Distinct characters, passionate duels, cool warships, strange vehicles, spectacular scenes, vast universes... This is the charm of Star Wars IP. And the LEGO Group turned the sci-fi movie into a real-life item in the form of its best brick parts in the Star Wars theme.
Since 1999, the LEGO Star Wars series has released more than 900 sets of various sizes, covering every corner of the Star Wars story universe.
In addition to the regular set, which is normally released every year, there are also UCS series sets that are dedicated to funding the collection of avid Star Wars fans. I believe that even many friends who are not interested in Star Wars have heard about the UCS series.
Lego Star Wars' UCS series is called the Ultimate Collectors Series, which translates to Chinese Ultimate Collectors Series.
In 2000, there was no 18+ set for adult fans, and the LEGO Group provided many classic sets to adult LEGO Star Wars fans through UCS sets.
The UCS Series set also has a unique nameplate, and now with the announcement of this year's UCS Kit 75355 X-wing Fighter 3.0, the sticker nameplate that has been used for 20 years has finally been replaced with a printed one.
In other words, how many UCS kits are currently on the market? Who are they? Let's take stock today.
1, 7181 titanium interceptor
- Set number: 7181
- Chinese name: titanium interceptor
- English name: TIE Interceptor
- Number of parts: 703
- Number of minifigures: 0
- Recommended age: 14+
- Recommended price: $99.99
- Published: July 1, 2000
2, 7191 X-wing fighter
- Set number: 7191
- Chinese name: X-wing fighter
- English name: X-wing Fighter
- Number of parts: 1300
- Number of minifigures: 0
- Recommended age: 14+
- Suggested price: $149.99
- Published: July 1, 2000
3, 10018 Darthmore bust
- Set number: 10018
- Chinese name: Bust of Darthmore
- English name: Darth Maul
- Number of parts: 1868
- Number of minifigures: 0
- Recommended age: 14+
- Suggested price: $149.99
- Published: October 29, 2001
4, 10019 The rebels blockade the breakouts
- Set number: 10019
- Chinese name: Resistance blockade breakout
- English name: Rebel Blockade Runner
- Number of parts: 1747
- Number of minifigures: 0
- Recommended age: 14+
- Recommended price: $199.99
- Published: November 5, 2001
5, 7194 Yoda
- Set number: 7194
- Chinese name: Yoda
- English name: Yoda
- Number of parts: 1075
- Number of minifigures: 0
- Recommended age: 14+
- Recommended price: $99.99
- Published: January 1, 2002
6, 10026 Naboo Star Fighters
- Set number: 10026
- Chinese name: Naboo Star Fighters
- English name: Special Edition Naboo Starfighter
- Number of parts: 187
- Number of minifigures: 0
- Recommended age: 9+
- Recommended price: $39.99
- Published: October 1, 2002
7, 10030 Imperial Star Destroyer
- Set number: 10030
- Chinese name: Imperial Star Destroyer
- English name: Imperial Star Destroyer
- Number of parts: 3096
- Number of minifigures: 0
- Recommended age: 16+
- Recommended price: $269.99
- Published: December 6, 2002
8, 10129 Rebel snow fighter
- Set number: 10129
- Chinese name: Renegade Snow Fighter
- English name: Rebel Snowspeeder
- Number of parts: 1457
- Number of minifigures: 0
- Recommended age: 14+
- Recommended price: $269.99
- Published: September 29, 2003
9, 10134 Y-wing attack starfighter
- Set number: 10134
- Chinese name: Y-wing attack starfighter
- English name: Y-wing Attack Starfighter
- Number of parts: 1473
- Number of minifigures: 1
- Recommended age: 14+
- Suggested price: $119.99
- Published: October 1, 2004
10, 10143 Death Star II
- Set number: 10143
- Chinese Name: Death Star II
- English name: Death Star II
- Number of parts: 3441
- Number of minifigures: 0
- Recommended age: 16+
- Recommended price: $269.99
- Published: September 1, 2005
11, 10174 All-terrain reconnaissance walker AT-ST
- Set number: 10174
- Chinese name: All-terrain reconnaissance walker AT-ST
- English name: Imperial AT-ST
- Number of parts: 1068
- Number of minifigures: 0
- Recommended age: 14+
- Suggested price: $79.99
- Published: July 1, 2006
12, 10175 Darth Vader titanium fighter
- Set number: 10175
- Chinese name: Darth Vader titanium fighter
- English name: Vader's TIE Advanced
- Number of parts: 1212
- Number of minifigures: 0
- Recommended age: 14+
- Recommended price: $99.99
- Published: October 1, 2006
13, 10179 Millennium Falcon
- Set number: 10179
- Chinese name: Millennium Falcon
- Ultimate Collector's Millennium Falcon
- Number of parts: 1212
- Number of minifigures: 5
- Recommended age: 16+
- Recommended price: 1699 yuan
- Published: October 1, 2007
14, 10186 General Grievous
- Set number: 10186
- Chinese name: General Grievous
- English name: General Grievous
- Number of parts: 1085
- Number of minifigures: 0
- Recommended age: 14+
- Recommended price: $89.99
- Published: May 1, 2008
15, 10188 Death Star
- Set number: 10188
- Chinese name: Death Star
- English name: Death Star
- Number of parts: 3803
- Number of minifigures: 24
- Recommended age: 14+
- Recommended price: $89.99
- Published: September 1, 2008
16, 10212 Imperial Shuttle
- Set number: 10212
- Chinese name: Imperial Shuttle
- English name: Imperial Shuttle
- Number of parts: 2503
- Number of minifigures: 5
- Recommended age: 16+
- Recommended price: $259.99
- Published: September 1, 2010
17, 10215 Obi-Wan's Jedi Starfighter
- Set number: 10215
- Chinese name: Obi-Wan's Jedi Starfighter
- English name: Obi-Wan's Jedi Starfighter
- Number of parts: 676
- Number of minifigures: 0
- Recommended age: 14+
- Recommended price: $99.99
- Published: November 1, 2010
18, 10221 Super Star Destroyer
- Set number: 10221
- Chinese name: Super Star Destroyer
- English name: Super Star Destroyer
- Number of parts: 3152
- Number of minifigures: 5
- Recommended age: 16+
- Suggested price: $399.99
- Published: September 1, 2011
19、10225 R2-D2
- Set number: 10225
- Chinese name: R2-D2
- English name: R2-D2
- Number of parts: 2127
- Number of minifigures: 1
- Recommended age: 16+
- Suggested price: $399.99
- Published: May 1, 2012
20, 10227 B-wing starfighter
- Set number: 10227
- Chinese name: B-wing starfighter
- English name: B-wing Starfighter
- Number of parts: 1487
- Number of minifigures: 0
- Recommended age: 16+
- Recommended price: $199.99
- Published: October 1, 2012
21, 10236 Ewok™ village
- Set number: 10236
- Chinese name: Village of Ewok™
- English name: Ewok™ Village
- Number of parts: 1990
- Number of minifigures: 17
- Recommended age: 12+
- Recommended price: $249.99
- Published: September 1, 2013
22, 10240 Red Five X-wing Starfighter
- Set number: 10240
- Chinese name: Red Five X-wing fighter
- Red Five X-wing Starfighter™
- Number of parts: 1559
- Number of minifigures: 1
- Recommended age: 16+
- Recommended price: $199.99
- Published: June 1, 2013
23, 75059 Sand Base
- Set number: 75059
- Chinese name: Sand Barrier
- English name: Sandcrawler™
- Number of parts: 3296
- Number of minifigures: 14
- Recommended age: 14+
- Suggested price: $299.99
- Published: May 1, 2014
24, 75060 Slave One
- Set number: 75060
- Chinese name: Slave One
- English name: Slave I
- Number of parts: 1996
- Number of minifigures: 5
- Recommended age: 14+
- Recommended price: 2299 yuan
- Published: January 1, 2015
25, 75095 titanium fighter
- Set number: 75095
- Chinese name: titanium fighter
- English name: TIE Fighter™
- Number of parts: 1685
- Number of minifigures: 1
- Recommended age: 14+
- Recommended price: 2299 yuan
- Published: May 1, 2015
26, 75098 Hoth base
- Set number: 75098
- Chinese name: Hoss base
- English name: Assault on Hoth™
- Number of parts: 2144
- Number of minifigures: 15
- Recommended age: 12+
- Recommended price: $249.99
- Published: May 1, 2016
27, 75159 Death Star
- Set number: 75159
- Chinese name: Death Star
- English name: Death Star™
- Number of parts: 4016
- Number of minifigures: 27
- Recommended age: 14+
- Recommended price: 4599 yuan
- Published: October 1, 2016
28, 75144 Snow fighter
- Set number: 75144
- Chinese name: Snow fighter
- English name: Snowspeeder™
- Number of parts: 1703
- Number of minifigures: 2
- Recommended age: 14+
- Recommended price: 2299 yuan
- Published: May 4, 2017
29, 75192 Luxury Millennium Falcon
- Set number: 75192
- Chinese name: Luxury Millennium Falcon
- English name: Millennium Falcon™
- Number of parts: 7541
- Number of minifigures: 8
- Recommended age: 16+
- Recommended price: 7399 yuan
- Published: October 4, 2017
30, 75181 Y-wing starfighter
- Set number: 75181
- Chinese name: Y-wing starfighter
- English name: Y-Wing Starfighter™
- Number of parts: 1967
- Number of minifigures: 2
- Recommended age: 14+
- Recommended price: 1999 yuan
- Published: May 4, 2018
31, 75252 Imperial Star Destroyer
- Set number: 75252
- Chinese name: Imperial Star Destroyer
- English name: Imperial Star Destroyer™
- Number of parts: 4784
- Number of minifigures: 2
- Recommended age: 14+
- Recommended price: 5999 yuan
- Published: October 1, 2019
32, 75275 A-wing Starfighter
- Set number: 75275
- Chinese name: A-wing starfighter
- English name: A-wing Starfighter™
- Number of parts: 1673
- Number of minifigures: 1
- Recommended age: 18+
- Recommended price: 1899 yuan
- Published: May 1, 2020
33, 75309 Republican gunboats
- Set number: 75309
- Chinese name: Gunboat of the Republic
- English name: Republic Gunship™
- Number of parts: 3292
- Number of minifigures: 2
- Recommended age: 18+
- Recommended price: 3299 yuan
- Published: August 1, 2021
34, 75313 LEGO ® Star Wars AT-AT
- Set number: 75313
- Chinese name: LEGO ® Star Wars AT-AT
- English name: AT-AT™
- Number of parts: 6785
- Number of minifigures: 9
- Recommended age: 18+
- Recommended price: 7599 yuan
- Published: November 26, 2021
35, 75341 Luke Skywalker's Land Speeder
- Set number: 75341
- Chinese name: Luke Skywalker's Land Speeder
- Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder™
- Number of parts: 1890
- Number of minifigures: 2
- Recommended age: 18+
- Recommended price: 2099 yuan
- Published: May 4, 2022
36, 75331 Razor crown number
- Set number: 75331
- Chinese name: razor crown number
- English name: The Razor Crest™
- Number of parts: 6187
- Number of minifigures: 4
- Recommended age: 18+
- Recommended price: 4999 yuan
- Published: October 3, 2022
37, 75355 X-wing starfighter
- Set number: 75355
- Chinese name: X-wing starfighter
- English name: X-Wing Starfighter™
- Number of parts: 1949
- Number of minifigures: 2
- Recommended age: 18+
- Recommended price: 2299 yuan
- Release time: May 1, 2023
summary
The LEGO Star Wars UCS set didn't have a uniform box design before the 2017 75192 Deluxe Millennium Falcon. In fact, there was no after this, but the same black box design as other sets was used. In addition, some ordinary suits also appear with nameplate designs, so many friends can't tell which are Star Wars UCS sets.
In fact, there is a trick to distinguishing UCS sets, and the words "Ultimate Collectors Series" are usually on the front of the box, but most of them are not obvious. The 2014-2017 UCS set has a golden UCS badge on the obverse, a feature that was also removed after the 2017 75192 Deluxe Millennium Falcon. The lack of clarity has also made the discussion about the UCS suite more controversial.
All UCS sets are usually Direct To Consumer sets, or D2C or DTC for short, which means they are usually sold directly by official LEGO and subsequently sold by only a few retailers, making them harder to buy cheaply in the market and even rarer.
Sets in the UCS Ultimate Collector Collection tend to be larger and more expensive than regular sets. Typically UCS sets had a 10xxx five-digit number, until 2014's 75059 Sandbase, from then on, the UCS set in the Star Wars series began to use a 75xxx five-digit number.
*References: Bricklink, brickipedia