Today, we bring you an early look at the Astromech Droids 3 3/4-Inch Action Figures Set, which is exclusive to EntertainmentEarth.com.  The set is priced at $79.99 with Free Shipping, making each droid an average price of $13.33, which is around the average price of the 3 ¾” Black series figures.  These figures come packaged in a very cool R2-D2 shaped box, which has a huge window so MIB collectors can display this and still see all of the droids.  But you get best of both worlds with this set, as if you just cut the tape cleanly at the top 2 flaps, you can remove all 6 droids without any damage to the interior, there are no twist ties or rubber bands.  The box itself stands just over 16-inches tall.

The six droids included are:

• Jabba’s bartender (Return of the Jedi)
• R7-F5 (Clone Wars)
• QT-KT (Clone Wars)
• R7-D4 (Clone Wars)
• R2-C2 (Clone Wars)
• R2-A5 (A New Hope)

All six droids feature rolling wheels, jointed domes, periscope port, drop down third leg and a hinged door with a utility behind it.  The paint application is great on these guys, hardly any overspray and the bold unique colors are great representations on what we have seen on the big and small screen.  The drink dispenser, cups and tray are very well done for such a small scale and the cups sit nicely in the small tabs on the tray. There was a small issue with the 3^rd leg staying in place with a few of these, but playing around with it a few times solved the issue.  On display for a long time, I could see the 3^rd leg on some of these “giving out” but it’s not anything we haven’t seen before.

As you will see in the image gallery below, there are small numbers stamped on the back of each dome, those numbers also match up to the gold numbers stamped on the back of the box.  We checked with EE and they informed us these are early sample pre-release sets, and they do not anticipate those markings to be on the final samples.

Overall, I think this is a great set for all collectors, but droids collectors specifically should be head over heals for this set. It was very well done, and although nothing on the packs states it is “The Black Series”, it is branded as such by EE and the quality and articulation is in line with The Black Series.  We want to give a big thanks to the folks at EntertainmentEarth.com for supplying this early sample for us to review.

Check out the full gallery of images below. This is due out in November and can be pre-ordered at this link.

Entertainment Earth Exclusive! The droids you are looking for are here. Celebrating the entire Star Wars saga and the 10th anniversary of our super-popular, sold-out, 2006 exclusive astromech droid sets, this amazing new Star Wars action figure gift set will knock your socks off! The sextet of astromech droids comes to you in a specially designed R2-D2-shaped box with 3 3/4-inch scale action figures. Each droid sports multiple points of articulation, similar to the collector-favorite figures of The Vintage Collection. Dating back as early as the 1977 version of the original Star Wars movie, and all the way to the recent The Clone Wars animated series, this set has robots with personality you won’t want to live without. Each figure includes rolling wheels on their feet, plus jointed domes, ankles, shoulders, and maybe even a few other surprises.

Jabba’s bartender was never given an official name in the books or movies, but his design may remind you of some Earth-based beverages. With his drink dispenser, seven glasses, and a tray harness, this never-before-fully-seen droid served aboard Jabba the Hutt’s sail barge. Also, if you look to the shadows, you may find him in Return of the Jedi.We recommend skipping the shadows and getting one of our droids to keep on your desk and another in your Jabba’s palace dioramas and playsets (sold separately).

Serving the Shadow Squadron during The Clone Wars, R7-F5 appeared briefly in the episode “Shadow of Malevolence.” Ideally suited for a Y-Wing bomber, this diminutive orange droid will look fantastic with the rest of your Grand Army of the Republic, or in your droid pool.

Think pink with D-Squad’s own KT-QT. Aayla Secura’s pink droid had a special magnet and was sent into enemy territory to recover a secret encryption module for the Republic. Take special note of the top of her dome, as there are yellow and black markers indicating where special upgrades were placed during her time as a spy. You can meet her during several episodes of The Clone Wars.

Plo Koon’s R7-D4 makes his movie action figure line debut here! He’s a dark maroon color with a gray and white highlights. This droid makes six appearances on The Clone Wars.

Everything’s gonna be all right with RC-C2 and a moon pie. We expect you may find both in the home of Black Sun crime lord Ziro the Hutt. This dapper dispenser of potent portable potables is decorated with Black Sun tattoos in gray, blue, and red. There are no other robots quite like him in the galaxy, plus he includes everything you need to help aliens get their drink on at a snazzy underground party. You’ll find him in The Clone Warsmovie, but the toy can only be found here.

Rounding out the collection is R2-A5. If he looks familiar, he should. You first saw him in 1977! This white and green robot was seen rolling around Mos Eisley near Luke’s landspeeder when the Imperial Sandtroopers and Stormtroopers came to ask about various droids they were looking for. You know how that story ends, but did you also know that this figure represents a droid design that was removed from the movie during the Special Edition edits of 1997? It’s true! Bring home a lost piece of movie history with this remarkable figure and the entire exclusive action figure set.

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