger which is half the size and double the price of the system scale Avenger. Then there is the TIE avenger Diorama which just consists of a TiE Aveneger a minifigure of @CloneCommando99’s choosing and his most iconic daily quote. 

3 hours ago, icm said:

How about a playscale Gozanti with four microscale TIE Avengers carried under the wings or a playscale Arquitens with two nanoscale TIE Avengers to launch out the front? 

Man, that playscale Gozanti was so cool.

A fine addition to the Avenger collection 

11 minutes ago, Lbu68 said:

Completely agree  the backside is not important..Nobody declared the  chaotic underside of the Sail barge as a Lego fault or let down.

As It is not supposed to be displayed upside down…..

 

Imagine spending a $1000 on a set to display the big behind end and not the figures? There are two ways to do a Death Star. You just do a huge grey ball with no figures similar to other UCS ships or you do a big diorama display with figures like they’ve done. I actually love this set just hate the price I doubt I’ll ever own it but I can appreciate it.

this set does feel like the Diorama final boss, we’ve had loads of little ones to test the water for this ultimate one. I would put good money on Lego trialing this kind of design with a Jedi Temple. Having lots of little mini builds and rooms all in one layered set 

[Lbu68]

My earlier post on this:comes very close to your post, 

Diorama Death Star, is wonderful if you like diorama’s.  A well executed celebration from Lego.

But..I don’t like and have any UCS or  SW diorama set. 

A pipe cross section is no moon or Death Star.

Building most of the UCS sets was a joy, I have 1000 euro set aside for the Death Star, and had hope.

This is not for me. I can understand the choices, I felt my anticipation draining when I looked at the images.

Oh well better luck next time.

[CallumPears]

4 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I feel like they could have just done everybody a favor, kept the DS1 set's figures accurate, and put a reddish-brown chinstrap head in an Army Trooper/Stormtrooper battle pack. People who want an accurate DS figure setup are happy, people who want more colors for other OT era projects are happy, and you don't have to buy a figure exclusive to a $1000 set if you want to make a custom.

Yeah that would definitely have been best, especially since the Death Star is basically a big diorama so you want the figures to be 1:1 with the scenes from the movie. 

An Imperial battle pack to supplement the DS, with 2 Navy troopers, 1 Stormtrooper, and 1 technician (with an accurate face with the headset), would've been ideal. 

[Mandalorianknight]

2 hours ago, Meaf said:

Yeah as long as we get Rotta I'll be satisfied. That concept is way too funny not to show up in Lego form and if it does I absolutely need him.

It wouldn't require more than one new mold, too. Just adapt the Jabba mold to have pin holes instead of minifig arm holes (which is how the 2024 mold should have been from the beginning), and brick-build some swole arms with the bigfig fist pieces. 

1 hour ago, Lbu68 said:

Completely agree  the backside is not important..Nobody declared the  chaotic underside of the Sail barge as a Lego fault or let down.

As It is not supposed to be displayed upside down…..

I don't think that's comparable. The underside of a vehicle being ugly limits the display to "not high up on a glass surface" or "not hanging from the ceiling". The back of the $1000 death star being ugly, and the overall slice format, limits it to being displayed in a manner where you can only see it directly from the front.

I mean, case in point, nobody's complaining about the underside of the death star being ugly. It's the back that's the issue.

31 minutes ago, CallumPears said:

Yeah that would definitely have been best, especially since the Death Star is basically a big diorama so you want the figures to be 1:1 with the scenes from the movie. 

An Imperial battle pack to supplement the DS, with 2 Navy troopers, 1 Stormtrooper, and 1 technician (with an accurate face with the headset), would've been ideal. 

Exactly. This one already sacrifices the spherical shape and other aspects of the design to maximize the dioramas, so it is a bit odd to have figures that weren't actually in any of those diorama scenes. A battle pack bulking up troops that plays a little looser with screen-accuracy (or is just pulling from other sources) would have been much better, but we all know if it doesn't include clones or mandos we can't get a battle pack of it.

 

Actually, if we can only get clone battle packs.... in the legends Thrawn Trilogy, the Grand Admiral obtains spaarti cloning cylinders and uses them to create a clone army (this was before the prequels- canon seems to be solving the "how does Thrawn solve his troop deficiency" with night troopers). Technically speaking, if they based a battle pack on that, it would, in theory, be a clone battle pack. I will choose to believe that all figures with heads like 3626pb1367 is a Spaarti clone from now on.

[Lordhelmet]

1 hour ago, CallumPears said:

Yeah that would definitely have been best, especially since the Death Star is basically a big diorama so you want the figures to be 1:1 with the scenes from the movie. 

An Imperial battle pack to supplement the DS, with 2 Navy troopers, 1 Stormtrooper, and 1 technician (with an accurate face with the headset), would've been ideal. 

I really do not understand why Lego does not cash in on ideas like this more often.  An Imperial Battle pack alongside the death star would sell decently enough.  They could have done a Jabba's Palace battle pack alongside the Sail Barge too with 1 gamoreon, 1 weequay, and then a pick your poison of two additional aliens (Rodians, Jawa, Twi-lek, Quarren, etc.).  I think you would get the battle pack buyers in general, but also most people buying one of these UCS sets would pick up these to fill out the build (granted you wouldn't get grey base plates filled with Quarren like they do with clones).  Instead we have a zombie trooper battle pack - fine I guess, but so specific and it cannot add to current sets (minus the duel on peridia which does not seem to be selling well anyway given the extended discounts directly from lego)

[CallumPears]

1 minute ago, Lordhelmet said:

I really do not understand why Lego does not cash in on ideas like this more often.  An Imperial Battle pack alongside the death star would sell decently enough.  They could have done a Jabba's Palace battle pack alongside the Sail Barge too with 1 gamoreon, 1 weequay, and then a pick your poison of two additional aliens (Rodians, Jawa, Twi-lek, Quarren, etc.).  I think you would get the battle pack buyers in general, but also most people buying one of these UCS sets would pick up these to fill out the build (granted you wouldn't get grey base plates filled with Quarren like they do with clones).  Instead we have a zombie trooper battle pack - fine I guess, but so specific and it cannot add to current sets (minus the duel on peridia which does not seem to be selling well anyway given the extended discounts directly from lego)

Yeah they did really well having the Snowtrooper pack coincide with the AT-AT (even if I do have a couple of minor issues with the minifigures in that one).

My main complaint with the Sail Barge (aside from the price) is how few minifigures it has. There was so much opportunity for more Glup Shittos and a battle pack of some sort would've helped with that. Also should've had at least one guard in the skiff. 

I've mentioned before that I like the idea of the Peridea pack but hate the execution; to me it seems very straightforward that the set should've had 1 Death Trooper, 1 grey-helmet Night Trooper, and 2 white-helmet Night Troopers. Having only a single standard Night Trooper in the actual set really ruins the army-building potential, even on the small scale of only wanting to buy a couple of sets to get a single squad of troopers, and you end up with a bunch of duplicate Death Troopers. 

[AD_Bricks]

2 hours ago, CallumPears said:

I've mentioned before that I like the idea of the Peridea pack but hate the execution; to me it seems very straightforward that the set should've had 1 Death Trooper, 1 grey-helmet Night Trooper, and 2 white-helmet Night Troopers. Having only a single standard Night Trooper in the actual set really ruins the army-building potential, even on the small scale of only wanting to buy a couple of sets to get a single squad of troopers, and you end up with a bunch of duplicate Death Troopers. 

While I understand wanting to army build more night troopers than death troopers, this doesn't really work out for people who only want to buy one, because then you only have 1 solitary night trooper, when really you need 2 at a minimum for generic troopers that there are multiple of. Personally, I'm going to buy one later in the year (not exactly clamoring for it considering the build), and I'm going to be happy with my 3 night troopers and 2 death troopers (1 NT from the peridea set), and that'll feel like enough for me while being nicely balanced in terms of the ratio between them and what I'm actually going to use them for.

[BrickBob Studpants]

I wish people would finally stop with the Glup Shitto nonsense  It was funny for 5 femtoseconds, has been run into the ground months ago, and now it’s losing the little meaning it had by being applied to characters without rhyme or reason. What next, calling Vader a Glup Shitto for the little screentime he had in ANH?

But yeah, we definitely need a figure of adult Rotta! Since they already showed him in the teaser, he shouldn’t be off-limits for either the May or June sets!

[Sucram]

The Death Star is rlly good for what it is. I strongly disagree with the designer's idea that the interior is more important. The inside of the death star is... boring. It's just all black/grey rooms with no visual differences outside the trash compactor. It's not like Cloud City where there's a great variety of locations. I suppose it's true that we spend more time inside the DS in the movies, but that doesn't mean we need to neglect the entire climax of the movie which was blowing up the thing... from outside. Hopefully people who like interiors will be happy with this and people like me who just want an actual display model of the exterior can wait another decade.