TFN 2019: A Small World & Junior Micromaster Encyclopedia

[blueshift]

Okay guys, as decided by YOU THE PEOPLE, we're doing MICROMASTERS!

Micromasters are amazing and tiny and it's technically their 30th anniversary next year if you ignore the teams that sort of released early (TFwiki says they were official 89 and I trust McFeely). But also they are COMING BACK in the Siege line. It is the perfect time to strike!!!

You wanted me to buy tiny magnifying glasses to tape to the front. I WILL DO MY BEST.

tfwiki.net/wiki/Micromaster



Ethos: Fun and informative like our previous three fanzines. Family friendly - there will be kids at the convention, so no articles full of swearing or violence!
2016: Rock Lords - goo.gl/Su4Usf
2017: Armada - goo.gl/e1f5FE
2018: Masterforce - (still need to get PDF sorted out)


Deadline:
Okay, let's say end of January again. Even though everyone went way over!
Reason I say this is for two reasons:
i) It takes a really long time to pull and edit everything together and I keep nearly killing myself sorting it out every year with stuff coming up to the wire. I mean you honestly wouldn't believe the lack of sleep involved!
ii) Big restructure at work AGAIN, so I'd rather start dumping cash into this whilst I can definitely afford it!


Who gets to do what?
First come first served. Let me know so I can co-ordinate, and be realistic with what you can achieve / by when


Current contributions (check here first!!!)

• Cover - Ed
• Article about personal struggle with Micromasters - Phil - DONE
• Activity page? - Gav
• Drawings - Urzu
• Dreamwave Micromaster comic sequel - Turnbull and Ralph
• Text story (maybe) - Jim
• Science of Micromasters - Gav M
• Arty things - User 3
• Text story - Martin - DONE
• Corner box (Big Daddy) - User 3
• Mosaic comic? - Ed
• If Micromasters were drinks - Browny
• 2/3 page comic - Jaymz/Dan
• Rescue Patrol profile - ChrioosL (art + words)
• Air Strike Patrol profile - Karl - DONE
• Marvel comics article - Stuart W
• Having a think - Chris McFeely
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter - Patrick Tobin (PTO)
• Micromaster children's story - Dustin V (Dragon Fortress)
• Badges - Gav
• Some little micromaster pics - @waspshot
• Inside back cover - Jamseydraws

Format:
28 pages black and white, colour cover
I'm going to stick to 28 pages this time, 40 was way too big and will probably end me if I did it again!


Name:
No idea, any suggestions?


Internal contents:

• Colour art: two pieces, one for the back, one for the inside back cover
• Comic? - does Andy and Ralph want to do a sequel to the Dreamwave Micromaster comic?
• Letters page?
• Fun activities?
• Drawings?
• Micromaster Wrestling?
• Micromaster combiners?
• Text story?
• Character profiles?
• A 5000 word article about how the Micromasters are actually '84 characters is VETOED

Length?
Submissions should be three pages max. If it's this length it'll need pictures too, I want to avoid big blocks of text. If your submission is a big block of text, let us know and we'll try to pair you up with an artist!

A page of text is around 550 words.



What Micromasters are cool?

• Roadhandler
• Erector
• Big Daddy
• Micromaster Hot Rod
• Stakeout
• Fixit
• Swindler
• Joe

[The Huff]

Put me down for any art (cover?) or whatever! I'd love to cram as many Micromasters on a cover as possible!

[Philip Ayres]

Aug 24, 2018 11:11:20 GMT blueshift said:

• A 5000 word article about how the Micromasters are actually '84 characters is VETOED

I have no idea why you might like to bring that up.

I quite fancy writing something toy related for this, possibly about my own experience with the line, hating it in the day and loving it now.....

[blueshift]

Aug 24, 2018 12:10:24 GMT Philip Ayres said:

Aug 24, 2018 11:11:20 GMT blueshift said:

• A 5000 word article about how the Micromasters are actually '84 characters is VETOED

I have no idea why you might like to bring that up.

I quite fancy writing something toy related for this, possibly about my own experience with the line, hating it in the day and loving it now.....

Tee hee

Go for it Phil-Man!

[Philip Ayres]

Aug 24, 2018 11:56:28 GMT The Huff said:

Put me down for any art (cover?) or whatever! I'd love to cram as many Micromasters on a cover as possible!

How about one of those pictures where you have to name everything in the picture, but done with Micromasters?

[blueshift]

Oh my god that's so cruel. I love it.

[The Huff]

Aug 24, 2018 12:35:47 GMT Philip Ayres said:

Aug 24, 2018 11:56:28 GMT The Huff said:

Put me down for any art (cover?) or whatever! I'd love to cram as many Micromasters on a cover as possible!

How about one of those pictures where you have to name everything in the picture, but done with Micromasters?

That would be good. I'd love to do a wrap around cover to get as many Micro's having a party in Hot House or something. Colouring it would be a nightmare! But up to Blue!

[Gav]

I can definitely help with badges, back cover, profiles or whatever y'need really?

Could be fun to do some activity pages?

[Benn]

I'm up for any drawing related shenanigans, like I said at the con, tell me what to draw and I'll draw it!

Meantime, I'll just start drawing random Micros as backup.

[Andy Turnbull]

Ralph and I will claim a three page slot for the comic if that is okay (we can go down to 2 if required).

Andy

[Jim]

I've already been thinking about this!

I have an idea for a text story, though I haven't written fiction in a _long_ time. Also had an art idea. I will play around with writing in the coming weeks and see if I feel up to that.

[blueshift]

Aug 24, 2018 12:49:27 GMT Andy Turnbull said:

Ralph and I will claim a three page slot for the comic if that is okay (we can go down to 2 if required).

Andy

3 is fine!

[blueshift]

As long as it's not set all in space with all the characters printed black. That uses an amazing amount of toner ink!!

[Fortmax2020]

Come down on me hard this year but I have just had a idea for a small 'Science of...' contribution.

[Bogatan]

Likewise put me down as artist for hire or something.

Happy to do the TMUK corner box art again.

I also still like the idea I sent you a few months back.

[Grand Moff Muffin]

Now that I'm back in the game I have no excuse not to offer to do a short text story.

Martin

[blueshift]

Aug 24, 2018 14:10:51 GMT Bogatan said:

Happy to do the TMUK corner box art again.

I feel like the corner box art must be Erector. Or Big Daddy

[Kingoji]

I have already started drawing a piece for this. when it's done I'll let Matt decide how he wants to use it.
Also once wrote a Micromaster Mosaic that never got made. Maybe I'll brush it off for here.

[Bogatan]

Aug 24, 2018 14:53:01 GMT blueshift said:

Aug 24, 2018 14:10:51 GMT Bogatan said:

Happy to do the TMUK corner box art again.

I feel like the corner box art must be Erector. Or Big Daddy

Erectors over done. Big Daddy I think.

[Philip Ayres]

Big Daddy shoving Erector to one side?

[Andy Turnbull]

Aug 24, 2018 16:21:44 GMT Bogatan said:

Aug 24, 2018 14:53:01 GMT blueshift said:

I feel like the corner box art must be Erector. Or Big Daddy

Erectors over done. Big Daddy I think.

Well Big Daddy would no doubt featured heavily in our comic strip...

[Bogatan]

Aug 24, 2018 16:33:45 GMT Philip Ayres said:

Big Daddy shoving Erector to one side?

Ooo yes.

[browny87]

after my favourite page in last years fanzine, im quite happy to do a "if micromasters were drinks" page to keep that theme going

[The Doctor]

Aug 24, 2018 16:37:54 GMT Andy Turnbull said:

Aug 24, 2018 16:21:44 GMT Bogatan said:

Erectors over done. Big Daddy I think.

Well Big Daddy would no doubt featured heavily in our comic strip...

Yes he will be.

-Ralph

[Jaymz]

Dan and myself are up for a 2 or 3 page comic strip!

I was putting together a blog/twitter post about quite possibly the rarest Micromaster toys to exist, that could be reworked to fit if need be.

[chrisl]

I might be up for doing a profile of the Rescue Patrol (art & words) if someone is happy to do the design/layout work on it.

[Kingoji]

still think if you include magnifying glasses you should recreate that old 'spot the micromaster' competition from the TF comic.

[blueshift]

Aug 25, 2018 13:16:57 GMT Kingoji said:

still think if you include magnifying glasses you should recreate that old 'spot the micromaster' competition from the TF comic.

100% yes

[Bogatan]

The prize should be an exclusive badge or micromaster candle or something.

[Pinwig]

Aug 25, 2018 10:39:47 GMT chrisl said:

I might be up for doing a profile of the Rescue Patrol (art & words) if someone is happy to do the design/layout work on it.

I can do design. Happy to help.