Lego, Star Wars and Black Friday
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Battle Droid with STAP released earlier this year for $140, but Amazon's new deal drops the price of this 15-inch Star Wars model to $90.
With over 9,000 pieces, the new Lego Star Wars UCS Death Star set is the biggest on the market. But here's why we won't be buying it.
Every December, a great range of Star Wars LEGO sets officially retire – meaning they’ll soon only be available on the aftermarket. This year is a particularly important one, because retiring figures include sets released as part of 2024’s 25th anniversary celebrations.
The , one of the largest LEGO consumer sets ever created, is on sale for Walmart's Black Friday sale. It normally commands an equally imposing price tag of $849.99, but Walmart has it for $764.99. That still isn't cheap, but this gargantuan set is almost never discounted. This deal is also now available for everyone, not just Walmart+ members.
Star Wars has dominated Lego for a long time now, with kits like the Death Star and Millennium Falcon becoming perennial favourites, so it's high time that other sci-fi franchises got some love like this, frankly. Whether this is the first of a few Star Trek kits or just a joyous one-off is anyone's guess right now, though.
Star Wars is Lego’s most popular license and the company rarely discounts these sets even during major sales events. Finding any meaningful price drop on Star Wars builds is unusual enough but seeing the iconic Millennium Falcon set hit a record low feels like stumbling onto a unicorn in the wild.
Star Trek finally joined the world of Lego on November 28 with a massive 3,600-piece recreation of the Starship Enterprise from The Next Generation.
With a reduced price from $54 to $38, the Boarding the Tantive IV set including Darth Vader, has got the lowest price on Amazon on Black Friday, and it is quite unexpected. The discount of 30% on the ongoing Star Wars series provides an excellent deal.
Star Wars Tantive IV Starship Goes 50% Off, LEGO’s Zero-Profit Play Brings Starship to Pocket Change
Black Friday usually sees modest 20-25% discounts on popular Lego Star Wars sets such as the Millennium Falcon and R2-D2. The Tantive IV starship set breaks that mold entirely and falls to $40 from its $79 price on Amazon which is an unprecedented 50% discount that you won’t see even on LEGO’s official website.