Review – Star Wars Power of the Jedi R3-T7
For several years now I’ve owned two green astromech droids that, no matter how much I try to think about it, I can’t remember ever buying. I had to have picked them up somewhere, though, because they’ve been with the collection of Star Wars action figures for about six years now. For “Green Toy Week” here at battlegrip.com I thought it was time to pull these guys out and finally figure out exactly what they are and where they came from.
As usual, a quick search online quickly uncovered a useful website: a complete modern astromech checklist at disjointed ramblings told me everything I needed to know about this guy — a Power of the Jedi R3-T7 — as well as much more about astromech droids released since 2000. It’s an excellent list and, if you’re a fan of Star Wars astromech droids, worth checking out.
Like R5-A2 — who I reviewed a few weeks ago — R3-T7 is one of those Star Wars action figures that looks cute, bulks out a fan’s astromech collection, and it pretty much one of the cheapest toys that Hasbro could create (after all, they just use existing tooling and different colors to create this guy).
Both of my R3-T7 toys aren’t quite as white as the newer R5-A2, no doubt the plastic yellowing with age and abuse (these guys have bounced around in boxes, sat on shelves, and otherwise suffered through the normal wear that all toys owned by someone in their mid-30s are destined to live through).
R3-T7: The Toy
As a toy, there’s no doubt that owning one astromech droid is plenty. They don’t have a lot of play value; sure, they can twist their head (and this guy has the clicky sound when his head turns), move their legs, and many even have retractable third legs, but that’s not quite the same amount of fun as a stormtrooper with a blaster. In my opinion, Hasbro creates these astromech droids for collectors, and not for kids, and it shows. As much as I like astromech droids, I’ve gotta admit that they’re actually terrible toys.
R3-T7: The Collectible
Awesome. Awesome. Awesome. Change an astromech droid’s color, or details, and a fan’s collection of droids expands, even if it’s the exact same toy design that he already owns. I personally don’t go out of my way to collect astromech droids (I’m more of a stormtrooper guy), but I can understand the desire to collect these cute little toys.
Closing Thoughts
There’s really nothing more to say. It’s a toy we’ve seen before, in a different color, and it’s obviously designed for collectors. And that’s that.
For more images of R3-T7 (including the packaging, which I threw out years ago), visit www.rebelscum.com.
Philip Reed should really use the internet more often to identify stuff that he carries around. Sometimes, though, he doesn’t really use his brain the way that he should.
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