I can’t believe it has been 40 years since the release of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. I feel so old now :-). Today LEGO has announced two new diorama building sets featuring iconic scenes from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi for us LEGO Star Wars fans, to mark that 40 years since the film’s original release.
With these two sets Star Wars fans will be able to re-build the iconic final duel between Darth Vader™ and Luke Skywalker™ in the Emperor’s Throne Room. But they can also participate on the forest floor and recreate that super fast Endor Speeder Chase. Each set is packed with recognizable characters and the chance to re-create these memorable moments.
“It’s hard to over-state the impact that Return of the Jedi has had on popular culture since its release 40 years ago, and it was a real pleasure as a fan to help create these new dioramas that celebrate some of the film’s most iconic moments,”
– Jens Kronvold Frederiksen, Design Lead for LEGO Star Wars.
Information LEGO Star Wars Emporer’s Throne Room #75352
This iconic Emperor’s Throne Room diorama building set is quite an accurate LEGO brick representation of Emperor Palpatine’s Throne Room on the re-built Death Star™ featured in Return of the Jedi. Including that recognizable round-shaped window, the Emperor’s chair and many other details. With this set you will also get three Minifigures featuring the characters Luke Skywalker™, Darth Vader™ (both with their lightsabers) and Emperor Palpatine™, whose lightsaber and bolts of Sith lightning which can be hidden underneath the set.The Minifigures can be placed in different positions on the diorama to replicate different moments from the scene.
75352 LEGO Star Wars Emporer’s Throne Room set details
- Set Name: Emperor’s Throne Room™ Diorama
- Set number: 75352
- Theme: Star Wars
- Pieces: 807
- Age: 18+
- Minifigures: 3
- Dimensions: H: 6.5 ” (17 cm),W: 8″ (21 cm), D: 7″ (17 cm)
- Retail Price: US$99.99 / NL €99.99
- Release Date: currently pre-order only – will be shipped as of 1st May 2023
Information LEGO Star Wars Endor’s Speeder Chase #75353
For fans who loved the journey through Endor, the speed-chase scenes were quite the adventure back then. This 608-piece Endor Speeder Chase diorama brings to action to life amongst that lushy green forest of Endor. The set comes also comes included with three Minifigures based on the characters: Luke Skywalker™, Princess Leia™ and a Scout Trooper. Along with two speeder bikes and forest environment, from greenery on the ground to Endor’s tall tree tops.
75353 LEGO Star Wars Endor’s Speeder Chase set details
- Set Name: Endor™ Speeder Chase Diorama
- Set number: 75353
- Theme: Star Wars
- Pieces: 608
- Age: 18+
- Minifigures: 3
- Dimensions: H: 8 ” (20 cm),W: 11″ (28 cm), D: 7″ (18 cm)
- Retail Price: US 79.99 / NL € 79.99
- Release Date: currently pre-order only – will be shipped as of 1st May 2023
These two new diorama building sets are so detailed and both come with a printed display plaque with a movie quote. This makes them perfect for displaying your LEGO Star Wars collection and herewith mark four decades since the original trilogy in the Skywalker Saga concluded. It doesn’t matter how old or even when you watched Return of the Jedi’s original release , these two dioramas are a great way to be enjoying Star Wars Return of the Jedi in a whole new way.
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