Lego Star Wars Marks A New Hope's 50th With Seven Sets and Rare Concept Minifigures

Lego is preparing a substantial Star Wars collection for the 50th anniversary of A New Hope, and the range is doing more than simply revisiting familiar ships, scenes, and characters. Seven new sets are due at the beginning of January 2027, covering a surprisingly broad mix of display models, dioramas, a minifigure-scale vehicle, and builds intended to become shelf centrepieces.

The most intriguing detail, however, is found in a selection of bonus minifigures. Several sets include versions of major Star Wars heroes and villains based on early concept artwork rather than their final on-screen appearances. That means collectors will be able to pick up radically different takes on Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Darth Vader--designs from a period when the identity of the galaxy far, far away had not yet fully settled into the forms audiences know today.

For a line commemorating the original 1977 film, that approach makes a great deal of sense. The anniversary is not only an excuse to build recognisable icons; it is also an opportunity to acknowledge the strange, experimental visual development that preceded them. In Lego form, those alternate designs should be especially noticeable beside standard minifigures, and they give particular sets an added collector appeal beyond their piece counts or display potential.

Seven builds across multiple Star Wars eras

Although the collection is connected to A New Hope's 50th anniversary, it is not limited to material from that film. The line reaches into The Empire Strikes Back and Revenge of the Sith as well, while using the original trilogy's history and imagery as its unifying theme. That makes this feel less like a narrow remake programme and more like a celebration of the franchise's enduring Lego presence.

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One of the largest scene-based sets recreates the famous confrontation and revelation from The Empire Strikes Back. With 718 pieces, it is a considerably bigger treatment of the moment than a 295-piece version released roughly a decade earlier. The diorama format is particularly suited to the scene's dramatic architecture and composition, allowing the build to function as a display piece rather than merely a backdrop for play. It also includes the concept-art Darth Vader minifigure, making it one of the sets that directly ties the anniversary range to Star Wars' earliest visual ideas.

At the smaller end is a 372-piece Revenge of the Sith diorama featuring Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. It comes on a dedicated display base, so it appears positioned as a compact collectible while remaining accessible for younger builders who want to stage the duel themselves. Its standout extra is an early-design Han Solo, from the period when the character was imagined carrying a lightsaber. That is an especially odd and memorable alternate version of the smuggler, considering how strongly Han ultimately became associated with blasters, the Millennium Falcon, and a very different kind of reluctant heroism.

A scrappy Y-Wing and an enormous poster build

The collection's minifigure-scale Y-Wing is another major draw. At 1,? The set contains 1,? Actually, its confirmed count is 1,? No piece total has been provided for this particular model, but its visual direction is clear: exposed studs and mechanical detailing are used to capture the battered, improvised character of the Rebel craft. The Y-Wing's uneven surfaces and visible machinery have always made it a natural fit for Lego's building language, and this version aims to embrace that rather than smoothing the ship into an overly clean display model.

It also comes with a concept-art Luke Skywalker. This early Luke is sharply removed from the farm boy and eventual Jedi seen in the finished films, wearing a gas mask and wielding a yellow lightsaber. For collectors who already own multiple conventional Luke minifigures, that distinction could be the reason to choose this version of the ship. It turns a vehicle set into a small snapshot of franchise history.

The headline display build may be the 3,209-piece recreation of the original 1970s A New Hope poster. Standing 23 inches, or 59cm, tall, the model translates the poster's artwork into a three-dimensional Lego sculpture. This is the kind of release built for a permanent place on a wall or in a collection room, rather than a model likely to be dismantled after completion. Its scale also makes it the most ambitious set in the group by piece count.

Most buyers will have to wait until January 4, 2027 for the poster build, while members of the free Lego Insiders programme will be able to buy it from January 1. The set is listed at £269.99 in the UK, placing it firmly in the premium collector tier. Still, the unusual subject matter helps separate it from the many ships and helmets that usually dominate high-end Star Wars Lego releases. It is less a model of an in-universe object than a brick-built tribute to the art that sold audiences on the adventure in the first place.

Vader options, a Stormtrooper relic, and a giant Luke

Darth Vader receives more than one moment in the anniversary assortment. A 628-piece build can be assembled as an imposing Vader helmet, but it has a second configuration: Vader's illuminated lightsaber behind the words, "I am your father." The transformable concept is an unexpected one, offering two very different ways to display the same set. One is an instantly recognisable character artefact; the other is a stylised recreation of perhaps the saga's most quoted line.

There is also a build based on an early Stormtrooper concept. Star Wars concept art often reveals how close familiar designs came to taking radically different paths, and this trooper is one of the clearest examples. The figure represents a more unusual version of the Imperial soldier that was considered during development of A New Hope. Unlike several other releases in the wave, this set does not include an extra minifigure, but the subject itself is essentially a deep-cut piece of Star Wars design history. It is listed at £69.99 in the UK.

Finally, the range includes a large buildable Luke Skywalker minifigure. Lego has increasingly explored oversized versions of its own minifigure designs, and a Darth Vader counterpart arrived previously, so a Luke release is a logical addition. This 981-piece figure includes the concept-art Princess Leia minifigure, giving it the fourth alternate character design in the anniversary collection. At £89.99 in the UK, it occupies a middle ground between smaller dioramas and the giant poster model.

Why the concept figures matter

On paper, bonus minifigures may sound like a minor addition. In practice, they give this range a personality that could make it more memorable than a standard anniversary assortment. Lego Star Wars has been around long enough that almost every major character has appeared repeatedly in multiple costumes, scales, and variants. A concept-art Han with a lightsaber, a masked Luke with a yellow blade, an early Leia, and a different Vader are not simply another round of updates to existing designs.

They also reward fans who appreciate the creative process behind Star Wars as much as the completed films. Early artwork can be strange because it captures possibilities that were discarded: character roles were less fixed, costumes were still evolving, and visual motifs had not yet become iconic. Turning those images into Lego minifigures is a playful way to preserve that alternate history. They are recognisable enough to identify, but unusual enough to prompt a closer look.

The split of these minifigures across different set types may encourage collectors to choose based on both display preferences and character interest. Someone drawn to the Y-Wing may get an unexpected Luke variant; a fan of dioramas may find the Vader or Han bonus more compelling; and the oversized Luke model carries the alternate Leia. The strategy gives each of those sets an individual hook rather than making the anniversary branding feel interchangeable.

Release timing and the collection's wider appeal

All seven Lego Star Wars sets are scheduled to reach shelves at the start of January 2027. Confirmed UK prices include £34.99 for the Obi-Wan and Anakin diorama, £59.99 for the dual-build Vader set, £69.99 for both the Empire Strikes Back diorama and the early Stormtrooper model, £69.99 for the Y-Wing, £89.99 for the buildable Luke, and £269.99 for the enormous poster recreation.

That price spread means the anniversary will not be reserved solely for buyers pursuing the biggest premium display models. There are smaller entry points, mid-range builds with unusual character bonuses, and major statement pieces for long-time collectors. More importantly, the sets do not all chase the same audience. Some are intended to be built and played with, some are compact scene recreations, and others are clearly designed to stay assembled as decorative objects.

For an anniversary focused on A New Hope, the mixture feels appropriately broad. It acknowledges the film's famous imagery while making room for later-era scenes and for artwork created before the saga's defining looks were locked in. The poster build may be the grandest object in the group, and the Y-Wing may appeal most to ship collectors, but the odd concept minifigures could become the line's real conversation pieces. They offer a rare chance to put Star Wars' alternate past directly alongside its most familiar Lego future.