The Imperial Shipyards
Imperial Review => Action Figures => Topic started by: Cliffthelightning on March 07, 2011, 09:07:49 PM
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The 2nd installment in my 'Astroview' series
R3-Y2
(http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/3/3a/R3Y2-ESB.jpg)
(http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn93/nosaj37/20040817.jpg)
Info
Model: R3 Astromech Droid
Main selling feature: Milatary uses
Destroyed on: Hoth ( presumably)
Comments: Not much known about this r3 unit that was active on echo base ( writing fan fiction story)
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Lets start of with this guy !
Coloration
Very intersting color scheme on this Droid
The body is mainly an off white color , with army green panels with silver andmarine blue accents here and there .his dome is transclusent( as with most R3 Droids ) and allows you too see the superior Intellex-V computer brain that R3's had te rest of the dome is accented with green panels a black Optical sensor and some gold and silver detailing , His legs are casted in this medium tan/brown color with some army green and silver accents to make it 'Pop' a bit , there are some white details on the feet , the 3rd leg is tan with some white accents on the foot and some blue above it ( which intrigues me since its the only a handfull or droids appear to have colored detail on the upper' part of the 3rd leg.
Overall a very cool color scheme in my opinion
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Articulation
Pretty basic but... ah hell ! He's an astromech so
* 360' Hip rotation
* 360 Head rotation ( It clicks)
* Swivel ankles and ( On all 3 legs)
* Retrectable 3rd leg
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Features
His head clicks... thats it
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Pro's
* Very cool color scheme
* Very orignial impressive paintjob ( Lots of detail)
* Rare so the Collectibility level is high
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Cons'
* Older mold its around 10-15 Years old , so some limitation due to it's age ( No foot cabels and a slighty 'streched' look due to the 3rd leg design)
* Rare .. well its expensive loose and its even more expensive in the packs
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Verdict
A very nice droid with a very vibrant color scheme , not really a well known droid... Probably the least well known droid out of the Astromech packs ( along with R2-M5) , If your not into Astro's ...Pass this and buy a cheap R2 which probably has a better mold than this guy . But if your an Astromech addict like me .. You'll love him ... Actually he's my favorite Astromech along with R2-X2 , R4-I9 , R5-K6 and R3-O1 ( R3-M3)
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Overall score
Regular collectors ( 3/10)
Astro whores ( 8/10)
Cheers and thanks for reading
Pictures
(http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd201/kurumori/P08-03-11_07-441.jpg)
(http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd201/kurumori/P08-03-11_07-442.jpg)
(http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd201/kurumori/P08-03-11_07-443.jpg)
(http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd201/kurumori/P08-03-11_07-461.jpg)
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I think this is great, any chance your camera has a macro setting? I would love to add these to the imperial review section, but need some clearer pics.
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I love your review style. Man, I am still kicking myself for missing these when the sets were available at ee.
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You and me both Clint. I want these soooo bad I had to start making a few of them myself.
Great review! I like your style but clearer pics are a must!
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Sorry about the picture quality , i've lost my didgital camera's USB cable and i'm currently looking for it ,
Cheers