Older figures with yellowing plastic that weren't exposed to direct sunlight or UV light, is usually because of a low quality white plastic that was used. I have never attempted that supposed fix using hydrogen peroxide (which seems kind of bogus to me, since one of the steps is then leaving it in the sun, heh), so I cannot speak to a tried and true fix, other than painting it white.
i got the last of the kylo ren case on clearance a few years ago and the droids fit nicely in that. Unfortunately, the case only holds about 12, same with the old EP1 R2-D2 figure case/playset
There was a Kylo Ren figure case?
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Wow, you got all 4 of the Rise of Resistance droids! Nice!
It took a while.
They do, or someone really does because it is difficult to find something low cost for them. I had to buy shot glass display cases for my Astromech Droids and at $40-60 each can run a bit costly if you've got over 50 Droids. lol
I checked with the seller/distributor (Fullcase) before I purchased them & the case is Polypropylene which is stable/inert & as close to PH neutral as is possible. It is generally considered good for archival use. I wouldn’t recommend letting them sit in direct sunlight of course, but should be more than good for storage indoors away from any light source that may have significant UV light output (bright halogen, fluorescent). But that can be said for pretty much any case.
I normally have them in the case with the middle leg out front matching their rolling stance. When they are placed in there like that the legs are only slightly pushed inward but taking them out of the case they do not stay that way. When they are stood up on any surface they are as straight as any of the legs on the droids I display.
Thanks. His droid is basically the skeleton of an astromech (more or less). I thought it would look interesting with the eye where it usually is, just without the rest of the dome. It also reminded me of the dionaga eye.
That looks great! Any idea who makes that? I've seen something similar on Amazon.
I use the same ones. They’re from Michaels. Always wait until they have a sale on them though! I have four and will probably pick up my 5th and 6th soon.
That's what I used as well. Accidentally kicked one when it was down on the ground, and busted the glass. No astromechs were harmed in my blunder.
Thanks for sharing those images, Chuck! What a cool find. Never would have guessed that Disney's factories would go to such lengths to securely pack the individual parts, especially when they were all destined to be dumped into a jumbled pile in those bins. You might be one of the only people on the planet who has salvaged that little slice of Disney BAD history, so guard them well!I shared this on the Astromechs Anonymous Facebook group a while back.
There’s a local guy that’s a robotics teacher in the Orlando area. When he took over the class last year, he noticed some trays full of droid bits. Apparently they were given to the school by Disney to use in class. He only had white/yellow and white/purple R6 heads, white/red legs, white/yellow bodies and red center legs.
He would occasionally sell the parts as a complete droid to raise money for the robotics team. I inquired about the plastic trays they came in. I’d only saw them other time, back in 2012 when the parts debuted at Tatooine Traders. A Cast Member brought some extra parts from the back when the bins were running low. Typically, these trays were destroyed/recycled, but thanks to him, I was able to acquire a set or trays to store my droids while not on display. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
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Why are people implying that a potential Droid Factory set for Ahsoka would be expensive or overpriced? All the 4-packs and individual carded figures have been reasonably priced, and for the most part, easy to obtain.I could be wrong, but I think the last few posts were referring to a hypothetical Hasbro release of the retro Kenner looking R2 droid, not cost of a Disney 4 pack.Did I miss something?
Did I miss something?
