U-3PO in upcoming DK book

77ncaachamps

TheBigLegoski

That is the protocol droid that was included in the SW Advent calender from 2016.
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https://www.dk.com/uk/book/9780241313824-lego-star-wars-choose-your-path
Though I did not know that minifig was called Youthreepio.

77ncaachamps

Huh. I'm not sure I'll buy the book then.

Thanks for inserting the link. Didn't realize pic was taken down.

Pitfall69

So, I have a question: Who officially named the protocol droid in the 2016 Advent calendar? At first glance, the U-3po in the DK book looks slightly different than the "U-3po" in the advent calendar. The reason I ask is because I used to collect Hasbro Star Wars action figures and there was a build a droid of U-3po and E-3po respectively and it was hard to tell them apart based on the parts.

ReesesPieces

Maybe the book will have the answer. 

Bumblepants

Looks like that meme with the two spidermen pointing at each other.

samtheq

The book is on Amazon in the US also, and it's $18.03 (Prime) hardcover.  
Here is Amazon's photo of U-3PO:

And here is Bricklink's photo for handy comparison:


It looks like it could be a straight-up reissue, if no changes are made before the book comes out? 

Kaitch

The print on the left leg is slightly different. Also, the first is more gunmetal, and the second more silver.

77ncaachamps

Kaitch said:

The print on the left leg is slightly different. Also, the first is more gunmetal, and the second more silver.

I don't think the leg prints are different.
In the first pic, they're in motion so it distorts that they are actually the same.

Do you have both figs in hand for a better comparison?

Kaitch

^Nope, I'm going by the pics. But I am pretty sure the first has a couple horizontal marks on the left leg that the second rather clearly doesn't.

77ncaachamps

Kaitch said:

^Nope, I'm going by the pics. But I am pretty sure the first has a couple horizontal marks on the left leg that the second rather clearly doesn't.

I think the horizontal marks ARE there...in the shaded area of the bottom figure, you can faintly see horizontal lines.

Pitfall69

Have anyone compared the book version with the Advent Calendar version?

gmonkey76

^I can but it won't be until tomorrow morning(6/12)

gmonkey76

Besides the placement of the pupils in the eyes they look the same to me.

Pitfall69

Good news is that I normally don't buy Advent Calendars, so I missed out on this minifigure. The bad news is that I was hoping for another protocol droid variant. 

CCC

Print of eyes can be dodgy anyway. I've seen various C-3PO figures looking slightly left or slightly right.