The best LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 minifigure to date has only debuted in a handful of expensive sets so far, but it’s making an appearance in a much more affordable model this summer.
The LEGO Group hasn’t done much with R2-D2 since 1999. In fact, next to the B-1 Battle Droid, it’s one of the few character designs that has remained consistent for nearly a quarter of a century now (even if there is ample room to improve). But in 2022, the LEGO Star Wars team did make one small update to everyone’s favourite astromech droid: they printed his back.
That represented a first for Artoo, whose cylindrical body had until then remained a little too squeaky clean. The brand new R2-D2 appeared in 75339 Death Star Trash Compactor Diorama, one of three sets that launched the LEGO Star Wars Diorama Collection in April last year. The beepy boy also received muddy back printing in 75330 Dagobah Jedi Training Diorama, released at the same time.
If you want the regular Artoo minifigure with back printing, though, your only options until now have been to pick up the Trash Compactor, which retails for £79.99 / $89.99 / €89.99, or more recently, 75355 X-wing Starfighter – which costs £209.99 / $239.99 / €239.99.
Alternatively, you could turn to the aftermarket, where prices are actually relatively sensible – the cheapest example on BrickLink in the UK is currently just £7.19. Still, that’s a lot for only a back print, given the rest of the minifigure is same old, same old.
The good news is that while the best version of C-3PO is still (and will likely forever remain) locked to
Regardless, you’ll be able to acquire this version of R2-D2 from August 1 in
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