It was only a matter of time before we got the UCS LEGO Star Wars Executor Super Star Destroyer (75457).
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The LEGO Group just can’t stop breaking records. Earlier this month, the $800 Sagrada Família (21065) broke the record for most pieces in a set, with 12,060 elements. Today, the newest big-boy addition to the LEGO Star Wars line-up is its longest, coming in at nearly 4.5ft.
The Executor Super Star Destroyer (75457) doesn’t quite make it into the top ten biggest LEGO sets by piece count — it’s edged out to 14th — but it’s the company’s longest, at 53.5in (136cm). The previous record-holder, the Titanic (10294), is 135cm long.
Still, of all the Star Wars sets that you’d put money on setting a new bar, it’s the Executor. It’s almost exactly ten times bigger than the smaller Executor Super Star Destroyer (75356) that arrived in 2023 for The Return of the Jedi’s 40th anniversary, coming in at a whopping 6,130 pieces. The sheer scale of the craft has always been difficult to imagine, even when watching it pierce the second Death Star at the climax of Jedi.
LEGO Star Wars Executor Super Star Destroyer (75457) specifications
Pieces: 6,130
RRP: $799.99 (£649.99; €749.99)
Dimensions: Over 7.5in (20cm) tall, 53.5in. (136cm) long, 20in (50cm) wide; weighs over 11lbs (5kg)
Availability: In LEGO Stores and online from October 1
The LEGO Star Wars Executor Super Star Destroyer (75457) fundamentally looks like a Technic build, especially when you look at its early stages: a framework that gets gradually patched with large tiles to give it an instantly recognizable finish.
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It’s for good reason, though; according to The LEGO Group, “the design team engineered a LEGO System core with slender LEGO Technic outriggers that anchor the exterior panels, delivering strength without bulk.” Let’s not forget that it’s still 11lbs, and apparently does away with interior details, but what would you really expect from a faithful recreation, even at this scale?
The skeleton of the LEGO Star Wars Executor Super Star Destroyer (75457) looks very technical.
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A newly designed tile is used 60 times to recreate the hull lights and central detailing, though they’re purposefully unrepetitive, making the graphic approach look like “organic random lights.”
My favorite detail is the 1×1 Millennium Falcon stud on the back of the accompanying Star Destroyer, which gives you a fantastic sense of scale. The smaller 75356 build offered the same approach with the Destroyer, but it always felt that little bit too small to really appreciate the vastness of Vader’s flagship.
The tiny, 1×1 Millennium Falcon is attached to the back of the Star Destroyer.
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Perhaps the best thing of all is the way LEGO’s designers have approached the seven minifigures, which come with their own section of the Executor’s bridge, as per the iconic scene in The Empire Strikes Back.
You get Darth Vader and, for the first time ever in one set, all six bounty hunters — Boba Fett, 4-LOM, Bossk, Zuckuss, Dengar (with “a refreshed backpack build”), and IG-88 (with a newly molded head).
All seven LEGO Star Wars Executor Super Star Destroyer (75457) minifigures, with bridge stand.
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I’d put good money on these being worth an absolute fortune in the future. You can already imagine the eBayers rubbing their hands together knowing that the main Executor build won’t be compromised by selling them separately for a profit (unlike, say, the 2025 Death Star, which just looks hollow without them).
A superstar gift with purchase
Adding more fuel to the resale fire of the Executor Super Star Destroyer (75457) is its gift with purchase: Darth Vader’s Lightsaber (40897), which should be just as prized as Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber (40730), which was only given out with Jabba’s Sail Barge (75397).
Darth Vader’s Lightsaber (40897)
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The Skywalker saber now goes for over $150, and there’s a huge knock-off market for this specific set, which is always a good sign of demand, much like the Mario Kart Blue (Spiny) Shell. You could argue that there’s less demand for the Sail Barge than the Executor, but the former was $500, and came with eight unique minifigs.
Pay to display
Of all of the massive Star Wars UCS sets, this one strikes me as better primed for display than most, mainly because of its incredibly low profile.
It’s almost a shame that you won’t really see the undercarriage once you’ve built it.
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The stands that come with it are perfectly fine for horizontal display, but you can see Wicked Brick creating wall displays that will really do it justice. That said, I’m not sure how confident you are about strapping 11lbs of plastic to your wall — it’s probably best to use the highest-end fixings you can find.