![]() ![]() ![]() Paying $8 a piece for 5 “half figure” astromechs without any accessories felt excessive.Ī number of fans seemed to pass on this set. ![]() These were full sized figures with accessories, a stand and a mini-hologram. At the time, singled carded figures only cost $7. I won’t get into whether or not that outrage is justified, and instead just state the facts. The price was considered borderline outrageous. No, fans were up in arms about something completely different then. That wasn’t a concern in 2006 when these sets were released. The problem with these Entertainment Earth exclusive sets is that two of the sculpts used are no longer considered definitive. So when Hasbro lands on a definitive sculpt for one of those series, they can crank out valid repaints, and the fans generally accept them. They are either R2, R3, R4 or R5 series droids with different fancy paint jobs. The various droids in the movies are largely just repaints of a few models of astromechs. Repaints are usually not the most exciting offerings in the line because they rarely represent “new character.” That’s not the case with astromech droids because it’s essentially what the on-screen characters are. This is one of two simultaneously released Entertainment Earth exclusive astromech 5-packs. ![]()
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