#10143 • Star Wars
Death Star II
Released 2005 • 3,449 pcs • MSRP $269.99
Single-year retail run. Sealed copies now $2,400+.
Retirement Year Archive
LEGO sets retired in 2005.
The Death Star II goes EOL.
4
Notable retirements
$320
Combined MSRP
3,754
Total pieces
The 2005 retirement landscape
What was leaving shelves.
The 10143 Death Star II — released in 2005 — had one of the shortest UCS Star Wars retail runs in history, with most sources putting its retirement late in 2005 or early 2006. Sealed examples are now $2,400+. The Vikings theme retired this year. Knudstorp's "kill underperforming themes" pass continued; several mid-2000s licensed lines ended quietly without replacement.
Notable 2005 retirements
4 sets that left.
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#7264 • Star Wars
Imperial Inspection
Released 2005 • 305 pcs • MSRP $49.99
#10039 • Boats
Tugboat
Released 2003
#4982 • Duplo
Mater (Cars)
Released 2005
Still on shelves
Buy these at retail instead.
LEGO.com doesn't sell the 2005 retirements anymore. These reviewed sets in the same themes are still at retail price — buy one before it joins this list.
Star WarsLEGO Star Wars TIE Interceptor (UCS)
$229.99
Star WarsLEGO Star Wars R2-D2
$239.99
Star WarsLEGO Star Wars T-65 X-Wing Starfighter
$239.99
Star WarsLEGO Star Wars The Razor Crest
$599.99
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A note on retirement dates
LEGO does not always announce retirements publicly, and many sets retire region-by-region (US first, EU later, sometimes years apart). The years here are a best-effort consolidation from public Brickset data, AFOL community tracking, and verified post-EOL listings. Every entry links to its Brickset reference page so readers can verify against the canonical source. If you have specific knowledge that corrects an entry, drop us a note.