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Droid Factory Advent Calendar - Droid Factory

Name: Droid Factory Advent Calendar
Collection: Droid Factory
Number: N/A (Shop Disney Exclusive)
Source: Expanded Universe (Disney Concept)
Availability: November 2022
License: Disney

Open up the Sandcrawler to reveal and build 6 new droids to celebrate along with them for 25 days this season! May the Force be with you... and you Droids!

This droid is optimized to function in the sparsely settled, unspoiled frontier world of Vandor. Join R6-SNO on their adventures throughout the galaxy!

In a first for the Droid Factory line, but not a first for Star Wars, Disney releases the Droid Factory Advent Calendar to much eagerness and surprise to collectors who buy this range of astromech and other droids. The set confounded collectors when Disney claimed there would be 25 Droid Factory figures included with the set. But instead, they meant that collectors and kids of all ages could build six droids across 25 days, a big difference on all counts. The set exceeded our expectations, but you have to appreciate the festive approach a gift set like this offers. Some droids are welcomed additions to the line, while others are downright scary. The revisited “Chopper” droid is perhaps our favorite, but the standard astromech droids styled to look like an elf, and a gift of gold (complete with mistletoe) are vibrant inclusions. Admittedly, we’re unsure what to make of the black-domed R5 unit. It’s either a derivation of a nutcracker or toy soldier, but it comes across a little bit like blackface – and our interpretation is not an accusation of something nefarious; it’s just that they could have chosen a better color scheme. The BB unit looks like a Christmas ball, and the GNK droid, dressed up to look like a present under the tree, might be the best addition here. It’s also the Christmas day reveal and comes whole, not in any pieces, behind door number 25. You’re getting a literal present for a present.

The Droid Factory Advent Calendar set sold out rather quickly and is already going for a bunch of money on the aftermarket. Its original MSRP is $69.99. With the success of this year’s release, we bet that this may become annual, so start saving. We wish that Disney would have prepared names and bios for these droids. The back of the box describes R6-SNO (the separately packaged snowman astromech droid). Was that figure supposed to be included in the box, but they forgot? Still, it would be helpful to know the names of all of these droid companions. Perhaps Disney can release a memo once this year passes and provide official names to those who purchased this set. We love the concept of this set, and it’s a beautiful way to celebrate the Christmas season and the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. We hope Disney plans to release additional sets with a few changes.

Collector Notes

Droid Factory Advent Calendar

Assortment Number: N/A

UPC: 1Q23 461033516300 61

Retail: $69.99 USD

Market Value: Click here to check the latest prices based on listings.

[GNK-series Power Droid]

Status: [GNK-series Power Droid] is a rework of EG-01 from 2020's DD Droid Dept Droids multipack.

Articulation Count: 2 points (2 areas of articulation)

Articulation Details: swivel left leg (1), swivel right leg (1)

Accessory Count: None

Accessory Details: None

Date Stamp: N/A

[R4-series Astromech Droid]

Status: [R4-series Astromech Droid] is an all-new figure based on the new R4-series Astromech Droid tooling.

Articulation Count: 8 points (8 areas of articulation)

Articulation Details: swivel dome (1), swivel left leg (1), swivel right leg (1), swivel left foot (1), swivel right foot (1), hinge-jointed left leg wheel (1), hinge-jointed right leg wheel (1), hinge-jointed third leg wheel (1)

Accessory Count: 1

Accessory Details: mistletoe

Date Stamp: N/A

[R6-series Astromech Droid]

Status: [R6-series Astromech Droid] is an all-new figure based on the new R6-series Astromech Droid tooling.

Articulation Count: 8 points (8 areas of articulation)

Accessory Count: 1

Accessory Details: elf hat

Date Stamp: N/A

[R5-series Astromech Droid]

Status: [R5-series Astromech Droid] is an all-new figure based on the new R5-series Astromech Droid tooling.

Articulation Count: 8 points (8 areas of articulation)

Accessory Count: None

Accessory Details: None

Date Stamp: N/A

[BB-series Astromech Droid]

Status: [BB-series Astromech Droid] is a rework of 2017's DF BB-8 figure.

Articulation Count: 1 point (1 area of articulation)

Articulation Details: swivel dome (1)

Accessory Count: 1

Accessory Details: gravity centered weight (designed to look like the droid's interior)

Date Stamp: N/A

[C1-series Astromech Droid]

Status: [C1-series Astromech Droid] is a rework of 2017's DF C1-10P "CHOPPER" figure.

Articulation Count: 15 points (15 areas of articulation)

Articulation Details: swivel dome, swivel antenna (1), swivel left shoulder (1), swivel right shoulder (1), double hinge-jointed left arm (2), double hinge-jointed right arm (2), swivel left leg (1), swivel right leg (1), hinge-jointed left foot (1), hinge-jointed right foot (1), rolling wheel left leg (1), rolling wheel right leg (1), center rolling wheel (1)

Accessory Count: None

Accessory Details: None

Date Stamp: N/A

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