[Review] 10221 Super Star Destroyer

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How would you rate this set?

Excellent
7
64%
Average
3
27%
Poor
1
9%
 
Total votes: 11

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[Review] 10221 Super Star Destroyer

Post by keland » Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:39 pm

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Ok so I am going to make this as short as possible but considering the material it might be impossible to do. I am sorry that some of the pictures are blurry or bright. My camera is not so great at taking closeup shots most of the time. So here goes.

Set # 10221
Ultimate Collector Series
Super Star Destroyer
3,152 pieces




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Parts Breakdown


• 5 minifigures: Darth Vader, Admiral Piett, Boskk, Dengar, and IG-88.

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• 3 rifles, 1 pistol, 1 light saber, 1 hologram, 1 backpack

• Set includes 1 midi scale Star Destroyer

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• Approximate weight 15lbs (could be wrong but it feels heavier than my dog and she is 12lbs)

• 1 plaque with info about the item.

• 2 stands (front and rear)

• Approximate build time is 8 to 9 hours depending on how fast you build.


Box Breakdown

• Instructions box (includes 1 spiral bound 101 pg instruction booklet. Building instructions end at pg. 86 and the remaining pages are mostly advertisements.)
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• Parts Box #1 (includes modules 1 and 2 with 1 sticker sheet)
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• Parts Box #2 (includes modules 3 and 4)

• Parts Box #3 (includes modules 5, 6, and 7)

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Build Breakdown

Box 1

• 14 bags total (Six module 1 bags, Six module 2 bags, and 2 unmarked bags)
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• Module 1 completion time was just under 4.5 hours.
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• Module 2 completion time was approximately 2 hours.
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Box 2
• 8 bags total (Five module 3 bags and three module 4 bags)
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• Module 3 completion time was approximately 2 hours.
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• Module 4 completion time was approximately 45 minutes.
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Box 3

• 10 bags total (Four module 5 bags, three module 6 bags, and three module 7 bags)
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• Module 5 completion time was approximately 1 hour.
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• Module 6 completion time was approximately 30 minutes.
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• Module 7 completion time was approximately 30 minutes.
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Extra Pictures
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Set impressions

From here on out this is my opinion of the build and the set in general.

Pros:

Fun build (This was a really fun build. I had a blast putting it together and time flew by during the building process.)

Some cool minifigs. (They did a really good job with Dengar and this is my first set with Bossk so I am excited about that too.)

Size (This set is massive. I had to clear off my Hoth diorama table to put this thing together.)

Modular build (I like that it was a modular build. Having to sort through all of those pieces just to find something would have been a complete nightmare.)

Midi scale Star Destroyer (This is a cool little ship. It really puts the SSD in scale.)

Cons:

Repetitive build (At times during the build you are making five or six of the same things. I think at one point you had to make twelve of something. This is offset slightly by the cool parts like the engines module.)

Colors (If you are looking at getting this set to build and then later cannibalize then you are stuck with a ton of light and dark grey pieces. You do get the occasional black, blue, yellow, and red pieces but they are generally specialty pieces.)

Size (I know I listed it as a pro but it could also be a con. This thing needs a very large place to sit. If you have limited space this set may not be for you.

Stability (This set is flimsy in places, mostly around the nose. When you have to put the top two side plates on, if you aren’t careful, you could knock something loose like I did.)

Playability (This set has almost no playability. I know it isn’t a play set, it is a collector set, but it is still a nice bonus. The limited playability you do get out of it is the bridge scene from the fifth (actually 2nd) movie where Vader hires the bounty hunters to track down the Millennium Falcon.

Cost (This one is completely up to who is buying the set. If you love Star Wars and have the money I would say that this set is worth it. However, if you just want it purely to build and then do whatever you want with it afterwards then you are better spending that money somewhere else.)

Ok that’s it. If I missed anything please let me know. If you have any questions please feel free to ask.
Last edited by keland on Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:22 am, edited 3 times in total.

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Re: [Review] 10221 Super Star Destroyer

Post by keland » Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:40 pm

Sorry if anyone saw my super large pictures. I scaled them down so that they weren't all distorted.

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Re: [Review] 10221 Super Star Destroyer

Post by Brickbuilder0937 » Thu Aug 25, 2011 5:07 am

Thanks for the review. I really want this set but it's not a $400 want, hopefully it will be on sale for the May 4th promotion next year. :P

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Re: [Review] 10221 Super Star Destroyer

Post by keland » Thu Aug 25, 2011 7:08 am

Correction: Module 1 did not take 4.5 hours. Module 1 took 2.5 hours to complete. Modules 1 and 2 together took 4.5 hours to do.

Side note: The plaque with the information did not have any typos like Lego suggested some might have.

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Re: [Review] 10221 Super Star Destroyer

Post by Turd » Thu Aug 25, 2011 2:51 pm

WoW!

Wish I had the space for it

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Re: [Review] 10221 Super Star Destroyer

Post by Shijima » Thu Aug 25, 2011 2:52 pm

This falls in the category of the death star for me, Its neat, I would not mind owning it, but I wont spend that kind of money, nor do I really have the space for it. I found it extremely hard to justify spending $300 CDN on the Imperial Shuttle, which I only got due to multiple gift cards on Christmas from multiple family members who told me it was for just that set.

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Re: [Review] 10221 Super Star Destroyer

Post by sadowsk1 » Fri Aug 26, 2011 5:09 am

Nice job on the review! Looks like a pretty dedicated build.

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Re: [Review] 10221 Super Star Destroyer

Post by hatcher » Fri Aug 26, 2011 5:16 am

Nice Review. The set looks good, but way too expensive. One question, how/where did you get this? Its not "Officially" released yet. Just curious.
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Re: [Review] 10221 Super Star Destroyer

Post by ncbarrett » Fri Aug 26, 2011 5:32 am

hatcher wrote:Nice Review. The set looks good, but way too expensive. One question, how/where did you get this? Its not "Officially" released yet. Just curious.
Good question.

However It IS available on s@h now.
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Re: [Review] 10221 Super Star Destroyer

Post by DrBeaker » Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:15 am

Impressive. It is bigger than I thought. For a display piece, it is stunning.

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Re: [Review] 10221 Super Star Destroyer

Post by dr_spock » Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:15 pm

Thanks for the review. In total, how long did it take you to do the build?

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Re: [Review] 10221 Super Star Destroyer

Post by keland » Sun Aug 28, 2011 4:46 pm

dr_spock wrote:Thanks for the review. In total, how long did it take you to do the build?
About eight hours.

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Re: [Review] 10221 Super Star Destroyer

Post by keland » Sun Aug 28, 2011 4:55 pm

ncbarrett wrote:
hatcher wrote:Nice Review. The set looks good, but way too expensive. One question, how/where did you get this? Its not "Officially" released yet. Just curious.
Good question.

However It IS available on s@h now.
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