Brickipedia is considering a move to a new host. Let us know what you know think and discuss with others!Sign up for free for more capabilities on the site. Also be sure to follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook. Lego UCS Death Star is 4,000 pieces of Star Wars bliss 09.02.2016 :: 11:14AM EST The 3,800-piece Death Star that Lego launched way back in 2008 was one of the most amazing sets they’ve ever released. Now they want to sell you an even better one. Feast your eyes on set number 75159, Lego geeks! This bad boy smashes through the 4,000 brick barrier and hits your wallet with all the planet-obliterating force of the Death Star’s superlaser. When it’s up for order, the UCS Death Star will go for $499.99. Yes, that’s a lot of money… but it’s pretty typical per-brick pricing for a licensed Lego set. Lego’s giving you plenty of bang for your buck, too. The UCS Death Star comes with a whopping 25 minifigs– that’s one more than the previous set and the new versions are wonderfully detailed.
You get Luke and Han in both their default dress and their Stromtrooper disguises, and another Luke dressed for his showdown with Vader. You also get Vader himself, Obi-Wan, Leia, Chewbacca, R2D2, C-3PO, Emperor Palpatine, Grand Moff Tarkin, and a whole assortment of Death Star crewmen. There are mixed feelings from Lego fans about the new set. Some feel that it’s far too similar to the original and that Lego missed an opportunity to do something really exciting with it. Others (like me) enjoy the minor tweaks and are glad that they’ve got a second chance to add a big-ass Lego Death Star to their collection. Outsiders, meanwhile, are screaming “$500 for a Lego set? Which side are you on? subscribe to our newsletter: Subscribing to a newsletter indicates your consent to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Back in April , there were rumors of a new LEGO Star Wars Death Star set coming im 2016 and it looks like it may be coming true. Brickset has a listing for a new Ultimate Collector Series Death Star with set number 75159.
The 10188 version is still available in America but has been recently retired in Europe and has been listed as “Retiring Soon” on . I’ll have more information as they come. Update: Apparently, Just2Good posted this info on Eurobricks yesterday but I didn’t see on there as I only saw on Brickset this morning.75159 Death Star has been the subject of enormous speculation for months, with some believing that we might see a display model akin to 10143 Death Star II and others considering the possibility of a set based on Starkiller Base. Now that the set has been revealed, under bizarre circumstances, this has been proven incorrect and 75159 is instead almost identical to 10188 Death Star which was retired earlier this year. This has elicited a great deal of disappointment which is understandable as there is plenty of room for improvement and this has not been exploited to the fullest extent possible. The reveal of 75159 Death Star has altered our schedule a little so What's Missing?
Return of the Jedi will be published next Sunday instead but for now we are taking a closer look at the new set and how it differs from the original. The most apparent alteration has been made to the minifigures. 10188 Death Star was released in 2008 and was finally withdrawn from sale in December of 2015, seven years and five months after it first arrived. The design of minifigures was greatly advanced during that time but the selection included in 10188 remained the same, but for the addition of white pupils to the eyes in latter production runs. This therefore left the 24 minifigures looking rather outdated after the set had been available for a few years and I am glad to see that they have been suitably updated for 75159. There are now 25 minifigures included but only a few are brand new. Han Solo features a new hair piece and the RA-7 Protocol Droid head first seen in 75051 Jedi Scout Fighter is finally re-used on an updated Death Star Droid. The Imperial Astromech Droid has also been improved and now has blue markings to match those of R3-M3 from the film.
Grand Moff Tarkin has also been updated with a new hair piece and is flanked by a pair of Imperial Officers which did not appear in 10188 Death Star. Death Star Gunners have been introduced since 2008 as well so were not included with the original set. The white Assassin Droid is the only figure to have been removed. The new set is obviously very similar to the original but the piece count has increased from 3803 to 4016 which suggests that some changes have been made. The ones I have spotted are as follows: The back of the box shows the other side of the model and reveals a few more updates: I like 10188 Death Star very much but it is not perfect, particularly by the standards of today. The original design was very successful and it would be unwise to overhaul the entire model but there are therefore several improvements which could have been made and these are described below: The long lifespan of 10188 Death Star suggests that the set was exceedingly successful and I am sure 75159 will prove similarly popular with children and new adult fans.