Hasbro is putting out EIGHT McQuarrie concept figures next year - one in each of the first eight waves of figures released in '07. The Stormtrooper will be one of them, and will be re-released with a partially different paint job. They didn't specify any details beyond that, but when I harrassed them at their booth later on, and said that Vader, Chewie, and the Droids better be in the remaining 7, they said those would seem like some pretty obvious choices there, especially the Vader.
So Vader is a given. Those other three are probable. Who's that leave that's still cool, besides maybe Fett? They unfortunately seemed to hint at the fact that these may be short packed/chase figures, so cross your fingers that the resounding "BOOs" hit home, and they change their minds before these great figures hit retail pegs.
I think this was actually all MY doing though, based on this news post that I just put up on the main page on Wednesday:
JD pal Deanpaul sends word along that everyone's favorite Star Wars conceptual designer and artist, Ralph McQuarrie, has just launched a brand spankin' new "official" website, with all of his amazing work from Star Wars and elsewhere on it, including some never before seen images. Check it out right here! It appears that there's also the early makings of a McQuarrie eBay store as well. Now let's hope this will finally inspire Hasbro to pimp us a few more concept figures based on his early ANH designs...
Somewhere yesterday
MisterPL must've had one helluva big grin on his mug...
