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Re: BotCon 2015 - Frank Welker VIP Pass Details and Pricing

PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 7:23 am
by Ravage XK
philswitch engage wrote:I plan on doing the Welker package, but I also plan on putting the toys from botcon up on ebay to help cover the cost. I also love in the Chicago suburbs so I don't have to worry about travel or lodging costs.


How you make your money is your business. :D

Re: Botcon 2015 held in St. Charles/Chicago, Illinois June 18th – June 21st

PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 7:47 am
by philswitch engage
Master piece transformers don't pay for themselves. A mans gotta make a living.

And as a great wise man once said, "fat chicks need loving too. They just gotta pay."

Re: Botcon 2015 held in St. Charles/Chicago, Illinois June 18th – June 21st

PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 7:59 am
by Deadput
dragons wrote:Wasn't Peter Cullen meet and greet with picture price 200 for last year convention maybe it was 250



Yup and Peter Cullen was $180 dollers to meet and greet at the Calgary comic convention this year which was only last weekend and I was able to go but never got to meet him due to the absurd price.



Which sucks cause I was going to ask him for some tips on becoming a voice actor (It's my dream job and I make a damn good impression of WFC/FOC Megatron)




I'm surprised that nobody on this site reported that Peter was there and I only found out when I went on the website the day before I went there.

Re: Botcon 2015 held in St. Charles/Chicago, Illinois June 18th – June 21st

PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 9:21 am
by greenlatern80
Botcon.com says that you have to be a memeber of the TFCC to get the Welker Package. I didn't see that in the press conference. Is this true? Can anyone verify? Thanks.

Re: Botcon 2015 held in St. Charles/Chicago, Illinois June 18th – June 21st

PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 10:48 am
by -Soundwave-
greenlatern80 wrote:Botcon.com says that you have to be a memeber of the TFCC to get the Welker Package. I didn't see that in the press conference. Is this true? Can anyone verify? Thanks.

It does say that
You must be a Transformers Collectors’ Club member to take advantage of this special event.

How they're going to do that I don't know. But I went ahead and became one since the package difference last year alone was over a $100 if you aren't a member so it paid for itself.

Re: Botcon 2015 held in St. Charles/Chicago, Illinois June 18th – June 21st

PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 1:11 pm
by Sabrblade
Discounted BotCon registration prices is one of the perks of being a Club member.

Re: Botcon 2015 held in St. Charles/Chicago, Illinois June 18th – June 21st

PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 5:20 pm
by Genericon #378
I'm actually agreeing with Rated X. I'm not going to BotCon. The only way to change my mind would be if the last reveal was so awesome my head literally exploded. But, probably not gonna happen. I mean, seriously, it already costs me $65 CAD to sign up for TFCC, and them I have to pay well over $100 to fly to Chicago, then I have to pay oh, was it $300? Add the Golden Ticket on there for $200 and then I have to pay a lot of money for the Frank Welker VIP Experience. Oh, and add the 'Cybertron's Most Wanted' box set on there, the two packs, and all the other stuff I would buy from the vendors there, and I'm paying over 1 grand for BotCon. And did I mention theremare only two figures I actually feel the need to get to sorta complete my collection? I'm buying Stepper and the Duocons on eBay, and that's it.

Re: Botcon 2015 held in St. Charles/Chicago, Illinois June 18th – June 21st

PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 7:00 pm
by Sabrblade
Genericon #378 wrote:Oh, and add the 'Cybertron's Most Wanted' box set on there,
That already comes with the registration package.

Re: Botcon 2015 held in St. Charles/Chicago, Illinois June 18th – June 21st

PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 7:05 pm
by Genericon #378
Sabrblade wrote:
Genericon #378 wrote:Oh, and add the 'Cybertron's Most Wanted' box set on there,
That already comes with the registration package.

Alright, I forgot about that. But still, I'd be paying A LOT.

John Moschitta Will be Attending BotCon 2015

PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 10:44 pm
by LOST Cybertronian
Another Generation 1 voice actor has been announced for BotCon 2015 and this guy is pretty quick. John Moschitta who voiced G1 Blurr and Animated Blurr and is also well known for being the Micro Machine man will be appearing at the convention.

BotCon wrote: We are excited to announce that John Moschitta, Jr. will be making his first BotCon appearance since 2000! Fans will recognize John as the voice of BOTH the G1 version of Autobot Blurr and also as the Blurr from Transformers: Animated. People across the world know John as the fastest talking man alive, having appeared in a wide variety of advertising campaigns, movies, talk shows and live events (including performing for eight U.S. Presidents!) Don’t miss this opportunity to meet John at BotCon 2015! All autographs and pictures with John are INCLUDED as part of the Primus, Protoform and Mini-con packages!

Re: Botcon 2015 held in St. Charles/Chicago, Illinois June 18th – June 21st

PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 10:51 pm
by Sabrblade
And it so happens that this announcement comes a mere day or to before the Rescue Bots episode that introduces that version of Blurr airs on TV.

Re: Botcon 2015 held in St. Charles/Chicago, Illinois June 18th – June 21st

PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2015 7:30 pm
by Ultra Markus
i remember those micro machines commercials John Moschitta was in

Re: Botcon 2015 held in St. Charles/Chicago, Illinois June 18th – June 21st

PostPosted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 10:17 am
by ScottyP
Genericon #378 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Genericon #378 wrote:Oh, and add the 'Cybertron's Most Wanted' box set on there,
That already comes with the registration package.

Alright, I forgot about that. But still, I'd be paying A LOT.

As someone that's been to a lot of Botcons now, there's a simple way of putting it: Botcon is (insert curse word of choice here) expensive.

Re: Botcon 2015 held in St. Charles/Chicago, Illinois June 18th – June 21st

PostPosted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 2:17 pm
by SW's SilverHammer
ScottyP wrote:
Genericon #378 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Genericon #378 wrote:Oh, and add the 'Cybertron's Most Wanted' box set on there,
That already comes with the registration package.

Alright, I forgot about that. But still, I'd be paying A LOT.

As someone that's been to a lot of Botcons now, there's a simple way of putting it: Botcon is (insert curse word of choice here) expensive.

Insert curse word here? Meekrob.

Re: Botcon 2015 held in St. Charles/Chicago, Illinois June 18th – June 21st

PostPosted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 11:39 pm
by Sabrblade
Jesse Wittenrich explains the high price for the Frank Welker VIP Pass:
Frank Welker isn't like the other guests that BotCon has hosted. As in he has a price tag about ten times as high as other actors.

Consider this is a test. If a model like this works, then other high priced guests can be considered. Your George Takeis, Judd Nelsons, etc.

All of the other guests will still be free to attendees to get autographs from. Or $20 a day for walk-ins to visit as many times as they want.

Re: Botcon 2015 held in St. Charles/Chicago, Illinois June 18th – June 21st

PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 12:15 am
by Inaction
I'm in/around the Chicago area and I am rather excited that BotCon is coming our way. I had thought about maybe going for like a day or so, but I was rather curious to see who else would be going, like as a group or something. I'd hate to go by myself without some buddies to meet up with.

Re: Botcon 2015 held in St. Charles/Chicago, Illinois June 18th – June 21st

PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 9:58 am
by -Soundwave-
Inaction wrote:I'm in/around the Chicago area and I am rather excited that BotCon is coming our way. I had thought about maybe going for like a day or so, but I was rather curious to see who else would be going, like as a group or something. I'd hate to go by myself without some buddies to meet up with.

Yeah I'm going, and I only know 2-3 people I mean really know them who are also going. Be nice to tag a few names to faces finally.

Re: Botcon 2015 held in St. Charles/Chicago, Illinois June 18th – June 21st

PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 7:27 am
by ScottyP
SW's SilverHammer wrote:Insert curse word here? Meekrob.

Time to get the Rock Lord that turns into the runestone!

Re: Botcon 2015 held in St. Charles/Chicago, Illinois June 18th – June 21st

PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 7:35 am
by SW's SilverHammer
ScottyP wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:Insert curse word here? Meekrob.

Time to get the Rock Lord that turns into the runestone!

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Re: Botcon 2015 held in St. Charles/Chicago, Illinois June 18th – June 21st

PostPosted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:40 pm
by First Gen
Botcon brochure went live all. Check it out: http://WWW.BOTCON.COM

Re: Botcon 2015 held in St. Charles/Chicago, Illinois June 18th – June 21st

PostPosted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:43 pm
by It Is Him
Guys! Omg! Trivia! Who wants to form a Seibertron.com trivia team?

Brochure now available for BotCon 2015

PostPosted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:55 pm
by Seibertron
Earlier this evening, the brochure for BotCon 2015 was posted on BotCon.com. We have mirrored a copy of the brochure on Seibertron.com for your convenience.

BotCon.com wrote:We are very pleased to announce that the 2015 BotCon Information Brochure is now available ONLINE! Check out all the package details and special events from the Information menu button along the left side of the page. Transformers fans will not want to miss this exciting official event!

Please review the information brochure and if you have any questions, please contact us by email at: admin@funpubinc.com and we will create a FAQ page!


Here is a brief summary of the various packages available this year. All prices listed below are for Club members. Non-Club member prices are additional. please see brochure for further details.

  • Primus Package ($409)- This is the primary package if you are interested in obtaining this year's exclusives. It includes Cybertron: Most Wanted Set with Oilmaster, Megatron, Battletrap, Packrat, and Stepper, plus a bonus figure that is not available with non-attendee packages.
  • Mini-Con Package ($120)
  • Protoform Package ($195)
  • Iacon Package ($409) - This is the non-attendee package, excludes the bonus figure.
  • Golden Ticket Upgrade ($400) - for people who like to be first!
  • Frank Welker VIP Pass ($200) - This package upgrade allows access to Frank Welker. This cost is in addition to Primus or Golden Ticket Primus packages.

Exhibitor booths are $450. Single tables are $275. Artists Alley booths are available for $225.

Please join our discussion on our Energon Pub forums to ask questions or share your excitement about our annual pilgrimage to BotCon! See you in June my fellow Seibertronians!

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Re: Botcon 2015 held in St. Charles/Chicago, Illinois June 18th – June 21st

PostPosted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:04 pm
by philswitch engage
The mob tour event feels a little insulting

Re: Botcon 2015 held in St. Charles/Chicago, Illinois June 18th – June 21st

PostPosted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:25 pm
by philswitch engage
I was just sent an email from the questions@botcon.com stating that an email will be sent out before registration goes live.

Re: Botcon 2015 held in St. Charles/Chicago, Illinois June 18th – June 21st

PostPosted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:57 pm
by Seibertron
Has anyone been able to actually book a room with Pheasant Run? I've been trying via the phone and through their website since October with no luck. I was not able to call them until after TFcon weekend.