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Post by KoshNaranek on Aug 25, 2015 13:56:12 GMT
I bought a little too much! All in all I came back home with:
MP Ultra Magnus
MP Star Saber
CW Devastator
CW Ultra Magnus
CW Hot Spot
CW First Aid
CW Streetwise
CW Blades
CW Rook
CHUG Arcee
G1 Galvatron
G1 Horri-Bull
KO Chinese Devastator
Transformation book by Stuart Webb
2 T-Shirts
A very beautiful art print courtesy of Mr Ed Pirrie
I think that's my budget for the year gone.
- Tony
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Post by Kingoji on Aug 25, 2015 18:25:04 GMT
A print bought for with a pint of cider!
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Post by kayevcee on Aug 25, 2015 22:08:50 GMT
I went fairly light this year, bar the van-load of stock that is.
For my own use, I bought a CW Air Raid (I ran out of ours and had to grab an extra from Kapow) and Quickslinger to complete my Superion, a shiny G2 MP Bumblebee which is very nice, and a Uniquetoys Fenrir (3P Sinnertwin). Got them all from Kapow except Quickslinger who I got from... myself.
Also picked up a reissue Ironhide and Ratchet, and a Generations Tailgate for Mr Burns. I had a Gen. Swerve which also went in that stack.
-Nick
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 25, 2015 22:10:58 GMT
Gonna tell us the Toy Fu totals Nick?
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Post by inflatabledalek on Aug 25, 2015 22:20:22 GMT
General thoughts as well? What was nice about it was what an incredibly well run weekend it was. Just about everything flowed well and there was nothing you could really point and say "That didn't work". indeed, even the hotel--who are normally Where Things Go Wrong-- were 98% perfect this year (the 2% was the bar discount only applying to the "Special" convention bar that wasn't open all the time and only had an insanely narrow choice of drinks. I went in there once, realised they didn't sell any of the drinks in the round I'd been sent to collect and had had to shuffle off to the main bar. This was only annoying because the discount had applied to the main bar for tevery previous year it has been on). That's made for a perfect final. Most interesting panel for me was actually the Furman/Dreamwave/IDW one. Mainly because he was extremely gracious and professional about a fair few people and comics I think he could have been perfectly justified in putting the boot into (though talking to him afterwards he did admit it would have been a very different panel if he'd done it even a couple of years ago but he's much more sanguine these days). It was good to get a perspective on Dreamwave that wasn't just throwing darts at Pat Lee's face. It was rather sweet (especially as it was unbidden, it wasn't the result of a "What do you think of James Roberts?" style question) that he basically passed the baton onto his British successor at the end and talked--in an obviously genuine way--about how he doesn't mind if he never writes Transformers again because he considers it in very safe hands with the current IDW crop in general and Roberts in particular. What was lovely was even here at the end I got to meet all sorts of new people (I've so many new Facebook/Twitter peeps I've lost track) and get to know people I've seen there for years better. It got so emotional that Andy T and I gave each other about five last goodbye hugs between 2 on Monday morning and 11.30. Each time crying. My pictures here: www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153301789989219.1073741846.611524218&type=1&l=b0fb2e2861My video of the closing ceremony (with the proviso it's poorly shot and the big event--and if you were there it's the bit you'll want to watch again and starts about 9 minutes in--means at least one person will have almost certainly made the effort to make sure it was being filmed properly): www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2kGR8iKy38If you were there, it will be tearful. |
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Post by Kingoji on Aug 26, 2015 0:06:45 GMT
Okay, first of all (and excuse my language but I don't care)I fucking LOVE those two. That was the closest I've come to crying in years.
Second of all: Mate, I had no idea you were you. I'd never put your face to your username. I'll know better for next time!
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Post by inflatabledalek on Aug 26, 2015 11:13:00 GMT
Ha, no worries. I was at least briefly confused twice by people from this forum stopping me in corridors, it's all part of the fun.
Will do a proper loot/thoughts video at some point today.
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Post by primenova on Aug 26, 2015 11:33:19 GMT
I'll have a loom at that close video later on cos I missed it -would have bene on the M1 at that time watching the traffic que up heading south then gridlocked - I was heading north.
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Post by browny87 on Aug 26, 2015 12:36:38 GMT
watched the closing ceremony last night, sadly I had to leave early this year otherwise would've loved to have been there, very touching ceremony you can see how much it meant to everyone!
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Aug 26, 2015 17:10:53 GMT
Fantastic to see Toy Fu getting some recognition and much applause. Well done Nick and Team!
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Post by blueshift on Aug 26, 2015 17:38:39 GMT
I bought nothing! Yaaay!
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Post by inflatabledalek on Aug 26, 2015 21:39:27 GMT
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Post by Bogatan on Aug 27, 2015 9:51:57 GMT
You do have a very nice 2014 botcon box to put things in. Erm, what did I get? Food poisoning judging by the way Ive felt since Sun.. oh buy, right. Cloud Rodimus (Woot!) CW Cosplay Megatron PVC of Raiden, Clear Sixshot, pewter Siren/Nightbeat or similar and one other couple of junkers Prints from Nick Alex JP and Wildman Stuarts book thanks to Andy dragging him over to me on Sunday night. I think I'm missing something else. |
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Post by Stomski on Aug 27, 2015 10:32:49 GMT
I have spare tru promo and tm vhs pack in figures sealed if people want?? I also have complete vhs set... Worth moving these posts to marketplace Phil?
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Post by primenova on Aug 27, 2015 11:53:26 GMT
If that's the Optimal optimus ep & one being Aftermath then I'll be interested - but can't remember which one Aftermath was in. I'll check my video tonight if any clues on it. Don't need the 2.2 one.
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Post by Benn on Aug 27, 2015 12:24:17 GMT
So, this is what I managed to snaffle
Combiner Wars Hot Spot
Crosshairs (without Nebulan, boo!)
Generations Tailgate
RobotMasters Mirage
Masterpiece Bumble G2 ver.
Sandstorm, courtesy of LlamaGod and Andu
Alex Milne's Sketchbook (without sketch as I didn't want to hold the queue up)
A Wildman Mirage print
Two of Golby-sama's prints (The G2 ones of course!)
Little Victories script (Roberts will learn my name, dammit!)
Missed out on Nick's Wreckers print and Golby and Andrew Griffiths Sketchbooks, but I'll have a word with them later on about that...
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Post by kayevcee on Aug 27, 2015 12:30:10 GMT
Gonna tell us the Toy Fu totals Nick? Karl asked for one of my Off-Roads, and has already paid, so that brings the current total to £2,407.50. I don't know what to expect from RORC, but I'm hoping to push over £3000. -Nick |
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Post by Stomski on Aug 27, 2015 12:33:08 GMT
If that's the Optimal optimus ep & one being Aftermath then I'll be interested - but can't remember which one Aftermath was in. I'll check my video tonight if any clues on it. Don't need the 2.2 one. Yes to both. I'll sort a full list of spare vhs tonight. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 27, 2015 12:36:03 GMT
Hurrah! Damm fine show. Well done that many.
Any stall photos?
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Post by Bogatan on Aug 27, 2015 12:52:02 GMT
Yeah I got a few just before launch on Saturday morning. Mind a fair chunk of stuff had already been put to one side by then. Still I did better than the official photographer who turned up very late Saturday or sometime Sunday by which time it was all looking highly bedraggled.
Get them put up later.
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Post by Bogatan on Aug 27, 2015 13:42:21 GMT
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Post by Bogatan on Aug 27, 2015 13:45:00 GMT
There was also a Boxed complete Scorponok that was in the process of having body parts replaced after we found moulding defects on the torso a broken claw and a spring laoded projectile headmaster connector. That last one might have been on the other Scorponok, both where in for repairs at the time.
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Post by duffism1981 on Aug 27, 2015 14:07:20 GMT
Bravo gentleman.
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Post by Dezzeh on Aug 27, 2015 14:14:53 GMT
Looks fantastic, I should probably be glad I couldn't make it as there is a lot of stuff I would have tried to come home with..
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Post by Benn on Aug 27, 2015 15:13:19 GMT
It's beautiful... *Sniff*
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 27, 2015 16:38:52 GMT
*zooms in to see if he can make out the price tags*
Damn. Gosh, look at that Shockwave just lying there crying, "Pinwiiig neeeeds meeeeeee..." oh my!
That looks utterly fantastic. What a spread. I'd so loved to have been able to dive in.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Aug 27, 2015 17:06:48 GMT
Nick, were the carrier bags a success?
Martin
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Post by blueshift on Aug 27, 2015 17:40:42 GMT
There was also a Boxed complete Scorponok that was in the process of having body parts replaced after we found moulding defects on the torso a broken claw and a spring laoded projectile headmaster connector. That last one might have been on the other Scorponok, both where in for repairs at the time. And now there is an ultimate dodgy Scorponok with broken claw, molding defects on the body, dodgy neck and cracked feet! AUTHENTIC RUINED HIVE BASE! |
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Post by browny87 on Aug 27, 2015 19:50:25 GMT
The stall looked amazing, I remember visiting 5-6 times and each time it was vastly different stock!, was really impressive!
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Post by primenova on Aug 28, 2015 6:37:03 GMT
re Beastwars aftermath video. Not sure if the codes are on the toy pack but - episode 27 059980456102
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