This R2D2 was assembled by collecting original parts from the from the Starwars episodes I and II. A complete film used R2D2 is not known to the public domain. So this is the closest you can get. Off course the pricetag is equally unique: between $1 million and $2 million sellers estimate.

Refurbished

For the productions following Star Wars: A New Hope, to save time in meeting production deadlines, R2 components were reused from the previous Star Wars films. It was a common practice to reuse units upgrade and refurbish them, with outdated components being retired. This process has been confirmed by numerous crewmembers who worked on the Star Wars film franchise. By carefully sourcing original components over many years and assembling them as a complete R2-D2, this unique movie prop came to existence.

Parts

This R2-D2, constructed of aluminum, steel and fiberglass elements, measuring 43 in. tall x 29.5 in. wide x 20 in. deep (in current pose). The dome was one of the few hero aluminum domes made for R2 actor Kenny Baker in the first film (A New Hope, 1977) and is the only one known in the public domain. It was used throughout the original trilogy as well as Episode I and can be screen matched by the fiber optic array to scenes in Return of the Jedi and Episode I. It features a handle to articulate the front eye from inside the unit by Kenny Baker.

The metal “greeblies” (fine details added to make the device appear more complex) inserted into the front and rear of the body, and those on the feet, were made for A New Hope and used on R2 units throughout the original trilogy.

The left and right legs were made for Empire Strikes Back and were acquired as complete items. One leg retains the Empire paint scheme and the other from Jedi. The middle and left foot were used on an original trilogy R2 and were used as the master pattern for the feet created for Episode I. The right foot is production made for Episode I but not used.

The small opening hatch on the back of the body was used in Episode II. The barrel of the body was made for Episode I and it was subsequently painted and detailed for this R2 unit.

Price tag

Given the ad hoc nature of production practices, any “complete” existing R2-D2 units from the first trilogy (in studio hands) would be a compilation very similar to this R2-D2 unit offered here.Hence the steep price between $1 million and $2 million.

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