We’ve teamed up with Dan Curto and several other fan sites to bring your a special report detailing the new Build-A-Droid Astromechs available now at Hollywood Studios Star Wars Weekends. Read Dan’s summary of this unique, and possibly frustrating, collection, check out our exclusive photo gallery and be sure to visit our affiliate sites to see detailed photos of each of the currently available parts.
Continue reading Disney Droid Factory: A Curto Special Report
Star Tours has posted on facebook an awesome shot of the some of the Droid Factory Astromechs available (starting this weekend) in Tatooine Traders at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. As you’ll see, there are some new dome sculpts in here namely the R6, R8 and R9 models.
EDIT: Star Tours posted the original image via facebook earlier this afternooon.
Orlando Attractions Magazine has posted via twitter confimation of the Droid Factory/Build-A-Droid figure concept returning. It is being offering through their Tatooine Trader store at Hollywood Studios. Click on over to check it out!
Thanks to Richardo for the tip.
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with the next addition for the 2012 “Darth Maul” product line. We continue with the Royal Starship Droids Battle Pack (2 of 2) from Walmart’s exclusive “Discover the Force in 3-D” collection.
PROS: Walmart picks up a great exclusive here. Anything astromech related has a huge following in the collecting community as demonstrated by their steady sell through at retail. The deco on all of the droids is great making these the most accurate versions to date. As a bonus, these figures use the B.A.D. sculpt which promotes a ton of customizing options and additional play value. R2-N3 (the green one) gets a debut here and each droid includes their power harness/docking stations – all of which act as a huge accessory set to the Naboo Royal Starship/Playset from 1999.
CONS: Some may not like the Build-A-Droid/Droid Factory play system. Initially difficult to find but the set is now shipping in greater quantity. Since there is only one new figure (by name) in this set collectors might feel obligated to pick this up by that reason alone.
Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this figure is worth adding to your collection.
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