Botcon, Day One

Well, it is Botcon Day One and already we have ground-shaking news.
Go to the pictures using the link above for exclusive day one photos of the
toy exclusives, exclusive Botcon posters, guests of honor and more. As for
news from Botcon, day one, here we go:

**Mainframe has allowed that tomorrow at 1 PM, they will be airing the first episode
of Beast Machines for Botcon guests only!!!**

**Hasbro representatives announced they will be showing pre-production sketches
of some of next years toyline. They will have prototypes and two completed toys from
next years toyline**

**The exclusives for Botcon have been shown and will be available for pick-up
tomorrow morning. Windrazor (repainted Silverbolt) and Sandstorm (repainted Scorponok)
Pictures are posted.**

**Botcon is also offering two exclusive mosaic posters, one of the original Megatron,
and the other of the original Optimus Prime only 1000 of each to be made!!. Pictures are posted.**

** 5 exclusive watches were produced. Autobot, Decpticon, Maximal, Predacon and a special Transformers
G1 logo watch that you could only get if you bought a set of 4**

**The guests of honor are a representative from Hasbro who is the toyline producer;
a representative from Mainframe; Jim Byrnes, the voice of Inferno; and Scott McNeil,
the voice of Rattrap, Silverbolt, Dinobot, and Waspinator.**

**They will be announcing at the end of the con where and when Botcon will be
next year. We will have that information posted here as soon as we have it.**

**There were also many hints that the exclusives for next year will blow these out
of the water, which by the pictures, certainly will be impressive.**


The beginning of the pizza party. More people showed up then expected 730 prereged
this year, over 60% more than last year.


Shot of my badge :)


Beginnitng of the Official Announcements.


First Item: Botcon99 T-shirt.


Second Item: Botcon exclusive Megatron Art.


Third Item: Botcon exclusive Optimus Art.


Another shot of Optimus.


Revealing of both art posters!!


Jim Byrnes Voice actor for Inferno.


Hasbro Toy Rep.


Mainframe Animation Rep.


Scott Mcneil, Voice actor for Rattrap, Silverbolt, Dinobot and Waspinator.


Original Mainframe Cell Prize for Trival Pursuit Winner.


Original Mainframe Cell Prize #2 for Trival Pursuit Winner


Botcon Exclusive: Windrazor Shot 1


Botcon Exclusive: Windrazor Shot 2


Botcon Exclusive: Windrazor Shot 3


Botcon Exclusive: Windrazor Shot 4


Botcon Exclusive: Sandstorm Shot 1


Botcon Exclusive: Sandstorm Shot 2


Botcon Exclusive: Sandstorm Shot 3


Botcon Exclusive: Sandstorm Shot 4