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Kids in every generation of Star Wars<\/em> fans love R2-D2.<\/p>\n And why not? He’s brave, resourceful and reliant. His “bleeps” and “bloops” are funnier than most people’s jokes. And – like kids – he’s little.<\/p>\n Before BB-8 rolled around in Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em>, he was the littlest droid in the Galaxy Far Far Away (well, except for the mouse droids).<\/p>\n If you were a first-generation Star Wars<\/em> kid who played with your Artoo action figure until his wraparound sticker wore away and his dome stopped clicking, you’ll love this new Life-Size Vintage Kenner Monument Action Figure<\/a> from Gentle Giant. It’s a lot of things – but it’s not <\/i>little!<\/p>\n Back in 1978, the R2-D2 action figure was one of the first four Kenner Toys shipped to fulfill those celebrated “Early Bird Kit<\/a>” orders. This colossal callback was designed from a digital scan of one of those figures, in mint condition. It stands an impressive 42-inches. That’s 3 1\/2-feet, as tall as the full-size droid used on screen.<\/p>\n Every detail of the original toy is here, but bigger. The two solid legs, the blue-and-white paper label, and the vac-metal silver dome – complete with clicking noise.<\/p>\n
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