FOTW: R5-D4

Please feel free to use the following links to help you expand your knowledge of the figure!



-- (Pictures provided by Thundershot) --


- Our very own Artoo-Detour's thread on the JAPANESE focus -- Here you'll find information on TAKARA, POPY and TSUKUDA
http://www.imperialgunneryforum.com/t6433-the-japanese-vintage-star-wars-collecting-thread#
CLICK HERE

- PROTOTYPES and PRE-PRODUCTIONS by stevemac1976 -- Exactly that, take a look!
http://www.imperialgunneryforum.com/t1221-the-pre-production-prototypes-thread#
CLICK HERE

- The Jedi Temple Archives -- CARDBACKS and LOOSE R5-D4 guides
http://www.jeditemplearchives.com/vintagemoc/#cardbacks
CLICK HERE

All of the following sites, threads, and pages above have taken a lot of hard work and years to put together.

It is a priceless well of information by the TIG team and other avid collectors and fans.

Thank you for your dedication!
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If you're still having trouble finding what you're looking for, please feel free to ask!

-- And don't forget to check out all of the other posts below as they are LOADED with useful information and pictures!

After all, this is still a FIGURE OF THE WEEK thread!  
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*Links and other information gathered by Lobotic*

Palitoy 20 back:-





Jason

20B debut cardback #1, #2 & #3



#1 (1978) has a wider head & slightly different chromed neck (just above it's shoulder)

Trilogo w/ Portugal Import Stickers

Sticker comparison , blank rectangle and red rectangle.

Star wars 21 back

I forgot all about this.... I dug this up after getting my red bar recently.

I spotted carded examples of the R5-D4 with the extra red bar!

At least on some ROTJ 77A card backs with HG factory code:

This was AFA (#12616108) graded and stated as 77A (on Brians Toys):


Another example with closeup and back photo (theepictoycompany):


I'm pretty sure this is him too (Final Frontier):


cheers!

Excellent info Jay!   
Thank you for sharing.

Finally some MOC pics! Well done Jay, that at least gives a possible time line and origin. Possibly a later variant then?

ROTJ 77 back also

congrats   

Nice find Chop-Chop!, So it's seriously looking like this is a 77athing, I am going to assume the normal version can also be found on a 77A as well as this was a very coomon card where as this is not a common figure.... Anyone got a 77A with the standard R5? Also, R5 appeared on the 79B card so it would be nice to see if he appeared on that card as well.

It's great that these figures with the extra red bar can be traced back to Kader during ROTJ

Palitoy Baggie

Mexican bootleg R5-D4

for beautiful, new title pictures by Thundershot!