BotCon 1995

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'''BotCon 1995''' was organized and hosted by prominent fan [[Raksha]], who also named and designed (kinda) the convention's exclusive toy, [[Nightracer]].

It was held at the Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, Ohio.

:''Preceded by: [[BotCon 1994]]''
:''Followed by: [[BotCon 1996]]''

==Merchandise==
*[[Nightracer]] - A [[redeco]] of the [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] [[Bumblebee]].

*T-shirts - Red or purple, each had the G1 Autobot and Decepticon symbols along with convention information.

*Magnet - It was very colorful.

==Events==
*Broken Toy Repair Panel

*Fan Club Overview Panel

*Fan Media Producers' Panel

*Trivia Contest

==Trivia==
*Raksha had initially wanted the exclusive toy to be a version of [[Smokescreen (G2)|''Generation 2'' Smokescreen]], but was told by [[Hasbro]] that since that figure is [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] with [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] it would not be available individually.

==See also==
*[[BotCon]]

==External links==
*[http://botcon.com/archive/1995/index.html BotCon 1995 in the BotCon archives]

[[Category:Conventions]]

BotCon 1994

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The very first convention dedicated entirely to Transformers, '''BotCon 1994''' was organized by [[Jon Hartman]] and [[Karl Hartman]]. It was the first in the long-lived series of conventions bearing the [[BotCon]] name.

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==Merchandise==
[[Image:G2-toy_Breakdown.jpg|thumb|250px|You can just '''feel''' the '90sness through your screen.]]
The Botcon 94 exclusive toy was an otherwise-unreleased ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' edition of the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]. Breakdown is the only G2 Stunticon who was released at all. 300 Breakdowns were produced, with 204 of those being made for the convention specifically.

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==Guests==
Two [[Hasbro]] employees attended the convention as guests: marketing director [[Tom Bowman]] and product manager [[Carl Fritz]].

==Events==
===Foreign Toys===
Fan Tony Preto held a "foreign toys" panel, focusing on various toys released only in Japan.

===Hasbro Presentation===
Hasbro guests Tom Bowman and Carl Fritz presented upcoming 1994 and 1995 product, including:
*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] and [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]], the final product of the 1994 assortment, quoted as costing "about $24.99".
[[Image:ClearRacingRigDriver.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
* [[Go-Bot (G2)|Superspeedbot]]s "[[Gearhead]]", "[[Double Clutch]]", "[[High Beam]]", "[[Firecracker]]", "[[Motormouth]]" and "[[Blowout]]" ("about 2-3 dollars apiece") and the [[Go-Bots Racing Rig|Superspeedbot Racing Rig]]. At the time, none of the Superspeedbots had been named. Instead of being in [[Greasepit (G2)|Greasepit]]'s deco, the Superspeedbot shown with the Racing Rig was clear translucent, which the presenters indicated was intentional.
* [[Cyberjet]]s "[[Skyjack]]", "[[Space Case]]" and [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]], respectively referred to as a "stealth fighter", an "x-fighter", and an "F-18". Only Hooligan was referred to by name.
*[[Power Master]]s "[[Bulletbike (G2)|Bulletbike]]", [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], "[[Meanstreak]]" and [[Staxx]]. Only Ironhide and Staxx were mentioned by name.
*[[Laser Cycle]]s "[[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]]" and "[[Road Pig (Decepticon)|Road Pig]]", referred to as "akin to a Yamaha" and "akin to a Harley".
*[[Auto Roller]]s "[[Dirtbag]]" and "[[Roadblock (G2)|Roadblock]]".
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime Octane]], described as having "the [[Laser Rod]] feature" and shipping in "the spring of 1995".

[[Image:Generation2Pothole.jpg|thumb|200px]]

*New packaging for the 1995 line was also showcased, featuring differently colored bands at the bottoms of the cards so a consumer could easily tell the sub-segments apart. An early mock-up (featuring [[Pothole]]) was used to demonstrate this, alongside final proofs of Staxx and Hooligan.
*The [[Real Action Pop-Ups 3-D Transformer Trading Card]]s were previewed, with a mention that "we know a lot of you guys are very into the illustrations", but that they know "some of the illustrations that are done now aren't quite the quality they were in the past", because they "aren't using the [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka|Japanese illustrators]] anymore" due to cost considerations.

==External links==
*[http://www.botcon.com/archive/1994/index.html BotCon 1994 in the BotCon archives]

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