I recently bought and assembled this guy:
It’s a brand new model of R2-D2. Here’s what was inside the box:
About 1000 pieces and some stickers. A quick build therefore, and a less expensive one (even at $99). He went together easily and his main body is about as big as a rockmelon:
Construction is somewhat repetitive, but utilizes clever techniques to (mostly) hide the studs. He’s very solid too.
He has a few display modes once completed. Here he is with all his contraptions in use:
And here he is with his third leg, which is probably how I’ll display him:
I like this kit! At about 29 cm it’s not too big so it can be displayed even on a shelf, and considering the size it’s both poseable and a good likeness of everyone favourite droid.
LEGO has done two other versions over the years (excluding a terrible technic one 25 years ago), but they’re both more expensive and much bigger. Here they are:
The ultimate one on the right certainly looks great, but it’s also twice the size of the little guy I built so displaying it would be a problem which is why I never bought it.
I’m glad they made this new one. He’s cute 🙂