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Would both of them not want a huge fee to appear? And are there any BAF creators still around?jamarmiller wrote:If a convention would take place I really think it needs to be more than just Action Force
much like the GI JOE convention in the US it needs to focus on the 12inch collectors with ACTION MAN and the 3 and 3/4th inch fans with ACTION FORCE , at the very least.
The US convention has its 12 inch section and its 3 and 3/4th inch section so I would think we would need to do the same thing.
have it focus on both original and modern area Action Man as well as ACTION FORCE, I would even dare say combine it with a Transformers and GI JOE convention as well --- the name Transforce is perfect IMVHO and it has some experience with convention organizing too.
People like Simon Furman and Andrew wildman have worked on BOTH properties and you could double up on them being for Transformer fans as well as AF/GI JOE fans
all in IMVHO
Only £600 for a muton? Your prices have come down then dave? Seriously though it would probably be an idea to get some costings first so we'd be aware of what costs what. Then ideas could be looked at as realistic or not, as a first time convention it will be smaller but not impossible to do. jamar is right of course the more it's branched out the more people we could possibly get to attend, but there are still many questions to be answered like where would it be held?Dave Tree wrote:Eddie is right. I attend a show in some form every other week, it exhausting, but believe me so much work goes into a gathering of any kind - many of them don't even cover costs - purely becuase the lack of attendance. If it was a forum meet up, genuinley how many from our small community would make it? Who would cover the costs of the venue hire, what would be on offer? What dealers would be prepared to help finance it?gung-hoeddie wrote:at the end of the day if it were to be taken seriously we'd have to have advertise it. It's how you generate interest which in turn generates revenue which would support the forum for years to come.Ironblood wrote:I am sure joecustoms members would be interested too you should see the amount of Shadow customs on thereSundance wrote:well, if it was just a mob of us from here, we wouldn't need to advertise...
IF there was a convention in the UK, what sort of things would everybody like to see? It could be anything, just go for it.
Have your wish list like this;
1) Dealer Hall - gotta go home with a nice haul of new figures.
2) Show Exclusive - doesn't need to be a figure, something special to mark the occasion, an exclusive Red Dawn cover for example.
3) Talks - there is some great knowledge out there, great platform to present and impart the knowledge.
4) Guests - Ex-employees are a BIG ask (they have been hit by the Action Man community), however I think comic artists are possible from what I've seen and used to people geeking out around them.
5) Exhibition - Something to see, could be a toy exhibition or even a Muton World Tour map.
6) Competition - this could be from a 'timed custom' event or custom costume etc.
7) Website & revival - a chance to promote associated websites, but also of projects like Red Dawn etc.
Auction - A chance to get Eddie pissed and get him to bid £600 on a loose Muton.
Give me some ideas and maybe we can do something with them, I'd be up for kick starting something off, and with some of the dealers I know, I think a few could be interested in supporting the event, as long as people's expectations aren't too high, you gotta start somewhere.
Dave.
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guys too, all we would need is a trip to the Army Navy Surplus store and a box of Katarra8's sew-on patches. Anyone fancy knocking up a life-size Roboskull?I'll get my tool kit out this weekend. Does it need to be able to fly? if so I'll need a few extra days to re-write the laws of gravity too. Fortnight tops?The Baron wrote: Surplus store and a box of Katarra8's sew-on patches. Anyone fancy knocking up a life-size Roboskull?
you have a weekSteveD wrote:I'll get my tool kit out this weekend. Does it need to be able to fly? if so I'll need a few extra days to re-write the laws of gravity too. Fortnight tops?The Baron wrote: Surplus store and a box of Katarra8's sew-on patches. Anyone fancy knocking up a life-size Roboskull?