On 1 October 2025, LEGO® Star Wars™ will release a slice of life... or rather, a delightful Slice of Death. Set 75419 Death Star™ offers customers a display-and-play model depicting a cross-section of the globoid weapon of planetary destruction, showing famous scenes from the movies within its walls.
To say this set is unprecedented is not hyperbole: it is the largest LEGO Star Wars set to date and contains more minifigures than any LEGO set – 38! – but no doubt the number on everyone's minds is the price: US$999.99/ £899.99/ 999.99€/ AU$1499.99. Is it justified?
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75419 Death Star™
- Release date: 1 October 2025
- Pieces: 9023
Price:
- US$ 999.99 on LEGO.com US
- CA$ 1299.99 on LEGO.com Canada
- GB£ 899.99 on LEGO.com UK
- AU$ 1499.99 on LEGO.com Australia
- NZ$ 1699.99 on LEGO.com New Zealand
- DE€ 999,99 on LEGO.com Deutschland
- NL€ 999,99 on LEGO.com Nederland
- FR€ 999,99 on LEGO.com France
- PLN 4299.99 on LEGO.com Polska
- NOK 12199,90 on LEGO.com Norge
- DKK 7799.95 on LEGO.com Danmark
- Other countries click here
Following some early leaks of this set, there's already been controversy about this unusual depiction of the Death Star. I managed to avoid all the poor quality images and comments, but it made me steel myself for what I would ultimately see. Even so, I wasn't expecting the Death Slice.
Seeing a "Flat Earth" version of the Death Star was a shock initially, but I could soon see the advantages. This maximises the possible diameter of the sphere without needing to build the whole thing, and also creates maximum space for the vignettes. Additionally, this shape can be displayed on a relatively small, shallow shelf... so long as there is space above and either side.
I don't think it can be hung on a wall though, sadly. Making it strong enough for that could be a challenge, but besides that, the window of Palpatine's throne room extends backwards over the rear edge of the base.
Some sections also project over the front edge: notably the Superlaser and the curved platform at the base, seen above. I might have liked the curved sections below the platform to be filled in – in fact I would have loved the whole circumference to have a little bit of curved surface projecting forward; framing the model better and hinting at the globe shape much more strongly. Currently, without any curvature on the exterior, the effect of a globe is somewhat lost.
But hey, it's easy to judge – much less easy to create!
I do however prefer this approach to the most recent two LEGO Death Stars, such as set 75159 shown above, which was released nine years ago and based upon the 2008 version. Although that model was spherical and could be displayed from any angle, its unfinished and gappy looks reminded me more of the Star Trek space station Deep Space Nine!
I do however prefer this approach to the most recent two LEGO Death Stars, such as set 75159 shown above, which was released nine years ago and based upon the 2008 version. Although that model was spherical and could be displayed from any angle, its unfinished and gappy looks reminded me more of the Star Trek space station Deep Space Nine!
Somehow I think all the vignettes being on a single sliced plane works better too: the above set looks like a "peel" rather than a "slice". Furthermore, the interiors are far more detailed in this new set giving the whole product a more complete feel.
The Superlaser looks great, and should make an impressive sight if it can be viewed from the side – so consider this when picking a shelf to display the set on.
I fear many will complain that it looks ugly from the rear, as this screengrab from the official 360° spin video reveals. However, as with 10362 French Café, this model is designed for wall shelf display and adding more bricks to change this would push (even more) customers away from purchasing.
A fun MOC project for a LEGO show, perhaps: Fill in the back half with a hemisphere?
The Superlaser looks great, and should make an impressive sight if it can be viewed from the side – so consider this when picking a shelf to display the set on.
The Imperial shuttle looks pretty good for the most part: the oversized cockpit feels a bit weird. Obviously the decision was made to have the vehicles minifigure-compatible, but it makes them look a bit goofy for such an expensive set. However, the whole thing is a doll's house with a wild range of proportions inside, so in that sense the shuttle is not that odd.
Gift with Purchase
The hangar also houses another ship: a TIE fighter that does not come with the set, yet is pictured in one of the official pictures.
It seems this is the Gift with Purchase (GwP) that will come free with the set during the initial days of availability, but no information was provided in the LEGO press release. We will update this page once we know more.
Like the Imperial shuttle, the scale is a bit off thanks to the minifigure-scale cockpit – this is alsmost getting into MicroFighters territory! The limited budget of GwPs doesn't help either, but the effort to provide a GwP that actually gets included in the main set is greatly appreciated.
Minifigures
As mentioned, the set's minifigure count clocks in at 38, which according to Brickset places it above the longstanding record holder: supplementary set 1066 Little People with Accessories released by LEGO® Education, then called LEGO® DACTA, in 1982. (Brickset place LEGO® FABULAND set 3695 Figure Collection at number one, but Fabuland figures are not minifigures; nor is the set known to have had retail availability.)
Value for money
From a New Elementary perspective, from what we glean in the PR pics, the most exciting things are the new minifigure parts and some printed pieces, such as Palpatine's gorgeous window. Recolours are far and few between.
Instead, let's gather the team together in Meeting Room A and do some number crunching.
Getting 9023 pieces for US$999.99 works out at 11.08 cents per piece. Compare that to 75406 Kylo Ren's Command Shuttle from May at 18.1c, or the August set 75413 Republic Juggernaut which comes in 19.7c.
However, these were vastly smaller sets and I would expect economies of scale. Jumping up to the 4016-piece Death Star from 2016, the price per piece lowers a lot – yet at 12.5 cents, that was still costlier per piece than this new 2025 version. Notably, the LEGO® Marvel Super Heroes 2023 set 76269 Avengers Tower, which has 32 minifigures among its 5201 parts, cost the same as the 2016 Death Star – US$499.99 – giving a price per piece of 9.6c.
Price per gram has been shown to be a better guide than price per piece, even when the packaging and instruction booklets are included in the measurements. I believe this new Death Star in its box weighs about 16kg, so roughly 6.25c per gram? The 2016 Death Star was 6.17c. The aforementioned Avengers Tower which did better on price per piece is not doing as well on weight, at 7.1c per gram. As for last month's Republic Juggernaut, it is 12c per gram, so still an awful deal in both respects!
Essentially, depending on how you... um... slice it, the new Death Star is not outrageously poor value. It's just an awful lot to spend on a LEGO set... but hey, we've all faced that dilemma before, right?
Well, we've never faced it when considering a grand of our hard-earned moolah. Does this price point cease to be aspirational, instead becoming divisive and contentious for the average punter? Opinions among the New E team are divided, with some appreciating the concept and its execution, and others considering it nothing more than 8 grey and black playsets stacked in a circle.
Is an unfortunate side-effect of LEGO sets becoming bigger and bigger over time that there is a feeling that in order to be impressive, sets have to be massive?
List of RRPs in all countries
- Australia 1499.99 AUD
- Austria 999.99 EUR
- Belgium 999.99 EUR
- Brazil 9999.99 BRL
- Canada 1299.99 CAD
- China 8499 CNY
- Croatia 999.99 EUR
- Czech Republic 25499 CZK
- Denmark 7799.95 DKK
- Estonia 999.99 EUR
- Finland 999.95 EUR
- France 999.99 EUR
- Germany 999.99 EUR
- Greece 999.99 EUR
- Hong Kong 7599 HKD
- Hungary 399990 HUF
- India 114999 INR
- Ireland 999.99 EUR
- Israel 1150 EUR
- Italy 999.99 EUR
- Japan 144980 JPY
- Latvia 999.99 EUR
- Lithuania 999.99 EUR
- Luxembourg 999.99 EUR
- Malaysia 4299.9 MYR
- Mexico 24499 MXN
- New Zealand 1699.99 NZD
- Norway 12199.9 NOK
- Poland 4299.99 PLN
- Portugal 999.99 EUR
- Romania 5084.02 RON
- Singapore 1449 SGD
- Slovakia 999.99 EUR
- Slovenia 999.99 EUR
- South Africa 19999 ZAR
- South Korea 1399000 KRW
- Spain 999.99 EUR
- Sweden 12599.9 SEK
- Switzerland 1049 CHF
- Taiwan 35999 TWD
- The Netherlands 999.99 EUR
- Turkey 47999 TRY
- Ukraine 50999 UAH
- United Kingdom 899.99 GBP
- USA 999.99 USD
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I feel using the Juggernaut as a comparison for price is somewhat useless, as it is widely regarded as one of the worse value star wars sets in recent history.
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