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 Rank: Semi-Pro Level 1   Groups: Registered
Joined: 19/01/2017 Posts: 64 Points: 216 Location: UK
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Don't know if this may be of interest for any R2 builders , till our build is finished ... The impressive Sphero R2D2 droid , now reduced from the original price of £180 , to a more palatable £99 https://www.iwantoneofth...bled-droid/11529461.htmlSOME MORNINGS IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM WORTH IT TO GNAW THROUGH THE LEATHER STRAPS
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 Rank: Pro Groups: New Members, Unapproved Joined: 24/08/2009 Posts: 48,827 Points: -13,348
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yeah noticed amazon have them £99.95, in stock 22nd december. https://www.amazon.co.uk...amp;keywords=sphero+r2d2
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 Rank: Super-Elite     Groups: Registered
Joined: 17/12/2013 Posts: 3,982 Points: 11,974 Location: NY, USA
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Its the same over here.They dropped the price by 50%.There is a store over here callEd Brookstone that has the Sphero products on demo.It is amazing that such a small droid can transition from 2 footed to 3 footed.However, just as with the full size R2 D2s, he is quite unstable when transitioning and falls over a lot.if you look at the full size r2 D2 build logs there are lots of sad posts about guys spending $18K building full size R2s that transition only to have them fall over and damage themselves the first time they go from 3 leg to 2 legs.
Carl
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 Rank: Beginner Level 2  Groups: Registered
Joined: 29/09/2017 Posts: 13 Points: 42 Location: Hudson FL
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And that's why I'm perfectly happy this build does not transition. Yeah it would be cool but it would be more complicated and difficult to fit in the half scale. Better to have to doors, arms, and gadgets imho. Building: R2D2
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Rank: Pro  Groups: Registered
Joined: 27/02/2016 Posts: 138 Points: 429 Location: milton keynes
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Not the R2d2 but Marks spencer have the Star Wars™ BB-8™ Droid for an impressive £64.99 http://www.marksandspenc...?OmnitureRedirect=droid
or £89.50 for the force band version http://www.marksandspenc...HITEMIX&prevPage=srpCurrent builds: Eaglemoss DeLorean, Deagostini R2 D2 Build
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