Site Meter Toy Bender » Blog Archive » Mark Boudreaux, My Hero

Mark Boudreaux, My Hero

by Paul

Boston.com recently wrote about a man that had more of an effect on my life than I’d ever guess. That man is Mark Boudreaux and he’s the coolest man in the world. Why? He’s been designing Star Wars toys since 1977. Not only did he have a hand in conceiving the classic Millennium Falcon, but he worked on the Slave 1 toy as well as designing the new kick ass big Millennium Falcon and AT-TE.

This muscled god of toy design (at least according to Google Image search and that thing is never wrong) was immortalized as an action figure. You might have seen it, it was the Endor Rebel soldier released a few years ago that many people confused as being based on Tom Green. I don’t think that’s enough. I’m ready to make a golden calf in his honor. That reminds me, ToyFare if you are listening here’s a candidate for your hall of fame!

Did You Enjoy this Post? Subscribe to Toy Bender. It's Free!

Posted in Hasbro, Star Wars on August 28th, 2008

Link to this Entry

Recent Posts

Related Posts

4 Responses to “Mark Boudreaux, My Hero”

  1. Poe Ghostal Says:
    August 28th, 2008 at 8:20 am

    I saw that article in the Globe (my local paper) and had been planning to do a write-up myself…and haven’t gotten around to it yet.

  2. shaun Says:
    August 28th, 2008 at 8:06 pm

    He’s equally skilled at sculpting his bod as he is at toys. man he really rocks!

  3. Paul Says:
    August 29th, 2008 at 12:50 pm

    hehe again I must stress, that’s a Mark B. that came up with Google image search in case anyone out there isn’t getting it.

  4. Esbat Says:
    September 1st, 2008 at 12:27 am

    Mark be what?

Leave a Reply


About Toy Bender

Welcome to Toy Bender, your source for maximum in-your-face to the extreme unleashed hardcore toy news and info. Toy Bender is updated at least five times a week with content so amazing that it could even give a woman a boner. Toy Bender covers both new and old toy lines, with a focus on anything that's totally radical. With all its mind blowing greatness, Toy Bender is your morning kick in the crotch of pure awesomicity

Toy Bender Author(s)
    » Paul

NAVIGATE

LINKS

CATEGORIES

TOP COMMENTERS

RECENT COMMENTS

SUBSCRIBE

ARCHIVES

Blogging Flair

 

Crafts & Hobbies Channel Posts

  • G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra - A Collector's Dilema
    While cruising the G.I. Joe message boards I noticed that there's a lot of fans that don't seem to like many of the G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra toys because they are based on what looks like a shitty [...]
  • More dish cloths
    Yesterday I told you about Jess at Sticks and Strings. Last night while watching SYTYCD (what??? You don't know what that means? sigh. So You Think You Can Dance, of course) I cast on the Lake Ariel [...]
  • Dark Reign: Black Panther #4
    Dark Reign: Black Panther #4 by Reginald Hudlin and Ken Lashley is a tremendous romp through the afterlife as Black Panther is between life and death, fighting legions of the undead and even [...]
  • Dark Reign: The Hood #1
    Dark Reign: The Hood #1 is part of a Marvel limited series by Jeff Parker and Kyle Hotz. The Hood and company are basically superpowered bad boys who are into to breaking the law and making money. [...]
  • Batman in Barcelona: Dragon's Knight #1
    Batman in Barcelona: Dragon's Knight #1, is a one-shot by Mark Waid and Diego Olmos which takes Bruce Wayne with Batman in tow to Barcelona to find and destroy Killer Croc. As coincidence would [...]
  • Daredevil #118
    Daredevil # 118, which is Return of the King part three, by Ed Brubaker and Micheal Lark, John Lucas, and Stefano Gaudiano, is a nice human-interest Daredevil story, but unfortunately is not [...]
  • Green Lantern: Blackest Night #0
    In the preview to Blackest Night we see Green Lantern and the Flash wax philosophocial about the death of Batman. It shows the dual side to Bruce Wayne's nature, as he was Hal Jordan's best friend [...]
  • Toybender's 1000th Post
    Today marks a milestone for both the internet and the toy collecting community as a whole, because this is the 1000th post on Toybender. Please join me in a round of self congratulatory applause. [...]
  • July first!
    Okay, I don't know about YOU . . . but when we get to the fourth of July I am starting to think summer's over, it's almost time for school to start, what the heck happened to my summer? Am I [...]
  • The Newport Bay Candle Company
    The Newport Bay Candle Company located in Depoe Bay, Lincoln City and Newport Oregon offers the most exotic and unusual candle scents you could ever want or dream of smelling. The candles are [...]

 

Hot Off The Press

  • Textile historian Newland spotlights Navajo culture, artistry
    A new Navajo textiles exhibit at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History has taken shape under the guidance of Arizona State University Museum of Anthropology exhibit developer Judy [...]
  • Music Video Flashbacks: Early 80's Pop Songs
    REAL LIFE - "SEND ME AN ANGEL (1983)" MEN WITHOUT HATS - "SAFETY DANCE" (1983) FLOCK OF SEAGULLS - "I RAN (SO FAR AWAY)" (1982) THE THOMPSON TWINS - "HOLD ME NOW" (1983) [...]
  • Podcasts and free songs on iTunes
    Recently I've been really into podcasts.. I'm a big follower of NPR's This American Life and Coffe Break Spanish - podcasts to learn the Spanish language. These shows are high quality, extremely [...]
  • Happy Birthday LiLo!!
    Today our girl celebrates her 23rd birthday! While she had the first of her celebrations in Vegas last weekend, I'm sure there will be something else going on for the big day, throughout this weekend [...]
  • Just Say No
    I just read an article that suggested that how we think determines our success with weight loss. I couldn’t agree more. It also went on to say that it’s in our best interest to eliminate an all [...]
  • Counsel for counselors
    Thirty-five colleges and universities from the Northeast sent some 100 representatives to “A Career Summit: Responding to the Economic Crisis,” a daylong event sponsored by the Boston [...]
  • Torrie Wilson Gets Ignored by WWE, Not Wrestling Again and MORE
    Kevin Eck of the Baltimore Sun got an phone interview this past Wednesday with former WWE diva Torrie Wilson. Torrie talks about finishing second place on NBC reality show, "I'm an Celebrity...Get Me [...]
  • The Creators of FNL Don't Care About Spoilers
    I either tore or strained both quadriceps playing fucking softball, I'm still working on billing and I got about three hours of sleep last night. Not to be too self-indulgent, but I don't see this [...]
  • Love Question 57
    Hello and welcome to this week's installment of love questions. When it comes to relationships, many fail because one or both partners put on a face or a mask in the beginning of the [...]
  • 2009 NFL Fantasy Preview: New England Patriots
    The New England Patriots are unique in that no matter how many years they go without winning a Super Bowl, they're always the favorite going into the season. And deservedly so. The best player [...]