Kit Review

Straight build + Panel lining + Seals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

1/12 R2-Q5 - The accessories that came with the original R2-D2 are included here as well, just with the molded colors ch

The accessories that came with the original R2-D2 are included here as well, just with the molded colors changed.

On top of that, brand-new accessories for R2-D2 have been added.

Rolling pose

Scenes using the accessories.

New accessories applied to the R2-D2 Rocket Booster version.

R2-D2 Rocket Booster version, together with R4-I9.

R4-I9 has been released as the 3rd entry in the Star Wars Droid series. It's essentially the existing R2-D2 kit with the colors swapped out to a black and orange combination — no structural changes whatsoever, so it's a straight-up color variant. That said, perhaps feeling a bit guilty about just changing the colors, they've gone ahead and added brand-new accessory parts for R2-D2.

The changed black molded color uses gloss injection, giving it a really nice shine. Thanks to that, even though it's just a color variant kit, it definitely pulls off a distinctly different look. The new accessories also have a pretty different style from the existing ones, so they should come in quite handy for anyone who already owns R2-D2.

Anyway, for this review you'll mainly want to focus on the color changes and the new accessories. If you've been eyeing a black R2-D2, this seems like a fun little kit to pick up. :-)

1/12 R2-Q5 | 2019.1 | ¥2,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.