Wonderfest 2013

[Philofmars]

Just got back.
I gotta say it was better than last year!
Last year I left feeling kind of weird because most of the booths seemed to have the same thing. Stacks of styrene! It was like an IPMS show. Sure there was resin, but it just seemed like there was less new stuff, and more of the same 2 dozen kits at every booth.

This year it was back to normal. Lots of resin, lots of new stuff, sure there was styrene, but it wasn't everywhere.

My first impression was that it was less, but it was just that a lot of vendors didn't have the tall walls behind them like in previous years. So when you walked in, you could see the back corners of the hall. which also meant you could see all the people. So it was easy to see how many customers were milling about. But as I went around I could tell there were plenty of people buying.

I noticed more cartoon kits this year. I talked to a guy selling a Garfield, and he said last year he didn't sell hardly any, but this year he had almost sold out by 2 on Saturday! You just never know what will sell from year to year....

I saw loads of new things I needed and my favorite was the "don't be afraid of the dark" kit. Loved it.

I was very surprised to see a maker-bot churning away at one booth making creature from the black lagoon heads. 3-D printing is here and it's at wonderfest folks, deal with it. LOL!

All in all a good feeling was had about the next year in kits and I can't wait to get my hands on some of the stuff I saw!

[tay666]

Now see. I thought there was actually more styrene there this year.
Which, for me, was a good thing.

There was quite a bit of new resin there as well. And I think one of the reasons there seemed to be more new, was some of the old regulars weren't there this year. That lead to a few new companies filling their spaces.

I thought attendance seemed a bit light this year. But I heard it was actually pretty good.
And I know a lot of the vendors did really well. So maybe it just flowed a lot better than in years past.

I do know it was pretty darn cold in the dealers room, and the upstairs theaters.
And hot and muggy outside.

I do know I had a blast as always.
Bought a bunch of stuff. Met some new friends, hung with some old friends, and missed a bunch of friends that weren't there this year.

[Philofmars]

Now see. I thought there was actually more styrene there this year.
Which, for me, was a good thing.

LOL!
Don't get me wrong, I love me some styrene. But I don't want to see the same 24 kits at every table. I want to see some cool new stuff. Last year it just seemed like the same polar lights, pegasus, mobius kits were every 4 feet. This year, there was a lot of variety.
I hope everyone did well. I had a great time!

[tay666]

Yeah. There was a lot of older kits there.
And I saw the Atlantis rex on 4 different tables.

But some of those you know are going to be there every year.
AFM, Hodge Hobbies, Atlantis, and that one next to Cult are fixtures every year.
And Larry at Action Hobbies always has styrene to go with his resin. But his are older kits he is clearing out.