"I am humbly requesting the New Republic to send a patr...."
R4-6DO was an R4 Astromech Droid employed by High Magistrate Greef Karga on Navarro, appearing in Season 3 of The Mandalorian during Chapter 21, The Pirate. The droid had a minimal role in the story but has still provided an option for Hasbro to utilise their newly developed Astromech base figure to re-create this new droid as an exclusive release for The Mandalorian collection.
R4-6DO is an exclusive at Target in the US and sold via the Fan Channel elsewhere. In the UK it was a May 2024 release arriving in the window box slant side packaging with the deep orange colour assigned to The Mandalorian releases. R4-6DO is number 35 in the Mandalorian collection following on directly from the Mandalorian Fleet Captain, and before the repack of Paz Vizsla.
Our new R4 droid is the third Astromech off the production line using the newer larger body that Hasbro has brought into circulation. It does however feature a new dome and the first release across the entire line that uses the conical R4 dome with all previous releases being either the R2 or R5 cariation. This bodes well for future releases of other R4 units such as R4-T8 from Attack of the Clones, or M5-BZ from The Clone Wars.
R4-6D0 features a base white body with inserted coloured panels in orange and silver. The legs are red with more orange trim and silver mechanical detail. The new dome piece is also a white base with further orange and red panels as well as a gloss black photoreceptor. A silver trim circles the joint between the dome and the body. All of the decor is well-painted and crisp, but there is no weathering or additional wear & tear.
R4 features articulation at the dome, which rotates, and at the legs which are jointed at the 'shoulders' and the ankles allowing the legs to pose the droid in a number of positions. You can extend these poses with the third extendable leg that pulls out from the base of the main body. This travelling leg includes the ability to rotate and also features an articulated ankle.
There are more moving parts on the main body with two upper opening orange panels that hinge outward. Beneath them, and to each side are two doors that open to show the inner grey workings of the Droid with each door inclusive of three sockets. While R4-6D0's scenes in The Mandalorian did not show the droid using any tools or extendable components Hasbro have still included these within this release. You can choose from four tools inclusive of a couple of manipulator arms, a welding torch, and the scomp link. All four of these fit into any of the six available slots.
R4-6D0 also includes the internal storage function with the dome pulling upward to reveal an internal gun metal silver central column into which the four tools can be stowed and therefore stored away with the droid.
All in all, R4-6D0 is another great Astromech release in the Black Series line, perfectly replicating the onscreen droid despite its limited screen time. It is a good companion piece for High Magistrate Greef Karga, or within a wider Mandalorian display. The droid also represents future opportunities for more R4 releases, and you can never have too many droids!
Keep Track of all the Star Wars Black Series figures from Hasbro at our comprehensive
If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports
About Me : As a child of the 70's and 80's I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force) and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licences - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...
Comments