75419 - 2025 UCS Death Star

[Pseudoty]

Not looking $1K worthy although we are getting some Andor error figs. 
 

25/40

 

[Dr Jedi]

I'll say that I'm glad to see the Imperial Dignitary.  I had wondered if they would lean into the ROTJ figures with this set, or if they might hold them back for a UCS DS2 in another 5-10 years.

[Pseudoty]

2 hours ago, Dr Jedi said:

I'll say that I'm glad to see the Imperial Dignitary.  I had wondered if they would lean into the ROTJ figures with this set, or if they might hold them back for a UCS DS2 in another 5-10 years.

Word on the street is that it is going to be a diorama and to build the complete sphere you would need to buy TWO 😂

Kind of like the Architecture Pyramid set. 

[Chormeister]

Hot Tub Stormtrooper?

[Dr Jedi]

6 hours ago, Pseudoty said:

Word on the street is that it is going to be a diorama and to build the complete sphere you would need to buy TWO 😂

Kind of like the Architecture Pyramid set. 

I've seen those rumors this afternoon, and I think I'm still digesting the info (if it proves to be accurate).  My first thought is that the Enterprise-D just shot up to #1 on my most anticipated sets of the year.   Beyond that, I imagine it's still possible that the set will look good - the rumored size is 37 x 31 x 10 inches, which gives a lot of space with which to work.  If this is truly half a sphere (setting aside the obvious inconsistency of 37 x 31 being the cross section of a sphere), then I think I'd much rather have a hinged skeleton and exterior plating to swing closed onto the half the sphere with the diorama.  I don't think I can imagine buying a 2nd set at $1k to complete the sphere.  If there had been more unique, well done or highly desired minifigs that you could part out, it would've been a lot easier to justify a second set.  I'm going to withhold judgment until we see photos of the set, but at first blush, this has certainly been disappointing news.  

[TheOrcKing]

9 hours ago, Chormeister said:

Hot Tub Stormtrooper?

As seen in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga video game, except the stormtrooper in this set based on the image looks closer to one in the background from the LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation short film on Disney+ three years ago. I would hazard a guess this new Death Star will include a small hot tub stuck in a corner as a nod to the LEGO Star Wars games.

 

 

[Pseudoty]

[exciter1]

75419 - 2025 UCS Death Star
$999.99

 

[BrickStanley74]

So it's $1000 for half a Death Star??

[thedingman5]

2 hours ago, BrickStanley74 said:

So it's $1000 for half a Death Star??

Less than half; its a slice.

Or a Core Sample

[TheOrcKing]

I did not hold any expectations aside from being large. It is neat for a possibly wall mounted collection of dioramas ....that we kind of already have from over the years individually. This is the sort of build I might expect to see at a Brickfair as a habitat showcasing all the well-known scenes of the Death Star within the homage of one. I wonder what the backside looks like. Also, where is the hot tub at? Haha.

At least it is different from the previous iterations ....while simultaneously doing the same thing.

I am certainly not the market for this (and still a cheap ass penny pinching son of a brick).
It's okay, just not for me.

[Bricklectic]

I actually love it! But too expensive  

[Pseudoty]

I watched a comparison review to the MILF with cost adjustment based on inflation from 2017 they come out to about the same price and they are almost the same size 31” in diameter. 
I am not sure if all of the smaller SW diorama sets did so well that they think this is what we want, but I think the smaller set affordability makes them available to a wider audience. 
This does make sense for display ability vs a huge sphere and maybe it will be the first in a series of UCS diorama sets. 
At $1K it’s definitely not a buy for me but $800 and I’m in for one.

ETA: When I heard it was going to be a diorama I had hoped it would be like the Batman Shadow Box that when closed looks like the DS2 set and then you open it to see what we have now. 

Edited 3 hours ago by Pseudoty

[Bricklectic]

9 minutes ago, Pseudoty said:

I watched a comparison review to the MILF with cost adjustment based on inflation from 2017 they come out to about the same price and they are almost the same size 31” in diameter. 
I am not sure if all of the smaller SW diorama sets did so well that they think this is what we want, but I think the smaller set affordability makes them available to a wider audience. 
This does make sense for display ability vs a huge sphere and maybe it will be the first in a series of UCS diorama sets. 
At $1K it’s definitely not a buy for me but $800 and I’m in for one.

The rumored GWP Tie Fighter might get you to $800

[Pseudoty]

M&R kinda getting me hyped up for it now 🤪

 

 

[mlc3423]

As many on this forum and other places have discussed over the years at some point Lego was gonna release a $1K set.........I'm guessing they figured this might as well be the one