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Operation: Opening Times
With TFNation 2018 a little over a month away we are pleased to confirm the opening times for the show.
Friday 17th August - PANELS ONLY (STRICTLY NO TRADING)
- 10:00 AM Ticket Collections - outside the main hall
- 12:00 AM Panel Room Opens
- 5:30 PM Panel Room Closes
- 6:00 PM Main Hall Opens for Video Screening
- 9:50 PM Main Hall Closed
- 10:00 PM Panel Room Opens - Special Event Subject To Change
- 11:30 PM Panel Room Closes
Saturday 18th August
- 8:30 AM Ticket Collections - outside the main hall
- 9:30 AM Main Hall Opens for Weekend Ticket Holders
- 9:30 AM Forge Opens
- 10:00 AM Main Hall Opens for Saturday Ticket Holders
- 4:00 PM Ticket Collections Closes
- 4:00 PM Forge Closes
- 4:00 PM Main Hall Closes
- 5:00 PM Panel Room Closes
- 6:00 PM Club Con Opens
- 8:00 PM Club Con Closes
- 9:00 PM Stan Bush Concert Starts
Sunday 19th August
- 8:30 AM Ticket Collections - outside the main hall
- 9:00 AM Main Forge Opens
- 9:30 AM Main Hall Opens for all ticket holders
- 5:30 PM Show Closes
On all days we shall be using both the main hall and the Pavilion Suite, to host some of our panels - the Pavilion suite is a large panel room positioned on the ground floor, next to the hotel swimming pool. Please check the final event schedule for exact details.
We are pleased to announce the release of our
information and visual guide for attendees, parents and carers
which has been designed to help familiarise attendees with what to expect whilst visiting the event. We are grateful to crew member Sarah for all of her help with this pack.
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Operation: This is My Design
The next guest to join the TFNation line-up hails from the artistic and creative realms of the toy world, and has been behind the majority of the Transformers brand all the way up to 2013, and has been known to the fandom under a number of names - but today, we welcome him as Aaron Archer!
For more than 20 years at Kenner and Hasbro, Archer has built worlds, storylines, and characters for iconic properties including Transformers, G.I.Joe, Star Wars, Batman, Jurassic ParkandAlien. You will be able to hear from him directly, as a toy professional, in the 2018 Netflix documentary series The Toys That Made Us - with the Transformers episode due to debut in May 2018 – and of course at TFNation 2018.
During his 13 years on the Transformers team, Archer collaborated on the design on hundreds of toys, and served as the Creative Lead for all Transformers partnerships, shaping stories, character development, and world-building over four live-action feature films, four video games, five animated series, theme park rides, and countless publishing projects.
His favorite personal design work includes the Unicron Trilogy, Alternators, Mini-cons, the Transformers Masterpiece line and much more. He continues to create monsters and robots mostly in his personal publishing efforts. He has also offered his services as an illustrator and toy designer, to the likes of Star Wars: Episode I;G.I. Joe RAH;Kenner Batman: The Animated Series;Legends of the Dark Knight;Total Justice,Alien: Resurrection,Jurassic Park 3.
Aaron Archer will be present at TFNation 2018 all weekend, talking toys, possibly sketching, weaving stories and chatting backgrounds with all attendees!
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Operation: The Art Bringer
Another returning guest to the 2018 edition of TFNation is the fan-beloved artist from the big cold white North, Alex Milne!
Milne has been working as a creator for Transformers since the days of Devil’s Due Press’ GI Joe vs the Transformers, various collaborations with Fun Publications and eventually moving to regular, serialised work with Dreamwave and IDW Publishing. As the regular co-creator on Transformer: More Than Meets the Eye, Milne has rendered hearts and tears in painstaking detail, bringing some of the more expressive robot faceplates to the pages of comics.
Alongside and after MTMTE, Milne has provided covers for a range of IDW Publishing comics, Transformers and elsewhere, as well as providing interior art for an issue of Transformers: Lost Light. His most recent collaboration saw him partner once more with writer John Barber (and Christos Gage) on the prequel mini-series Rom vs The Transformers: Shining Armor - but the perhaps bigger news is his presence as artist for the upcoming Unicron: Darkest Hour #0 Free Comic Book Day issue due in May 2018.
Alex Milne will be signing autographs, selling artwork, and attempting to complete commissions at TFNation 2018, as he is always in extremely high demand.
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Tickets on sale now at https://tfnation.com/2018/registration/
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Operation: A Handful of Voices
The second voice actor that TFNation is proud to present for 2018 hails from the land of the early 2000s, and the series that some will argue is called Car Robots, when we all really know it as Robots in Disguise (2001) - please join us in welcoming the man behind Megatron, leader of the Predacons: Daniel Riordan!
As well as voicing the purple leader Megatron, Daniel remained at the mic for the gold and white upgrade Galvatron, and is so far the only voice actor famous for lending his talents to a robot, jet, bat, two-headed dragon, giant flying hand, roadster, winged griffin, one-headed dragon, hydroplane, and an elephant, all while only really voicing the same character.
In a fun twist, he also voiced Omega Prime, the combined form of Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus and leader of the Autobot side, opponent and eventual vanquisher of Galvatron in the final episode of the series.
In other Transformers appearances you may recognise, Daniel was behind the 2007 videogame based on the Paramount live-action series, and specifically, the Decepticon characters of Bonecrusher and Shockwave. He has also been involved in several videogame franchises as secondary and additional character voices, with the likes of Final Fantasy XIII, Mass Effect III, Age of Empires III, Skyrim, and more.
On screen, both big and small, he is well known for his roles in Dreamgirls, Jingle All The Way, The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space, and a brief presence in Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Wild Thornberrys.
Daniel Riordan will be present all of the TFNation 2018 weekend, signing autographs, available for quick photo opportunities, and eager to meet fans of his work and of Transformers in general!
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Operation: Mike of Iron
A new guest joining us for TFNation 2018, but by no means a newcomer to the Transformers scene is artist Mike Collins! Mike was the hands behind the Man of Iron (1985/87), the first story in the Marvel comics originating in the UK, and several more, eventually also co-writing Crisis of Command! (1985-86), which introduced the recurring self-doubting character trait in Optimus Prime.Despite leaving the comics by the end of 1985, he didn’t leave Transformers entirely behind: along with Mike Farmer, he illustrated the first four Ladybird Transformers books, which became the gateway to Transformers fiction for a number of children at the time.
Mike continued to contribute to other comics, though moving into Action Force, the European precursor to G.I. Joe, which also included recent returner and fan-favourite Action Man. Mike later made his way to 2000AD, Marvel and DC, and his art can be found in the pages of Flash,Teen Titans, and The Uncanny X-Men – where he first introduced the questionable but charming character of Gambit. He has also worked on the likes of Star Trek,Wonder Woman, several 2000AD titles, and as of 2005, returning to UK material with Doctor Who Magazine, and the two Doctor Who original Graphic Novels published by the BBC.
A name you might also know from outside of comics, Mike has provided storyboards for TV and films including Doctor Who,Horrid Henry, and Sherlock.
Mike will be present at TFNation 2018 all weekend, signing autographs, talking fandom, and probably willing to sketch some art for attendees
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It’s been 3 weeks since #TFNation2018 and it’s now time to share some of the photos taken by @TGShots @moobit and @nickhardyphoto with you all!
You can view our galleries at https://tfnation.com/2018/gallery/ right now!
#TFNation #Transformers #SaturdayMorning #TFN2018 #TFNPhotos
We have a special 360° photo album coming soon thanks to Markus Hauta so keep your optics out for that
We’d love to see your photos from the event as well so why not share them with us by tagging us or using the hashtag #TFNPhotos
You can find out more about the members of #TeamReflector by visiting each of their websites
@TGShots - https://www.tgphotography.co.uk/
@nickhardyphoto - http://www.nickhardyphotography.co.uk
@moobit - http://www.moobitmedia.com/
For more information please contact [email protected]
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Operation: Stan Bush Tickets - Limited Quantity Remaining
Tickets to TFNation 2018’s special event - the Stan Bush live concert - were put on sale back in February, and we’ve been keeping count of purchases and registration since, of course. As of today, we are reaching the limit of the venue’s capacity for the concert, meaning that if you have yet to book your ticket, or know people attending the convention who are still on the fence about the gig, now is the time to make that decision, and snap up the last few left!
The concert will take place on the Saturday evening of the convention, after the conclusion of our “Clubcon” evening entertainment for weekend pass holders. Like all events taking place at TFNation, attendance is strictly subject to availability and room capacity. Tickets are available from our website, in addition to regular TFNation packages. For Saturday only attendees, concert tickets are £20.00. For full weekend pass holders, concert tickets are £15.00. There are still no current plans to open up the sales to non-attendees, given room capacity, sales, and venue requirements, but we may still reassess this at a later date if any significant changes occur.
Please note that once tickets are sold out, there will be no extra, secret, or additional places released.
We remain available for questions and clarification on all our usual channels, and thank you for your understanding.
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https://bit.ly/2MWKzWqWe know that many people are travelling for a long while and a long distance to attend TFNation 2018, and some are even attending the UK for the first time - so for ease of mind and stress, we are sharing once more this short guide to help make that journey just a little less worrying.
TFNation 2018 is being held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole hotel. This is located next to the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham. The NEC has strong transport links via Birmingham International Train Station and Birmingham International Airport, which are both linked by one convenient hub.
Depending on how you’re travelling, the following sections below will assist you in reaching Birmingham International/NEC – from there, you are just a short walk / taxi ride away from the hotel!
1) By Air
Birmingham international airport receives flights and flight connections from many major cities across the world.
Once you reach arrivals, go up the escalators. At the top of these you will see the entrance to a Monorail. This is important as it is your gateway to the convention.
The free monorail runs every 10 mins from 5:00am to 2:00am. The journey itself only takes a couple of minutes and it will drop you off safely at Birmingham International train station. You do not need to book or board a train from here: during daytime hours, you can simply walk across the overpass that runs between the train station and the NEC. All you have to do once here is follow the signs to the Hilton.
Please Note – The overpass closes at night. It normally closes at 1:00am but has been known to close earlier. If this happens you can either get a taxi from the train station (approx. £8.00 at time of writing) or hope on a free shuttle bus to the hotel – look out for the Subway fast food restaurant: next to it, is a free yellow phone that will connect you to the Hilton. Give them a call and they will tell you when the next shuttle is due.
2) By Rail
Birmingham International is part of the national rail network and can be reached from most locations. If your journey requires you to change at Birmingham New Street, fear not: there are regular services between New Street and International.
Once you arrive at the station just head for the overpass, and follow the indications from the previous section.
Trains from New Street to International
Thursday 16th: First train 05:29 Last train 23:54
Friday 17th: First train 05:29 Last train 23:54
Saturday 18th: First train 05:50 Last train 23:14
Sunday 19th: First train 08:30 Last train 23:14
Monday 20th: First train 05:29 Last train 23:54
Trains from International to New Street
Thursday 16th: First train 06:05 Last train 01:30 (fri)
Friday 17th: First train 06:05 Last train 01:29 (sat)
Saturday 18th: First train 06:18 Last train 23:49
Sunday 19th: First train 08:30 Last train 00:09 (mon)
Monday 20th: First train 06:05 Last train 01:24 (tues)
Please note: UK trains can get quite expensive the closer you purchase your tickets to your travel date. We recommend planning rail travels in advance for both peace of mind and of budget.
3) By Coach
Birmingham coach station is located in Mill Lane, postcode B56DD. It is approximately a 15mins walk from there to Birmingham New Street (via the B4100 until you reach the Bullring, then follow signs for New Street) though we would suggest attendees use a taxi as the journey is mostly uphill. Once at New Street station, follow the indications as explained in the section above.
4) By Car
The Hilton is approximately 200 yards from Junction 6 of the M42. For SatNav users, the NEC postcode is B40 1NT. Road users will be able to reach the Hilton without going via the NEC. The hotel includes an award-winning 700 space “Safe Park” car park, but should spaces fill quickly, the NEC has thousands of parking spaces. Up to date pricing can be found on their website.
Alternative accommodation Many guests and attendees have been lucky enough to secure a room at the Hilton for part of or all of TFNation; if you have been unable to do so, there are several other options nearby still available, which you can check out in the interactive map below.
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To reach the Hilton and TFNation from any of these locations, either take a taxi directly to the venue, or follow the indications explained in the sections above.
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