#convention exclusives

[aeonmagnus]

BotCon 2011 theme ideas. From "BotCon: Beyond the Convention."

[intexda]

I wouldn't put it past hasbro to release a splendid convoy repaint of haslab rid prime as a convention exclusive kind of thing down the line. (provided the market is there for it)

They would probably try some kind of mini haslab kinda deal where they only make as many as are preordered past a funding objective. It would also probably only be the prime figure without the ultra magnus or bluebolts. (Though it would be kind of cool to see those recasted in yellow as well)

[roseaesynstylae]

I was reading a post that said the Separatists committed more war crimes than the Republic, and all I could think about was Alpha-17 kicking down the door and bellowing “This is unacceptable!” He made sure his side were ahead in terms of war crimes before he left and he sure as hell isn’t going to let the Separatists exceed his total!

[mlp-pic-a-day]

This is the 2009 MLP Fair Pony.

[sydmarch]

starting a collection of characters who are hannah geists. to me

[the-casbah-way]

everyone’s so bummed about voxval not being “official” that i think we’re forgetting how much potential there is now. slowburn mutual pining? awkward embarrassing attempts at flirting? a CONFESSION SONG???? i think them having a weird messy undefined relationship is WAY more interesting and in character than if they were to be fully dating in the conventional sense of the word

[alphacomicsvol2]

Amazing Spider-Man #3 Cover Art (Dallas Fan Expo Variant by InHyuk Lee)

[barbielore]

In 2012, Mattel released the Hope Diamond Barbie - yes, modelled after the most famous diamond in the world.

I vaguely seem to recall being taught growing up that the Hope Diamond was the biggest diamond ever found, but it's occurred to me while writing this that I don't know if that's true. Apparently the largest diamond in the world is the Cullinan diamond, discovered in 1905 and named after the owner of the mine (and not, like, the miner... but if I go too deep down that path I will start talking about things REALLY unrelated to Barbie.)

While the redhead version was a Gold Label release with 6500 dolls created, there was also a blonde version that was a convention exclusive for the 2012 Italian doll convention.

The doll was designed by Robert Best, a very prolific Barbie designer. I don't think it's one of his best efforts but I do think Hope Diamond Barbie looks elegant and refined. I significantly prefer the redhead version of her.

[gijoe-forever]

[heckyeahponyscans]

Check out Fleur, a HQG1C pony produced as an exclusive for the Canadian Pony Collectors Extravaganza! However, anyone can order her by contacting Cory Thomas on Facebook. She is $40 plus shipping.

[tamapalace]

Premium Bandai US Lists 2023 Convention Exclusive Tamagotchi Original Shells

Didn’t’ catch these at the convention last year? They’re actually also on shelves at Bandai Namco stores too. Premium Bandai US has listed both the Mametchi Spaceship and Mimitchi Planet Tamagotchi Original shells that are convention exclusives last year. Listed for $30.00 and already shipping. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to add them to your collection!

[wonder-worker]

"[Elizabeth Woodville's] piety as queen seems to have been broadly conventional for a fifteenth-century royal, encompassing pilgrimages, membership of various fraternities, a particular devotion to her name saint, notable generosity to the Carthusians, and the foundation of a chantry at Westminster after her son was born there. ['On other occasions she supported planned religious foundations in London, […] made generous gifts to Eton College, and petitioned the pope to extend the circumstances in which indulgences could be acquired by observing the feast of the Visitation']. One possible indicator of a more personal, and more sophisticated, thread in her piety is a book of Hours of the Guardian Angel which Sutton and Visser-Fuchs have argued was commissioned for her, very possibly at her request."

-J.L. Laynesmith, "Elizabeth Woodville: The Knight's Widow", Later Plantagenet and Wars of the Roses Consorts: Power, Influence, Dynasty

[rawliverandgoronspice]

regarding common tropes about ganon's writing in fics, I am kind of always taken aback a little anytime ganondorf uses degrading sexist terms in fics and such. Because to me, even his most evil interpretations would probably have no reason to have negative associations with women who have sex a lot, unless he picked it up from elsewhere (like there's some room for it to be interesting psychologically speaking if that's directly addressed, but it never is). I'm not sure why the gerudos would ever cultivate these kind of misogynistic ideas in their own culture, or why Ganondorf would spontaneously decide to form any essentialist ideas he may potentially develop on the basis of promiscuity, of all things. And, if he would pick that up from Hyrule... why would he, why this, and how does that map out with him remaining proudly gerudo in most iterations if he sees any non-married woman getting funky in a negative way?

it's kind of a very small thing, but it does kind of beckons a lot of questions regarding worldbuilding and psychology and it tends to take me out of fics a little, because it's always kind of assumed and never investigated

[thegraveyardsh1ft]

I bought a vest to wear for my sister’s wedding and realized a terrible truth that I could cosplay as Doug

I think my selfies are kinda cringe, so this one is on Patreon 😖

[proteusolm]

I hope artists that participated in shortbox comics fair make their stuff available elsewhere now that it is over. I didn't have the disposable income to be spending that kinda money on digital downloads of short comics which will probably take me <20 minutes to finish. I originally thought it would be like a digital convention where you pay a single fee for access and was disappointed to learn that it is actually just a limited time digital storefront where you pay like $5-$15 to read each short comic, most of the ones I was interested in being more on the $15 CAD side of things. Not unreasonable price at all for the work that went into them, I'm sure, just not what I expected from something with "fair" in the name and which I saw described as a "convention".

[son1c]

I envy the Europeans. They have all the good merch over there.

dude i know... the sega uk shop gives me depression because it's SO MUCH BETTER than the usa shop