BotCon 2015: Difference between revisions
From MediaWiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
Undo revision 983207 by ShadowSneakz (talk)It was right the first time. |
m replaced: [[Vector Prime (Cybertron) → [[Vector Prime |
||
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
|venue=Pheasant Run Resort | |venue=Pheasant Run Resort | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''BotCon 2015''' was held in < | '''BotCon 2015''' was held in <s>Chicago</s> St. Charles, Illinois, from [[June 18]] to [[June 21]], [[2015]]. | ||
{{TOCclear}} | {{TOCclear}} | ||
| Line 114: | Line 114: | ||
{| style="width: 100%; border: 0px" | {| style="width: 100%; border: 0px" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="width: 20%"|8:00AM | |style="width: 20%"|8:00AM – 6:00PM||Wet and Wild Mob Tour | ||
|- | |- | ||
|8:00AM | |8:00AM – 4:00PM||Transformers Customizing Class | ||
|- | |- | ||
|8:30PM||Golden Ticket Package Pick-Up | |8:30PM||Golden Ticket Package Pick-Up | ||
| Line 125: | Line 125: | ||
{| style="width: 100%; border: 0px" | {| style="width: 100%; border: 0px" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="width: 20%"|8:00AM | |style="width: 20%"|8:00AM – 4:30PM||Chicago Hop on - Hop off Tour | ||
|- | |- | ||
|8:00AM | |8:00AM – 4:00PM||Transformers Customizing Class | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4:00PM||Golden Ticket Package Pick-up | |4:00PM||Golden Ticket Package Pick-up | ||
| Line 137: | Line 137: | ||
|6:00PM||Club Store Opens | |6:00PM||Club Store Opens | ||
|- | |- | ||
|8:00PM | |8:00PM – 10:00PM||Exhibitor drop off - load in | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Friday=== | ===Friday=== | ||
{| style="width: 100%; border: 0px" | {| style="width: 100%; border: 0px" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="width: 20%"|7:30AM | |style="width: 20%"|7:30AM – 2:00PM||Exhibitor Setup | ||
|- | |- | ||
|8:30AM | |8:30AM – 9:30AM||Club Store opens for Exhibitors Only | ||
|- | |- | ||
|10:00 AM | |10:00 AM – 12:00PM||Club Store opens for all Registered Guests | ||
|- | |- | ||
|9:30AM||Walk-up Late Registration | |9:30AM||Walk-up Late Registration | ||
|- | |- | ||
|9: | |9:00AM–12:00PM||Contest Setup | ||
|- | |- | ||
|10:00AM | |10:00AM – 10:50AM||Panel: TCC Magazine Panel | ||
|- | |- | ||
|11:00AM | |11:00AM – 11:50AM||Panel: Transformers Filmfest | ||
|- | |- | ||
|12:00PM | |12:00PM – 12:50PM||Panel: Behind the Characters - Derrick Wyatt | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1:00PM | |1:00PM – 1:50PM||Panel: The Birth of Transformers | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2:00PM||Private Sales Room Experience | |2:00PM||Private Sales Room Experience | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1:00PM | |1:00PM – 3:00PM||Contest Judging | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2:00PM | |2:00PM – 4:00PM||Autographs: Susan Blu, John Moschitta | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2:45PM | |2:45PM – 3:30PM||Photo Session: Frank Welker (GT) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4:00PM | |4:00PM – 5:00PM||Autographs: Derrick J Wyatt & Kōjin Ōno | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4:30PM | |4:30PM – 6:30PM||Autographs: Frank Welker (Friday VIP) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|5:00PM||Private Sales Room Experience ends | |5:00PM||Private Sales Room Experience ends | ||
| Line 187: | Line 187: | ||
|10:00AM||General Admission | |10:00AM||General Admission | ||
|- | |- | ||
|10:00AM | |10:00AM – 10:50AM||Panel: G1 Retrospective | ||
|- | |- | ||
|10:00AM | |10:00AM – 12:00PM||Autographs: Derrick J Wyatt & Kōjin Ōno | ||
|- | |- | ||
|10:00AM | |10:00AM – 12:00PM||Autographs: Frank Welker (Sat VIP) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|11:00AM | |11:00AM – 11:50AM||Panel: Transformers Online Fandom | ||
|- | |- | ||
|12:00PM | |12:00PM – 12:50PM||Panel: Hasbro Product Preview | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1:00PM | |1:00PM – 1:50PM||Panel: Transformers Cosplay | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1:00PM | |1:00PM – 2:45PM||Photo Session: Frank Welker (ALL VIP) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2:00PM | |2:00PM – 4:00PM||Autographs: Susan Blu, John Moschitta | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2:00PM | |2:00PM – 2:50PM||Panel: The Japanese Perspective | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3:00PM | |3:00PM – 3:50PM||Panel: Transformers Collectors' Club Roundtable | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4:00PM | |4:00PM – 4:50PM||Panel: Frank Welker Live! | ||
|- | |- | ||
|5:00PM||Exhibit Hall Closes | |5:00PM||Exhibit Hall Closes | ||
| Line 220: | Line 220: | ||
|9:30AM||Registered Guests and General Admission | |9:30AM||Registered Guests and General Admission | ||
|- | |- | ||
|10:00AM | |10:00AM – 10:50AM||Audition: So You Think You Can Voice Act? | ||
|- | |- | ||
|10:00AM | |10:00AM – 11:45AM||Autographs: Susan Blu, John Moschitta | ||
|- | |- | ||
|11:00AM | |11:00AM – 11:50AM||Panel: The Art of Transformers | ||
|- | |- | ||
|12:00PM | |12:00PM – 12:50PM||Panel: 2015 Script Reading "[[The Return of Blurr]]" – Starring Susan Blu, John Moschitta, Frank Todaro & friends | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1:00PM | |1:00PM – 1:50PM||Panel: MegaToyCast BotCon Podcast | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3:15PM||Drawing for Trips to 2016 Convention | |3:15PM||Drawing for Trips to 2016 Convention | ||
| Line 237: | Line 237: | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Ask Vector Prime=== | ===Ask Vector Prime=== | ||
[[ | [[Vector Prime]] assured a concerned reader that BotCon 2015 would indeed be awesome. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 07:36, 27 February 2016
| |||||||
| |||||||
| Date | June 18, 2015 | ||||||
| City | St. Charles, IL. | ||||||
| Venue | Pheasant Run Resort | ||||||
BotCon 2015 was held in Chicago St. Charles, Illinois, from June 18 to June 21, 2015.
Run-up
- On October 24, 2014, the date and location of BotCon 2015 were announced.
- On December 31, 2014, the theme for the box set ("Cybertron's Most Wanted") was revealed on the BotCon website.
- On January 1, 2015, a preview of the comic strip drawn by Matt Frank was previewed on the website.
- On March 26, 2015, BotCon announced that Frank Welker would be attending this year's convention.
- On March 31, 2015, BotCon.com was updated with placeholder images, and later a YouTube video unveiled the first exclusive, Packrat.
- On April 3, 2015, Pete Sinclair was interviewed by Transformers for Your Listening Pleasure and revealed one of the souvenir sets would come with a blue redeco of Legends Class Chop Shop and that Sue Blu would be a guest.
- On April 7, 2015, the second box set exclusive was unveiled: Battletrap.
- On April 16, 2015, the third box set exclusive was unveiled: Stepper.
- On April 21, 2015, the fourth box set exclusive was unveiled: Megatron.
- On April 23, 2015, BotCon announced that John Moschitta would be attending this year's convention.
- On April 27, 2015, the fifth box set exclusive was unveiled: Oilmaster.
- On April 28, 2015, the brochure went online.
- On May 22, 2015, Botcon announced that Kōjin Ōno would be attending this year's convention.
- On May 27, 2015, after several delays caused by technical problems registration finally went up for all attending guests and exhibitors.
- On May 28, 2015, registration went live for all non-attending guests.
Venue
The convention was held at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois.
Merchandise
Convention-exclusive toys
Cybertron's Most Wanted box set
- Packrat, a redeco of Generations Rattrap
- Battletrap, a retool of Generations Springer
- Autobot Stepper with Nebulon, a redeco of Reveal the Shield Special Ops Jazz with a redeco of Universe Nightstick
- Megatron with Scalpel, Heavyweight and Boombox, a retool of Prime: Arms Micron Silas Breakdown with redecos of Prime: Arms Micron Magi, B.H., and Gora.
- Oilmaster, a redeco of Generations Swerve and Flanker along with a completely new Pretender shell.
At show souvenir packages
- Generation 2 2-pack:
- General Optimus Prime, a redeco of Generations Voyager-class Roadbuster
- Sgt. Hound with Dia and Cline, a retool of Generations Scoop with redecos of Caliburst and Holepunch
- Diaclone 2-pack:
- Burn Out, a redeco of Generations Autobot Skids
- Lift-Ticket, a redeco of Generations Hoist
- Waruders 4-pack (redecoes of Generations Deluxe and Legends Waspinator):
- Parasite with Ripper
- Mudfighter with Thrasher
- Storm Rider with Crusher
- Paralyzer with Buzzer
Customization exclusive
- Galva Convoy, a redeco of Timelines Lio Convoy
Attendee-only bonus figure
- Zaptrap with Spy-Eye and Beet-Chit, a redeco of Generations Skrapnel and Reflector with a redeco of Thrilling 30 Chop Shop
Kreon Souvenir Figure Set
- Kreon Autobot Spike
- Kreon Dr. Arkeville
- Kreon Nightbird
- Kreon Robot Master
- Kreon Sentinel Prime with Kreon Headmaster
Other merchandise
Fiction
Guests
Voice actors
Writers
Artists
- Derrick J. Wyatt
- Casey Coller
- Matt Frank
- Alex Milne
- Josh Burcham
- Robby Musso
- Dan Khanna
- John-Paul Bove
- Thomas Deer
- Livio Ramondelli
- Silas Zee
- Mai Namba
- Brendan Cahill
Fun Publications
Hasbro employees
Hasbro Studios employees
IDW Publishing comics
Events
Wednesday
| 8:00AM – 6:00PM | Wet and Wild Mob Tour |
| 8:00AM – 4:00PM | Transformers Customizing Class |
| 8:30PM | Golden Ticket Package Pick-Up |
| 9:30PM | Tour and Class Package Pick-Up |
Thursday
| 8:00AM – 4:30PM | Chicago Hop on - Hop off Tour |
| 8:00AM – 4:00PM | Transformers Customizing Class |
| 4:00PM | Golden Ticket Package Pick-up |
| 5:00PM | Golden Ticket Store Opens |
| 6:00PM | Registration Package Pick-up Opens |
| 6:00PM | Club Store Opens |
| 8:00PM – 10:00PM | Exhibitor drop off - load in |
Friday
| 7:30AM – 2:00PM | Exhibitor Setup |
| 8:30AM – 9:30AM | Club Store opens for Exhibitors Only |
| 10:00 AM – 12:00PM | Club Store opens for all Registered Guests |
| 9:30AM | Walk-up Late Registration |
| 9:00AM–12:00PM | Contest Setup |
| 10:00AM – 10:50AM | Panel: TCC Magazine Panel |
| 11:00AM – 11:50AM | Panel: Transformers Filmfest |
| 12:00PM – 12:50PM | Panel: Behind the Characters - Derrick Wyatt |
| 1:00PM – 1:50PM | Panel: The Birth of Transformers |
| 2:00PM | Private Sales Room Experience |
| 1:00PM – 3:00PM | Contest Judging |
| 2:00PM – 4:00PM | Autographs: Susan Blu, John Moschitta |
| 2:45PM – 3:30PM | Photo Session: Frank Welker (GT) |
| 4:00PM – 5:00PM | Autographs: Derrick J Wyatt & Kōjin Ōno |
| 4:30PM – 6:30PM | Autographs: Frank Welker (Friday VIP) |
| 5:00PM | Private Sales Room Experience ends |
| 7:30PM | Golden Ticket Reception |
Saturday
| 7:30 AM | Exhibitor Set-up |
| 8:30AM | Registered Guests Private Preview |
| 9:00AM | Early Bird Entry |
| 10:00AM | General Admission |
| 10:00AM – 10:50AM | Panel: G1 Retrospective |
| 10:00AM – 12:00PM | Autographs: Derrick J Wyatt & Kōjin Ōno |
| 10:00AM – 12:00PM | Autographs: Frank Welker (Sat VIP) |
| 11:00AM – 11:50AM | Panel: Transformers Online Fandom |
| 12:00PM – 12:50PM | Panel: Hasbro Product Preview |
| 1:00PM – 1:50PM | Panel: Transformers Cosplay |
| 1:00PM – 2:45PM | Photo Session: Frank Welker (ALL VIP) |
| 2:00PM – 4:00PM | Autographs: Susan Blu, John Moschitta |
| 2:00PM – 2:50PM | Panel: The Japanese Perspective |
| 3:00PM – 3:50PM | Panel: Transformers Collectors' Club Roundtable |
| 4:00PM – 4:50PM | Panel: Frank Welker Live! |
| 5:00PM | Exhibit Hall Closes |
| 7:30PM | Awards Dinner and Auction |
Sunday
| 9:00AM | Exhibitor Set-up |
| 9:30AM | Registered Guests and General Admission |
| 10:00AM – 10:50AM | Audition: So You Think You Can Voice Act? |
| 10:00AM – 11:45AM | Autographs: Susan Blu, John Moschitta |
| 11:00AM – 11:50AM | Panel: The Art of Transformers |
| 12:00PM – 12:50PM | Panel: 2015 Script Reading "The Return of Blurr" – Starring Susan Blu, John Moschitta, Frank Todaro & friends |
| 1:00PM – 1:50PM | Panel: MegaToyCast BotCon Podcast |
| 3:15PM | Drawing for Trips to 2016 Convention |
| 3:30PM | Show Closes |
Fiction
Ask Vector Prime
Vector Prime assured a concerned reader that BotCon 2015 would indeed be awesome. Ask Vector Prime
Notes
- No one submitted anything for the Transformers Filmfest, so it instead was turned into a retrospective.
