We are happy to have Mark LeMieux as a guest this year. He is a former employee of Kenner and Hasbro. He worked on the team that worked on prototypes for future transformable toys. Mark will be hosting a panel on what went into making the prototypes for these beloved fan favorites.
Apr 29
The Slagacon 2012 Voice Actors Line-up!
SLAGACON 2012 VOICE ACTORS
Slagacon is pleased to announce the thre voice actors for 2012 are none other than Mr. Scott McNeil, Mr. Neil Kaplan and Mr. Jon Bailey Crumpton. They will have a panel all together as well as be at the Slagacon pizza dinner. There will also be other activities they will be involved in. Do not miss them at Slagacon 2012!
Apr 15
SLAGACON 2012 CUSTOMIZING CONTEST
SLAGACON CUSTOM R.I.D. PRIME CONTEST
RULES
- You must be on site for the contest. If you are unable to make the contest you will be disqualified.
- You must have the actual custom R.I.D. Prime (fire truck) figure to enter the contest. No pictures, video, drawings or schismatic allowed.
- Your custom R.I.D. Prime (fire truck) must be able to transform.
- You can use any means to create your custom R.I.D. Prime (fire truck) including using parts from other toy lines.
- The custom R.I.D. Prime (fire truck) sizes may range from deluxe to ultra sizes, but still must transform.
JUDGING
The judging panel may be composed of Slagacon 2012 guests, Committee/Staff members, or any other person
the Event Coordinator deems appropriate.
The judges’ decisions are final.
Harassment of or interference with judges, whether before, during or after
competition, will result in disqualification
TIME
Sunday October 14th, 2012 3:00pm till 3:30pm
All contestants should arrive on time
SCORING
Originality - This is a combination of how original the custom R.I.D. Prime (fire truck) idea is, as well as the character itself.
Creativity - This covers the creativity involved in making the custom R.I.D. Prime (fire truck), techniques used and the amount
of work and time that has gone into making it.
Appearance - This covers the overall accuracy of the Figure and also takes into consideration the interpretation of the design.
POINT SYSTEM
Judges will be using a pretty straight forward point system, (1 – 5)
1 = Poor
2 = Below Average
3 = Average
4 = Above Average
5 = Outstanding
When all contestants have shown and all scores are awarded, a total will be calculated by combining the scores of all judges in each particular category. The winner is the custom R.I.D. Prime (fire truck) with the most points in total.
PRIZES
Grand Prize Winner – $100.00, Picture of winner with custom and Special Guest posted to slagacon.com and Slagacon Facebook page.
Runner Up Winner – $50.00
SLAGACON 2012 CUSTOM R.I.D. PRIME CONTEST
I confirm I have read and understand the Custom Transformers Contest rules & I agree with the rules I have read. I also state that the custom R.I.D. Prime (fire truck) that I have submitted to this contest is not borrowed and or commissioned from another customizer but it is my own customization.
I give Slagacon and its associates permission to use my custom figure image, personal image and name along with my website/Facebook or Twitter account on the Slagacon website and/or in future publications/promoting this event. I understand completely that competition winners are awarded based on the judges’ point system in relation to my personal custom and I will make no attempt to question or intimidate the judges’ decision either before/during/after the contest based on the rules I have read in the attached document.
Please Print, fill out and hand into to registration desk attendant when entering Slagacon 2012.
SIGN: ____________________________________________________________
PRINT NAME: _____________________________________________________
Apr 05
Vector Zeta Cancellation
We are sad to report that the Vector Zeta toys are not going to be produced. We have not heard from the manufacturer in an extended period of time which leads us to believe that he is not going to follow through with his commitment to this project. With that being said, we are going to issue refunds to the remain people who have orders for these sets.
Chad Williams is currently selling off his entire collection of TF’s in order to make these refunds happen. It is not going to be a fast process but everyone will be paid back in full. We hope to have this completed sooner than later but it could take as long as till Slagacon 2012 in October.
We are deeply sorry for all the issues that you as fans have weathered in order to see these projects completed. We also apologize for the length of time it will take for some of you to get you refunds. Chad feels personally responsible and want to insure you, he is doind everything he can to get these refunds to you as fast as possible.
Our Deepest Apologies!
Mar 19
Slagacon 2012
As the dust is starting to settle from the announcement of no third party merchandise will be allowed at the largest TF convention. We at Slagacon would like to take a moment and express where we stand on this topic.
We understand why the toy and gaming giant does not want third party items at their convention. Everyone has read that by this point. While we do understand their point of view, we do not share it. It is our belief at Slagacon that the third party items only strengthen an aging fanbase that we cater to. Yes, we do welcome all TF fans to come and join the fun every year but 99% of our attendees are 25 to 40 years of age. Not all of our attendees are impressed with the newer productlines but they are intrigued by the third party items. This made the decision to allow dealers to have third party items at Slagacon an easy choice. We welcome any dealer to join us at Slagacon and they can promote any third party items they wish. We appreciate all of the attendees and dealers that come from all over the midwest to enjoy Slagacon and cannot wait to see you all in October!
Come on! Let’s be Daring! Last one in is a rusty herring!
