Cracking Open Hasbro’s R2-D2 Interactive Astromech Droid
I haven’t really wanted to buy myself a toy for about twenty years. But, it’s shit like this that makes me feel thirty years too old. Next year, R2 will turn 30. R2 the actor, not R2 the character, because, he’s been through some shit by the time we first meet him, and he’s at LEAST as old as Vader/Anakin, who is fricken OLD. I wonder if there’s any canonical answer to the question “how old is R2-D2?”
Anyways, the point of this link here is that some geeks who take everything apart, took apart Hasbro’s new R2-D2 toy robot, and took lots of pictures, which is what they do, I guess.
Cracking
Open Hasbro’s R2-D2 Interactive Astromech Droid | TechRepublic Photo Gallery
Charming and affable, he will serve as your dedicated helper (an extendable utility arm holds a drink) and loyal friend. He obeys commands, communicates with beeps and whistles, gestures, flashes his lights, swivels his dome
This is a really interesting toy. It can be kinda tricky to get him to do things that you want at first but once you get the hang of it…well there can be hours of fun. This item is availible at www.fullmetaltoys.com Keyword: R2D2
Comment by Toymaster — March 7, 2008 @ 7:59 pm