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The convention opens at 9 on a Saturday. If you have priority you can arrive before 9 get your ticket and go through to the Boulevard until the Con opens. For example today the Con opened at 10 but I was in the Boulevard about 920.

@@GeekExplorers I'm trying to get the exclusive one piece figure but I am only able to come on Sunday - I'm not sure if I should queue in the morning. Are there queues in the boulevard?

Sort of but you don’t need to queue once in the Boulevard. Occasionally someone will stand at one of the hall entrances and then someone stands behind them then people start queuing down the wall. But no one needs to queue you can just go stand by which ever hall entrance and wait for it to open.

Awesome, hope you have a great convention, cheers!

Wow that’s really great of you to say, hope it’s helpful for you. Have a good Con!

There’s normally some in both the North and South halls. It’s looking good for this weekend with Indemand, Kapow and Hasbro all confirming they’ll be in attendance and all in the South hall. Plus I spotted Comic and Cocktails on the exhibitor list also in the South Hall. So hopefully plenty of choice!

Great to know is there any vintage toy stalls there ?

MCM is great for modern toys and collectibles but not great for retro. There’s normally a couple of stalls that carry some vintage but I can’t think of even one that’s exclusively vintage. There’s normally some stalls for vintage comics if that’s any consolation. Maybe we’ll get lucky and there’ll be some this time.

Thanks for letting me know you’ve been extremely helpful

No problem, have a great convention!

@@doctornotsoslim3608 Hasbro are going to have a stand this time so I’m hopeful they are going to go all out, it is still the 40th anniversary after all. I’m expecting Studio series 86 Devastator to be unveiled or at least some part of him. Plus Evan one of the Transformers designers is going to be there so it’s looking positive!

Kind words, thank you! I think my next Cons after this will be Liverpool and MCM Brum, so hopefully catch you soon! Cheers!

Thank you, making this just made me more excited for MCM 😂 have a good week! Cheers!

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So many amazing toys and collectibles, Birmingham Toy Fair is the best! Thanks for the comment!!

@@GeekExplorers you're welcome

Cheers!

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Interesting to hear your thoughts. Though my channel and videos are focused mainly on story (however simple that may be) and giving viewers a taste and idea of what the convention or in this case fair is like through my experience. Just as much as they are about showing what’s for sale or activities at the events themselves. With the overall goal of getting people to get out themselves! Obviously if you are offering to upgrade my camera gear so I can have wider talking head shots let me know 😀 Cheers for the food for thought!

Thank you! 🙂

Haha nice one man, keep up the good work😊👍

Cheers!

Thank you, welcome to the team, happy to have you along for the journey!

There were a handful, almost all of the stands were selling some form of toys, action figures, Lego, cars etc The stand I featured with the customs sells through Etsy. There was also someone that did cut out metal super hero art who I think was selling through Etsy. At previous toy fairs I’ve seen one or two stands selling custom minis that I think were also Etsy sellers.

@GeekExplorers I've been to quite a few toy fairs / comic cons and there were hardly any toy / collectables sellers there. Majority were etsy sellers

Oh right, as I say and hopefully you can tell from the video it was very heavy with toys. Not great for comics, there were some but not loads. The toy selection skewed towards vintage and a big load of cars but there was a bit of everything. The company behind it is BP fairs and they do them all over the UK.

@GeekExplorers I do love looking at vintage toys and comics so may have to go to the next one.

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Those are the custom Battle Beasts I mentioned. They’re by a small business called For the love of old toys. They have an Instagram account if you want to find out more instagram.com/fortheloveofoldtoys?igsh=NHdxejhmZzJ3cDMy

I hope the rest of the video delivered with the nostalgia celebration! Cheers!

@@GeekExplorers you're at the top level video production for me now dude 👊🏼

Wow, thank you, appreciated!

I was pretty good this time round, could have definitely spent lots more but had to save some money for the rest of the month. There’s another one in December so maybe I’ll can spend a bit more then! Cheers!

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All the figures on his stand were great! Agreed on the price, it’s justified due to the craft and uniqueness of the figures but with everything else I’d spent my money on I couldn’t afford any this time. Cheers!

Would definitely recommend the Birmingham toy fair, really good day out. The company that runs them is BP Toy Fairs, they do them all over the UK but this is the biggest!

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In theory yes to both! The logistics of this might not be so easy, you’d probably need to prearrange your trades with others as it unlikely other attendees would be walking around with items to trade on the off chance someone wants to do some trading. I’ve seen people turn up with old figures to sell onto toy dealers but again probably best to message dealers in advance to see what they are open to. Hope that’s helpful!

It’s definitely worth checking out if you like a bit of everything with a big dose of horror. The panels were good fun to, although some minor sound problems with the Hellraiser one. Cheers!

Awesome on the Jaws head, that stand had loads of cool busts! Thanks for the info re Horror Con, sounds like it’s worth checking out at some point. If you see me at a future con say hi, always happy to film cosplays for my video! Cheers

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Thank you, I should have been more specific it’s the interchange at the Meadowhall Shopping centre. I keep forgetting its name 😅 it’s right on the edge of Sheffield to the point I had assumed Magna was in Sheffield, I only realised I was in Rotherham when I arrive at Magna. Cheers.

They’re pretty funny, they remind me of Penguin from Wallace and Gromit but ruder 😂

I wasn’t particularly looking out for Legends but I’m certain I saw some and stalls were selling them. The whole show was a good mix of modern and retro toys. All the transformers I was after were current lines and there were plenty both boxes new and unboxed and used. It was the same for Marvel figs. There was a bit of everything as there’s a mix of professional traders and people who are just there to clear out old collections.

Thank you, yeah definitely important to put positivity out there, it makes the Con more fun for everyone! Cheers!

Highly recommended, deffo feel like I didn’t have enough time to fit everything in. Cheers for watching!

Thank you!

Thank you, it’s a really amazing city, hopefully I’ll get to go back one day and make another video there. Appreciate the kind words, cheers!

Ah good point, didn’t really think of that, thanks for the idea, nice one!

Yeah, his arts incredible, I’ll have to add the Wheelie book to my hunt list! There’s some great digital art but agreed there were so many great posters and covers, I’ve always got an eye some cool retro art!

That’s good to hear, always happy to help if I can so let me know if there’s any advice you need an I’ll do my best to answer! Hope you have a good one!

Hope your Dad had a good time!

Thank you! Agreed having so much Transformers and their fans in one place was so good! Hopefully I’ll make it to another TFCon in Canada or the US, I’ve only done UK TF events. Cheers!

Wow, that’s awesome to hear, glad to hear it was helpful, hope you had a great time!

Sorry to hear that, hope you have more luck I. The future! Lucky for me my purchases at the event were all good! This made a nice change as I did pick up a Legacy Shrapnel just before TF Con who’s arm snapped off the first time I tried to transform him 😭

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Thank you! Yes super happy to pick up the story book, was a great find! Plans are afoot for next year, hopefully I can save enough to make it! Cheers!

Thank you! Wow what an awesome way to spend your Bday. Yeah totally agree it’s an amazing event, great that it’s a bit more far reaching than just TF nostalgia. I viewed it as a one off trip but I really want to figure out a way to afford to go again. I’m away the weekend of TF nation though I’m going to try to make the Friday. Cheers!

Thank you, hope it was helpful, cheers!

The person that made it has a Facebook page called The Quintesson Syndicate. The figure felt pretty sturdy and had ratchet joints so seem very good quality. You should be able to find out more on the Facebook page. Cheers

It was a really amazing time, thought I’d go as a one off but I’m already trying to figure out a way to be able to afford to go again 😂 Cheers!

Thanks for the tip, I’ll check out the Cyber Battalion. I’m based in the UK we have some cheaper shops for Transformers so will keep a look out! Cheers!!

The bucket of shame 😂 Thanks for the tale of support 😀 That’s a shame about the breakfast, hopefully just a one off. Cheers!

Hey Marcus, great to meet you at the Con and for checking out my video, really appreciate the positive words, have a good one! Cheers!!

I’m really tempted to try to save up for one of the US TFCons next. I had a great time. It’s definitely a different atmosphere at a smaller convention. Cheers!