The Lego Starwars 10143 Death Star II is an iconic Lego set that most of us know. I have been on the lookout for this for quite awhile and whenever i saw one i couldn't get it for a right price or i got sold under my nose again.

 

Yesterday i lost another auction on this set so i decided to start Bricklinking it. I wan't to see how much its gonna cost me to collect all the part. At first i'm going to try to keep it to Dutch stores only and i'm already 2.000+ bricks in.

 

The reason i decided to start this topic is that perhaps you guys like to follow the process, i will keep updating this topic till this set is standing at my desk! (I'm going to try at least )

 

Tell me if you guys like the idea, if it is worth updating on haha.

 

 

Currently working on sorting the parts using Brickstore. Collecting Bricklink Carts in seperate files.

Edited September 15, 201411 yr by hendrikdejager

Sounds like a challenge, but this one does look awesome.

I say go for it.  I bricklinked the Eiffel Tower 10181 last year and my final price was around $430 dollars including shipping costs (no instruction manuals).  Granted it took my 9 months to find just the right deals and sellers - but I think it was worth it.  Good luck, and keep us posted on your final tally - this was another set I always thought would be fun and worth to bricklink over just buying used.

Edited September 16, 201411 yr by srm_520

go big or go home.  good choice it's a great set to display. keep us updated.

Does the set have any rare pieces?  I assume the name plate would be hard to find.

Ambitious goal! Best of luck to you, will definitely be quite the project, but will be worth it in the end. If you don`t mind, I`m sure at least a few members (and myself) would be interested to know the final cost/approximate cost of such a project. So many pieces, hope you have the patience!

I've been thinking of bricklinking this set myself.  I've been wanting one to display with my SSD.

I worked on this for several hours now and came to the last 191 parts. Going to call Lego today and see if they can deliver certain parts, some of them are very expensive and some of them aren't even for sale on Bricklink right now

 

Current: 3256 parts - ~

Edited September 16, 201411 yr by hendrikdejager

Price is good so far but as you say, the exotic parts may cost an arm and a leg :-/

I worked on this for several hours now and came to the last 191 parts. Going to call Lego today and see if they can deliver certain parts, some of them are very expensive and some of them aren't even for sale on Bricklink right now

 

Current: 3256 parts - ~

Just called Lego and they can help me out.

I got 108 Parts from them for

Edited September 16, 201411 yr by hendrikdejager

Just called Lego and they can help me out.

I got 108 Parts from them for

The sticker is out of reach unless i buy a $10 fake one on Ebay, not sure a future buyer* will notice it.

 

*Will try to sell it when i'm bored of it.

 

For Karma's sake, I would fully disclose that the set is bricklinked and has a custom/non-original sticker if you choose to sell.  Always pays to be honest.

Not cool to say you don't think a future buyer will notice it.

 

 

Agreed - That idea deserves a boo.

 

So if a future buyer noticed, will you just tell them that you didn't realize it was fake?

It is indeed something lost in translation.

I will mention in the ad that the sticker is a reprint from Ebay. 

I ment it in the way that the buyer wont give notice to it as in he doesn't care.

 

Maybe buy the original for

Edited September 16, 201411 yr by hendrikdejager

I bricklinked this set, it took me 6 months to complete it 100% original but no instructions. The most expensive part was the sticker and need it for the overall look ,but a few of the other expensive parts are hidden so if your not fussy you can substitute them for cheaper parts.

I bricklinked this set, it took me 6 months to complete it 100% original but no instructions. The most expensive part was the sticker and need it for the overall look ,but a few of the other expensive parts are hidden so if your not fussy you can substitute them for cheaper parts.

I replaced the (4x) Red Technic, Brick 5 x 5 Right Angle with Black ones. The Red ones are ~

 

It is indeed something lost in translation.

I will mention in the ad that the sticker is a reprint from Ebay. 

I ment it in the way that the buyer wont give notice to it as in he doesn't care.

 

Maybe buy the original for

Update:

All bricks have been ordered!

 

It took 11 orders from 11 stores. Mostly from The Netherlands but also: England, Germany, UK and Denmark.

I won't be able to tell the total price yet as i am awaiting all invoices now. But i estimate around

Edited September 16, 201411 yr by hendrikdejager

I guess this weekend we will see the pictures of the finished product. I guess you could design and print a spec card yourself for display should there be none available for a fair price. 

great set to bricklink.  hope you are able to get the display sticker and manual.

 

 

 

The Lego Starwars 10143 Death Star II is an iconic Lego set that most of us know. I have been on the lookout for this for quite awhile and whenever i saw one i couldn't get it for a right price or i got sold under my nose again.

 

Yesterday i lost another auction on this set so i decided to start Bricklinking it. I wan't to see how much its gonna cost me to collect all the part. At first i'm going to try to keep it to Dutch stores only and i'm already 2.000+ bricks in.

 

The reason i decided to start this topic is that perhaps you guys like to follow the process, i will keep updating this topic till this set is standing at my desk! (I'm going to try at least )

 

Tell me if you guys like the idea, if it is worth updating on haha.

 

 

Currently working on sorting the parts using Brickstore. Collecting Bricklink Carts in seperate files.

 

I just came home from work and found this.

And so it begins! :D

Very exciting!

Update:

Another 2 Orders arrived today, so much bricks and so much bags haha. This is getting exciting

That's awesome! I have been thinking of Bricklinking a large set for my personal collection and this looks like a good set to start out with.

Update:

The two biggest orders arrived today... so many bricks! 2.5 Kilo of Bricks