Hasbro sent out this amazing page-a-day Star Wars calendar to help us countdown to the release of new Star Wars product on “Force Friday” on September 4th.

Today we are 84 days away from Force Friday and the toy of the day is a figure I NEVER thought we’d get – The Ralph McQuarrie Stormtrooper.  Not only did we get the Stormtrooper, but we got an amazing subline of action figures based on Mr. McQuarrie’s designs.   If you like the look of anything or anyone in the original trilogy, then you like the work of Ralph McQuarrie.

Today is the late Mr. McQuarrie’s birthday.