LEGO Star Wars 75251 Darth Vader's Castle

LEGO Star Wars set 75251, Darth Vader's Castle, depicts Darth Vader’s fortress within the Star Wars universe. Released in 2018, it contains 1060 pieces and focuses on a location strongly associated with one of the saga’s central characters.

Darth Vader's Castle stands apart within LEGO Star Wars because it is based on a fixed location rather than a starship or battlefield vehicle. The model presents Darth Vader’s fortress with a dark, vertical profile, placing the build firmly within the Imperial side of the Star Wars licence.

The build uses 1060 pieces and combines an exterior suitable for display with interior areas for character based play.

The set is aimed at builders who want a Star Wars setting as well as minifigure focused storytelling. Its shape gives it a clear display role, while the included characters support scenes around Darth Vader and his base. In a LEGO Star Wars collection, it complements Imperial vehicles by adding a personal stronghold rather than another craft.

Inventory of set 75251

The inventory of set 75251 lists 1,060 pieces, spare parts excluded: 286 different lots (one shape in one color) for 204 part shapes. The box also contains 27 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 75251

Main color: black, making up 37% of the parts, followed by dark bluish gray (25%) and light bluish gray (20%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 75251

184 of the 204 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

Exclusive parts in set 75251

7 part shapes in set 75251 appear in no other set in the catalog, most often printed elements, stickers or molds specific to the model. If one gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set.

Rebuilding set 75251 from another set

Share of the parts of set 75251 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 38%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 75251 within its line

With 1,060 pieces, set 75251 ranks #90 out of 814 Star Wars sets in our database, which have an average of 495 parts. Among the 457 sets released in 2018, it ranks #28. That is 2.1 times the average Star Wars set size.