LEGO 75187 Star Wars BB-8

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Products Coming on September 4". ComingSoon.net. May 3, 2015 . Retrieved May 3, 2015. Breznican, Anthony (December 11, 2014). " Star Wars: The Force Awakens character names revealed (in coolest way possible)". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved December 11, 2014. Couto, Anthony (December 13, 2014). "Mark Hamill Says Star Wars: The Force Awakens' BB-8 Is a Prop, Not CGI". IGN . Retrieved April 21, 2015. The first mechanism is activated by turning one of the tool bay discs which causes the head to rotate. This works brilliantly and the motion is quite realistic as there is also some transverse movement so the head appears to bob up and down, as if held in place by several magnetic casters. In fact, it is simply connected to the body using a Technic axle but this is very well hidden beneath the centre of the head.

Calling the robot a " Swiss Army Knife that shouldn't be trusted", he noted that while each of the BB-8's panels has a specific purpose, like a port or tool, not all of them have been absolutely defined to leave options for future films. [4] Voice [ edit ]Abrams and his team of designers and technicians introduce a new star... A roly-poly cueball with a surprisingly expressive half-dome for a head—and a vocabulary of squeaks and squiggles that are more eloquent than mere words—BB-8 is both modernist and old-fashioned at once, a marvelous creation that could have sprung from the imagination of Jules Verne. [56] The welding torch is retracted simply by rotating the panel in the other direction and it folds away as smoothly as it opens. Unfortunately, the hatch is not connected to the extending arm so it must be closed manually but this is still an excellent feature and I like the spear tip which is used to depict the flame as the standard flame piece would be the wrong shape. a b Szostak, Phil (2015). The Art of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' . Abrams Books. p.110. ISBN 978-1-4197-1780-2. Miller, Ross (September 3, 2015). "You can now buy Star Wars adorable BB-8 droid and let it patrol your home". The Verge . Retrieved December 6, 2015.

Watercutter, Angela (February 12, 2016). "This New Animated Lego Star Wars Short Looks Legit". Wired . Retrieved April 25, 2016. Zacharek, Stephanie (December 15, 2015). "Review: The Force Awakens Is Everything You Could Hope for in a Star Wars Movie—and Less". Time . Retrieved December 16, 2015. Another tool hatch is hidden underneath the model. It does not house any functions but looks great and offers surprising stability as the tiles cover a reasonably wide surface area. BB-8 is therefore very unlikely to tip over accidentally and I would be confident in displaying the droid without its stand, although it looks marvellous in either configuration. BB-8 (or Beebee-Ate) is a droid character in the Star Wars franchise. He appeared in the three films of the sequel trilogy, Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). He also appeared as a major supporting character in the animated series Star Wars Resistance, appearing in the first 17 episodes of season 1, and in the 2023 short film Rogue Not Quite One. He is a BB astromech droid serving the Resistance, and is owned by Poe Dameron. Spherical with a free-moving domed head, BB-8 is portrayed by both a rod puppet and a remote-controlled robotic unit. The character has been well received by critics and fans, and has become one of the most beloved and recognizable characters of the Star Wars saga in recent years.

a b c Brooks, Dan (August 26, 2015). "Droid Dreams: How Neal Scanlan and the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Team Brought BB-8 to Life". StarWars.com . Retrieved December 18, 2015. Truitt, Brian (January 17, 2016). "Exclusive: Star Wars: Poe Dameron comic book debuts in April". USA Today . Retrieved February 15, 2016. Li, Shirley (February 12, 2016). " The Force Awakens characters to appear in new LEGO Star Wars series". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved April 23, 2016.

I appreciate the attention to detail shown by the designer as each tool bay features a different design, all of which are accurate to the droid in the movie. Furthermore, not only do the final hatches look superb but they also conceal a lovely function as rotating the panel on the side extends the welding torch which BB-8 memorably used to imitate Finn's 'thumbs up' gesture in Star Wars: The Force Awakens! Vejvoda, Jim (January 12, 2016). " Star Wars: The Force Awakens Dominates Visual Effects Society Nominations". IGN . Retrieved January 15, 2016. LEGO pieces are ill-suited to building spheres so BB-8 presents a considerable challenge given that the droid consists entirely of a large sphere which forms the body and a hemispherical head. However, the designer has made clever use of a Lowell Sphere to form the curved shape and I think it looks brilliant, particularly when viewed from a distance as the inevitable jagged edges become less apparent. Taylor, Chris (August 22, 2013). " Star Wars Episode VII to Use Film, Be More Like Original Trilogy". Mashable . Retrieved September 7, 2013. Breznican, Anthony (February 11, 2016). "Maz Kanata action figure among new Star Wars: The Force Awakens toys". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved July 27, 2016.

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Foster, Alan Dean (2015). "Chapter I". The Force Awakens ( e-book). Random House Worlds. ISBN 9781101965504. Rothman, Lily (December 3, 2015). "See Every Star Wars Cover in Time Magazine History". Time . Retrieved December 16, 2015. Lee, Josh; Denton, Matt (April 10, 2017). Puppetry of BB-8. The Hobble & Stitch Show. Event occurs at 6:54 . Retrieved April 13, 2017. McNary, Dave (August 26, 2015). "Disney Sets Massive Star Wars Toy Promotion". Variety . Retrieved August 27, 2015.

Cochran, Jay (February 11, 2016). " Star Wars The Force Awakens 3.75" Takodana Encounter Set with Maz Kanata Figure". JediInsider.com . Retrieved July 27, 2016.The horizontal motion is facilitated by a rubber band found within the body so the head will always return to the centre as long as the model is displayed on a flat surface. If BB-8 is placed at an angle then the head will dip in the direction of travel, just as it does when BB-8 moves at speed in the films! This function is a lot of fun and gives the droid a great deal of personality based simply on the range of possible poses. a b "First Look at Star Wars: The Force Awakens Toys". IGN. September 1, 2015 . Retrieved December 6, 2015. a b c Miskell, Kyle (December 3, 2015). " Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Everybody's Favorite Droids Grace the Cover of Time Magazine". Collider . Retrieved December 16, 2015. McWeeny, Drew (December 15, 2015). "Wait a minute... who played the voice of BB-8 in Star Wars: The Force Awakens?". HitFix . Retrieved December 16, 2015.