Star Wars sets

[Ew35]

Hi all! I was wondering if those of you who are into Star Wars could tell me of your favourite sets. I'm building a collection and my method is generally to either find an LXF file for them or to find instructions online (I believe there's a page on the Lego site for them), that way I can order the pieces from Bricklink. It's much cheaper to use bricklink to build discontinued sets as the prices become almost extortionate for older sets, as I'm sure you all know.

[hre1d]

Hi @Ew35,

I'm a massive Star Wars fan, and this has followed into the LEGO World.  Now, my favourite set, I'm not quite sure. My wife bought me the Ulimate LEGO Star Wars guide for Xmas, and after flicking through each page, it's quite difficult to distinguish what my favourite is.



I too am building a collection, and I've recently done what you've said.  I've had my eye on a set (or half the set) for quite some time now, but just can't jusitfy the price tag so...

1. I sourced the instructions and parts on Rebrickable.
2. Imported the parts list into Bricklink.
3. Sorted the parts on what I needed, and ordered up.
4. Parts arrived.





The image below should give it away.



I've almost completed the build, so I'll post up finished images soon!

[David]

I'd hazard a guess that it might be the Millennium Falcon but I am really not sure. I like the Star Wars theme for all the grey bricks more than anything else. That said I would have a soft spot for Darth Vader (role model after-all) and classic looking stormtroopers.

[hre1d]

I'm afraid not David, although it's very much related to Darth Vader (not saying anymore) ;-)

As above, I'll hopefully have the build finished this evening, and will post up the completed piece.

[poo699]

I tend to use brickowl for parts and for instructions for older sets either letsbuilditagain.com or peeron.com have a good selection , is that set 8017 darths tie fighter your going to build

[Ew35]

Thanks for the replies guys! I'm thinking it might be Vader's Tie also :)

[hre1d]

I tend to use brickowl for parts and for instructions for older sets either letsbuilditagain.com or peeron.com have a good selection , is that set 8017 darths tie fighter your going to build

Thanks for the replies guys! I'm thinking it might be Vader's Tie also :)

Correct, it's Vader's Tie Advanced from 75150.  I actually prefer this portrayal instead of the 8017 set, I think it looks much more in proportion.

The finished piece, resting with a very basic stand.

[John]

I have Vader's Transformation to open (trying 1 set per month) I like the bad guys more(too late for life of crime as a reality) ....they get such bad press

[Ew35]

I tend to use brickowl for parts and for instructions for older sets either letsbuilditagain.com or peeron.com have a good selection , is that set 8017 darths tie fighter your going to build

Thanks for the replies guys! I'm thinking it might be Vader's Tie also :)

Correct, it's Vader's Tie Advanced from 75150.  I actually prefer this portrayal instead of the 8017 set, I think it looks much more in proportion.

The finished piece, resting with a very basic stand.

I have 8017 myself, but I'm thinking you're correct about the proportions. I might see about getting it myself :P There's a fantastic topic I found months ago that contains an lxf file for pretty much any set you can think of. Its below if anyone is planning on purchasing pieces for an older set. Much cheaper than buying it at retail.

https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/41226-key-topic-official-lego-sets-made-in-ldd/

[hre1d]

I have Vader's Transformation to open (trying 1 set per month) I like the bad guys more(too late for life of crime as a reality) ....they get such bad press

Yes, I would like to pick this up too, it's not bad value considering the mini-figs included. I loved this scene in Revenge of the Sith!

I have 8017 myself, but I'm thinking you're correct about the proportions. I might see about getting it myself :P There's a fantastic topic I found months ago that contains an lxf file for pretty much any set you can think of. Its below if anyone is planning on purchasing pieces for an older set. Much cheaper than buying it at retail.

https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/41226-key-topic-official-lego-sets-made-in-ldd/

Thanks for the link.  Yes, I only wanted the Tie Advanced from 75150, as I'm all things Dark Side :-)

[poo699]

Out of interest out much did the parts cost you

[hre1d]

@poo699 £29 for all parts, including postage. 

I forgot to purchase the sticker pack for it, approx £0.50, so I plan adding that to my next Bricklink order.

I didn't purchase the Darth Vader minifig from 75150, think it's approx £8 on it's own.

[Chris Hastings]

I'm a massive lego star wars fan its so hard to pick a favourite.

The one I want most at the moment though is the Resistance Bomber, it looks so detailed and displayable plus I love the ww2 bomber design of it.

Favourite set I own is probably a tie between the Rogue One y wing because of its level of detail considering its price and also one of my fave Star Wars ships and also my Mon Calamari Home One set which has my all time favourite Rebel ship the green A-wing!

I love TIE's as well especially looking forward to the Han Solo one but I really wish we could get an updated Interceptor or Bomber, the older sets are charming but I really want to see updated ones that match the new TIE colour scheme andw design language.

[Tom a.k.a. eastawat]

There's a fantastic topic I found months ago that contains an lxf file for pretty much any set you can think of. Its below if anyone is planning on purchasing pieces for an older set. Much cheaper than buying it at retail.

https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/41226-key-topic-official-lego-sets-made-in-ldd/

What a great find! Thanks for sharing!

[Aidan]

my favourite SW set is captain rex's at te, 75157. my biggest SW set currently, although that death star is calling me in a big big way.