Monday 28-Mar-2022, 02:53 PM
Date: March 26 - 27, 2022
Venue: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Time: 9am to 5pm
Mission: To bet back to trooping post COVID / under “new normal” and to bring the public the Star Wars characters they love while raising money for charity!
Trooper Attendance:
Drone
Meowied_Cass
Teiwaz
Tythephantom
Ktty
sharpshooter2231
satel
BobaCanuck
bigmac
Bolt_2112
Kelz
Cyclops
MammaSith
_will_of_the_force
Wendell
Duras
Cre8tiv
MyKill
Shutter
RedaV
Squid
Little Wicket
monion25
DJ Deathstar
Tirilia
Studio 49
QBShan
Blade_Seduction
Cutter
Snips
Iceheart
Sticky
Dark Dora
major payne
Rhino
MaggieD / Gai
Rubber
Dino
Charlie
Details:
Oz Comic-Con Homegrown is billed as an Oz Comic-Con make up event due to last years cancellation, it was focused on homegrown talent and vendors, much smaller than the traditional Comic-con but a good starting point to get the crowds engaged again and hungry for Comic-Con Brisbane later in September.
The EO’s were incredibly helpful, accommodating and nice. While the lead up was hectic due to overwhelming demand for floor space from vendors and fan clubs, the EO’s kept us as informed as best they could with all the changes to our booth size and location, even making further adjustments during bump in after we requested a bit more space be allotted to us.
For such a small event compared to other Con’s at the venue, the crowds were very large. Despite the limited / crowded changing space we all seemed to manage relatively well.
Roger was definitely a popular addition to the booth at this event, thank you Bolt! There were a number of occasions when troopers were asked to move out of the way so fans could get their photo with Roger. Even Vader was asked to move aside once or twice!
It was great to see so many members face-to-face again, and to get back out there doing what we do best. I think / hope everyone had a great time, I know I certainly did.
Charity Funds Raised:
$1405.05 – $750.90 from booth donations, $364.15 from Hire-a-Tardis & $290 from the mixer raffle (thank you Wendell and & Slide Effect for organising the prizes!)
Injuries / Malfunctions:
Prop issues:
Public Incidents: None
Mission Status: Excellent outcome for our first Con outing in almost 3 years. Oz-Comic Con are eager to have us back in September for the main event and hopefully we can be back bigger and better. Children’s Cancer Institute also rang me this morning to extend their heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped out, they are very happy with the outcome and hope that we will support them again in future.
Venue: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Time: 9am to 5pm
Mission: To bet back to trooping post COVID / under “new normal” and to bring the public the Star Wars characters they love while raising money for charity!
Trooper Attendance:
Drone
Meowied_Cass
Teiwaz
Tythephantom
Ktty
sharpshooter2231
satel
BobaCanuck
bigmac
Bolt_2112
Kelz
Cyclops
MammaSith
_will_of_the_force
Wendell
Duras
Cre8tiv
MyKill
Shutter
RedaV
Squid
Little Wicket
monion25
DJ Deathstar
Tirilia
Studio 49
QBShan
Blade_Seduction
Cutter
Snips
Iceheart
Sticky
Dark Dora
major payne
Rhino
MaggieD / Gai
Rubber
Dino
Charlie
Details:
Oz Comic-Con Homegrown is billed as an Oz Comic-Con make up event due to last years cancellation, it was focused on homegrown talent and vendors, much smaller than the traditional Comic-con but a good starting point to get the crowds engaged again and hungry for Comic-Con Brisbane later in September.
The EO’s were incredibly helpful, accommodating and nice. While the lead up was hectic due to overwhelming demand for floor space from vendors and fan clubs, the EO’s kept us as informed as best they could with all the changes to our booth size and location, even making further adjustments during bump in after we requested a bit more space be allotted to us.
For such a small event compared to other Con’s at the venue, the crowds were very large. Despite the limited / crowded changing space we all seemed to manage relatively well.
Roger was definitely a popular addition to the booth at this event, thank you Bolt! There were a number of occasions when troopers were asked to move out of the way so fans could get their photo with Roger. Even Vader was asked to move aside once or twice!
It was great to see so many members face-to-face again, and to get back out there doing what we do best. I think / hope everyone had a great time, I know I certainly did.
Charity Funds Raised:
$1405.05 – $750.90 from booth donations, $364.15 from Hire-a-Tardis & $290 from the mixer raffle (thank you Wendell and & Slide Effect for organising the prizes!)
Injuries / Malfunctions:
- No injuries.
- 1x TIE Pilot who put his chest box on upside down and is now forever banished from JRS by Slide Effect
- 1x TK belt failure….. COVID weight 1 : TK Belt 0
- 1x Vader Belt Buckle put back together multiple times after popping off….. COVID weight 7 : Vader belt buckle 0
Prop issues:
- 1 x plastic cross piece broken on backdrop frame during bump out. Will track down a replacement
Public Incidents: None
Mission Status: Excellent outcome for our first Con outing in almost 3 years. Oz-Comic Con are eager to have us back in September for the main event and hopefully we can be back bigger and better. Children’s Cancer Institute also rang me this morning to extend their heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped out, they are very happy with the outcome and hope that we will support them again in future.
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