I have a kid who, through my Star Wars nerdiness, has taken a special liking to R2 units. He has had numerous varities of R2′s, many of whom wound up in the toilet, tossed behind the cash register of restaurants and inserted into fire hydrants. I’ve spent much of my time scouring eBAY for and rescuing these little guys.
Well, I finally bought him the ultimate R2 unit.
I bought this awesome R2-D2 for the Cub’s third birthday. I had to try it out to make sure that it functions properly, of course. Without a doubt, one of the most awesome toys ever!
When the whole gang came over for a barbeque last weekend, they got to experience what an ornery little bugger this toy is.
He’s about a foot and a half tall. He moves around, making all the noises that crept into your psyche in the early ’80′s, and sometimes decides to perform the commands he’s supposed to. Whether or not he’s broken when he doesn’t obey really adds to the authenticity as it reflects R2-D2 beaten up life and obstinate personality. You ask yourself, ” Does he have a bad motivator or is he just being a stubborn ol’ mule?” The freakiness occurs when he just comes up and looks at you. I had him follow me around the room, too. That was neat; he was more like a dog without all the poop, shedding, slobber and bad aroma.
Anyway, the Cub will love it. And if he doesn’t, I will.
- El Gordito
[Tenno] We sat around for like two hours trying to get this bastard to ‘remember Darth Vader’, turns out he’s almost as forgetful about his ownership by Vader as most fans wish they could be. Proof that whoever built him probably hated the prequels too HAR!
That toy is so damn cool!
if R2 doesn’t start reacting quick enough when you ask it to do something, you could always pull a C3P0..
“wake up……WAKE UP” (SMACK!)
Oddly enough, it’s suggested in the manual to do so……..hey Gordy, you know you’d jack this from your kid in like 5 minutes.
One about two weeks left, keep your fingers crossed. Yes, I found my password.