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Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Fri Nov 27, 2020 3:14 pm
by Sabrblade
BotCon 2021 exclusive Wasp Raider is now up and available for preorder at Night Shining, among other Black Friday goodies.

https://nightshiningllc.com/

Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 3:07 pm
by Sabrblade
Got this BotCon 2021 email five days ago:

First BotCon branded event of 2021!
Hello!

Just wanted to drop you all a quick line in regard to the first
announced BotCon related event of 2021. The team at BC Productions will
be on hand at RoboCon 2021 on June 18 & 19 to discuss all things BotCon,
which includes both BotCon branded items and the return of the BotCon
Convention!

In regard to the latter, please stay tuned to both BotCon.com and our
Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/BotConOfficial for an update
next week!

In the meantime, be sure to visit https://nightshiningllc.com/ to order
the all-new BotCon exclusive WASP RAIDER and then be sure to make plans
to meet the BC Productions team during a fun filled weekend of all
things Robots at RoboCon 2021!

Stay Tuned for more info!

Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:26 am
by Sabrblade
BotCon 2021 has been delayed to BotCon 2022
Hello All!

The following announcement is one we as pop culture fans have gotten use to hearing over the last year, but that doesn’t make it any less of a bummer! While efforts made across the globe due to personal hygiene, social distancing, mask wearing, and the vaccine that was introduced over the winter break indicate that by this Summer Covid-19 will be much less of a threat to the general population than it has been, we still nonetheless have canceled plans for a multi-day BotCon event for 2021. There are various reasons for this, but the primary factors include the challenges faced with holding an event of this size and being able to properly implement social distancing guidelines as well as the lead time needed to book guests and vendors. Per the latter, many of these bookings would have been made over the winter months up until now and since things were/are still very uncertain, getting show partners to commit just is not possible at this time. Those early commitments are something that are truly essential for any large sized show. All that said, there is no reason at this time to believe that we will not be fully back up and running as a society by next year, so you can plan on there being a BotCon 2022! We can’t wait to see you all there!

Now! For the silver lining. BotCon as we have been saying is much more than just a show! It is a brand that has been around for over 25 years and is synonymous with both Transformers and Transforming Robots in general. Assuming that conditions continue to improve and that smaller gatherings are still very safe and feasible for 2021, you can expect to see BotCon booths at various smaller regional shows throughout the country this summer and fall. We are thrilled to announce that BotCon Booths will be at RoboCon June 18 & 19 at the Galt House in Louisville Kentucky and at the JoeFest Toy & Comic Show June 26 & 27 at the Augusta Convention Center in Augusta, Georgia. Fans will be able to chat with the BC Productions Crew, purchase the current BotCon Exclusive WASP RAIDER as well as the current BotCon T-Shirt and other BotCon related items past and present, check out some unreleased concepts, and get a sneak peek at concepts for future exclusives (when available for preview).

Keep it locked both here and at our updated homepage BotCon.com

See you all later this year and at our main event in 2022!

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Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:55 am
by ZeroWolf
When they say Exclusives, do they mean they've got a deal with Hasbro to make them again or are these something different?

Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 4:33 pm
by Sabrblade
ZeroWolf wrote:When they say Exclusives, do they mean they've got a deal with Hasbro to make them again or are these something different?
Wasp Raider and more of his ilk.

Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 12:17 pm
by Bed Bugs
So it's in Nashville, TN this August. Check their Facebook for the announcement

Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2022 10:21 pm
by Bed Bugs
So it was announced today that Agabyss is actually the Licensee running Botcon this year in addition to being the Sponsor.

That's quite interesting.

Hopefully Hany and his crew have a successful first year. :D

Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2022 10:24 pm
by Sabrblade
Full information:

https://www.facebook.com/BotConOfficial/posts/6916839128356487

BotCon 2022 - Nashville, Tennessee August 25-28

The BotCon 2022 hotel block is now LIVE!

BotCon returns next summer, and what better way to relaunch this legendary show than by hosting the convention at the brand new Embassy Suites in downtown Nashville, TN. This trendsetting space opens its doors in 2022 and will be the largest Embassy Suites in the United States!

* Every room available is a spacious suite featuring kitchen area, dining space, front room for entertaining, and floor to ceiling windows for an amazing view of the city.
* FREE daily made to order breakfast for all guests.
* Complimentary two-hour reception for guests each night featuring appetizers, drinks, and adult beverages.
* Level 30 Rooftop Pool & Lounge overlooking downtown Nashville.
* Multiple bars & restaurants on site.
* One block away from Nashville's amazing Entertainment District.
* Only eight miles from Nashville International Airport.

Keeping with tradition, BotCon 2022 is a destination convention. A place to take family and friends to meet other fellow fans, and to explore all the sights and sounds of this world class city.

Be sure to check out all the info on the hotel and local attractions. If you think this is all pretty exciting, just wait until you see everything else we have planned for the show.

Do not miss the return of the worlds first and largest convention featuring everyone’s favorite robots. BotCon 2022, presented by the awesome crew at Agabyss. For additional info, you can visit and like their FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/Agabyss/

Book your room now at: https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/rooms/?ctyhocn=BNADEES&arrivalDate=2022-08-25&departureDate=2022-08-28&room1NumAdults=1


https://www.facebook.com/176963312492349/posts/1772991859556145/

For more than 20 years, the lifelong Transformers fans here at Agabyss have been dedicated to providing our customers access to the best collection of the coolest robots, and a variety of other collectibles from around the world. Albeit we've grown as a company over the years, we've never lost touch with our roots as fans ourselves, and we are dedicated to remain a company that is devoted to keeping the fanbase at its core. That will never change!

Dating back to 1994, BotCon has always been THE collector's convention and a show for fans of all ages and interests. Known around the world as the preeminent Transformers and Robot fan event that created an unforgettable experience for many of us. Now, we are honored to join BotCon’s legacy and bring the fun and excitement directly to you this summer through the return of the one and only BotCon.

We have so much planned for you this summer as we organize 2022’s big return, so stay tuned for more announcements about show events, exclusives, and guests! We can’t wait to see and hang out with everyone this summer in Nashville, Tennessee, over the FOUR day event starting August 25-28.

More DEEPLY DISCOUNTED Hotel BLOCK RATES are back up!
Book now before they sell out at: https://www.botcon.com/hotel.html

Be sure to like us on Facebook, Instagram and twitter to stay in the loop on future announcements and reveals. Also, bookmark our website Agabyss.com. Registration will be available in the near future through our online Agabyss storefront.

Finally, it is most important to follow and monitor the current state of the Pandemic effecting all of us. We understand the need to be cautious, and safe, as conditions evolve and change. Botcon takes the safety of its attendees very seriously, for more information on all of our policies regarding Botcon, please visit: https://www.agabyss.com/convention-policies

BotCon 2022 - We can’t wait!!

Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2022 12:08 am
by Sabrblade
HOLY, MOTHER--! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

They're bringing in the BIG GUNS this year!

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And MORE!

Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Sun May 29, 2022 12:01 pm
by Rodimus Prime
Wow somehow I missed this announcement. :oops: I don't see a link to getting tickets to the convention. Did I just miss it? Or do I have to book a hotel room to be able to go? It's actually close enough to where I can drive, it's not in some faraway shithole like Los Angeles, Chicago or New York.

Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Sun May 29, 2022 12:19 pm
by Sabrblade
Rodimus Prime wrote:Wow somehow I missed this announcement. :oops: I don't see a link to getting tickets to the convention. Did I just miss it? Or do I have to book a hotel room to be able to go? It's actually close enough to where I can drive, it's not in some faraway shithole like Los Angeles, Chicago or New York.
Registration has still not gone live yet.

They said back in March that there would be some registration news "next month". It is now nearly the end of May. >:oP

Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Sun May 29, 2022 3:43 pm
by Rodimus Prime
Sabrblade wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:Wow somehow I missed this announcement. :oops: I don't see a link to getting tickets to the convention. Did I just miss it? Or do I have to book a hotel room to be able to go? It's actually close enough to where I can drive, it's not in some faraway shithole like Los Angeles, Chicago or New York.
Registration has still not gone live yet.

They said back in March that there would be some registration news "next month". It is now nearly the end of May. >:oP
Hence why I thought i missed it. I'm about 4-5 hours drive time away from Nashville, I really want to go. But I'd rather not pay $400 for a hotel when I can stay 30-40 minutes outside of town for a quarter of that. I suppose the extra cost is for the convenience, and I would pay it if I could afford it, but I want to save my money for the actual convention.

Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Sun May 29, 2022 4:27 pm
by Sabrblade
Rodimus Prime wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:Wow somehow I missed this announcement. :oops: I don't see a link to getting tickets to the convention. Did I just miss it? Or do I have to book a hotel room to be able to go? It's actually close enough to where I can drive, it's not in some faraway shithole like Los Angeles, Chicago or New York.
Registration has still not gone live yet.

They said back in March that there would be some registration news "next month". It is now nearly the end of May. >:oP
Hence why I thought i missed it. I'm about 4-5 hours drive time away from Nashville, I really want to go. But I'd rather not pay $400 for a hotel when I can stay 30-40 minutes outside of town for a quarter of that. I suppose the extra cost is for the convenience, and I would pay it if I could afford it, but I want to save my money for the actual convention.
In my BotCon history, I'd save money by staying offsite at a more affordable hotel nearby.

Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Mon May 30, 2022 4:28 pm
by Rodimus Prime
Will this be nearly as large in scope as the FunPub BotCons were?

Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Mon May 30, 2022 4:34 pm
by Sabrblade
Rodimus Prime wrote:Will this be nearly as large in scope as the FunPub BotCons were?
We don't know yet.

They're still keeping us in the dark about a lot of the finer details.

Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Tue May 31, 2022 12:56 pm
by Sabrblade
We got the first reveal of the convention exclusive box set figures.

They are not Transformers toys, or even third party "not-Transformers". They are "BeastBox" toys produced by 52 Toys, one of which is named and colored to resemble a never-made Beast Wars redeco toy (though, one that was originally going to be a Maximal, while this one is a bad guy).

Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Tue May 31, 2022 1:54 pm
by Jelze Bunnycat
Sabrblade wrote:We got the first reveal of the convention exclusive box set figures.

They are not Transformers toys, or even third party "not-Transformers". They are "Beastbox" toys produced by 52 Toys, one of which is named and colored to resemble a never-made Beast Wars redeco toy (though, one that was originally going to be a Maximal, while this one is a bad guy).


OK, that's... unexpected. Love the throwback.

btw this BotCon is technically speaking unofficial, right?

Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Tue May 31, 2022 2:05 pm
by Sabrblade
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:We got the first reveal of the convention exclusive box set figures.

They are not Transformers toys, or even third party "not-Transformers". They are "BeastBox" toys produced by 52 Toys, one of which is named and colored to resemble a never-made Beast Wars redeco toy (though, one that was originally going to be a Maximal, while this one is a bad guy).


OK, that's... unexpected. Love the throwback.

btw this BotCon is technically speaking unofficial, right?
The better word would be "unendorsed", yes, since every BotCon from 1994-2001 did not have Hasbro's official license but were still endorsed by Hasbro. It was only 2002 that was the first officially licensed BotCon.

But this one is neither licensed nor endorsed. Completely fan-operated like the pre-2002 years, just without Hasbro's involvement at all.

Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 9:54 am
by Sabrblade
And here's the good guys:


Siberius
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Motley Roo w/ Josey
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Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 1:46 pm
by Sabrblade
Deco influences:

Terracons
Albitron - Albitron
Dragonfire - SG Rodimus

Guardians
Siberius - the early Tigatron deco that was used for both SG Cheetor and Mutant Tigatron
Motley Roo & Josey - SG Soundwave & SG Ravage

Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 4:39 pm
by Jelze Bunnycat
Sabrblade wrote:Deco influences:

Terracons
Albitron - Albitron
Dragonfire - SG Rodimus

Guardians
Siberius - the early Tigatron deco that was used for both SG Cheetor and Mutant Tigatron
Motley Roo & Josey - SG Soundwave & SG Ravage


It's the last one that means me *groan* #-o

Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Mon Jun 13, 2022 9:49 am
by Sabrblade

Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 5:29 pm
by Sabrblade
And the next guest artist is... Geoff Senior!!!

Attending his first BotCon ever!

Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 9:40 am
by Sabrblade
Two for two this year! In addition to G1 Megatron, we get Beast and UT Megatron!

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Re: The Botcon Revival Is Upon Us

PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2022 2:33 pm
by Sabrblade
SCHEDULE! FINALLY!!!

BotCon Convention Times/General Admission/Exclusive Box Set UPDATE!

The detailed schedule with all panel listings/autograph times will be available early August. Here is the current general schedule info:

Thurs
Custom Class A - Am TBD
Custom Class B - Pm TBD
4pm - VIP/Premium Package Pick up/Store Opens
6pm - Weekend Package Pick up/Weekend Pass Store Access

Friday
8am - Late Package Pickup
9am - Late Registration
10am - VIP/Premium/Weekend Pass entry
11:30 am - General Admission
5pm - Vendor Room Closes

Saturday
9am - VIP/Premium/Weekend Pass entry
10am - General Admission
5pm - Vendor Room Closes

Sunday
9am - Showroom opens - All
3pm - Vendor Room Closes
General Admission Prices (Sold AT THE DOOR):
Friday - $45
Saturday - $45
Sunday - $25

VIP, Premium, and 4-day Weekend $99 passes available for order NOW!

Speaking of BeastBox. Check out this EXCLUSIVE review from Emgo316 and then swing over to BotCon.com to see more of the toys, view our current guest/artist list, and to order your advance tickets today!