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"Luke Skywalker's Lightsaber earns a BrickScore of 81.3, with reviewers agreeing it is the finest LEGO lightsaber hilt built to date in design and accuracy, though the near-unanimous frustration over its $499.99 GWP exclusivity is as consistent as the praise for the build itself."
Luke Skywalker's Lightsaber (40730) earns a BrickScore of 81.3 and a Highly Recommended verdict, with three expert sources united in praising its design accuracy and visual quality while unanimously flagging its GWP exclusivity as a serious accessibility problem. MandRproductions rates it 92, Brickset 80, and The Brothers Brick 72, all calling it the most visually appealing of the three LEGO lightsaber promos produced to date. The small owner pool of four LEGO.com ratings averages a perfect 5.0, though that sample is too limited to draw strong conclusions beyond enthusiastic early purchasers.
Where they split: The expert score range of 72 to 92 reflects a genuine split on how to weigh design quality against access. MandRproductions leans into the design achievement and collector appeal; The Brothers Brick is more pointed about the artificial scarcity and the fact that most fans simply cannot obtain it without spending $500. Both arrive at positive verdicts for those who do manage to acquire it, but the path to acquisition is where the disagreement lives.
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Unlock with Collector or Reseller"this is the third Lego Star Wars lightsaber set in 5 years with Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from a Return of the Jedi it's set 40730 with 145 pieces"
MandRproductions
"Overall 40730 Luke Skywalker's Lightsaber is easily my favourite of the three lightsabers produced to date, thanks both to its accurate shape and the extra splashes of colour, not present on earlier lightsaber models."
Brickset Reviews
"Of the three lightsabers LEGO has released in this fashion (Anakin/Luke's from A New Hope, Yoda's, and now Luke's from Return of the Jedi), I think this is the most visually appealing."
The Brothers Brick"this is the third Lego Star Wars lightsaber set in 5 years with Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from a Return of the Jedi it's set 40730 with 145 pieces"
"Overall 40730 Luke Skywalker's Lightsaber is easily my favourite of the three lightsabers produced to date, thanks both to its accurate shape and the extra splashes of colour, not present on earlier lightsaber models."
"Of the three lightsabers LEGO has released in this fashion (Anakin/Luke's from A New Hope, Yoda's, and now Luke's from Return of the Jedi), I think this is the most visually appealing."
LEGO.com5.0
