OTFCC 2003

2009-10-13T11:08:40Z

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[[Image:Otfcc2003-cryotekvschicago.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Great. Thanks. Yeah, Chicago doesn't suffer enough during the winter.]]
'''The Official Transformers Collectors Convention 2003''' (commonly shortened to '''[[OTFCC]] 2003''') was held on [[July 25]] to [[July 27]], 2003 in [[Chicago]], Illinois.

This convention was the first run after the somewhat acrimonious departure of [[Jon Hartman|Jon]] and [[Karl Hartman]] from [[3H]]. As they owned the [[BotCon]] name, the convention was given a new and unwieldy name, whose acronym provided endless entertainment for the [[fandom]].

:''Preceded by: [[BotCon 2002]]''
:''Followed by: [[OTFCC 2004]]''

==Venue==
[[Image:Otfcc2003-hyatt.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This is the view from the train station, which you'd know already if you'd bothered to go see the city!]]
OTFCC 2003 was held at the [[Hyatt Regency O'Hare]] in Rosemont, Illinois.

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==Merchandise==
===Convention-exclusive toys===
[[Image:UniverseSunstreaker toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Better hustle to get one! We'll never get another Sunstreaker toy!]]
* '''[[Sunstreaker (G1)|''Universe'' Sunstreaker]]''', a yellow redeco of [[Prowl (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' Prowl]]. The toy was available only in limited quantities to those who booked a room in advance at the convention hotel.
* '''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]''', a red redeco of RID Prowl.
* '''[[Roulette]]''' and '''[[Shadow Striker]]''', two redecos of the [[Side Burn (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' Side Burn]] mold with an all-new head sculpt.

===Fiction===
* As the [[Abduction|first issue]] of the ''[[Universe (2003 comic)|Universe]]'' comic was delayed, a preview consisting of the first few pages was inserted into the program guide.

===Plates===
[[Image:OTFCC2003Plates.jpg|right|200px|thumb|These collectible plates caused endless, endless sorrow.]]
* Each dinner attendee was randomly given one of two collectible ''War Within''-themed plate with art by [[Don Figueroa]]... or would have, if they had not been massively delayed; as it was, they were eventually sent through the mail. Each attendee was also given the option to purchase the plate they needed for a "full set" for an additional $50.

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==Guests==
* Musician [[Vince DiCola]]

===Hasbro employees===
* [[Aaron Archer]]
* [[Michelle Fields]]
* ?

===Voice actors===
* [[Gregg Berger]]
* [[Garry Chalk]]
* [[David Kaye]]

===Comics and animation===
* '''[[Devil's Due Press]]''':
* [[Josh Blaylock]]
* [[Mike Norton]]
* [[Clayton Brown]]
* [[Mark Brooks]]

* '''[[Dreamwave Productions]]''':
* [[Simon Furman]]
*?

{{stub|Hasbro employees, Dreamwave employees, Friday night event}}

==Events==
===Saturday===
[[Image:Otfcc2003-dealerroom.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Nirvana is coming! The mystic portal awaits!]]
[[Image:Otfcc2003-toydisplay.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Man, cool! Hope it won't be hard to find these guys in the store!]]
*8:00am: Doors open to the public. Two different video rooms run non-stop Transformer episodes 24 hours a day, one for ''Generation 1'', one for ''Beast Wars'', ''Beast Machines'', ''Robots in Disguise'', and ''Armada''. The Hasbro display case features the first waves of the upcoming ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' toyline, as well as the first ''[[Alternator]]s'' toy, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], all of which would hit stores the following December.
*11:00am: [[MSTF|MSTF: The Musical]]
*1:30pm: [[Hasbro]] Panel, featuring first-look clips of stock transformation footage from the upcoming ''[[Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' cartoon, with a fill-in soundtrack by Evanescence. These cleanly-animated, high-frame-rate sequences were met with wild cheers from the audience... the young, innocent, hopelessly naive and optimistic audience.
*3:00pm: Voice Impression Contest; [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] Panel
*4:00pm: Dreamwave and [[Devil's Due Press|Devil's Due]] Crossovers Panel
*5:00pm: Devil's Due Panel
*6:00pm: Doors close for the day.
*7:30pm: [[OTFCC Live-Action Drama|Voice actor script reading]]
*9:00pm: The Allspark's Transgeneration 2003 party

===Sunday===
*9:00am: Doors open
*11:00am: From Discussion Forum to "The War Within": The Allspark in the Fan Community Panel
*12:00pm: unclaimed preregistered toy merchandise becomes available for sale to the public
*12:30pm: Charity Auction
*2:00pm: Across the Generations: A Voice Actor Panel
*3:30pm: Convention by Design - organizers panel
*6:00pm: Doors close. Game over.

[[Category:Conventions]]

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69.228.210.172: New page: The name of the town is "Rosemont" not roseland, hah, my high school prom was held at the ballroom connected to that Convention center!- Wangstar

The name of the town is "Rosemont" not roseland, hah, my high school prom was held at the ballroom connected to that Convention center!- Wangstar

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