We are pleased to announce that Transformers comic book artist Livio Ramondelli will be attending TFcon 2013. Livio is known to fans for his work on IDW’s Transformers comics with the Chaos storyline and illustrating the entirety of the Autocracy series. He will be selling prints and offering commissions to attendees all weekend long.

We are honored to welcome Transformers voice actor Jack Angel to TFcon 2013 for his first ever Canadian convention appearance.

The voice of Astrotrain, Breakdown, Cyclonus, Omega Supreme, Ramjet, Smokescreen and Ultra Magnus in the Generation 1 cartoon; he is also known to GIJOE fans as the voice of Wet Suit and Superfriends fans as the voices of Flash, Hawkman and Samurai. Mr. Angel will be taking part in Q&A panels and autograph sessions with the attendees of the world’s largest fan-run Transformers convention.

2013 sees the return of the TFcon art and customs contest. Entries may be submitted from 9 am until 12 pm the Saturday of the convention. After 12 pm all art pieces will be judged by the TFcon Judges. The winner will be announced at a time on the event schedule.

2D entries can be anything from a painting, black and white drawing, color drawing, computer render print out, basically anything that’s on a flat piece of paper qualifies for this category. It is preferred that any 2D entry be mounted, framed or in a protective covering. 3D entries can be anything from a diorama, kitbash/custom, toy repaint or statue.

2D entries will be judged on originality, perspective, creativity, lighting/shadows, application of color/tones, detail, realism/suspension of disbelief and the judges overall impression. 3D entries will be judged on detail, originality, use of color, proportions, realism, use of materials, innovativeness, neatness and the judges overall impression.
The 3D art contest prizes will be custom made trophies from TFcon. These prizes will only be offered to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place entries so be prepared to come ready to compete!

TFcon 2013 preregistration opens May 1st at 9am and will run until July 15th at 11:55pm. This is the only way to reserve the 2013 exclusives ROSWELL and VAN GUARDIAN and to sign up for the FRIDAY and SUNDAY customizing classes (limited to 45 people each day).

TFcon 2013 admission includes the following:
-Entrance to Canada’s Largest Dealer Room for Transformers merchandise
-All access pass to all TFcon panels and events
-Free autographs from all TFcon 2013 guests
-Entrance into the hourly door prizes

You can pre-register online for TFcon 2013 via this link.

ROSWELL
ALLEGIANCE: Heroic Gobits
FUNCTION: Warrior / Communications
“I am not trying to prove I am better then you, I am trying to prove I am just as good!”

Profile: Originally a beautiful humanoid, when the Terrorist Gobits nearly destroyed their planet, she was forced to take on the form of a robotic space craft to aid in the war against BIKEMURDER.   As the battles raged on, she became a seasoned warrior and trusted solider, so much so that in the absence of CAPTAIN-1 and TURBOLAG, she is left to command the whole Good Gobit army.    In a recent mission; ROSWELL and a skeleton crew of bots, tried to find a solution to their home world and universe being wiped out by an unknown cosmic factor; it resulted in ROSWELL having to change her robotic form to match that of the local esthetic in a strange new dimension where everything was “More Than Meets the Eye”.    Thanks to the Modifier, a machine from her home universe, she has finally achieved a design, color and body that she is somewhat pleased with, but even ROSWELL feels it could be better.

Abilities: Like all other Gobits, she has the standards of robot mode flight and high powered laser based pulse blasts from her fists.    Unique to her design is that in UFO mode she is capable of light speed travel.   Armed with her Path Cannon she can fire a short range blast that emits small sized black holes.   ROSWELL is always looking to upgrade her weaponry to keep up with the ongoing conflict.

Weaknesses: She always drives to be better and thus some of her teammates feel she pushes herself to the point of exhaustion.   She also can be a little vain sometimes, as she used to be a very curvaceous and beautiful humanoid and is not pleased with her more current blocky robot body.

TFcon 2013 registration goes online May 1st at 9am.

VAN GUARDIAN
ALLEGIANCE: Heroic Gobits
FUNCTION: Chief of Security
“You honestly think you can get past me?”

Profile: Graduating top of his class from the Heroic Gobit Academy, VAN GUARDIAN was immediately assigned to important security duty on his home world.   When the war broke out and BIKEMURDER raided GOBITRON, VAN GUARDIAN and his team were captured only to be rescued by CAPTAIN-1 and his crew.  Impressed with how long he was able to hold up against almost impossible odds, CAPTAIN-1 recruited VAN GUARDIAN for his Earth team as the Gobit war continued to rage on the other side of the galaxy.   Opting for the new generation modifier design his new body is now ready for whatever battle may come his way. Many younger Gobits and academy students look up to him.   Smart, tactical and courageous, VAN GUARDIAN is one talented bot. 

Abilities:  Robot mode flight and high powered laser blasts from his fists which are standard with almost all Gobits.   With his new body, he now has an optional high impact battle mask and SHOCK GUN for when he needs to protect his fellow Gobits.  He also possesses a unique ability to detect close by enemy scanner devices keeping him always a step ahead of the enemy.

Weaknesses: If VAN GUARDIAN has one fault it is that he is very arrogant.  He sometimes thinks the battle is won way before the final shot is fired and that tends to get him in some serious situations.  Being revered by so many Gobitronians has gone to his head.

Keep an eye on this spot for the 2nd TFcon 2013 exclusive profile reveal before TFcon 2013 registration goes online May 1st at 9am.

We are honored to welcome Transformers voice actor Dick Gautier to TFcon 2013 for his first ever Canadian convention appearance.

The voice of Rodimus Prime and Hot Rod in the Generation 1 cartoon; in addition to the characters Apeface, Firebolt and one of the Sweeps; he is also known to GIJOE fans as the voice of Serpentor. Mr. Gautier will be taking part in Q&A panels and autograph sessions with the attendees of the world’s largest fan-run Transformers convention.

TFcon 2013 is pleased to announce that we will once again be hosting a charity auction for Make-A-Wish Canada on Saturday, July 27th, 2013.  Last year TFcon raised $2705 in our first ever charity auction.

The charity auction will feature many great unique donations and we hope our community will help us raise as much as possible for the Make-A-Wish foundation.  If you wish to donate an item for the auction please email us.

Make-A-Wish® Canada creates magical moments for children between the ages of 3 and 17, living with life threatening medical conditions, through granting a child’s one true wish. Make-A-Wish® strives to create hope, strength and joy by giving a child a much needed respite from being sick, allowing them to experience the wholesome enjoyment of just being a “kid” again.

Make-A-Wish impacts the lives of families when they need to know that their community cares about what they are going through, as their child battles for his or her life.

Make-A-Wish exists for one reason only – to grant wishes to children living with life-threatening medical conditions. Thanks for helping to share the power of a wish®!

The 2013 Canadian 80s Toy Expo will be April 14th, 2013 at the Delta Meadowvale Hotel and Conference Centre – 6750 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, Ontario.

The show features a huge selection of vintage 80s toys and all the latest releases from today such as Transformers (vintage and Japanese imports), Star Wars (new and vintage), GIJoe (vintage and modern), Masters of the Universe (vintage and modern), Super Heroes (Marvel Universe/Legends, DC Universe etc), Wrestling, and tons of other Action Figures and collectibles.

Dealer registration is now online for TFcon 2013. For those of you that were looking to sell at the world’s largest fan-run Transformers convention now is the time to book, you can contact us now to reserve your space. Dealers from last year will automatically be sent the online registration information.

Registration for attendees will be available this spring.

November 10th marks 10 years to the day of the very first TFcon back in 2002. Join us November 10th at the TFcon 10th Anniversary Party at the Sheraton Parkway Hotel at the Spirits Bar & Lounge at 9pm and enjoy a casual evening with other collectors.

Then stop by the TFcon table at the 9th annual Canadian Action Figure Expo November 11th for a very special giveaway.

The 9th annual Canadian Action Figure Expo will be November 11th, 2012 at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel - 600 Highway 7 East, Richmond Hill, Ontario.

The show features a huge selection of vintage 80s toys and all the latest releases from today such as Transformers (vintage and Japanese imports), Star Wars (new and vintage), GIJoe (vintage and modern), Masters of the Universe (vintage and modern), Super Heroes (Marvel Universe/Legends, DC Universe etc), Wrestling, and tons of other Action Figures and collectibles.

The TFcon 2013 hotel block is now available. You can book your hotel room for TFcon 2013 by calling the Delta Meadowvale Hotel and Conference Centre reservation department direct and toll free at 1-800-422-8238 or book online. When booking by phone, please quote block code “gcctfc0713″ or ask for the TFcon rate. You can book your room via the 2013 hotel reservation website at http://www.deltameadowvale.com/gcctfc0713.

The group rate is good for July 24 to July 31, 2013 at the price of $109 per room. No deposit is required to reserve your room now. You have until July 23rd to cancel your room if you can’t make the convention.

Canada’s 12th annual Premiere Transformers Collectors Convention will take place July 26th to 28th, 2013. TFcon will return to the Delta Meadowvale Hotel and Conference Centre, 6750 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, Ontario. Hotel block information will be available in the near future. Dealer bookings will be available in January.

The staff of TFcon would like to thank everyone for maybe the greatest TFcon in history.  Thanks to our guests Scott McNeil, Bob Budiansky, Wally Burr, Neil Ross, Josh Perez, Derrick J. Wyatt, Andrew Griffith, Silas Zee, Vangelus, Peaugh, Dan Khanna and Matt Moylan for sharing the weekend with us.  Thanks to iGear, Headrobots and Robotkingdom for providing the exclusives and all the other 3rd party companies for contributing to the product preview panel.  Thanks to Dylan G, Rage Design and Inch Imaging for their graphic and printing assists.  Thanks to Ryan for bringing Bumblebee and Barricade out for us.  Thanks to AVW TELAV for the AV support.  Thanks to Hasbro Canada for coming out and interacting with the fans one on one.  Thanks to the staff of the Delta for being great hosts.  Thanks to the staff and volunteers that work tirelessly to execute the convention every year.  And of course thanks to you the attendees who came out and made the event a huge success.

Lets do it again in 2013.

Join Transformers voice actors Scott McNeil and Neil Ross at the TFcon 2012 Live Script Auditions and Reading where fans audition for roles in the Live Script Reading judged by Transformers voice director Wally Burr then perform live in front of everyone in attendance with Transformers Voice Actors.  To get you ready check out the TFcon 2012 live script reading prelude comic below.

NAME: Garrison
ALLEGIANCE: Seibertrons
SUB-GROUP: Hybrid Double Headrobot/Pretender
PRETENDER COMPONENT: Cortex
FUNCTION: Solar System Commander

“Some people are born into power, some earn it”

Profile: GARRISON is the younger brother of STRONGHOLD and head of the special weapons division of Praxus. Years of testing and research (including experimenting on himself) led to his one of a kind Headrobot/Pretender hybrid design. With the Masterforce War on Earth heating up, GARRISON was charged by his superiors to deliver the Godbomber Project designs. He must now reach the fragile blue planet’s Seibertron forces before it’s too late.

Abilities: While his main Transtector is his Grando Battleship which doubles as his space transport to Earth; GARRISON uses a smaller truck based body named HEAT to handle more scientific and basic tasks. He also has a Pretender shell dubbed CORTEX which he uses for disguise and other high profile missions. Additionally he carries the legendary Heroic Robot weapon called the Master Sword, which was passed down to him from his brother. Sadly, GARRISON is hesitant to use it in battle due to it’s destructive potential.

Weaknesses: Unlike his brother, GARRISON is not comfortable being a super powered fortress base. While he can pack amazing fire power, he only uses it when the situation is truly dire resulting in not being the most effective warrior on the battlefield. He would rather be developing weapons then firing them.

This TFcon 2012 exclusive is limited to 100 pieces and limited to one per weekend ticket holder.  You can purchase it when you register Friday night at a cost of $70.

Our final guest announcement has been revealed: Wally Burr the man that cast Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron as well as Neil Ross in his roles; directed 98 episodes of Transformers Generation 1 and the 1986 Animated Movie will join us this weekend at TFcon.  He will join Neil Ross on stage for the G1 Q&A panel and will be judging the live script reading.

Did you miss out on a spot in the TFcon 2012 customizing class? Good news: we have one spot available and we are auctioning it off for charity.

We are also auctioning off a one of a kind TFcon Weekend Package for Two which includes: Two night hotel accommodations at the Delta, free breakfast for two, 2 weekend passes to TFcon 2012, the TFcon 2012 Shafter exclusive plus the TFcon 2011 Stronghold exclusive.  This auction will end this Wednesday so bid now!

You can see a preview of many of the TFcon 2012 charity items via this link and even if you cannot make it to this year’s TFcon, you can still participate by bidding LIVE through Proxibid or now in advance. TheBigToyAuction will be Streaming the auction in Real-Time, so you won’t miss out!

Tracks (Michael McConnohie) on Make-A-Wish Foundation’s Charity Auction at TFcon 2012

100 pieces of the Perfect Effect PE-10X Shadow Bat Convention Exclusive figure will be sold at TFcon 2012 courtesy of RobotKingdom.  They will be priced at $40.