danny , since you asked in the new additions thread i figured i show the difference in the r5d4s ,,, especially the red rectangle variant

heres my 5 r5d4s dude

group shot , red rectangle in middle




1977 coo , 1978 coo


red rectangle variant , no coo euro variant with fatter leg stripes and darker eyes


poch r5 spain



hope this helps

Bill,

This is awesome man!! Thank you so much for taking the time to take all these photos and post them!

I love the R5 gallery, and I can totally see the rectangle that you were talking about.

I also really love the no coo Euro version, and that poch Spain one is my favorite!!

Thanks so much again for posting these photos man... I am going to try to find some time to photograph my R5's and add them to this thread ... I have always had an affinity for the droids, and I just love seeing these photos of multiple figures together, especially when there are different variants, or even different conditions... Thanks again!

Bill, I borrowed your pic to show this. In case anyone doesn't know the rectangle being referenced I enlarged Bill's pic and pointed with a blue arrow in the first pic.  In the second pic it was easier to see the rectangle on one of the non red colored ones but I circled it. On "red rectangle" versions that box is filled in with red.

Thank God, I must have looked over those figures 10 times for any variance and couldn't find one thing. I chalked it up to old eyes.

Theres also differing legs colors , head sizes , feet size , paint apps and coo markings like years and stuff

guys i know this is an old thread and thanks for the info. i'm a simple person so are we saying that the difference between the 77 version difference with the 78 is the "pointy bit on his head" ? i not eon ebay now or very recently there was one for sale claiming to be teh small head variant from 77. is this the accepted terminology ?

thanks M

benkenobiismydad wrote:

guys i know this is an old thread and thanks for the info. i'm a simple person so are we saying that the difference between the 77 version difference with the 78 is the "pointy bit on his head" ? i not eon ebay now or very recently there was one for sale claiming to be teh small head variant from 77. is this the accepted terminology ?

thanks M

no , it the country of origin stamp under the figure . like hong kong , china , taiwan along with the year . coo is country of origin . there is a 1977 stamp under figure and a 1978 . just that is the real difference i those 2 . the others i explained and showed pictures

I only have 3 or 4 R5's in my collection. While I have heard about the red rectangle variant, I don't have one. How much more rare are they compared to the white?

I don't know that there are specific numbers regarding rarity. I can say a check on eBay revealed the following : 3 active items listed for r5d4 red rectangle, 156 active items listed for r5d4 vintage. This is roughly 1 in 50 and surprisingly holds up for the completed part also with 6 red rectangles and around 300 vintage so again was 1 in 50 (the number was not exactly 300 but was like 304 or something, I didn't write it down exact).

I never knew that there were that many R2D4s, thanks for sharing and for showing us the red rectangle.

Yes I also stared hard at that photo to see where it was, with no avail. Thanks for putting me out of my misery Bryan

Oh nuts, just when you think you're done another R5 variant jumps out the woodwork (or should I say Jawa transporter)! I guess I've gotta get looking again...
Thanks for sharing this info Bill! Much appreciated!