The r3 models of astromech droid were designed to have faster processing abilities than the r2 units, and were even thought to also be better copilots than the r2 units droid history edit. Theres revans t3m4, hera syndullas chopper, to poe damerons bb8 and of course r2d2 these tiny droids. Luke skywalker bd16 r3a2 domethird leg r2d2 bd29 r3a2 domethird leg han solo bd30 r3a2 body chewbacca bd31 r3a2 left leg imperial scanning crew bd32 r3a2 right leg. The r2series of astromech droids were considered the most porfitable and most successful of all astromech droids due to their durability and cheap price. Astromech droids were a type of maintenance droid that were used commonly as a repair unit for starships.
Anakin never warmed up to the little black and gold droid. General units with the massive success of the r2 series astromech droid and the 21b medical droid in the last years of the old republic, industrial automaton needed to find new markets. The r3series astromech droid was part of the line of rseries astromech droids manufactured by industrial automaton. The r4 had the same outward appearance of an r2 or r3 droid below the dome, but to save money on production, items such as the video display screen and miniature fire extinguisher were omitted. In the gap between the launches of the r2 and r3, droid manufacturers continued updating and. A history of lego star wars astromech droids brick pals. The clear colorless head has silver markings, making it the perfect match for pretty much every single body. It was created on the smallest utapaus moon, woka around 20 bby from a science research team. R3series astromech droid star wars saga edition wikia. The r3series astromech droid featured much of the same hardware as its predecessor, the r2 unit, lacking only the earlier droids extendible video sensor.
Recently, however, set descriptions on and in lego. Astromech droids were famous types of droids, used mainly by the galactic republic. It had masculine programming and had a clear dome with green and blue body paint. The r4series strongly resembled other astromechs like the r2 and r3 unit, except for its dome, which usually had a conical shape, making the droid slightly taller than other models. As a droid, it cannot be reasoned with nor persuaded unless programmed otherwise. Yellow and black plates, with a can like body and domed head. Typically, r3 units had transparent plastex domes that showed off their overclocked processors. The r series was a series of astromech droids manufactured by industrial automaton. Astromech droids are often considered a type of lego minifigure, although they share none of the pieces used in conventional lego minifigures. A well known r3 unit is r3s6, an r3 droid that worked as a. It was the first astromech to be released after the r2 series. The holographic projectorrecorder unit was retained, but relocated to the top of the head dome to allow for use of a cheaper, less miniaturized unit with a smaller.
R series astromech droids swgemu wiki fandom powered. The r7series was designed specifically for use with the rebel alliancenew republic ewing escort starfighter. The r3series astromech droid was part of the line of rseries astromech droids manufactured by. The duriplex dome allows for scanning up to a 10 mile radius on all sensors. R4series agromech droid great multiverse wiki fandom. The droids dome can be rotated 360 degrees clicking sound. I just wish i had better foresight as to how good it was before i asked my friend to get me droids its the perfect dome for this or any series. A star wars story is incomplete without a small brave astromech droid woven into the plot. Star wars the black series astromech droids 3 34inch action figures. Outwardly, the r3 copied its popular predecessor right down to. Star wars saga edition rebellion era campaign guide affiliations. R2d2 and c110p, a pair of astromech droids astromech droids served as automated mechanics, usually on starships they were typically 0. The r3series astromech droid designated r3s1 and nicknamed threece served the alliance to restore the republic during the reign of the galactic empire.
The r4series agromech droid was a highly successful attempt to capture a new market prospectthe outer rim urbanite who was more likely to have a soupedup landspeeder parked in their garage than an xwing. Development of the r7series was a corporate secret, occurring during the media blitz that surrounded production of the r6series astromech droid. Moving the line into halloween was a nobrainer for hampton. The r3 design was the first astromech produced specifically for one group, the empire. R3 f3 was found in an old new republic a little strange cruiser, its memory cleared and its body in. The r3series astromech droid was part of the line of r series astromech droids manufactured by industrial automaton. But both r4e1 and r3y2 utilized old sculpts of their respective astromech series and we have to admit they look dated next to the more modern sculpted droids.
R3series astromech droids was part of the line of rseries astromech droids2 manufactured by industrial automaton. Produced by industrial automaton, the r2series astromech droids were the most. His character was quite uncommon for a droid as it was not afraid to face any danger and was always honest proud for serving the republic. The company decided to create a droid for casual users who were more likely to need a hand with a swoop bike than with a. It was taken a uniqe emplacement that gave it the ability to destroy small cis vehicles. In truth, r3s6 was secretly a doubleagent programmed by the. The r3 came at the heels of ias blockbuster launch of the r2 series astromech droid as the company rushed to capitalize on their new dominance of the maintenance and repair droid. I finally completed work on my radio controlled r3az astromech droid.
Astromech droids are a line of droids designed for many purposes, mostly for ship maintenance and piloting. In the gap between the launches of the r2 and r3, droid manufacturers continued updating and developing new technologies. Many pilots had one of these droids to help fix broken parts of ships. The r4series astromech droid was a droid model manufactured by industrial automaton. As secondary purposes, astromech droids had the ability to override auto turrets, open sealed doors, and even reprogram other droids, other computer slicing activities, janitorial, and even messenger duties. R3 s1 is a star wars minifigure released in 2017 under the rogue one. Because of his programming, the droid attempted to sabotage the republics mission to skytop station. The r4 series agromech droid was a highly successful attempt to capture a new market prospectthe outer rim urbanite who was more likely to have a. A replacement droid assigned to anakin skywalker during the clone wars after the loss of r2d2, r3s6 was a newer model at the time, the latest in astromech technology. The r3 astromech droid was the upgraded model of the r2 astromech droid and was manufactured by the industrial automation.
Learn about the nine rseries astromech droids developed by industrial automaton from their predecessor to the r1 through the r9. Mightystickers r2d2 astromech droid robot star wars protective vinyl cover decal designer skin sticker for microsoft. R3 s3 was an r series astromech droid created by industrial automaton. A red droid head was released with the 6207 vwing starfighter. Who was behind the r3s6 droid from the republics side. It was purchased by bruce jammer in 25 bby from an unknown vendor. After anakin lost r2d2 in a battle against general grievous, r3 was revealed to be his replacement droid. The r3 series has an intellex v core processor and is capable of holding 10 hyperspace coordinates at a time. Part of the rseries of droids from industrial automaton,2 the r3 was industrial automatons followup to the smash success of the. The r3 series is a model of astromech droid manufactured by industrial automaton. Droids of this series are used in many capacities and, though they work well with any type of military support group, are most commonly found. The other 2016 ucs set was 75159 ucs death star, basically a rerelease of 2008s 10188 ucs death star set with new figures and some minor changes. One r3series astromech droid, r3s6, was assigned to anakin skywalker during the clone wars to substitute r2d2, who was currently captured by the separatist.
One of the new figures was r3m3, an imperial astromech droid. Typically, r3 units had transparent plastex domes that showed. The halloween series has origins in the droid factory experience within disney parks, where guests can build and name their own astromech droid or protocol droid, as well as disney parks line of christmas and new years holidaythemed droids, which launched in 2015 with r2h15. After being sentenced to serve the jedi order bruce jammer allowed jedi knight scott borek to borrow it for flights to and from. All rseries astromech droids legends star wars explained. The r2series astromech droid was a model of astromech droid produced by industrial automaton, boasting a level of success that was never equaled in industrial automatons long history.
The r3series astromech droid was an astromech model developed and sold by the droidmaker industrial automaton ia. It can be built by collecting the following figures. Droids astromech military protocol medical labour security power cp bonus droids rare droids electronics dimensions weapons defenses skills production affiliations c2r4. R3s1 is a star wars minifigure released in 2017 under the rogue one. The r3 was launched almost simultaneously with another niche product, the r4series agromech droid. A replacement droid assigned to anakin skywalker during the clone wars after the loss of r2d2, r3s6 was a newer model at the time, the latest in astromech. An r3series astromech droid, r3s6 was manufactured by industrial automaton on the planet nubia around the time of the clone wars. There should be 3d options to view this if your have a 3d capable monitor. The r7 series astromech droid was an astromech droid produced by industrial automaton during the galactic civil war. The r3series astromech droid was designed specifically for use by hightech government agencies. R2d2s extended family every rseries astromech droid. R3m3 was an r3series astromech droid which served the galactic empire aboard the first death star. The new upgrades in the ventalation system also prevents any excess heat built up.
R2 series astromech droids, such as r2d2, were part of the r series. Hasbro star wars action figures astromech droid for sale. Astromech droids are a type of droid minifigure found in the star wars theme. Flushed with the success of their landmark r2 launch, industrial automaton rushed to capitalize on their new dominance of the astromech droid market.
Rotating the dome doesnt move the middle leg in and out of the droid this needs to be done. R3a2 is an allnew figure that utilizes the r3series astromech build a droid sculpt. Development of the r7 series was a corporate secret, occurring during the media blitz that surrounded production of the r6 series astromech droid. She was stationed at the headquarters of the alliances massassi group in the great temple on the moon yavin 4. Astromech droid pack series ii tsc exclusives research. The r7series astromech droid was an astromech droid produced by industrial automaton during the galactic civil war. The r2 unit is a popular example of an astromech droid.
However, this was not always the case, as exemplified by r3s6. The successor the the companys bestselling r2series droids, the r3 features in theory superior capabilities to the older model, including a more advanced cognitive unit and various subsystems which improve its computational power, including a dedicated astrogation coprocessor. These small droids are often equipped with a variety of tooltipped appendages that are stowed in recessed compartments. Starfighter pilots were also known to have a personal astromech droid to aide in. Lego star wars minifigure r2q2 astromech droid from xwing starfighter 75218 2018. The r3series astromech droid designated r3 s1 and nicknamed threece served the alliance to restore the republic during the reign of the galactic empire. Disney parks halloweenthemed droids are frighteningly. This droid had a translucent head as it was from the r3 astromech droid series and a bright blue body with some silver printing on it. The r7 series was designed specifically for use with the rebel alliancenew republic ewing escort starfighter.
Its great to get another mos eisley droid and collectors are probably even more thrilled to get another echo base astromech droid. R4series agromech droid star wars saga edition wikia. R3s3 was an rseries astromech droid created by industrial automaton. Thanks to their intellex v processors, r3 astromechs had faster processing abilities than the more common r2 units. Astromech droids are a series of versatile utility robots generally used for the maintenance and repair of starships and related technology. There should be 3d options to view this if your have a 3d capable. R3s6 also known as goldie or stubby, and as agent r3 to the separatists was an astromech droid and spy for general grievous when anakin skywalker lost r2d2. During a mission to rescue r2d2 from a separatist listening post known as skytop station, r3s6 repeatedly sabotaged the mission.
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