2023 TVC 3.75" R2-SHW (Antoc Merrick's Droid)

[Jeff]

Pre-order 6/1 @ 1pm ET at Hasbro Pulse and other fan channels.

VC260 R1 R2-SHW (Antoc Merrick's Droid)    [he's a VC25 R2 repaint]





(more press pics from today can be found here)

[Nicklab]

NICE!  Although this is the first 3.75" scale astromech droid in the Hasbro Star Wars line other than R2-D2 since the Celebrate the Saga multipacks.

Still, I'm happy to get this figure.  It almost seems like Hasbro had some kind of a brainfart when they released the Blue Leader X-Wing and didn't have General Merrick's droid ready to go later that year.

[Mister Skeezler]

Yeah I'm happy they're making this droid. I've been toying with the idea of customizing one but I never did. Glad I held off.

[Jesse James]

I have a BAD version of this basically so I may skip it.  I hate that sculpt generally.

[Pete_Fett]

I have a BAD version of this basically so I may skip it.  I hate that sculpt generally.

Is it a custom? The dome is essentially an R2 silver-base dome with black panels - I wasn't aware of any R2 silver domes with black panels had been released yet.

[Nicklab]

I have a BAD version of this basically so I may skip it.  I hate that sculpt generally.

Is it a custom? The dome is essentially an R2 silver-base dome with black panels - I wasn't aware of any R2 silver domes with black panels had been released yet.

There aren't any.  I pored over every source I could find on the Hasbro and Disney BAF droids and couldn't find any with that particular dome.  The only dome I found that was even close was the Saga Collection R4-K5.  But that droid is built on the R4-G9 body and doesn't have a removable dome.

The droid that I found was closest to R2-SHW was the Disney color changing R2 unit.  But the panels on that dome are a dark blue, not black.

I'm glad this is finally coming out.  But it really should have been released either at the same time or shortly after the Blue Leader X-Wing was released.  Or *GASP* packed in with the vehicle!  They're charging us enough already.

[Jesse James]

I think it’s a custom… I got a ton of that body and did a couple customs.  I could be misremembering tho and need to buy this now. 

[Pete_Fett]

I'm glad this is finally coming out.  But it really should have been released either at the same time or shortly after the Blue Leader X-Wing was released.  Or *GASP* packed in with the vehicle!  They're charging us enough already.

100% Agreed - strange that I will be able to get more R2-SHWs than I can easily get of Antoc Merricks. Would have made A LOT more sense if they had just included the two figures in with the $100 re-release of the TVC Luke's X-Wing, especially since the only thing unique/new about R2-SHW is the paint job.

[Ryan]

Eh, for the price I don't love it. But I do want his astromech to display along with the X-wing. I'll bite, but this really should have just been a pack in, they wouldn't have even needed to card it.

[Rob]

$17 for a repainted Astromech is insane and we're all going to buy it..

[Dave]

$17 for a repainted Astromech is insane and we're all going to buy it..

The price is painful for a repaint and its a Hasbro exclusive so they get to keep all the extra profits. 

[Rob]

Pulse just charged me for this one. 

[Dave]

Mine arrived today and boy does he look sharp!

I generally like the Droid Factory funky variants (although I'm getting a little tired of the Holiday themed ones), but its great to have a real droid from the movies/shows.

[Rob]

Got mine just now and I agree.  It’s not like there’s a shortage of droids from the movies to make.

[Jedi Idej]

My entertainment earth order still shows a 2/23 release date. Gonna cancel and get through HasbroPulse if that status doesn't change in a few days.