The DC Metro Area Star Wars Collectors Club (DCSWCC) recently got together and put a call out for everyone to bring an R2-D2 item! They had an amazing turnout of 85 astromech droids for the “Class of 20R2” photograph. Included were a Pepsi R2 cooler, personal R2 cooler, a standee, a couple of R2 phones, an original RC R2, at least 10 Interactive R2’s, 12” scale R2’s, Taco Bell SE R2 cup, R2 cookie jars, PEZ dispenser, LEGO R2, small kinder Hippo R2, and a whole slew of Hasbro and Kenner R2 units. Members who participated in this collection are Jay Shepard, Bob Martinazzi, Geoff Weiss, Matt O'Neal, Wendell Jones, Charlie Marcus, Mike Marosy, Aric Darroe, Tim Walsh, Frank Klukosky, Debbie Kittle, Paul Duttweiler, Andy Junior, Mary Jo Fox, Robert Hradek, James Suerdieck, and Mike Kurtz. The club serves members from the Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland areas and meets monthly to trade collectibles and present informative talks on a wide variety of Star Wars related issues. For more information or to join please visit
www.dcswcc.com!
