Event - Bristol Comic Con - October 19-20th 2019

Myself, Paul, Mike & Wayne will be attending this local event, right here in Bristol.
UKCGF is organised my Moose Events and is at the:

UWE Exhibition and Conference Centre

R2-D2, R2-XL, R5-D4 & R2-TK

Paul will also be bringing along his own hand built
'B9 Robot' from the original 'Lost in Space' TV series.

Which has recently had some upgrades.

The event has been held here before and is always well attended.
Looking forward to attending and catching up with the other R2 guys.

I'm only able to attend Saturday, but the others will be there both days.

Event report to follow......

Bristol Builder Paul Felski with his R2D2

Local R2D2 Builder and friend Paul Felski,

has been to a few event's over the years with his Lost in Space B9 robot.

He had also started to build R2, which he has only recently finished.

Paul phoned me up last Friday to say that he'd been approached by a local TV program called Made in Bristol, asking if he could be interviewed. He talks about building B9 and then the story behind him building R2D2. Good work mate! 😊👍

click above image to take you to their website and watch the video

He was first on the show, straight after the local news and weather lol.

The date for the show was Wednesday 4th October (2017)

Here are some screen grabs from the show.

Chippenham Sc-Fi Day 2016 - Event Report

R5 was loaded up into the car and my Son was attending with me again, in his Han Solo costume. Also, Karen was a volunteer helper for the actual event.

The drive from Bristol to Chippenham is not a long one & we arrived earlier than I had planned, due to there being no traffic.

The short distance from car park to the Hall, R5 attracted a few stares and 'oooh look, R2' lol :D. Inside people were set up & setting up still, I missed Paul Felski with his awesome B9 Robot from the Original 'Lost In Space' tv show, along with other film classic Robots.
Lost the photo of Paul with his B9 robot...but there are pics on the Chippenham FB page.

The event is spread out over a wide'ish area, to include not just indoor, but outdoor too. There was Jedi training in the Emery Gate shopping centre, with Andrew Lawden, and fellow Astromech builder Mark Enright with his Batmobile Steamer, along with other prop cars.

Chippenham Sci-Fi website link

The event opened at 10am and was busy straight away. The Milton Keynes Garrison, Southern Troopers were just a two of the groups attending. Marvel characters as well as Predators & Dalek's roamed the halls.

R5 had lots of fun with kids big and small lol. And entertained all day, even with his 'bad motivator' (more on this in another Blog post).

R5 with some fan's of his lol

what are the chance's of R5 meeting BB8...?

R5 entertaining two new friends (just in front of him)

Late afternoon, Pam & Clem had a walk around and posed graciously for pictures with guests and Cosplay'rs alike.

Pam Rose & R5

A Wookie, Han JJ Solo, R5D4 & Clem So

Pam Rose & Clem So with the MK Garrison

Imperial Officer - Pinup style
Karen told me she wanted another outfit that was a bit informal for events, yet hopefully instantly recognisable.

She had seen a 50's 'pin-up' style outfit that she was able to create without it costing the earth. So after buying the recognisable Imperial belt & buckle, teamed up with a grey pencil length skirt, black body & the hardest item to find.....a short length, plain, grey cardigan she was happy with the look. Black stockings & black heels.

She also found the insignia badge, that she sowed onto the cardigan.

3D printed Imperial insignia

Her outfit for the day drew quite a few admires & lots of positive comments.

She wasn't to happy with one pic I took, but was defo smiling when Andrew Lawden commented on her outfit and happily posed for a pic with her lol.

We had to leave early, due to pre-arranged family commitments. But we had a great time & got to meet up with friends. Roll on next year.