Due to the excitement about the pending retirement of the 10221, I decided that I had to build one. Luckily I had a damaged outer box (destroyed actually) SSD that I got from Amazon Warehouse Deals for about $275. Taking a page from jaisonline's book (although not nearly as detailed), I decided it would be nice to try and document the process as we go along. I apologize in advance for the pictures, my cell phone is currently my camera...
First off, as many know, the box for this thing is huge and it weighs nearly 20 lbs. Inside the large outer box there are three numbered boxes and one manual box.
BOX 1:
Box 1 has 2 unnumbered bags, six bag 1's, and six bag 2's: 14 total bags.
The bag 1's have the five minifigures in them. Admiral Piett, Darth Vader, Dengar, IG88, and Bossk. I am a big fan of the bounty hunter books, so I really like this selection.
The remainder of the contents' of the bag 1's (and some misc items from the unnumbered bags) ends up looking like this when completed.
It is very large, but it is fragile right now. Had to keep it put away or my 18mo old would remove pieces for me.
The 2 bags add a lot of support and strength to the model. I would consider bag 2 the skeletal system of the 10221.
Box 2 coming soon...