Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 was a partworks (subscription-based) model kit and magazine published by De Agostini. Each issue included parts to make an app-controlled R2-D2 along with articles concerning the making of the Star Wars films, in-universe information concerning droids and real-world information on scientific advancements related to robotics. It ran for 100 issues between January 2017 and January 2019, with issues being shipped in packs of 4 once a month.
The finished model was billed as a 1:2 replica of R2-D2, though it was actually 1:2.3 in scale. It was remote controlled and motorized, had a rotating dome with lights, and had various other features reflecting the R2-D2 props of the Original Trilogy.
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Notes and references[]
- ↑ Build R2-D2 | 1:2 Scale on De Agostini Model Space on www.model-space.com (archived from the original on August 29, 2017) indicates that issues of Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 was shipped in sets of 4 every month, and comments by consumers on the page state that approximately 25 issues had been sent out by June 2021. As Official Build Your Own R2-D2 Build Diary – Issue 1 on the ModelSpace UK YouTube channel (backup link) states that the first issue was sent out in January of that year, it can be deduced that issue 100 was released in December, 2018.
External links[]
- Official product page on De Agostini ModelSpace (backup link)
- De Agostini ModelSpace discussion forum (backup link)
- Build Your Own R2-D2 by DeAgostini ModelSpace on the ModelSpace UK YouTube channel (backup link)
- Build Your Own R2-D2 in action on the ModelSpace UK YouTube channel (backup link)
- Star Wars Father's Day Gift Guide 2021 on StarWars.com (backup link)