40268 R3-M2: Don't buy it. Wait for LEGO to give it to you.

Collector friends of the LEGO Star Wars range, if you were considering buying on eBay ou on Bricklink the 40268 R3-M2 polybag, be patient, you could get it as a gift from LEGO in the coming weeks.

The official visual (below) of this product has in fact been uploaded to the server which hosts the photos of the LEGO products sold. on the LEGO Shop, which indicates an upcoming availability of this bag.

It is not yet known what form the offer will take to obtain this astromech droid delivered with its support and its illustrated background, but its availability in volume is now almost assured.

Regarding the support equipped with a Technic pin, I can see LEGO reproducing something in the spirit of the Disney packs Droid factory below, with four (or more) droids to collect and connect with each other. I also note that the pouch containing the droid is thinner than the usual polybags and it is sealed differently, as if that pouch is actually just part of a larger container.

The future will tell us what it is.