{"id":53921,"date":"2017-04-07T17:05:38","date_gmt":"2017-04-08T00:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/?p=53921"},"modified":"2017-04-07T17:05:38","modified_gmt":"2017-04-08T00:05:38","slug":"oh-artoo-it-is-you-star-wars-a-new-hope-r2-d2-chogokin-x-12-perfect-model-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/oh-artoo-it-is-you-star-wars-a-new-hope-r2-d2-chogokin-x-12-perfect-model-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Oh, Artoo, It Is You!&#8221; Star Wars: A New Hope R2-D2 Chogokin X 12 Perfect Model Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53922\" src=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1200x630_r2d2_perfectmodelkit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1200x630_r2d2_perfectmodelkit.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1200x630_r2d2_perfectmodelkit-640x336.jpg 640w, https:\/\/\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1200x630_r2d2_perfectmodelkit-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1200x630_r2d2_perfectmodelkit-660x347.jpg 660w, https:\/\/\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1200x630_r2d2_perfectmodelkit-380x200.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1200x630_r2d2_perfectmodelkit-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>When <em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em> hit theaters in 2015, little roly-poly droid BB-8 bounced and beeped his way into moviegoers\u2019 hearts. But the new guy\u2019s really rolling the trail blazed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/prodinfo.asp?number=BLF14338&amp;utm_source=ee-blog&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=product\">R2-D2<\/a> back in 1977.<\/p>\n<p>From the second he shoved a reluctant C-3PO into an escape pod near the beginning of the original <em>Star Wars<\/em>, R2 showed he had the guts (well, the gears) of a hero. His devotion to the Rebel cause, his determination to complete his critical mission for Princess Leia, and his refusal to put up with too much guff from Threepio are still winning him fans, four decades later.<\/p>\n<p>The plastic and diecast metal artisans at Chogokin have crafted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/prodinfo.asp?number=BLF14338&amp;utm_source=ee-blog&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=product\">a meticulously detailed model kit<\/a> to honor <em>Star Wars<\/em>\u2019 most famous astromech. Yes, assembly is required &#8211; but what a payoff! R2 stands almost 7 inches tall, and is excruciatingly screen-accurate, right down to his illuminated indicators and holoprojector (courtesy of 8 LEDs) and the manipulator arms inside his front hatches.<\/p>\n<p>You can pose R2 in bipedal or tripedal mode, and the display stand with nameplate adds the perfect distinguishing touch, because if any droid deserves to be on a pedestal, it\u2019s R2!<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a long-time <em>Star Wars<\/em> fan, then &#8211; just as Luke Skywalker said &#8211; this little droid and you have been through a lot together. Commemorate the adventures and celebrate the fun by making a place for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/prodinfo.asp?number=BLF14338&amp;utm_source=ee-blog&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=product\">R2-D2 Chogokin x 12 Perfect Model Kit<\/a> in the center of your Star Wars collection.<\/p>\n<p>(And keep those disgusting Jawa creatures away from him!)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53923\" src=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BLF14338lg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BLF14338lg.jpg 500w, https:\/\/\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BLF14338lg-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BLF14338lg-380x380.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BLF14338lg-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Star Wars: The Force Awakens hit theaters in 2015, little roly-poly droid BB-8 bounced and beeped his way into moviegoers\u2019 hearts. But the new guy\u2019s really rolling the trail blazed by R2-D2 back in 1977. From the second he shoved a reluctant C-3PO into an escape pod near the beginning of the original Star [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":53922,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[115,158,390,164,159],"tags":[3620,5119,335,419,2118],"yst_prominent_words":[8639,23665,13633,21530,15272,8871,6114,30009,9244,5780,5779,5781],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53921"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53921"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53924,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53921\/revisions\/53924"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53921"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=53921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}