Salvaged Star Wars R2-D2 sells for $2.76m

[Still Waters]

A complete R2-D2 made from pieces salvaged from the Star Wars films has sold for $2.76m (£2.13m).

The 43-inch-tall robot was made by an anonymous British enthusiast using retired parts from at least four of the films.

The eventual sale price for the seven-year creation surpassed the highest estimate of $2m.

Brian Chanes, head of acquisitions at Los Angeles auction house Profiles In History, said: "We're very excited to have it because really this is the only one to reach the auction block in the world."

http://news.sky.com/story/r2-d2-it-is-you-it-is-you-salvaged-star-wars-droid-sells-for-1632m-10930661

[Kismit]

Money well spent 

[BiffSplitkins]

Fun fact: All the noises that came out of R2-D2 were made using using the ARP 2600 classic synthesizer. The same synth was used in Edgar Winter's 'Frankenstein' and you can actually hear some R2 noises during middle breakdown of the song if you listen closely. It was an amazing synthesizer... but of course you'd need something amazing for the voice of R2-D2. 

ARP 2600

[paperdyer]

There are actually spare R2D2 parts for sale?

[Chaldon]

19 hours ago, BiffSplitkins said:

Fun fact: All the noises that came out of R2-D2 were made using using the ARP 2600 classic synthesizer. The same synth was used in Edgar Winter's 'Frankenstein' and you can actually hear some R2 noises during middle breakdown of the song if you listen closely. It was an amazing synthesizer... but of course you'd need something amazing for the voice of R2-D2. 

ARP 2600

That was a brilliant synth, one of the best of all time.