Gizmodo: c-3po

R2-D2 and C-3PO Easter Egg in LEGO Indiana Jones

Jesus Diaz — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EDT

Reader LindsayJoy just received her Indiana Jones and the Lost Tomb LEGO set, complete with snakes, the Lost Ark, snakes, Marion, snakes, Indy, snakes (I hate snakes,) and a special piece we didn't notice the first time we saw the first production set photos: a piece with the hieroglyphic engravings of R2-D2 and C-3PO in the Well of Souls, just like in the movie. [Update: actually, not like in the movie. As a reader has pointed out in the comments, it's Leia putting the Death Star plans in R2-D2 as C-3PO watches, like at the beginning of A New Hope.]

Most big fans of the series and Star Wars know that both R2-D2 and C-3PO appear in several occasions in Raiders of the Lost Ark. In the Well of Souls, which is the moment portrayed by this set, they appear in a post on Indy's right as him and Sallah remove the Ark.

Great detail from LEGO and good catch by Lindsay. [Thanks Lindsay]

Life-Size Star Wars Droids Can Speak, Drain Wallets

gizmodo.com — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Sideshow Collectibles stopped just short of encasing Anthony Daniels and Kenny Baker in fiberglass when they created these life-size C-3PO and R2-D2 collectibles. Due out later this year, the authentic figures are powered by lowly AA batteries and have working lights. They also make sounds from the movies and utter the characters' classic catchphrases, like "beep" and "whistle" and "OVER HERE!" All this can be part of your private Star Wars collection for the galaxy-sized price tags of $5,950 for C-3PO and $5,450 for his smaller, quieter counterpart. [Sideshow Collectibles C-3PO and R2-D2]

Saturday Art Project: K-3PO Papercraft

Mark Wilson — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:27:27 EST

What are you doing today? Nothing. You're sitting around reading Gizmodo. (Not that there's anything wrong with that—thanks for stopping by.) But why not be productive with your day and build this K-3PO papercraft model? (You can F5 Gizmodo in the background.)

Craft Tip: spray paint the finished version gold and everyone will think you built a C-3PO model. And one day, in a fit of rage, you can tell your best friend that you slept with his girlfriend AND that for all those years he was duped into thinking that model on your coffee table was C-3PO when you'd really constructed a paper version of the similar but white robot and just painted it gold. Bwahahaha. [model via neatorama and blog@papercraft]

Star Wars Characters Now Hassle You From the Dashboard of Your Car

Charlie White — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:45:00 EDT

In addition to all those saints and Jesuses you have on your dashboard protecting you from god-knows-what, now you can add Yoda, Darth Vader and C-3PO, blurting out an assortment of thirty Star Wars sayings with every bump and jostle. Take the jump for a video showing these characters nagging the driver, along with a further description of each one of these new sacred figurines.

At 5 inches tall, Yoda is the shortest of the three, and he utters 11 various phrases from the Star Wars movies. The annoying C-3PO is 6 inches tall and talks the most, of course, blurting out 14 inane phrases at the most inopportune times. Darth is 6 inches tall, and he says just eight things, probably reminding you that he's your father and so forth. Talk is cheap, each is $9.99. [Think Geek]

Type02: Secret Son of Darth Vader and C-3PO can Rip Your Head Off

Addy Dugdale — Thu, 24 May 2007 08:36:19 EDT

This cross between Darth Vader and C-3PO is not really a robot like we told you before, but I bet it can still squash your head like a ripe melon with its air servos. The 220-pound, 6-feet-tall beast with 24 movable parts is really an automaton designed to mimic a protocol droid, which means that is remotely controlled and its functions are pre-determined, much like the automatons you see in DisneyWorld rides. And the rest of us. Still, the design is amazing, as you can see in this new gallery and a new video after the jump.

Type 02 seems to be sleeping at the beginning. Or drunk. In any case, forward the video to the middle to see him in action and talking. The Type 02 is constructed by Buildup, a japanese company that specializes in anime and this kind of automatons. – Jesus Diaz

Company page [Buildup]
Visiting the atelier "of empire"! [Impress Robot Watch]