tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post5657119746251315144..comments2024-03-27T10:27:59.266-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: RETRO TOY FLASHBACK # 87: Star Wars Droid Factory (Kenner; 1979)John Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-74915797792751488552009-06-11T08:40:10.362-04:002009-06-11T08:40:10.362-04:00And Lucas must have liked it because he used the c...And Lucas must have liked it because he used the concept for the mid-sequence of Attack of the Clones.<br /><br />To which one can only say<br /><br />Stoopid Kenner !!! See what horrors you have wrought !!!<br /><br />( by the way, the Word Verification I have to type in for this message is PRICKE. Geez, you might read the thing first, John )gatchamandavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-42910700318458542562009-05-29T20:43:10.825-04:002009-05-29T20:43:10.825-04:00I owned this. The black hand of the crane was rub...I owned this. The black hand of the crane was rubber, giving this a unexpected cheap feel, because it was usually slightly bent out of shape.<br /><br />I think this came with an R2D2, my only one, which felt a little cheap as well with its head fitted with a rubber part onto the body. <br /><br />I cannot recall seeing that "blue print" guide.<br /><br />I remember I had way too many robot arms lying around; but most of all I remember pieces never completely being aligned together, with their rubber bolts. I guess these rubber parts were a good design choice that made this toy more resistant.frederichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726035038462888506noreply@blogger.com