Beginner
≈ 10 h 30 minSuggested range6 h 15 min – 17 h
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Star Wars · SET 75181
Y-Wing Starfighter
The UCS Y-wing combines a yellow cockpit, long engine nacelles and mechanical details above a stand.
- Pieces
- 1,967
- Release year
- 2018
- Theme
- Star Wars
- Set number
- 75181
- LEGO recommended age
- 14+
- Archived regional retail price · Germany
- 199.99 €
Archived regional retail price in the stated market and currency. It does not establish the Italian launch price; no estimated currency conversion. Brickset ↗ · Reference checked on 22 October 2026
Official English name verified at: LEGO English archive ↗ · Checked on 26 October 2026.
TIME TO BUILD
How long does it take to build Y-Wing Starfighter?
A starting point for planning your build. Times for each experience level are editorial estimates, not measurements submitted by HowLongToBuild users.
Editorial estimate · first build
Intermediate
≈ 7 hSuggested range4 h – 11 h 15 minExperienced
≈ 5 hSuggested range2 h 45 min – 8 hBased on one person building the set for the first time, following the original instructions and using numbered bags where supplied. Includes normal piece-finding and minor adjustments; excludes long breaks, filming, dismantling and modifications. Sources may use different methods. This range is neither a statistical interval nor a limit: your build may take less or more time.
How we estimate times · sources and method
Editorial assessment: The UCS Y-wing combines a yellow cockpit, long engine nacelles and mechanical details above a stand. The nacelles need symmetry and support during building; the stand is included in the timing. A first build following the instructions, including normal piece finding; an adult may help when needed. Breaks and subsequent play are excluded. For older sets, unnumbered bags or previously mixed pieces may prolong sorting. No verified timed build: indicative values with substantial variation.
Sources do not always specify the builder’s experience. The three experience bands are our editorial assessment, based on the complexity of the set and individual accounts where available.
- LEGO · set-specific instructions ↗
Official name, pieces, age and imagery; no timed building data.
- LEGO · set manual ↗
Document for this set number. The duration is an editorial estimate, not a LEGO timing.
Checked: 26 October 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.
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BEYOND THE BRICKS
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Inside the set
Exposed machinery
Pipes and small elements create less smooth surfaces than a fully covered fighter.
LEGO sourceLong side structures
The nacelles need symmetry and support during building; the stand is included in the timing.
LEGO sourceBeyond the set
The stories, places and inventions behind your build.
Several pilot generations
Y-wings have served since the Clone Wars, before the original trilogy’s adventures.
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Serving since the Clone Wars, Y-wings support several generations of pilots. Continued usefulness gives them historical importance within Star Wars, where being the newest design is not the only measure of a craft’s significance.
More than fighters
They are also used for bombing runs against capital ships and ground targets.
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Y-wings fight other starfighters and bomb capital ships or ground targets. Their reliable workhorse role spans multiple missions beyond a fast duel, even when newer X-wings and A-wings receive more attention in the saga.
Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026
Written by HowLongToBuild · Sources are linked with each story · Checked on 26 October 2026. Historical facts and story details refer to the context described.
BEYOND THE BRICKS
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Films, series, games, books and music connected to this model or its universe.
Star Wars: A New Hope
Another adventure in the same universe, for before or after your build.
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Three separate scores from 1 to 10. For difficulty, 1 means very easy and 10 means very difficult.
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· Selected for the subject and atmosphere
Star Wars orchestral writing accompanies vehicles and scenes from the saga. It is one narrative option alongside choices focused on space or building rhythm.
OUR PICK
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
John Williams
Narrative and cinematicA build to spread over several sessions: choose the more understated option when you want the instructions to take centre stage. The music does not set your pace.
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