How many pieces are in the Darth Vader?

Darth Vader contains 834 pieces.

What age is the Darth Vader recommended for?

This set is recommended for ages 18+.

When was the Darth Vader released?

Darth Vader was released in 2021.

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🏛 Star Wars

Set #75304

Darth Vader

Darth Vader (75304) is a surprisingly engaging display piece for Star Wars fans.

Before you buy

Who it's for: Ages 18+ · Intermediate build Perfect for teens and adults who love Star Wars and enjoy display models
Build: 834 pieces · about 4.5 hours Build time is an estimate.
Price: $79.99 list price · 9.6¢ per piece
Availability: Retired at LEGO

★★★★☆ 4.1 community rating from 505 ratings

Fans appreciate the accurate representation of Darth Vader's helmet and the challenging building experience. Some criticize the repetitive use of black pieces and the lack of play features, but overall it's considered a worthwhile display piece for Star Wars collectors.

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📝 Our Take

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Darth Vader (75304) is a surprisingly engaging display piece for Star Wars fans. This bust captures the iconic villain's imposing presence with clever building techniques and a menacing aesthetic, making it a standout addition to any collection.

This set is perfect for Star Wars enthusiasts and adult builders looking for a challenging yet rewarding project. With a moderate piece count and focus on display, it's a great option for those who appreciate intricate detail and iconic character designs.

Skip this if you prefer play-focused sets or have limited display space. While visually striking, it's primarily a static model, and those seeking more interactive Star Wars sets might prefer the Millennium Falcon Microfighter (75193) or similar vehicles.

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🧱 Building Experience

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834

Pieces

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4.5h

Estimated Build Time

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Intermediate

Difficulty

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20cm × 15cm × 14cm

Dimensions

Build Highlights:

Intricate shaping using layered plates and slopes
Clever use of SNOT (Studs Not On Top) techniques for smooth surfaces
Detailed recreation of Darth Vader's helmet and chest plate
Sturdy base for stable display

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⏳ Retired

The Darth Vader (75304) set presents a moderate investment opportunity within the Star Wars theme. As a retired set featuring an iconic character, it benefits from enduring popularity and collector interest. While not a limited edition, its reasonable piece count and display-focused design contribute to its appeal. However, the abundance of Star Wars sets and the potential for similar releases in the future may temper significant price appreciation. Its long-term value will depend on the sustained demand for Star Wars memorabilia and the condition of the set.

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⚖ Compare Similar Sets

Compared to other Star Wars display sets, Darth Vader (75304) offers a more compact and affordable option than larger models like the UCS Millennium Falcon (75192). While lacking minifigures and play features, its focus on detailed recreation of an iconic character makes it a compelling alternative for collectors. It also provides a different building experience than vehicle-based sets, appealing to those who enjoy character busts and intricate shaping techniques.

📦 Parts Inventory

Official piece count: 834
Parts cataloged in this inventory: 139 unique parts, 834 pieces

Missing a piece? Check this set piece by piece, with look-alike colors flagged and element IDs for replacements.

Plate 3 x 3

Part #: 11212 2× Bright Light Orange

Plate 3 x 3

Part #: 11212 10× Black

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 11476 1× Black

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 11476 1× Reddish Brown

Brick Curved 2 x ...

Part #: 11477 7× Black

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 14419 2× Dark Bluish Gray

Panel 1 x 4 x 2 w...

Part #: 14718 1× Light Bluish Gray

Brick Curved 2 x ...

Part #: 15068 7× Black

Panel 1 x 4 x 1 w...

Part #: 15207 2× Black

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 15573 1× Reddish Brown

Plate Round Half ...

Part #: 18646 1× Black

Tile Special Roun...

Part #: 20482 4× Light Bluish Gray

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 22885 15× Light Bluish Gray

Bar Holder with H...

Part #: 23443 2× Black

Brick 2 x 2 Corner

Part #: 2357 10× Black

Plate 2 x 2 Corner

Part #: 2420 2× Tan

Plate 2 x 2 Corner

Part #: 2420 30× Black

Plate 2 x 2 Corner

Part #: 2420 2× Yellow

Plate 2 x 2 Corner

Part #: 2420 2× Red

Brick Curved Inve...

Part #: 24201 6× Black

Tile Round 1 x 1 ...

Part #: 24246 1× Black

Wedge Plate 2 x 2...

Part #: 24299 2× Black

Wedge Plate 2 x 2...

Part #: 24307 2× Black

Brick Curved 3 x ...

Part #: 24309 3× Black

Tile 1 x 4 with G...

Part #: 2431 1× Black

Brick 2 x 6

Part #: 2456 1× Tan

Tile Round 1 x 1 ...

Part #: 25269 2× Green

Tile Round 1 x 1 ...

Part #: 25269 4× Black

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 26047 1× Black

Plate Round 2 x 2...

Part #: 2654 4× Black

Wedge Plate 2 x 2...

Part #: 26601 4× Black

Tile 2 x 3

Part #: 26603 5× Black

Technic Pin with ...

Part #: 2780 1× Black

Tile 2 x 2 Curved...

Part #: 27925 2× Black

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 2877 6× Black

Brick Wedged, Cur...

Part #: 29119 1× Black

Brick Wedged, Cur...

Part #: 29120 1× Black

Brick 2 x 4

Part #: 3001 6× Black

Brick 2 x 4

Part #: 3001 2× White

Brick 2 x 3

Part #: 3002 1× Orange

Brick 2 x 2

Part #: 3003 1× Blue

Brick 2 x 2

Part #: 3003 5× Light Bluish Gray

Brick 1 x 2

Part #: 3004 6× Black

Brick 1 x 1

Part #: 3005 4× Black

Part #: 3010 4× Black

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 30136 5× Reddish Brown

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 30136 14× Tan

Plate Special / S...

Part #: 30166 4× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate 2 x 4

Part #: 3020 15× Black

Plate 2 x 4

Part #: 3020 1× Yellow

Plate 2 x 4

Part #: 3020 6× Lime

Plate 2 x 3

Part #: 3021 26× Black

Plate 2 x 3

Part #: 3021 2× White

Plate 2 x 2

Part #: 3022 23× Black

Plate 2 x 2

Part #: 3022 3× Blue

Plate 1 x 2

Part #: 3023 24× Dark Turquoise

Plate 1 x 2

Part #: 3023 60× Black

Plate 1 x 2

Part #: 3023 5× Red

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 49× Black

Plate 4 x 10

Part #: 3030 1× Black

Plate 4 x 4

Part #: 3031 8× Black

Plate 4 x 6

Part #: 3032 3× Black

Plate 2 x 8

Part #: 3034 2× Black

Plate Round Corne...

Part #: 30357 2× Black

Plate 6 x 8

Part #: 3036 3× Black

Brick Sloped 18° ...

Part #: 30363 2× Black

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 30414 3× White

Brick Sloped 45° ...

Part #: 3045 4× Black

Brick Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 3062b 10× Orange

Tile 2 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3068b 1× Black

Tile 1 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3069b 7× Black

Tile 1 x 1 with G...

Part #: 3070b 4× Black

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 32028 3× White

Technic Beam 1 x ...

Part #: 32278 2× White

Technic Brick 4 x...

Part #: 32324 1× Black

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 32952 4× Red

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 32952 4× Black

Brick Sloped 33° ...

Part #: 3297 5× Black

Plate Special 2 x...

Part #: 33909 2× Black

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 34103 4× Black

Plate 1 x 8

Part #: 3460 2× Light Bluish Gray

Plate 1 x 8

Part #: 3460 7× Black

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 35480 10× Red

Tile 45° Cut 2 x ...

Part #: 35787 2× Black

Brick 1 x 3

Part #: 3622 20× Black

Plate 1 x 3

Part #: 3623 26× Black

Brick Sloped Inve...

Part #: 3660 2× Dark Bluish Gray

Brick Sloped Inve...

Part #: 3660 6× Black

Brick Sloped Inve...

Part #: 3665 2× Black

Plate 1 x 6

Part #: 3666 1× Orange

Plate 1 x 6

Part #: 3666 1× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate 1 x 6

Part #: 3666 8× Tan

Plate 1 x 6

Part #: 3666 5× Black

Brick Sloped 33° ...

Part #: 3675 4× Black

Bracket 1 x 1 - 1...

Part #: 36840 4× Black

Part #: 3710 36× Black

Plate 1 x 4

Part #: 3710 5× Medium Lavender

Brick Sloped Inve...

Part #: 3747b 3× Black

Plate 2 x 6

Part #: 3795 3× Black

Plate 2 x 6

Part #: 3795 1× Light Bluish Gray

Plate 2 x 6

Part #: 3795 2× Lime

Plate 2 x 10

Part #: 3832 2× Black

Weapon Lance

Part #: 3849 2× Black

Hinge Brick 1 x 2...

Part #: 3937 3× Black

Plate 6 x 6

Part #: 3958 1× Tan

Plate Round 2 x 2...

Part #: 4032a 2× Yellow

Plate 8 x 8

Part #: 41539 1× Black

Brick Wedged, Ang...

Part #: 41767 1× Black

Brick Wedged, Ang...

Part #: 41768 1× Black

Wedge Plate 4 x 2...

Part #: 41769 2× Black

Wedge Plate 4 x 2...

Part #: 41770 2× Black

Brick Sloped 33° ...

Part #: 4286 6× Black

Brick Sloped Inve...

Part #: 4287c 8× Black

Brick Sloped Inve...

Part #: 4287c 2× Red

Brick Wedged, Slo...

Part #: 43708 1× Black

Wedge Plate 3 x 2...

Part #: 43722 1× Black

Wedge Plate 3 x 2...

Part #: 43723 1× Black

Bracket 1 x 2 - 2...

Part #: 44728 1× White

Plate 1 x 10

Part #: 4477 6× Black

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 44861 4× Yellow

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 44861 4× Light Bluish Gray

Brick Curved 2 x ...

Part #: 47457 2× White

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 48336 4× Black

Bar 1L with Clip ...

Part #: 48729b 2× White

Brick Sloped 30° ...

Part #: 54200 5× Black

Wedge Plate 6 x 3...

Part #: 54383 3× Black

Wedge Plate 6 x 3...

Part #: 54384 3× Black

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 60470b 4× Black

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 60478 4× Black

Window 1 x 2 x 3 ...

Part #: 60593 1× Tan

Brick Arch 1 x 6 ...

Part #: 6060 2× Black

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 60897 2× Blue

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 60897 2× Black

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 61252 5× Black

Hinge Brick 2 x 2...

Part #: 6134 3× Black

Brick Sloped 18° ...

Part #: 61409 1× Black

Plate Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 6141 4× Black

Plate Special 4 x...

Part #: 6179 1× Black

Plate Special 4 x...

Part #: 6180pr0022 1× Black

Bar 6L with Stop ...

Part #: 63965 2× Black

Wedge Plate 2 x 4...

Part #: 65426 1× Black

Wedge Plate 2 x 4...

Part #: 65429 1× Black

Technic Pin with ...

Part #: 66906 2× Black

Tile 2 x 6

Part #: 69729 1× Black

Sticker Sheet for...

Part #: 77286 1× [No Color/Any Color]

Wedge Plate 6 x 2...

Part #: 78443 1× Black

Wedge Plate 6 x 2...

Part #: 78444 1× Black

Plate Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 85861 16× Yellow

Plate Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 85861 10× Black

Brick Sloped 30° ...

Part #: 85984 2× Black

Tile 2 x 4 with G...

Part #: 87079 1× Black

Technic Axle 4 wi...

Part #: 87083 2× Dark Bluish Gray

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 87087 2× Light Bluish Gray

Brick Wedged 2 x ...

Part #: 87620 2× Black

Bar 3L

Part #: 87994 4× Bright Green

Panel 1 x 2 x 1 w...

Part #: 93095 1× White

Brick Curved 4 x ...

Part #: 93606 3× Black

Brick and Axle Se...

Part #: 96874 1× Dark Turquoise

Wheel Arch, Mudgu...

Part #: 98282 2× Black

Brick Sloped 75° ...

Part #: 98560 4× Black

Plate Special 2 x...

Part #: 99206 5× Black

Plate Special 2 x...

Part #: 99206 2× Red

Bracket 1 x 2 - 2...

Part #: 99207 1× Blue

Tile Special 1 x ...

Part #: 99563 11× Black

Bracket 1 x 2 - 1...

Part #: 99780 5× Black

Bracket 1 x 2 - 1...

Part #: 99781 2× Yellow

The set is predominantly black, offering a substantial collection of black plates in various sizes, useful for MOC builders looking to create sleek, dark structures. The inclusion of Dark Turquoise plates adds a subtle accent color and some parts diversity.

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💎 Notable Parts

Black Plate 1 x 2 (60x) $3.00

Black Plate 1 x 4 (36x) $1.80

Black Plate 2 x 2 Corner (30x) $2.10

Black Tile Special 1 x 2 with Sloped Walls AKA Money / Gold Bar [Ingot] (11x) $2.75

Dark Turquoise Plate 1 x 2 (24x) $1.20

Est. BrickLink Part Value

$10.85

💡 MOC Potential

🤖 Rebuild into a full-scale Darth Vader figure

🚢 Create a miniature version of Darth Vader's TIE fighter

🏛 Design a Sith temple diorama

Community Insights

Real opinions from Reddit and YouTube

What Reddit Says

BlockTalk AI

This set features a Darth Vader Helmet. Due to limited reviews, a comprehensive summary of community opinions is not possible.

75304-1: Darth Vader Helmet [[Photo]](https://images.brickset.com/sets/images/75304-1.jpg)

6 upvotes • 3y ago

What YouTubers Say

Based on 7 videos

3.3 /5

Mixed

14% positive

BlockTalk AI

LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader Helmet (75304) reviews are generally neutral, with an average score of 3.2/5. Many reviewers like MandRproductions and Solid Brix Studios offer neutral overviews, and the build and display aspects are commonly praised.