Sideshow 1/6 R2-D2

[Asta]

Mine has now updated to 'shipping soon'

 

[Anthrapoid]

Here's my little guy. Love him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ99dpJDT40

Nice video, thanks for that. You mentioned that you don't remember what the exclusive item was: It's the saw blade arm that R2 used to cut the gang out of the Ewok net in ROTJ..

 

[Asta]

Plus the Laser Welding Arm and Spacecraft Linkage Arm...

 

[momaw]

No jet packs in the legs? Cancelled.

 

[Darth Waller]

I got an email from UPS apologizing for changing my delivery of R2. It changed from Wednesday to today.

How can they hurt? I didn't think Okies could read.

Reported!

 

[Asta]

No jet packs in the legs? Cancelled.

 

[GeneralZodLives]

I got an email from UPS apologizing for changing my delivery of R2. It changed from Wednesday to today.



Reported!

Wish mine would have been on the same truck as yours. I'm still scheduled for tomorrow

 

[TheFiend]

Mine will be here Thrusday.

 

[dexter-jettster]

Can't wait,also Thursday for me !

 

[Mad Old Lu]

Thank you!

Here's a few more but I missed the light so tomorrow will be better...


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QUICK REVIEW:

1. SEAM - its dark here and light is gone but I really have to look to find it on mine. Not a problem here.

2. FRAGILE - nerve-racking to hold and fiddle around with without that lightsaber tool. Pushing open doors on the head -- for the telescoping action -- will make you sweat. If you have fat fingers you are dead.

3. LOOSENESS - mine anyway, the feet are solid and the legs are solid and hold their poses leaning forward or back. Projector lenses are stiff but all move. All the doors remain closed which is great -- except the only loosey-goosey thing on mine is the lower blue arm (those things that R2 never used). If I tip the figure over, that arm swings open. But everything else is good so far. Wheels roll well, no sticking. The third leg pops in and out easily.

4. OPENING HEAD - you need to hold the lower swivel portion while twisting the head off. Just remember that, it won't make sense until you have it. Otherwise you will find yourself jut turning and turning and turning. It is not explained well in the instructions.

5. PERISCOPE ITEMS - they scare me. Will only play with them once. They pull out father then shown, at least the periscope did, but they are very loose and you have to twist and turn to make them hold position. A little bump will likely make them drop.

6. THE LIGHTS - love them! They blink and move and change colors and operate via touch. Best gimmick on the figure!!! Although, you will find when playing with it that you keep turning on and off the lights while working. So maybe leave them off until ready.

7. THE LOOK - the detail is sharp, the paintwork (at night) looks great. The weathering looks good, he's definitely dirty but not muddy in places, just dirty overall. The "scratch" along the side of the center eye doesn't bother me -- it's really small in hand. I wish the blue paint was a little more vivid and metallic. I also wish the little brass tubes on his feet were real tubing and not very brittle plastic.

Overall: Love it so far. Eager to see it in daylight. Sitting in front of me on my desk its a little R2 unit. What's not to love?
Its accurate, its scaled, its brittle, its does everything, and it lights up.

Thanks for the review, WG! It's a shame it's so fragile and that the blue arm is loose, but I'm glad the feet are tight. That's what I was fearing most, that the feet would be loose and he'd constantly been falling over.

And I too would have liked sounds. I know Alex came in and said that SS simply could not fit it in, but still. It would have made the whole thing complete. And I actually do enjoy the sound effects on the probe droid, perhaps even more than I enjoy the lights on it.

 

[galactiboy]

I got an email from UPS apologizing for changing my delivery of R2. It changed from Wednesday to today.

I hate you

 

[Shanester]

Mine shipped yesterday. Should have him by weeks end.

 

[Pixelpiper]

And I too would have liked sounds. I know Alex came in and said that SS simply could not fit it in, but still.

So, let's say someone does fit a sound module inside this guy? Then what? Can't wait to get mine and hopefully take it apart without breaking anything. A custom module could have fit into this R2 (easily) if the whole thing had been designed with that intention, but trying to fit an aftermarket/generic module in there now may be tough - but I'm going to try anyway.

 

[Mad Old Lu]

Ah! Another project, Piper?

How's the probe droid going, BTW?

 

[King Darkness]

I hate you

Yeah, me too. I have to wait til tomorrow

 

[Pixelpiper]

Ah! Another project, Piper?
How's the probe droid going, BTW?

The two are kind of the same project actually. Just waiting for parts so I can start test fitting.

 

[galactiboy]

So, let's say someone does fit a sound module inside this guy? Then what? Can't wait to get mine and hopefully take it apart without breaking anything. A custom module could have fit into this R2 (easily) if the whole thing had been designed with that intention, but trying to fit an aftermarket/generic module in there now may be tough - but I'm going to try anyway.

I'd certainly be interested in a way to add a sound feature... seems like a missed opportunity from Sideshow; especially since they added it to the Probe Droid.

 

[Bo Shrek]

The figure looks fantastic but not feeling the emotion of being excited. Maybe that’s the feeling in general overall for 1/6 scale. Although this might be a great price, prices in general have turned me off. I think I am just going to still with HT Chewbacca and BD Robocop for this year!

 

[Mad Old Lu]

The two are kind of the same project actually. Just waiting for parts so I can start test fitting.

Keep us posted!

 

[qbomb71]

Thanks for the pics!

Not loving the green in the drink glasses, but jeez this fig looks awesome! Can't wait for this...

It's not really green. It's more chartreuse on screen