Recommended music: George Daugherty and the The Sydney Symphony – That’s All Folks! (Merrie Melodies Theme)
Finally, this #StarWarsSaturday, from The Vintage Collection, it’s FX-7!
When Luke is rescued during The Empire Strikes Back and placed in a Bacta Tank to help heal his recently sustained wounds, it is the FX-7 medical assistant droid that monitors Luke’s treatment. You may also recognize them from providing health to an ailing player in the old Star Wars Battlefront video games.
While Hasbro released FX-7 in the Power of the Jedi line to provide a modern update to your 1980 medical droid team, they repacked it nine years later for this Vintage Collection “Hoth Rebels” 3-pack with Han Solo and a Hoth Rebel Trooper. While there are minimal changes to the paint from the previous version, you’ll likely never need an upgrade for the 3.75″ scale. The sculpt and paint application is solid, all 18 arms extend out and have an additional swivel joint, and the body and head rotate 360 degrees with a very satisfying clicking sound.
That’s all I’ve really got to say about FX-7, as I’m on vacation, and this medical droid is a satisfactory piece of my collection.
The Empire Strikes Back turned 45 years old last month! I “figure” there’ll be a new Episode V figure to share here for the rest of the year. Happy 45 years of ESB!
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