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  • Bothcon Shirts Hot Off The Presses

    Bothcon Shirts Hot Off The Presses

    Shirt Front

    Just picked up the Bothcon shirts today and they look fantastic. Screenprinted on Navy blue American Apparel tees, the Greg Hyland art just pops off the fabric. And the printer did an awesome job preserving all the colors, shading, and gradients of the source material. Above, the front of the shirt, and the back of the shirt is below. Bothcon attendee shirts are exactly like the ones you see; shirts used for contest prizes and ones for sale won’t say Bothcon2011 on them.

    Bothcon Shirt Back
    Shirt Back
  • BOTHCON Sneak Peek: Exclusive Minifig!

    BOTHCON Sneak Peek: Exclusive Minifig!

    Legoland California’s Star Wars Weekend and our very own special FBTB event BOTHCON will be here in just a few short days! The swag bags are nearly complete and we still have some surprises!

    You know those special M-Wing kits included in the bags? Well, they need pilots, don’t they?

    Any resemblance to a certain site admin is purely coincidental.

    Purely.

    Coincidental.

  • R2-D2 Master Builder Event at Anaheim

    R2-D2 Master Builder Event at Anaheim

    The LEGO store at Downtown Disney is hosting an R2-D2 building event this weekend starting today May 27 through Sunday May 29. There’ll be a raffle for a store gift card and certificates of participation while supplies last.

  • BOTHCON Update!

    BOTHCON Update!

    I’m here with a few updates to our BOTHCON2011 plans. First up, REMINDER: if you’re participating in the Fan Display to start mailing those MOCs in. I sent a private message on the forums to everyone who’s responded in this thread with instructions. The sooner we get your models the better chance it has on making it onto a display table. We have a deadline to send LEGOLAND info on how much space we need so the sooner I have those numbers the better.

    Next: the goody bag. As reported before, you’ll get:

    • A reusable LEGO Star Wars vinyl tote bag.
    • A Jon Palmer M-wing Starfighter Kit.
    • A Bothcon 2011 T-shirt with artwork by Greg Hyland (pictured above). These are high-quality, screen printed, American Apparel t-shirts.

    Now for the new stuff:

    • A commemorative BOTHCON2011 Minifig pilot for your M-wing.
    • 1 copy of 30054 MINI AT-ST
    • A (practically vintage) 2005 LEGOLAND CA Star Wars Weekend DUPLO Brick.

    Each bag will also randomly contain one of the following:

    • 3219 MINI TIE Fighter
    • OR
    • 30050 MINI Republic Attack Shuttle
    • OR
    • 30051 MINI X-wing Fighter

    Pretty epic bag if you ask me. Now for the other bit of news. We have 13 registered members so far and the cap was at 20 registered members. We are lowering the cap to 15 members, that leaves 2 slots open. We are also cutting off registrations soon. The deadline to register is 11:59pm Saturday May 28. It’s $25 (in addition to the cost of getting into the park). All the information you need is in this thread.

    Questions? Post in any of the Bothcon threads in our Community forum: Fan Display or Minicon

  • BOTHCON 2011: Minicon

    BOTHCON 2011: Minicon

    Update: Registration is now open. Click on the comments link below for more information and to register.

    As promised, we are ready to unwrap the details of our little get together. There’s a lot of information so please read carefully.

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  • BOTHCON 2011: Fan Display

    BOTHCON 2011: Fan Display

    Star Wars Days is right around the corner (June 18 and 19) and we’ve been busy making plans on our second mini-convention: Bothcon 2011 (pronounced [bawth-kon]). There are two ways you can be involved with the festivities whether you are planning on visiting LEGOLAND that weekend or not.

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  • South Coast Plaza Grand Opening Event

    South Coast Plaza Grand Opening Event

    I meant to post this earlier this week but work has been crajee lately, so I apologize for the short reminder. This weekend at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, CA, LEGO Brand Retail is celebrating their grand opening event of their newest store with a series of activities and promotions. First up is a Master Builder event featuring Yoda! Help build an 8 ft. tall Yoda model from Saturday 10am to 6pm and Sunday 12pm to 6pm. Participants will receive a voucher good for a LEGO Star Wars Certificate of Achievement and a Yoda Duplo brick while supplies last. The Master Builder event lasts through Sunday with the final bricks aimed to be placed at 5:00pm on Sunday.

    But wait, there’s more! Visit the store during the event and enter a raffle to win a $50 gift certificate!

    But wait, there’s more! On Saturday, be one of the first 300 people to make a purchase of $35 or more and receive a free exclusive, limited-edition minifig 3-pack, pictured below.

    But wait, there’s more! On Sunday, be one of the first 300 people to to make a purchase of $35 or more and receive a free minifigure t-shirt! T-shirt is in kids sizes, not meant for minifigs.

    The brand new LEGO store is located just off of Carousel Court on the first floor a few doors down from Puzzle Zoo.

    South Coast Plaza Grand Opening Minifigs
    South Coast Plaza Grand Opening Minifigs South Coast Plaza Grand Opening Minifigs
  • FBTB Draft Numero Dos: Tonight’s Game Plan

    FBTB Draft Numero Dos: Tonight’s Game Plan

    Tonight is the second official FBTB Parts Draft! The first draft set the bar extremely high, but we’re expecting this one to run even faster and smoother!

    Whether you are one of the 10 draft participants or just want to spectate tonight, everyone needs to know the game plan:
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  • Star Tours at Disneyland, CA Dated

    Star Tours at Disneyland, CA Dated

    The official Disneyland blog posted an article yesterday outlining opening dates for some new attractions. Star Tours has now been given an opening date of June 3rd for Disneyland. The attraction at Disneyworld in Florida opens May 20th. Excited? I know I am.

  • Update- Parts Draft Numero Dos now open for North Americans!

    Update- Parts Draft Numero Dos now open for North Americans!

    Due to low response from our European membership, the draft is now closed to Europe and is now open for North Americans. The fee for participants in NA is $26 ($15 set, $11S&H.)

    What this means is that we now have a mixed-continent draft, and everyone is going to have to be very accommodating and know that you may be signing up to participate in a draft that is run during the day on a weekend so everyone can be present.

    This will be the last draft offered with overseas shipping, as the high postage cost may have kept some of our members from joining the draft. If a draft is run for Europe again, it will have to be done locally there.