Name: Darth Vader's Castle
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 75251-1
Rating: 91 (7 reviews)

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Recommendations

Indifference 71%

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Price Per Part (PPP)

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Average PPP for System in 2019 is 0.12. PPP for this set is 0.12, which is average.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPP is a guide, not a rule, and affected by the type of parts included. A set containing small generic parts generally have better PPP than one containing larger specialized parts.

Price Per Minifig (PPM)

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Average PPM for System in 2019 is 17.8. PPM for this set is 21.67, which is worse.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPM only takes the number of minifigs into account and discards everything else. It's a guide, not a rule.

Review breakdown

Scored reviews

LEGO Recommendation: meh 4.67 / 5 → 93 / 100

amazon.com Recommendation: meh 4.6 / 5 → 92 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: yes 4.4 / 5 → 88 / 100

Unscored reviews

Brickset News Recommendation: yes

JANGBRiCKS Recommendation: meh

The Brothers Brick Recommendation: meh

Brick Fanatics Recommendation: meh

Set information

Set ID: 75251-1
Name: Darth Vader's Castle
Parts: 1060
Minifigs: 6

Retail price (USD):
Original: 129.99
Inflation adjusted: 129.99

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.12
Inflation adjusted: 0.12

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 21.67
Inflation adjusted: 21.67

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LEGO

Recommendation: meh 4.67 / 5 from 45 reviews

This set is huge! The pictures don't do this set enough justice. For the price you're paying, everything is completely worth it. My only complaint was the first bag was hard to build since everything was hard to keep together.

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 45 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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amazon.com

Recommendation: meh 4.6 / 5 from 112 reviews

It's the Christmas season, for goodness sake! Why would you ship a LEGO set without any outer covering or box and leave it on the porch. It was the first thing my grandson saw when he got home from school today, spoiling a Christmas surprise.

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 112 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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Brickset

Recommendation: yes 4.4 / 5 from 3 reviews

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Brickset News

Recommendation: yes by CapnRex101

75251 Darth Vader's Castle is undoubtedly among the best Star Wars sets that I have constructed in 2018. Its monolithic exterior looks spectacular on display and includes wonderful detail, despite being fairly monochromatic. I am particularly impressed by the trans-red windows and the trans-orange lava flow which really captures attention at the base of the fortress. The small TIE Advanced x1 is also very good, offering excellent play value.

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JANGBRiCKS

Recommendation: meh by Jang

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The Brothers Brick

Recommendation: meh by Andrew

While we were certainly impressed with a few of the building techniques and the many play features of the finished model, at $130 for just over a thousand parts and only one canonical new minifig, 75251 Darth Vader's Castle is not a great value. Most of the parts are black plates, and the minifig selection doesn't quite add up for a true Rogue One scene — a new variant of Orson Krennic or Vader's attendant Vaneé would have made much more sense than a non-canonical blue pilot. Nevertheless, this set did exceed our expectations based on the official photos released several weeks ago, and we were impressed with the improved packaging, excellent naked Vader, and the adorable TIE Advanced.

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Brick Fanatics

Recommendation: meh by Kat

This is one of those LEGO sets that appears better on the box than in real life. From the front it's a great display piece, but inside it is fragile and difficult to access for play. 75251 Darth Vader's Castle almost feels incomplete – there are too many gaps and open space, conveniently hidden on the box by careful image composition. It is an exciting build, but this set tries to do too much and chokes on its aspirations.

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