AN 'EMPIRE' AT 40: WALKERS INCOMING!

On the surface of Hoth, a Rebel scout and his Tauntaun mount (either back in its more hairy reptile visual development days or just a creature concept generally liked by artist Ralph McQuarrie) are racing to avoid a grim fate from approaching Imperial Walkers, in this great thumbnail piece that was the basis point for a sensational production painting. It was such a shame that there wasn't a way it couldn't have been made a reality in the finished film.