The welcome sign as you entered the pick-up
area for the box sets.
Some of the Bwint group pose in front
of the awesome movie Prime statue.
The dealer room - the biggest and best
yet held at a Botcon!
An example of the crazy amount of stuff
on offer!
Dannn, Omie, Sinead and Starath show their
approval at meeting Mr. Kaye.
OOP poses stealthily by Optimus.
CoffeeGodd acts nonchalantly around a
TF of about his height! One example of cool cosplay.
The Transformers game was put on show
for all to see or try their hand at.
Starath and Dannn pause for a break. Botcons
are tough on the legs and feet!
Silver nearly blows his head off trying
to figure out his new Megatron toy.
David Kaye approves of the drawing Miss
Special offers him.
He also approves of the fan fic Starath
has given him to read.
Starath is David's special guest during
one of his panels.
Two happy fans pose with the Voice of
Megatron.
Sapphire and Razor One pose with Mr Kaye.
There was plenty of excellent art submitted
to the competition this year. Above: OOP's Transmutate.
Another example of the quality. OOP's
Megatron painting.
There's so much to see, these BWINT folk
don't know where to start! Omie shows off some art.
OOP poses again with Prime, this time
in truck mode! He was very popular.
The Big Black Van of Mysterious Goodness.
You had to go inside to discover what it was all about...
OOP meets singer Stan Bush, known for
his work on the 80's TF movie.
Peter Cullen gives a panel. He was of
course exceptionally popular, especially this year!
SilverfromOZ and Nurannoniel.
Another group from BWINT pose. Back row
from left-to-right: Curse Hawkwind, Starath, Hacker, Razor
One, Miss Special, SilverfromOZ, Sapphire, CoffeeGodd.
Front row: Sinead, Nurannoniel and Dannn.
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Silver looks excited before the Hasbro
Tour.
The lucky BWInters who were able to attend
the tour pose in front of the famous countdown fist.
Just SOME of the many Primes and Primals
made by Hasbro.
Concept art for the film.
More cool concept art.
Baron stops admiring his surroundings
for a photograph.
Silver finds the love of his life: Mrs
Potato Head. Don't tell Mr. Potato Head...
The BWINT group dine out with David Kaye
and Benn Yee. Here they consider the menu.
David muses over the menu.
David, or is it Megatron? talks to a young
fan.
OOP and her supportive mom.
Both Beastbot's father and Silver finds
the black and white pen captivating.
Razor One, Sapphire and Beastbot.
The Awards party was packed out this year.
In the top left you can see some of the BWINT crowd.
The stage was set for some live entertainment
later, but first came the art awards...
...Which were well received!
Stan Bush provided the musical entertainment.
It was a knock-out performance!
Sapphire and Ben Yee of bwtf.com pose
for a photo.
The IDW panel.
Maeglin Dubh stops to enjoy some food
at the convention's adjacent mall.
Another group photo; it was hard to get
everyone together, there were so many this year!
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If you were part of the Bwint Group, or
met them, please feel free to send your photos, or a link
to them, to Sapphire at sapphire@bwint.net
(Photos shown here taken by Sapphire,
Wicked Woman, OOP, SilverfromOZ and Dannn. Many thanks
for sharing, everyone!)
You
can see more of Dannn's Botcon photos here
See
a slideshow of all of SilverfromOZ's Botcon photos here!
See
a slideshow of all of Sinead's Botcon photos here!
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