Comments on: Fourth Droidfactory Astromech Revealed

By: Bombadgungan

Bombadgungan — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 03:56:00 +0000

I instantly thought that Disney R2-C2 looked fantastic! However, just curious how much the comparison shot of R2-C2 above has the Disney droid looking better than the EE droid simply because of better photography. The EE shot is totally washed out with too much light, while the Disney shot has enough shadowing to bring out the details of the sculpt. I wonder what fans would think if the photography were equal or favored the EE droid. Food for thought.

By: Bombadgungan

Bombadgungan — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 23:06:00 +0000

In reply to Doog. Ziro would be cool, but I have a feeling that ship has sailed.

By: Bombadgungan

Bombadgungan — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 13:48:00 +0000

I love the design of this droid, but am disappointed that one of the precious slots for a new or needed update is taken up by a droid we literally just got in another set. I’m getting the EE astromech set for Christmas, so I can’t comment on the fit and finish of that set yet. From the photo above the Disney version does look a tad bit better, but the EE/Hasbro version isn’t so bad that it warranted a redo.

By: CT-7567

CT-7567 — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 13:19:00 +0000

In reply to Rick@TheAstromechCollection. Agreed. If the EE set had used the BAD sculpt it would have been cheaper. The TVC Artoo is too small, you always have to have ether the sensorscope or middle leg out, and the Disney droids sculpt seems better. The lack of foot wires is a shame, but it's not the end of the world. I'll gladly sacrifice foot wires for a $20-$30 reduction in price. We had holes in the original BADs and they were still good. These Disney 4-packs are usually $30-$40 on Amazon. A way better deal than the EE set.

By: Doog

Doog — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 20:03:00 +0000

In reply to JACKOFTRADZE.

Lucky you if all of your Disney droid paint apps have been good. While my R1 set has perfectly adequate paint apps, my TFA set and two recent bin-sourced BAD’s suffer from poor paint. Specifically, the horizontal indents on the droid “chests” are poorly colored in, with paint both missing the indent at points and spilling out of the indent at others. I am not picky about this kind of stuff, but it is bad enough to get my attention.

What’s this collector-focused Disney product of which you write? Do you just mean the BAD’s?

By: JACKOFTRADZE

JACKOFTRADZE — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 15:40:00 +0000

In reply to Doog. Not sure what you are talking about but every single Disney Droid I have purchased have been great. Muche tighter than Hasbros. I will say the new wave of R1 figures have tight decos. The EE set was a bit sloppy, not horrible. I honestly believe Disney would do a better job at this point than Hasbro on the line. That was my point, not paint apps. They are making more collector oriented products,

By: RumSleg

RumSleg — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:50:00 +0000

I have to say that now I’m even gladder that I didn’t bite on the EE pack. At this point I prefer the BAD sculpt over the TVC Artoo sculpt because I’ve got so much more of them, even if they’re missing the foot wires.

By: Rivesjunctionite

Rivesjunctionite — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 11:12:00 +0000

Oh well. Three out of four ain’t bad. Definitely worth it for that pirate droid.

By: Doog

Doog — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 06:30:00 +0000

In reply to JACKOFTRADZE. The paint apps on your TFA droids must be way, way, way better than on mine.

By: Doog

Doog — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 06:27:00 +0000

In reply to General Hux. Second!