Sideshow 1/6 R2-D2

[Asta]

The resize is too tall.

Have to remember that Sideshow's Artoo doesn't have his wheels deployed.



Put wheels on the resize and Artoo would be my wagon's grandmother. Or something very similar, since my grandmother's dead.

 

[Pixelpiper]

It's not too tall. Use the movie stills as reference and superimpose the bits. Or don't. I did the work and I'm satisfied.

I don't even know why I spin my wheels on this when the numbers are on Sideshow's site. They claim their R2 is 6.75" tall. That's 1/4" shorter than the Taito at 7" which is pretty much dead-on. Going by some numbers it might actually need to be 7.16" for a perfect 1/6, but that only means a difference of greater than 1/4"

The balloon resize I did is exactly that. What's not perfect is the angle of the photo, which is why I didn't go for a specific height but instead enlarged by percentage, to keep it relative. It's as exact as you're going to get with that particular photo.

Anyway, to even guess at numbers based on those photos you have to know the scale, and the only published reference is R2's height on Sideshow's specs. While it may be wrong, it's all we have.

 

[Asta]

It's not too tall. Use the movie stills as reference and superimpose the bits. Or don't. I did the work and I'm satisfied.

I'd be wheely mad if you didn't calculate in the wheels.

 

[Pixelpiper]

I've mentioned the wheels maybe a dozen times already in past posts. You don't recall seeing the 1/8" mention?

 

[devilof76]

Oh, you're talking about the actual figure. And all this time I thought you meant the picture.

My bad.

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

Ok, so..

He's too short, & not wide enough.

****.

 

[Asta]

Ok, so..

He's too short, & not wide enough.

****.

I even posted this reference photo for Sideshow ages ago:




And still they get it wrong?

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

That looks more like a Dalek minus his zappy stick.

 

[Asta]

That looks more like a Dalek minus his zappy stick.

WARNING:

Exciting the R2 unit may cause the zappy stick to pop out. This is not, however, a permanent malfunction. Given time the zappy stick will return to its normal inert state.

DO NOT attempt to return the zappy stick to its original configuration by use of force. Not only will this damage your unit, but will also void your warranty.

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

 

[Pixelpiper]

Proportions are good - height/width.

 

[TaliBane]

Proportions are good - height/width.

If not for the seam on the dome, that would look like a full size prop. Amazing work, SSC!

Just noticed that on the SSC site, the Medicom R2 is listed as 6.25" in height, SSC R2 is 6.75" and just found that the "Taito clock" R2 (that everyone seems to rave about) is 7 1/8".

 

[devilof76]

Ok, so..

He's too short, & not wide enough.

****.

Were he tall enough, he'd be wide enough.

 

[earthdog]

So Sideshow R2 paired with Medicom's 3p0 is what you're sayin'

[emoji5]️

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

Proportions are good - height/width.

Without a side by side comp with a movie still.. that means nothing.

 

[Asta]

Without a side by side comp with a movie still.. that means nothing.

And unless there are red lines, it never happened.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Without a side by side comp with a movie still.. that means nothing.

And unless there are red lines, it never happened.

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

 

[Asta]

 

[Wor-Gar]

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