TFcon is happy to announce the addition of Silas Zee to the TFcon 2012 guest list. Making his first Canadian convention appearance, he is known in the fandom for his My Little Transformer videos and his artwork under the screen name of shibamura_prime. Silas has also lent his unique style to the box art of the TFcon 2012 exclusive Shafter. He will be selling prints and offering commissions to attendees all weekend long.
Archives for May 2012
TFcon 2012 Exclusive Shafter First Images Revealed
We are pleased to reveal the first images of the TFcon 2012 exclusive SHAFTER figure. Limited to only 500 pieces it is produced by iGear Toys.
You can reserve your figure and register for TFcon 2012 via the online registration page.
Transformers Creator Bob Budiansky to attend TFcon 2012
We are honored to welcome Transformers creator Bob Budiansky to TFcon 2012 for his first ever Canadian appearance. Mr. Budiansky is responsible for much of the writing of the original Marvel Transformers comic, and conceived the names of most of the original Transformers including Megatron. He also wrote the vast majority of the descriptive tech spec biographies printed on the Transformers toy packages that Hasbro produced in the 1980s, giving each character it’s own unique personality.
Mr. Budiansky will be taking part in a Q&A panel and autograph session with the attendees of the Canadian Transformers Collectors Convention.
TFcon 2012 Art, Custom and Costume Contest Info
2012 sees the return of the TFcon art and customs contests. 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 Art Judges. The winner will be announced at a time on the event schedule. This year there will be 3 categories for the art contest attendees are welcome to enter, 2D, 3D, and costume. All entries are to be PG-13. Pieces previously entered cannot be entered again. No collaborative entries, the piece has to be 100% your own creation. Limit of two entries per person. For more details follow this link.
TFcon 2012 Registration Information
Preregistration will open May 1st at 9am and run until July 15th at 11:55pm.
TFcon 2012 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 2012 guests
-Entrance into the hourly door prizes
You can pre-register online for TFcon 2012 via this link.
All prices are in Canadian dollars.