Toy Con 2012

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The long wait is finally over.  After almost 3 years, I was able to set foot again to one of the big events in the country --- The Toy Convention.  Yup, the gathering of the best toy collectors, merchants and hobbyists.  Plus more!  It was  a three (3)-day event for this year but the 1st day was solely the opening for the merchants.  I went in the 2nd day to see the programs and cosplayers as they strut their stuff.  The schedule for this year were as follows:

TIME	DAY 2	DAY 3
10 am	Ribbon-cutting with ABS-CBN talents
	Registration for COSPLAY UNIVERSE individual competitions	Registration for COSPLAY UNIVERSE group competitions
	Toycon AVPs	Toycon AVPs
	Emcees welcome & Sponsors acknowledgements	Emcees welcome & Sponsors acknowledgements
	Raffles	Raffles
11 am	Games – Bring Me /	Games – Bring Me /
	Sponsor segments – ABS CBN HERO	Sponsor segments – ABS CBN Publishing
	Panel discussions – Featuring: Collectors and their collections (PTK)	Panel discussion – GI Joe: 30 years          (TS-118)
	Band Performance	Band Performance
12 nn	Film showing – Fan films	Film showing – Fan films
	Band Performance	Band Performance
	Games – Batman Trivia	Games – Batman Trivia
	Panel Discussion – Komikon Artists	Panel – Angry Woebots
1 pm	Sponsor segments – SMART	Sponsor segments - SMART
	Games – Hero Up Daddy	Games – Hero Up Daddy
	Panel discussions – Robot Love (Juan dela Customizer, Robot Collectors Haven)	Panel discussions –  Toys for the Big Boys: Statues, Hot Toys, Scale Models (Pinoy 1/6)
2 pm	Band Performance	Band Performance
	Sponsor segment - AMPed Fest	Sponsor segment – AMPed Fest
	Raffles	Raffles
3 pm	Band Performance	Band Performance
	Sponsor Segment -  Freego  or Sugar Free	Sponsor Segment – ABS CBN Publishing
4 pm	COSPLAY UNIVERSE individual competition	COSPLAY UNIVERSE group competition
	Intermission – Alodia	Intermission – Alodia
5  pm	COSPLAY UNIVERSE individual competition	COSPLAY UNIVERSE group competition
	Sport that dark Knight Look	Sport That Dark Knight Look
6 pm	Band Performances	Band Performances
	Film Showing – Animation and Fan films	Film Showing – Animation and Fan films
7 pm	Awarding of Cosplay and Custom Contest	Awarding  of Cosplay and Contests
8 pm	Raffle draws and Games	Raffle draws and games

I was not disappointed one bit on my chosen schedule.  So armed with  my ticket which I purchased from SM TicketNet, it was HOLIDAY for me and my pal!!!

Having the tickets available prior to the event was one of the great improvements done for this year.  Coming from the province, it will be quite a drag to have to fall in line.  We arrived some 40 minutes earlier than the mall opening hours so we had to wait a bit.  When we got to SM Mega Mall's 5th floor/Convention Halls, the  queue were already long.

Ticket price is at PhP100 each for the general admission and is equivalent to a one whole day pass.  So the expenses for a trip such as this would center mostly on transportation and food.  Want to see the queue, here's a sample (and this is only for one of the 2 entrances).  It is always a good thing to be early and true enough, we had plenty of time to explore the whole 3 trade halls before the programs started.

My first loot were 4 volumes of Shonen Jump for a hefty bargain!  I even got a free one from purchasing 4 pieces.... all were in mint condition and if they only I did not have to carry 'em for the rest of the day, I would have gotten more!

Here are just some of the toy / manga / anime booth photos I got, sorry for if some are quite disorganized, I was overwhelmed much... read: a boy left alone in a candy shop (wink).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There were a lot of bargains and some pretty good deals if especially for those who have the patience to really check the toys... I even saw some toys from my childhood which brought back some good memories :) In the next posts, I will be showcasing my Cosplay shots and a focused article on some great toys I saw.  And by the way, the food choices at the venue were superb!  To put it simple, you won't go hungry!