The 30th Anniversary Collection was a line of some figures that will go down as legends and other figures that are easily forgotten.  Today’s Throwback Review looks at the Millennium Falcon gunner Han Solo figure which falls into the latter category.

The 30th Anniversary Collection did’t have a Princess Leia or movie based Chewbacca in the basic figure line, but it included two different Biggs Darklighter figures.  We look at the second offering with the Tosche Station deleted scene Imperial Academy Biggs.

Downshifting from the McQuarrie Signature Series to the 30th Anniversary Collection’s “repaint wave” is a bit like when a radio station goes from blazing rocker to a ballad without first transitioning through Stairway to Heaven, but we’re going to risk it.  For today’s Throwback Review, we look at 2007’s Darth Vader Hologram figure.

I’m honestly a little sad that McQuarrie week (and a day) comes to a close today with 2007’s Concept Starkiller Hero figure.  It’s always fun to reminisce about the nascency of our beloved saga, but this chapter closes for now until we start tackling the 30th Anniversary Collection exclusives.

As we pointed out last week, the concept Han Solo design actually appeared in the Rebels Spark of Rebellion movies, albeit briefly.  Today we look at one of the two main hero figures in the Ralph McQuarrie Signature Series with 2007’s Concept Han Solo.

Evidence of the the Concept Snowtrooper helmet’s influence on the aesthetic of Rebels was already abundant during the Spark of the Rebellion series premier movie.  Today’s Throwback Review focuses on the 2007 figure based on the Ralph McQuarrie Concept Snowtrooper.

We interrupt the New York Comic Con coverage to indulge our Throwback Review desires.  We continue McQuarrie week (plus a day) with the Concept Stormtrooper.

Ralph McQuarrie perhaps had no bigger impact on the Star Wars saga than he did with Darth Vader.  George Lucas did not plan for Vader to wear a helmet and it was though McQuarrie’s urging that one of the most iconic images and dehumanizing elements of the character was born.  For today’s Throwback Review, we look at the figure based on the Concept Darth Vader.

If our inspiration for McQuarrie week is the concept artist’s heavy influence on the Rebels aesthetic, we would be remiss if we didn’t tackle the Concept Chewbacca as that design is the basis of the Rebels character Zeb.  Check out the 30th Anniversary Colllection Concept Chewbacca.

As we’re a Boba Fett themed site, we’d better get to the Concept Boba Fett pretty quickly if we’re going to do a McQuarrie week.  Without further ado, here is 2007’s Concept Boba Fett from the 30th Anniversary Collection

In classic storyteller fashion we’re going to kick off our week of McQuarrie Signature Series reviews at the end and work our way backward.  The Concept Rebel Trooper is the last figure released in the series, but is the subject of our first review.

The TAC train keeps rolling today with one of the last figures from the 2007 lineup.  We look at the Destroyer Droid which features a massive accessory in true 30th Anniversary Collection fashion.

For a line that has it’s fair share of timeless figures, the 30th Anniversary Collection also has a number of figures that should be stricken from the Jedi archives.  2007’s Mace Windu is one such example.

Another one of my “figures I’m glad they made”, Hermi Odle is one of the most notable figures in the history of the line, but this Throwback Review addresses one glaring question.  Why is he pink?

You’re probably expecting my Throwback Review of 2007’s Galactic Marine to focus on the fact that “marine” is completely out of context in the Star Wars universe and the usage of the term was too arbitrary, but you’re wrong. The review is mostly about the figure for a change and it’s one that impresses me to this day.