I noticed the newer sets (Porkins X-Wing/Snowspeeder) are up at HTS right now, at $21.99 each, for anyone interested. I have to say that the Snowspeeder set is one of my favorites of the line, and I look forward to if/when that AT-AT set is released.
Looks like they're calling Jek's droid "R5-D8", which is consistent with what's been used in the past. I think reference seems to show the body with the horizontal panels blue [instead of red] and vertical panels down the side unpainted white [instead of red]... but Hasbro's almost certainly right to just toss R5-D4 in there and call it a day. I'm happy. Plus, maybe this is the thing that finally gets me to grab a paint brush and get working. I've got at least one spare 2-leg R2-D2 that I'd love to turn into Wedge's or Biggs's droid.
What's list-keeper/ figure-counter policy for when Hasbo markets the same, not repainted, figure by two different character names? Listed as a single R5-D4/R5-D8? listed twice, as an R5-D4 and an R5-D8?
I'm not giving the X-wing to my boys, but I'd rather they had it instead of the electronic one. The longer nose, always open foils, and detachable cannons all make it a little clumsy [but the sounds ROCK]. A Red 5 and generic-ish X-Wing both of the smaller mold would have made a better pair than their 2 Red 5s.