Bloomberg has posted an interview with Mark Boudreaux, the man who has been working on Star Wars toys for over 40 years. Mark started out creating toys at Kenner in Cincinnati as a student, and now still works for Hasbro.
Boudreaux has been behind the scenes all along, crafting Star Wars merchandise since he was a 21-year-old industrial design student at the University of Cincinnati. He landed a paid internship in January 1977 at nearby Kenner Products, which at the time was best known for making dolls based off The Six Million Dollar Man television show.
The article includes some great behind the scenes images, and a look into Hasbro’s current Star Wars design area. Check it out here!
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I had a question about the millennium falcon 1977-1979 versions. Was glue ever used in putting the parts together?