Sideshow 1/6 R2-D2

[Pixelpiper]

Sorry for the tilt, I've given up trying to rotate these pics...

Sideways anti-grav pictures never get old.

 

[Phoenix0A]

the last R2 D2 Deluxe Figure Exclusive sold for $115 shipped.


https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sideshow-S...436573?hash=item33c752fc1d:g:ueoAAOSwNnRYhwZO

That was me. Lucky enough to check ebay at 5am and saw it listed.

Looks like Towering Toys has a new exclusive for $130 shipped?
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/...t-toys-star-wars-sideshow-action-figures.html

 

[Megacolor]

That was me. Lucky enough to check ebay at 5am and saw it listed.

Looks like Towering Toys has a new exclusive for $130 shipped?
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/...t-toys-star-wars-sideshow-action-figures.html

that was a pretty nice deal there.

 

[Darth Snoopy]

You need to be a Premium Member in order to sell on the board. Board rules.

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[Groovy34]

If ht gave it diecast utility arms with open panels with die cast metal inside I'd buy it but for lights and metal dome. Whoopty doo

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[Pixelpiper]

"60% Metal Dome" according to HT

 

[FlyAndFight]

"60% Metal Dome" according to HT

Yeah, but that means it's 40% artificial sweeteners and flavors...

 

[Groovy34]

Hence why hot toys pulled a greedy kardasian move. Big hype little deliver.
For $250 I think people would pay if R2 had everything and the cast metal utility arms. And open panels. But this we get instead. I bet this will be like iron man with several R2 units wasting space because it's refusal to do one complete figure.


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[Groovy34]

Maybe I'll find someone who is tech savvy to put the sounds in sideshow.


Because the hot toys one is unacceptable

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[Lejuan]

I see the poor SS dome and liken it to a portrait that I'm not happy with. I can completely understand why many on this board have shelled out for Jnix's Solo sculpt, on top of the original MSRP. Or a custom Leia dress. Etc.

I don't like the visible seam on the dome and I don't like the satin finish on Sideshow's version. The other details on the 'face' I'm fine with.

I don't care about compartments opening, or light and sound.

In that sense this HT delivers on everything I want and need from the figure - with the possible exception of scale, which may yet be ok. 220 bucks is standard bare-bones price these days. The only thing holding me back from POing is laying down a deposit for a figure I won't see for a year.

 

[Pixelpiper]

Is it going to be 1/5, 1/6 or 1/7 ? Stay tuned. 2018 will have the answers.

But seriously, not having opening panels on the front is like pissing in fans' cornflakes. That's just lame (but every single of their SW figures is somewhat lame, especially the humans). I just want it for the dome, because yeah, the Sideshow one bothers me, even though it's a good figure overall (but a bit small).

 

[Newbieguy]

Selling mine for $90 if anyone interested.

 

[Phoenix0A]

Just got him in the mail today and did a quick alcohol job on the dome. This little dude rocks!

 

[FlyAndFight]

Looks great! Good job. How exactly did you do the "alcohol job"? Did you pat the dome with a cotton ball/swab?

 

[Phoenix0A]

Looks great! Good job. How exactly did you do the "alcohol job"? Did you pat the dome with a cotton ball/swab?

Thanks!

I used 91% alcohol. It was a combination of rubbing/pressing with cotton balls and rolling/dabbing with q-tips, while frequently re-wetting both with alcohol so the grim would pool and collect in globs and irregular shapes. I also had a vert tiny bit of Tamiya clear smoke diluted with alcohol to add a few darker splotches here and there.

I also tried to remove much of the weathering from the blue panels to bring out the brighter metallic blue.

I really tried to go fast without thinking about it too much - since that is when I usually bung things up.

 

[TaliBane]

Yeah, just be careful as too much rubbing alcohol and too much rubbing can also start to take the metallic paint off. Work quickly/lightly and with a light amount of alcohol and it's fine.

 

[Phoenix0A]

Yeah, just be careful as too much rubbing alcohol and too much rubbing can also start to take the metallic paint off. Work quickly/lightly and with a light amount of alcohol and it's fine.

Yes, most definitely. Some paints come off quite readily with strong alcohol. I didn't see any blue or silver come off R2 during the process, but always best to keep checking the swab/sponge for dissolved paint.

 

[FlyAndFight]

Thanks for the tips, Phoenix0A and Talibane! I'll definitely consider taking a shot at one of my R2s.

 

[Pixelpiper]

Yeah, just be careful as too much rubbing alcohol and too much rubbing can also start to take the metallic paint off.

I used 99% Isopropyl and some vigorous repeated scrubbing and couldn't get any silver paint to budge. I'm pretty sure you could soak the silver in alcohol for a day or two and it'd have no effect. But.. YMMV.

 

[davejames]

If you do make any mistakes, silver Rub n Buff is a pretty exact match for the silver they used. In fact I'm tempted to smooth out the seams on mine and see if I can get an even better shine and polish just using that.