TFCon Stronghold Backstory Revealed

Razorclaw0000 wrote:Who wants to help me get a Stronghold?

The voice of the iconic Optimus Primal and G1 Megatron in Beast wars, Optimus Primal and G1 Optimus Prime in Beast Machines, plus Optimus Prime in Transformers Armada, Energon and Cybertron; Mr. Chalk will be taking part in a Q&A panel and autograph sessions with the attendees of the Canadian Transformers Collectors Convention.

TFcon wrote:We are very pleased to welcome back former Transformers comic book artist Joe Ng to TFcon 2011 Joe will be signing along side Simon Furman who he worked with on the War Within: The Age of Wrath series.

Joe also worked on Transformers: Generation One #0, the Dreamwave Summer Special, Transformers: Energon #21-26, G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1-2, G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War 1-5 and will be at TFcon 2011 on the Saturday.

The official TFcon 2011 trailer is here! And it's just prime. Yessss. TFcon is July 30 and 31, 2011. For more info, check out http://www.tfcon.ca

From the airport:
USING MISSISSAUGA TRANSIT

Walk to stop #2908 on TORONTO AIRPORT-TERM 1 ARRIVALS LEVEL [SOUTH]
Take Bus route 7[b] direction South. Arrive at stop #1618 on EGLINTON AVE at ORBITOR DR
Walk to stop #3520 on ORBITOR DR at EGLINTON AVE for transfer.
Take Bus route 109 direction North. Arrive at stop #2266 on MEADOWVALE TOWN CENTRE BUS TERMINAL
Walk to stop #2244 on MEADOWVALE TOWN CENTRE BUS TERMINAL for transfer.
Take Bus route 44 direction South.
Arrive at stop #2315 on ARGENTIA RD east of MISSISSAUGA RD
You have arrived at the hotel - 6750 MISSISSAUGA RD.


From the airport:

USING TTC AND GO TRANSIT

Take the (TTC) 192 Airport Rocket to Kipling Station.
From Kipling Station, take the 201 GO Bus
Get off at Dundas St W, West of Mavis Rd.
From there, take the 38 GO Bus
Get off at Argentia Rd at Derry Rd
Travel East on Argentia Rd
You have arrived at the hotel - 6750 MISSISSAUGA RD.


Coming from Union Station:
USING TTC AND MISSISSAUGA TRANSIT

Take subway north towards Downsview Station
Get off at St. George Station
Transfer trains, and go Westbound towards Kipling Station
Get off at Islington Station
Walk to stop #0801 on Islington Subway Bus Terminal
Take Bus route #1 (Mississauga Transit) Westbound
Arrive at stop #1197 on Dundas St at Erindale Station Rd
Transfer to bus route 44 Northbound
Arrive at stop #2301 on Argentia Rd East of Mississauga Rd.
You have arrived at the hotel - 6750 MISSISSAUGA RD.


From Union Station:
USING GO AND MISSISSAUGA TRANSIT

Take the GO bus to Square One
From Square One:
(Using Mississauga Transit)
Walk to stop #1426 and take bus route 26 West
Arrive at stop #1166 on Burnhamthorpe Rd W at Creditview Rd
Walk to stop #0653 on Central Pky W at Burnhamthorpe Rd W
Take bus route 38 North
Arrive at stop #2301 on Argentia Rd east of Mississauga Rd
You have arrived at the hotel - 6750 MISSISSAUGA RD.


From Square One Mall:
USING GO TRANSIT

Take the 66 Northbound bus
Get off at Mclaughlin Rd North of Courtneypark Dr
Take the 57 Northbound bus
Get off at Argentia Rd at Derry Rd
Travel East on Argentia Rd
You have arrived at the hotel - 6750 MISSISSAUGA RD.


From Square One Mall:
USING GO TRANSIT

Walk to Duke Of York Blvd At City Centre Dr
Duke Of York Blvd At City Centre Dr
Take the 26 Westbound bus
Get off at Burnhamthorpe Rd W At Creditview Rd
Walk to Central Pky W At Burnhamthorpe Rd W
Take the 38 Northbound bus
Get off at Argentia Rd At Derry Rd
Travel East on Argentia Rd
You have arrived at the hotel - 6750 MISSISSAUGA RD.


Websites:
TTC: http://www.ttc.ca
GO transit: http://www.gotransit.com
Mississauga transit: http://www.miway.ca


Shuttle Service to and from the airport:
http://pearsonlimo.ca/


Google Maps transit option:
http://maps.google.ca/


*Reduced Fare with GO Ticket/Pass (to and from GO rail station)
65 cent fare to/from Mississauga MiWay and GO Transit:
http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/miway/busfares

With the growing popularity of 3rd party Transformers related products TFcon announces the first annual 3rd party product panel for TFcon 2011. We have invited major 3rd party product manufacturers to contribute to a panel focusing on new images of upcoming and previously announced collector focused toys. We encourage all 3rd party companies to contact us to be involved in this first ever presentation.

El Duque wrote:Canada's Annual Transformer's Collector's Covention, TFcon, has updated their website with the announcement of a 3rd Party Product Panel. See below for further details or visit their website:

With the growing popularity of 3rd party Transformers related products TFcon announces the first annual 3rd party product panel for TFcon 2011. We have invited major 3rd party product manufacturers to contribute to a panel focusing on new images of upcoming and previously announced collector focused toys. We encourage all 3rd party companies to contact us to be involved in this first ever presentation.

We are very pleased to welcome Transformers voice actor Paul Eiding to TFcon 2011 for the 25th Anniversary of Transformers The Movie and his first ever Canadian convention appearance.

The voice of Generation 1 Perceptor; Mr. Eiding will be taking part in Q&A panel and autograph sessions with the attendees of the Canadian Transformers Collectors Convention.

We are happy to welcome back Transformers comic book artist Alex Milne to TFcon 2011. He will be setup in the TFcon artist alley all weekend long signing and sketching for fans. Alex did the packaging art for our convention exclusive Stronghold this year as well as the art for the comic that will be included in the TFcon 2011 program.

Alex has worked on Transformers Energon #26-29 and 31; G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War #4 and 5; as well as IDW’s Megatron Origin; the Transformers (2007) Official Movie Adaptation; Spotlight: Arcee; The Reign of Starscream; Transformers: Alliance; Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 3; Tales of the Fallen #5 Ravage, #6 Arcee; The Transformers: Drift; and The Transformers (issues 16-18).

TFcon’s expansion to a 2 day convention was made possible through merging with the Canadian 80s Toy Expo on the Sunday of the event. This was necessary due to many dealers completely selling out of merchandise on the Saturday requiring a dealer room restock if a 2nd day was to be added. This year is no different with the Sunday bringing us Canada’s largest dealer room for 80s toy related merchandise consisting of dealers selling Super Heroes (Marvel, DC etc), Star Wars (new and vintage), Transformers (vintage and Japanese imports), G.I. Joe (vintage and modern), Masters of the Universe (vintage and classics), Wrestling, and tons of other Action Figures and collectibles. We will also welcome new guests to the convention on the Sunday.
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TFcon is pleased to welcome back Matt Moylan to the convention this year. He is best known to Transformers fans as the artist behind LilFormers. You can meet him in the TFcon 2011 artist alley all weekend.

We are pleased to reveal the TFcon 2011 exclusive Stronghold. Limited to 700 pieces this is a high-quality upgrade kit that contains a transforming head with ball joints and clear blue eyepiece, two photon rifles, one assault cannon, and a backpack. The backpack features many mounting points so the guns can be configured in many ways. You can preorder this figure via the TFcon 2011 registration page until July 15th. This set is produced by Head Robots and designed for the Universe Onslaught mold (not included) and cross compatible with Generation 1 Headmasters. Click the thumbnail for a better look.

Sunspot wrote:do they ever have these things in vancouver?

deathy wrote:A quick question to some who attend this canada convention.

Does Hasbro/Takara ever show any newer TF toys (test shots/proto types) that they didn't show at botcon's convention in the same year?

I ask because it would be kinda cool/awesome to see never before seen TF toys test )shots/proto types) at both TFCON & SDCC this year.

The TFcon 2011 dealer room has sold out all available tables with just under 3 weeks until the convention. This is a new record for Canada’s largest dealer room for Transformers merchandise. The room will be packed with exhibitors selling Transformers toys from all eras including but not limited to Generation 1, Generation 2, Machine Wars, Beast Wars, Beast Machines, Robots in Disguise, Armada, Energon, Cybertron, Universe, Classics, Animated, Crossovers, Commemorative and Encore Reissues, Alternators and Binaltech, Masterpiece, Titanium, Alternity, Generations, plus Movie toys from all 3 films; Transformers, Revenge of the Fallen and Dark of the Moon and 3rd party companies.

http://www.tfcon.ca/tfcon-2011-dealer-room-sold-out
Canada's Annual Transformers Collectors Convention – July 30th and 31st, 2011 – Delta Meadowvale Resort and Conference Centre – 6750 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, Ontario

This is the last call for questions for the Hasbro Canada Transformers Q and A panel at TFcon 2011! Please post your questions in this thread by end of the day today Wednesday July 13th.

Hasbro will be presenting a new product preview and question panel on upcoming Transformers products and answering your submitted questions. Attendees will also have the chance to talk to Hasbro reps in person, one-on-one as they show off the latest releases for Transformers toys at TFcon.