{"id":14769,"date":"2010-06-03T21:08:46","date_gmt":"2010-06-04T01:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wormholeriders.com\/blog\/?p=14769"},"modified":"2018-01-10T05:57:59","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T13:57:59","slug":"collectormania-16-r2d2-daleks-dinosaurs-joe-flanigan-and-twilight-eclipse-promo-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/stargate\/2010\/06\/03\/collectormania-16-r2d2-daleks-dinosaurs-joe-flanigan-and-twilight-eclipse-promo-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"CollectorMania 16: R2D2, Daleks, Dinosaurs, Joe Flanigan, Twilight Eclipse (with Promo Trailer)!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The day for CollectorMania 16<\/a> started off with my daughter, our friends and I running round the house, desperately trying to all get ready at the same time. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Click<\/a>
\n<\/span>Our dogs got under our feet (they wanted to come too), and I forgot the camera and had to go back to retrieve it! Finally we were on our way. Despite the Sat-Nav device nearly being thrown out the window on a number of occasions,\u00a0 we managed to find our way to the Dons Stadium, Milton Keynes<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This is a relatively new location for Collectormania<\/a>, having swapped from the city centre shopping mall. This means its much easier to get around the stadium, and not have to fight for shoulder space amongst the shoppers, displayers, fans, guests, and show event staff. I would thoroughly recommend first time attendees\u2019 to wrap up warm. There\u2019s a gusty cold wind that blows round the rafters, and rattles your teeth.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Upon entering the stadium, my first stop was to pay for my autograph and photo shoot with Joe Flanigan<\/a><\/strong>, then find out where he was meant to be sitting. Joe didn\u2019t arrive till about 11am, along with most other guests. This gave me time to walk around and mingle with other fans. I managed to get accosted by a Dalek<\/a>, and then R2D2<\/a> beeped me from behind, much to the amusement of my daughter, who had to help me down off the ceiling after jumping out of my skin!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"HonestHunny<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"R2D2<\/a>
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There were lots of fans milling around in costumes. It never ceases to amaze me the dedication some people put into their attire. Ghost Busters<\/a>, Klingons<\/strong>, Storm Troopers<\/strong>, Darth Vader<\/a>, Trekkies<\/strong>, they all had fantastically realistic looking uniforms. I was able to photograph a few. I hope you agree just how wonderful they looked.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"ZOMG<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Darth<\/a><\/p>\n

My first sight of Joe was through the booth window, where he was sitting. It wasn\u2019t easy to see him, which was a massive shame. At least at the previous venue, guests were seated in a line, and even if you didn\u2019t want to get an autograph you still had the pleasure of being able to see them. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

From what I could see at the time, he was looking his usual handsome self. There was a small queue to get his autograph, so I decided to wait till after my photo op.Unfortunately pictures of the stars like Joe Flanigan<\/a> are no longer allowed at the CollectorMania\u00a0 autograph areas. In the meantime, I took a a picture of the Ghost Busters<\/strong> with my daughter and her friend.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Ghost<\/a>
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At the shoot, I could at least show him the painting I wanted signed for a friend, and that would stick in his mind. Whilst waiting in the queue for the shoot, I got talking to two really nice Stargate <\/a>fans. We had a good giggle gossip about the stars we had met. It was a pleasure chatting to like minded soles, so Tracey and Jan, hope we meet again at another convo (convention). I handed them my WormholeRiders<\/a> card, and they promised to give us a butchers (cockney slang\u2026 “Butchers Hook” means “giving a look”).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

After a short wait, it was finally my turn to have my photo opportunity with Joe Flanigan<\/a>! I was able to notice he was wearing a dark coloured sports top, and jeans (nicely baggy around the lower torso area\u2026grins). Although I had to laugh, his shirt tails were sticking out at the bottom (amazingly resisting the mother urge to tuck them back in. well that\u2019s my story, there was absolutely no other urge to handle his rear end). I have to report that his hair was its normal resilient self, and seemed to be behaving in its normal independent way. I will post a second report on Joe Flanigan<\/a> when my photo opportunity arrives.
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\"HonestHunny<\/a><\/p>\n

I approached Joe, and he smiled warmly, stuck out his hand, and greeted me with a lovely knee buckling smile. \u201cHey there, good to meet you\u201d, was his introduction. I took his hand, and was pleasantly rewarded with a good firm handshake. My father always said, you could tell the mettle of a man, by the strength, and manner of the grip. My father would have approved of Joe.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I asked Joe if I we could hold the painting I had done of him, and of course he happily obliged. Before I left I informed him I would see him soon to get the painting signed, and all too quickly my first encounter with Joe was sadly over and done with!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
\n<\/span>Photo above from WHR inventory by WR_Systems (Kenn) LA Stargate 2009<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A small walk around the stadium was then in order. I met Kenny Baker<\/a>, who was the actor inside R2D2, and managed to get a photo of him. Also in the area was Peter Mayhew<\/a>, who played Chewy in Star Wars. I have to say, and I hope I don\u2019t offend, but you could not imagine anyone else playing Chewy, having encountered Peter. He is very tall, with long flowing wiry hair, Chewy with too much make up, and a gentleman to boot.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Kenny<\/a><\/p>\n

I stopped to chat with an extremely nice gentleman called Daniel Stewart<\/a>. He was in Star Trek The Next Generation<\/strong> episode “The Inner Light<\/a>” one of the favorite TNG episodes of WR_Systems (Kenn)<\/a>. He was very interested in WormholeRiders, took a card, and promised to look us up. He happily posed for a photo, and was a genuine pleasure to meet.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Daniel<\/a><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, my daughter decided she was going to hunt down Chaske Spencer<\/a> (Twilight New Moon and soon to be released Twilight Eclipse<\/a> ). She came back on a teenage high, with a signed autograph, and a kiss on the cheek from him. I had to deal with major swoon issues with her for a few minutes. Included below courtesy of Summit Entertainment<\/a> is a promotional trailer for Twilight Eclipse<\/a> embedded by WR_Systems (Kenn)<\/a> for my report. Thank you Summit Entertainment!
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\"Twilight<\/a>
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