Beginner
≈ 1 h 15 minSuggested range45 min – 2 h
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Star Wars · SET 75246
Death Star Cannon
A Death Star cannon and small control tower form a compact confrontation. Building alternates the base, supports and long grey barrel.
- Pieces
- 159
- Release year
- 2019
- Theme
- Star Wars
- Set number
- 75246
- LEGO recommended age
- 7+
- Archived regional retail price · Germany
- 19.49 €
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 Death Star Cannon?
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Editorial estimate · first build
Intermediate
≈ 50 minSuggested range30 min – 1 h 20 minExperienced
≈ 35 minSuggested range21 min – 56 minBased 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: A Death Star cannon and small control tower form a compact confrontation. Building alternates the base, supports and long grey barrel. The Jedi minifigure faces an Imperial trooper beside the structures. A first build following the instructions, including normal piece finding; an adult may help when needed. Breaks, subsequent play and any alternative models 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.
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- LEGO · set manual ↗
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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
An elevated cannon
The barrel rests on an angled structure and extends beyond the base.
LEGO sourceObi-Wan in the scene
The Jedi minifigure faces an Imperial trooper beside the structures.
LEGO sourceBeyond the set
The stories, places and inventions behind your build.
Almost twenty years in construction
In Star Wars, the Empire builds the first Death Star in secret over nearly two decades before using its superlaser against Alderaan.
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Geonosians revive the superlaser design during the Clone Wars, followed by nearly two decades of Imperial construction. The first Death Star’s development crosses the Republic’s transformation, linking technology with a longer political history.
Two weapons with different capabilities
The second Death Star has a more powerful superlaser, improved targeting sensors and better power regulators. The two stations aren’t simply copies of the same structure.
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The second Death Star improves superlaser power, targeting sensors and regulators. Similar shapes do not imply identical capabilities: identifying the station connects a model with its battle, era and place in the fictional development sequence.
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.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
John Williams
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