TFcon USA 2017 - September 29-October 1 in Reston, Virginia

The TFcon DC 2017 hotel block is now available. You can book your room via the 2017 hotel reservation website at https://aws.passkey.com/go/TFconUSA2017 Alternatively you can book your hotel room for TFcon USA 2017 by calling the Hyatt Regency Reston direct at 1-703-709-1234. When booking by phone, please ask for the TFcon rate to receive the discount.

The group rate is good for September 25th to October 5th, 2017 at the price of $149 per room. No deposit is required to reserve your room now. You have until the day before your reservation to cancel your room if you can’t make the convention.

EmirateXaaron wrote:Saw the announcement for this, and I'm already putting aside money for a room. I had an absolute blast at TFcon 2016 in Chicago, and despite this year's being a good 8-9 hours away, I'm confident it'll be worth the gas.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

EmirateXaaron wrote:Saw the announcement for this, and I'm already putting aside money for a room. I had an absolute blast at TFcon 2016 in Chicago, and despite this year's being a good 8-9 hours away, I'm confident it'll be worth the gas.

I'm really contemplating going. Do you know how quickly the room reservations usually fill? also, how much did it cost you to go last year?

Dealer registration is now available for TFcon DC 2017. 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 have automatically been sent the on-line registration information.

Registration for attendees will be available in the near future.

We are very pleased to welcome Neil Ross to TFcon USA 2017. Transformers fans will recognize him as the voices of Bonecrusher, Hook, Sixshot, Slag and Springer in Transformers Generation 1. Fans of the 80s will also remember him as Dusty and Shipwreck in GI Joe as well as Keith and Pidge in the original Voltron series. Mr. Ross will be taking part in Q&A panels and autograph sessions with the attendees of America’s largest Transformers Convention all weekend long.

Counterpunch wrote:I'm going. Registered for the custom class and all.

Who's up for hanging out Friday night?

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:With the way things are looking, I may try to go. Any more spots open in the custom class? If so, how soon does that fill up?

EmirateXaaron wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:With the way things are looking, I may try to go. Any more spots open in the custom class? If so, how soon does that fill up?

I think it's still available. The class is still an option in the ticket section on their website. Though, I think it filled up as soon as they announced the figure last year. There's only 25 or so slots for the custom class, so it makes sense. Looks like the tickets are already available, though, so if you're not picky on what you get to make, I'd say go for it.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Have they announced the figure yet?

EmirateXaaron wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Have they announced the figure yet?

Not yet. Last year, the figure was one of their last announcements, and it was an exclusive G2 redeco of FansProject's Severo. No idea who they're planning to do this year, but it'll most likely be 3P.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:So the $80 will be completely worth it then because of 3P price? How is the class overall?

EmirateXaaron wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:So the $80 will be completely worth it then because of 3P price? How is the class overall?

I couldn't tell ya, as I didn't do the class last year, and I don't know anyone who did. I assume it's pretty interesting, as they go through the whole customization process with you. Disassembling, painting, reassembling. I assume the figure would be well worth the price, as that seems rather standard for 3P prices.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Sweet, thanks for answering my questions!

Waiting on a paycheck to come in, so I'll try to register next week or in 2 weeks. Hopefully custom class stays open.

EmirateXaaron wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Sweet, thanks for answering my questions!

Waiting on a paycheck to come in, so I'll try to register next week or in 2 weeks. Hopefully custom class stays open.

No problem! Planning to register with my next paycheck as well. gives me ample time to get some gas money and figure money ready. If you're planning to just visit on Saturday, you'll need to purchase the Saturday ticket as well as the custom class ticket.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I was looking at the ticket prices, and I was contemplating the $80 friday custom class and the $50 saturday and sunday pass, unless Saturday would be enough time to check things out properly? IDK, never been to one of these before.

EmirateXaaron wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I was looking at the ticket prices, and I was contemplating the $80 friday custom class and the $50 saturday and sunday pass, unless Saturday would be enough time to check things out properly? IDK, never been to one of these before.

When i went to the Chicago event last year, I personally found enough time on Saturday to browse all the dealers and listen to the panels that interested me. Though, if you want two days to really exlore all the nooks and crannies of the booths and what they offer, as well as a second shot at getting stuff signed, I'd go for the two day.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I normally browse at a fair rate, so maybe the one day would work. Did you get the premium ticket that lets you in early, or the standard ticket?

EmirateXaaron wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I normally browse at a fair rate, so maybe the one day would work. Did you get the premium ticket that lets you in early, or the standard ticket?

I got the premium. I got up two hours early and went down to the doors at 7. It was me and a small group of other diehards who were waiting. Not sure if it applies for this year, but last year they gave some Tiny Titans figures to the first 50 in line as a little gift. Was pretty cool.

Rodimus Prime wrote:So I don't have to get a pass in advance, I can just buy one at the door on Saturday? I won't know if I can go until the week before the event.

EmirateXaaron wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:So I don't have to get a pass in advance, I can just buy one at the door on Saturday? I won't know if I can go until the week before the event.

You can pay at the door, you just won't be able to get in 2 hours early like you can with the advance pass. Though, you might still be able to purchase the advance pass a week before the con.

We are very pleased to welcome David Kaye to TFcon USA 2017. Transformers fans will recognize him as the voice of Megatron in Beast Wars, Beast Machines, Armada, Energon and Cybertron, as well as Optimus Prime in Transformers Animated. David will be taking part in Q&A panels and autograph sessions with the attendees of America’s largest Transformers Convention all weekend long.

We are pleased to announce that Transformers comic book artist Casey Coller will be attending TFcon DC 2017. Casey is known to fans for his work providing variant covers for IDW’s Robots In Disguise and More Than Meets the Eye comics as well as many one-shot issues. He will be selling prints and offering commissions to attendees all weekend long.

We are honored to welcome veteran voice actor Jack Angel to TFcon DC 2017 for a rare convention appearance.

The voices of Astrotrain, Breakdown, Cyclonus, Omega Supreme, Ramjet, Smokescreen and Ultra Magnus in the Transformers Generation 1 cartoon; he is also known to GI JOE fans as the voice of Wet Suit and Super Friends 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.

Jack Angel is presented by The Chosen Prime.

We are very pleased to welcome back artist Sara Pitre-Durocher to the TFcon DC 2017 guest list this year.

Sara is best known to fans of IDW’s Transformers series as the primary artist on the ongoing comic book Till All Are One. She will be attending all weekend and offering prints and commissions to attendees.

TFcon is happy to welcome IDW Publishing colorist Josh Perez to TFcon DC 2017. Transformers fans will recognize his work from the pages of numerous Transformers (Robots in Disguise), More Than Meets The Eye and Transformers vs ROM comic books. He will be in attendance all weekend and offering prints and commissions to the attendees.

TFcon is happy to welcome Toy designer, Illustrator, Story world builder, and creative lecturer Aaron Archer to TFcon DC 2017.
His TRANSFORMERS contribution as creative leader and partner touched all aspects of the brand for over 13 years. (including: Feature films, toy, video game, publishing, the ride, and animation projects). Toy Highlights include, BW Dragon Megatron, Unicron Trilogy, Alternators, Mini-cons, TF Masterpiece, GI JOE Resolute, and Star Wars Jar- Jar toys.
During his career at Hasbro/Kenner, Aaron designed action figures for a variety of brands including Beast Wars, Star Wars Ep1, GI JOE, Batman Animated series, Legends of the Dark Knight, Total Justice, Alien Resurrection, Jurassic Park 3, and many other classic toy-lines.
Aaron develops personal art projects and is active in the toy and entertainment industry. Aaron shares his creative experiences and creation methods through speaking engagements and will seen in the 2018 Netflix Toy focused documentary The Toys that made us.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
The building elements of a Franchise
Join Aaron Archer (Former Hasbro Design VP) for this 2-hour workshop, as he shares his thoughts about the pros and cons of world building and franchise planning. This workshop will help you look deeper into the forces that can shape franchises destiny.
Aaron will guide the workshop through various approaches and why some of your favorite franchises succeed or fail and by whose terms? Attendees will participate in an interactive group brainstorm to workout their creative thought process. We will discuss the real world issues that come up during development and how that impacts the final product. Anyone with an interest in the creative process behind world building (artist, writers) will find this an informative and entertaining workshop.

TFcon – America’s largest Transformers convention will take place in DC the weekend of September 29th to October 1st, 2017. TFcon USA will take place at the Hyatt Regency Reston in Reston, Virginia with special guests JACK ANGEL the voices of Astrotrain, Breakdown, Cyclonus, Omega Supreme, Ramjet, Smokescreen and Ultra Magnus in Generation 1, DAVID KAYE the voice of Megatron in Beast Wars, Beast Machines, Armada, Energon and Cybertron, as well as Optimus Prime in Transformers Animated, NEIL ROSS the voices of Bonecrusher, Hook, Sixshot, Slag and Springer in Transformers Generation 1, Transformers writer JAMES ROBERTS, Transformers comic book artist ALEX MILNE, SARA PITRE-DUROCHER, CASEY COLLER and JOSH PEREZ with more TBA. Online booking for the TFcon DC 2017 hotel block is still available. Advance TFcon DC 2017 Tickets are still on sale.