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LEGO's Star Wars Diorama Collection ran to five sets in 2022 and 2023, and all of them have retired. Here is how the three best known, Dagobah, the Death Star Trench Run and the Emperor's Throne Room, compare, what to check when buying one second hand, and the current display sets that fill the same shelf.

LEGO's Star Wars Diorama Collection ran to five sets in 2022 and 2023, each a single scene from the original trilogy on a base with a quoted plaque, and all five have retired. So the choice is which to look for second hand. Dagobah has the most scenery and figures, the Trench Run is a space battle in miniature, and the Throne Room is the trilogy's final duel.

Quick answer: for scenery, Dagobah Jedi Training. For a space battle, Death Star Trench Run. For the duel, Emperor's Throne Room. To buy new instead, the UCS Death Star includes the trash compactor and the throne room among its scenes.

The five dioramas

Our catalog lists all five as retired. Current market data is on each set page.

Set Film Released Status
Death Star Trench Run (75329) A New Hope 2022 Retired at the end of 2023
Dagobah Jedi Training (75330) The Empire Strikes Back 2022 Retired
Death Star Trash Compactor (75339) A New Hope 2022 Retired at the end of 2023
Emperor's Throne Room (75352) Return of the Jedi 2023 Retired at the end of 2024
Endor Speeder Chase (75353) Return of the Jedi 2023 Retired

Dagobah Jedi Training (75330)

LEGO Dagobah Jedi Training Diorama
Dagobah Jedi Training Diorama
Retired at LEGO; check the set page for where it is still sold
$89.99

The Dagobah swamp with Yoda's hut and part of Luke's X-wing, with Luke, Yoda and R2-D2. Retired.

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Dagobah is the scenery piece of the collection: the swamp, its twisted trees and Yoda's hut, which has an interior, with part of Luke's X-wing in the scene. Reviewers note that it comes with three minifigures, Luke, Yoda and a mud-spattered R2-D2, and that the plaque carries Yoda's famous line about doing, not trying.

Death Star Trench Run (75329)

LEGO Death Star Trench Run Diorama
Death Star Trench Run Diorama
Retired at LEGO; check the set page for where it is still sold
$69.99

The Death Star's surface with small brick-built models of Luke's X-wing, Vader's TIE Advanced and two TIE fighters. Retired at the end of 2023.

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LEGO's description of the Trench Run is all ships: the surface of the Death Star with Darth Vader's TIE Advanced and two TIE fighters chasing Luke Skywalker's X-wing, as small brick-built models, and a plaque with Vader's words, "The Force is strong with this one." It lists no minifigures, which makes it the one for a fan of the space battle rather than the characters.

Emperor's Throne Room (75352)

LEGO Emperor's Throne Room Diorama
Emperor's Throne Room Diorama
Retired at LEGO; check the set page for where it is still sold
$99.99

The throne room duel from Return of the Jedi, with Luke, Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine, a rotating throne and a Death Star window. Retired at the end of 2024.

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The Throne Room recreates the duel at the end of Return of the Jedi, with Luke and Darth Vader minifigures, each with a lightsaber, and Emperor Palpatine with two Sith lightning elements. LEGO lists a circular Death Star window element made for this set, a rotating throne and two display consoles. It has two plaques: Luke's line, "I am a Jedi, like my father before me," and the Return of the Jedi 40th anniversary logo.

The other two

The collection also included the Death Star Trash Compactor from A New Hope and the Endor Speeder Chase from Return of the Jedi. Both are retired too.

Buying one now

With every diorama retired, a copy comes from the secondary market. For a used set, check that the plaque and its printed quote are there and, for Dagobah and the Throne Room, that all three minifigures are included. Each set page shows our current market data where we have it.

Star Wars display sets you can still buy new

No current line replaces the dioramas one for one, but these sets in our catalog fill the same kind of shelf.

LEGO Death Star
Death Star
$999.99

The UCS Death Star: a large diorama of the station's interiors, including the trash compactor and Emperor Palpatine's throne room, with 36 minifigures and 2 droids. On sale until the end of 2028.

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LEGO Millennium Falcon
Millennium Falcon
$84.99

The Starship Collection Millennium Falcon: an 18+ display model on an angled stand with a nameplate, sized for an ordinary shelf.

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LEGO Venator-Class Attack Cruiser
Venator-Class Attack Cruiser
$79.99

The Starship Collection Venator-Class Attack Cruiser, a midi-scale display model on a stand with a printed plaque.

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LEGO Darth Vader Bust
Darth Vader Bust
$49.99

The Darth Vader Bust, an 18+ character build for a desk or shelf.

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