New R2-R9
New R2-R9
Originally uploaded by rdeetz.
I just got my hands on this new version of R2-R9. It came in the Episode I-themed 30th Anniversary Collector's Tin.
It's the same sculpt as the OTC Vintage R2-D2, but it doesn't include the removable gadget panel and accessories.
I'm always happy for more astromechs, and droids from the Naboo Royal Starship are always popular. I think it's interesting that R2-R9 has been made twice, but each time only available as part of a "special set"—that is, not a basic carded figure. (The first version of R9 was available only with the Queen's Starship vehicle.)