RIP Ralph McQuarrie

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Ralph McQuarrie, the illustrator who came up with the design of Darth Vader, has passed on aged 82. McQuarrie also did concept designs for Battlestar Galactica, ET, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Cocoon, for which he won an Oscar.

Here's some of the concept designs for Star Wars:

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[Puros Y Vino]

Sad news. Great artist. I have a few of his portfolios for the The Empire Strikes Back. I will have to look through them soon.

[Dbone]

Far and few have imagination like his. RIP

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Kotobukiya came out recently with a Luke Skywalker vs Darth Vader diorama based on the illustration above.