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I'm keen to add to my Lego Star Wars collection and these May the Fourth discounts are very tempting
If only I had room to display the Death Star and the Millennium Falcon side by side
As a Star Wars fan and someone who grew up with Lego as my favourite toy, Lego Star Wars sets have become some of my aspirational purchases as an adult — partly because the larger sets are expensive on their own, and I also don’t have the room to display all the sets in my wish list in my small apartment.
At present, there are just two sets in my Lego Star Wars collection — the big-ticket Ultimate Collector Series (UCS) X-Wing Starfighter and a smaller set with a Grogu (aka baby Yoda) minifigure — but I’ve been keen to add to it, particularly the 7,541-piece Millennium Falcon and the 9,023-piece Death Star.
So it’s a good thing that Amazon has slashed prices on several Lego Star Wars sets in celebration of May the Fourth, including the ones on my wish list, but there are offers on the flashy new Smart Play sets that were unveiled at CES earlier this year. With Star Wars Day here, even those are now quite affordable.
There are also a lot of other sets across a variety of price ranges that have discounts too. So go on, indulge yourself and May the Fourth be with you.
For a very affordable price, this set is based on the classic movie A New Hope and features Smart Play to produce dynamic sounds and lights to provide a new way to experience Lego sets. Note, however, that this set doesn’t come with the Smart Brick you need to make it interactive, but if you pick up Darth Vader’s TIE fighter listed below, the same Smart Brick can be used to power any of the new Smart Play sets. This 215-piece set is rated for kids (and adults) from 6 years old and up.
Featuring the new Smart Play tech launched this year, this set comes with a Smart Brick and charger that creates motion-activated engine sounds and lights, which include laser-shooting, as well as refuelling and repair noises, to make the set more interactive. At this price, I’m much more inclined to get one of these for myself to try out the new tech, even though it’s supposed to be for kids over 8 years old.
A set aimed at adults, this recreates the AT-ST Walker that appeared in the film Return of the Jedi. Some of the features include an opening top hatch to show the detailed 2-person cockpit, and the ‘head’ can be rotated to customise how the Walker is posed while on display. This discount makes it a more affordable UCS set with 1,513 pieces to provide plenty of hours of building.
I’ve long wanted to buy this 7,541-piece set, with mainly the physical size of the completed Millennium Falcon being my main deterrent. Like the Death Star above, this set features a lot of intricate details, like a gunnery station, a detachable hull panel and some laser cannons. This discount makes this grail set a lot more tempting for any current or aspiring Lego Star Wars collector looking to add a centrepiece item.
This Lego diorama of the Death Star has a whopping 9,023 pieces that includes 38 minifigures like Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia. The set recreates many classic scenes from the first movie, and also has details like the rubbish compactor, Palpatine’s throne room and even a functioning lift. This is also by far the most expensive Star Wars set with the price of a flagship smartphone despite the discount, but I can’t let this one go.
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Nico is an experienced writer and journalist, having previously written for business titles across Australia. While mainly focusing on phones and finding deals and coupon codes at TechRadar Australia, he is also a keen cyclist and occasional hiker, so he also loves related tech like smartwatches and bike computers. Outside of tech, Nico is also a politics, basketball and movie obsessive.
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