Wizard World Chicago....

I'm just wondering if anyone from TDH is going, as I ahve a massive group of Predators assembled for it and a group shot of Preds and mandos would be very cool to arrange.

planning thread:
http://www.thehunterslair.com/index.php?showtopic=5478

Lemme know if you're going and what costume (if any) you'll be wearing so I can say "hi"

Jodo Kast 3 and I will be getting double rooms again, so we usually get some people there getting ready, till we go over together on Sat morning. Friday is our just looking/shopping day but Sat is when they all troop.

Wow, this is still a long way off...this event is held in the middle of summer and as I look out my window right now, all I see is snow. Anyway, on top of what Remo said, on Saturday the usual crowd from TDH also includes Fettcicle, Seeker, The Clone Emperor and myself and various supporting staff (lovely wives). The 501st will probably also have a table and I know that Fettswatcop was there last year with them.

Hey Remo, good to see you'll make it out this year!

Me too. I'll be there.

Don't know if I'll have Fett ready.

I will most likely be there as Jango again this year.

Hopefully I'll have my Boba done by then too. It would be nice to unveil it at home.

But if not then Spartan or Jango

I am attending Adventurecon again this year but might see if i can go to this one as well.

Hey Seeker, if you're coming as Boba can I wear your Jango?

I figured that it would be best to make arrangements for WWC now, as I have a habit of doing stuff last-minute.... I'll probably be finishing a piece of my Predator armor on the way in :

Originally Posted by hansoloway

Hey Seeker, if you're coming as Boba can I wear your Jango?

Sure - if it fits.

Yup,

Jodo Kast will be there again this year. And as Remo said, we`ll be there all weekend because we always get rooms. Just remember everyone, WWC is earlier this year...June 26th -29th.


See you all there!!

I also posted a thread similar to this over at The League of Heroes and The Brotherhood of the Bat.

So far it appears that a good amount of costumed participation will take place, which I'm very excited over, as D*Con is out of my range at the moment.

I look forward to seeing you guys at the con.
ZK

p.s., what hotels is everyone staying at? The groupd of predators is staying at the Hyatt.

Always a good time!

Not sure which hotel we'll have. I made reservations at 3 hotels because none are guarenteeing yet connecting rooms(or even nearby rooms). I'm waiting till the last minute to decide where JK3 and I will be for everyone to hang out at. The options are the Hyatt, the Doubletree or the Crowne Plaza where by sheer cowinkydink a seperate convention will be going on at the exact same time. http://www.flashbackweekend.com/index.shtml So for any horror fans you might want to pop over there too.

Hansoloway-I'm sorry I missed hanging out with you guys last year. We will for sure make up for it this year.

I remember costuming at Wizard World 2000 with SEEKER in his Sandtrooper before he got into Fett costuming. I think I met a Han Solo costumer that year also by the name of Jodo Kast 3 if I'm not mistaken.

It's a huge convention. I went every year from 1997-2004, but haven't been there since, because then they switched it to two weekends before Dragon Con. This year, they moved it back again so I'm considering going this year again.

Why do I see another pred outing aside from WWC?

Oh Mr Fett, please tell me you have some pictures featuring the "varient" version of our beloved Jodo

And FettSwattCop, will you be coming out just for Sat or the whole weekend? It will be good to see you again as well.

Jeeze, didn't know it was that early this year.. I was reading the thread and thought "gosh, this is a bit early" but I guess not... Probably a trooper for me.... Again!

Originally Posted by Remo Locke

a seperate convention will be going on at the exact same time. http://www.flashbackweekend.com/index.shtml So for any horror fans you might want to pop over there too.

I was going to post about this also. If you look through the site you can get discounted rates a the Crowne with a promo code. This con is small but usually alot of fun. This is a great place to wear some non Star Wars costumes from fun to gory.

Fettcicle- Yeah, for whatever reason (I think it had something to do with SDCC, not sure) the dates got moved up from the July/August dates of the past.
Jk3 and I have a friend there (BigD from the HV&M board) who runs the AV dept at the crowne so he's the guy who has to get everyone set-up and running the drive-in movies at night. He's our hook-up to the "stars". It is a nice con and they do they some nice guests. The Crowne was $109. if they still had any rooms. The Embassy is sold out, the Doubletree is $159 I belive and the Hyatt was about the same. But then they also nail you on parking, which is such a rip-off. You're a guest at their hotels, you shouldn't be charged extra for parking there.

I may stop in on saturday for trooping, if my pp2 boba is finished by then. I'm goin to comic con by car, so I will be pretty tight on money at that point, so i won't be able to make the whole weekend...but we'll see.

Originally Posted by Remo Locke

Oh Mr Fett, please tell me you have some pictures featuring the "varient" version of our beloved Jodo

And FettSwattCop, will you be coming out just for Sat or the whole weekend? It will be good to see you again as well.

Im planning the entire weekend.

Random question...... where in the convention will we meet up? THe Predator group has decided for the Hyatt lobby, since that's where most of them are staying.....
I don't know if I can manage the whole weekend, but I'm definately shooting for Saturday.

Zurath,

You won`t be able to miss us. We`ll be the Boba, Jango, Jodo, Stormtrooper group hovering around the 501st area.


Or at the front entrance posing for pics...

Just grab one of us and say hi...

Ladies and gentleman we have a first time guest coming to WWC...
http://www.wizardworld.com/fcosifacoit.html

You may have known him as Cousin It, but I remember him as bidi-bidi-bidi
TWIKI (ok, he didin't do the voice but he was the character)

and strangly enough, no sign of Virgil or Lou Ferrigno yet

As usual, only top notch talent at Wizard World Chicago.

about a month to go. Jeremy Bulloch returns from I think a 2 or 3 year absence.

http://www.wizardworld.com/guests-ch.html

And don't forget the legends of wrestling
Iron Shiek
George the Animal Steele
and the Honky Tonk Man I'm having flashbacks to the 1980's

Oh and by the way, Jodo and I will be staying at the Crowne Plaza that weekend for those that want to stop by.

Hey Remo...

How about a costume this year?

Hey Jodo, I could always give your room to someone far nicer....which is just about everyone here :p

I'll be in a costume all right. I'm going to jam myself in your JK armor when you're not looking and make a run (or in my case, a brisk walk) for it

They've now added a few more guests
[COLOR=#810081]http://www.wizardworld.com/guests-ch.html[/COLOR]
Jeremy Bulloch

[COLOR=#feee29]Lou Ferrigno[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#ffffff](TV's Incredible Hulk)[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#feee29]George "The Animal" Steele[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#ffffff](Wrestling Legend)[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#feee29]Iron Sheik[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#ffffff](Wrestling Legend, Howard Stern "Killers of Comedy")[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#feee29]Honky Tonk Man[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#ffffff](Wrestling Legend)[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#feee29]Orli Shoshan[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#ffffff](Actress: Star Wars Episode II Attack Of The Clones)[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#feee29]Felix Silla[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#ffffff](Adams Family's Cousin It)[/COLOR]


[COLOR=#feee29]Tony Moran [/COLOR]
[COLOR=#ffffff](Actor, played Michael Myers in “Halloween” and “Halloween II”; courtesy of Comic City)[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#feee29]Steve Sansweet[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#feee29]Alex Ross[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#feee29]Missy Peregrym[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#ffffff]SPECIAL GUEST
("Reaper", "Stick It" Actress)[/COLOR]

Recently added

POWDER/Young Indy Sean Patrick Flanery

WWE/ECW Dawn Maire

WWE/TNA Gail Kim

WWE/TNA/Playboy Christy Hemme

some reality show people

and of course,
the old reliables

Lou Ferrigno and Virgil



It's 2 weeks away people. Are you ready?!

i might be going if i finish a few more tk kits i've been doing for friends.

Due to life, I regret that I can't make Wizard World this year. I'll miss hanging with you guys. I will however be attending the John Williams tribute at Ravinia on August 1st with the 501st. Seeker, any chance of bringing the baby along to that, I'd love to meet her?

Dang, I wanted to see your Fett again. I hope everything is ok.

On a side note, did anyone notice they removed Jeremy Bulloch from the guest list? I hope it's a just a mistake...

Bill,

Bummer dude.

We`ll miss you this year...

This was my very first troop as Boba (and as an officially approved 501st member!!) and it was a blast!

It was good to see everyone again!


Thanks for the kind words Rudy! I really appreciate it!

Thomas, always a pleasure!

Turo, congrats again!


After I made my brief appearance on the show floor, my girl friend and I walked around the Hyatt and took some pictures.

I'll get them up later. Right now, I'm going to bed.

Were either of these you, bobamatt? They are with my son:

Here's one with Turo, who was very cool about this pose idea:

Is it just me to notice or is the smile on that young man glued into place

Now those are photos worth a thousand words

Have you been able to trade him out of that PR shirt for a SW shirt yet
Thank you for sharring those priceless photos

A proud father you are....

Originally Posted by AT-AT Luvah

Were either of these you, bobamatt? They are with my son:

Nope, that's not me. That is fettswatcop. I'd recognize that fine Fett anywhere!

I was there for the group shot on Saturday, but I didn't partake 'cause I wasn't wearing my Fett yet.

Here is a picture of fettswatcop and myself Saturday afternoon. I'm on the left. Sorry for the blurriness... I'll have better shots tomorrow...










Also, after we walked around the floor for a while, my gf and I went back to the Hyatt and took some really awesome photos with the artsy-fartsy lobby as the background. Enjoy!










It looks like you and your kid had a blast! I love that shot with Turo! Lol!

We did have a great time and yes, he was smiling ear to ear the whole day - seeing his Star Wars heroes come to life.

He LOVES Power Rangers but he also loves Star Wars, which is reflected in him holding a lightsaber.

Hopefully he grows out of his Power Rangers phase soon.

Bobamatt, lookin' good man! More pics guys, I need to see what I missed.

Thanks Bill!

My boss took these...

Good afternoon,

I am very impressed with some of the photographic quality of the images displayed here.

While I've only started captioning my Wizard World Chicago 2008 gallery, I like to share the work in progress. This convention was held in June in Rosemont--sorta near Chicago--Illinois:


(Click here to view the entire gallery)


Star Wars artists Cynthia Cummens and Justin Chung. (Cynthia provided the inspiration for SW Legacy character Astraal Vao.)


Son and Father, Boba and Jango Fett joined by rival Jodo Kast.


Imperial Knight Ganner Krieg in a tender moment with Darth Talon.


One of each! From left to right; Imperial Stormtrooper, Commander Deviss, Padmé Amidala; Ilum frost wear, Mara Jade; The Emperor's Hand, Shock Trooper and a Clone Trooper Lieutenant.

Be sure to click on the banner above to view the rest of the gallery.


(Still working on my next trick.)

Be well,
Thomas