The MechaniCon 2010 - November 5-7 - West Chester, PA

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The MechaniCon 2010
Putting the GRAND back into Grand Tournament
http://www.themechanicon.com/

November 5–7, 2010

Holiday Inn West Chester
http://www.hiwestchester.com/
West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Discount rate info: http://www.themechanicon.com/1/category/hotel-information/

A three-day gaming convention brought to you by

The Gaming Garage, L.L.C.
gaminggarage AT gmail DOT com

· Featuring a two-day, 70-player Warhammer 40,000 Grand Tournament, an official Games Workshop Independent Tournament Circuit event


Other great events and features include:

· Warmachine/Hordes Steamroller Tournaments
· 40K Veteran Tournament
· Blood Bowl Tournament
· Battlefleet Gothic Tournament
· Zombies!
· Munchkin Tournament
· Open gaming and Registered events
· Iron Ogre Painting Competition
· Bits Trading (info coming soon)
· Charity Auction (info coming soon)
· Great prizes, cool swag and t-shirts
· Concession stand and wet bar in main convention hall
· Vendors area - featuring The WarStore

Limited space is still available for clubs to run events and for retailers in the dealer room. Also welcome are volunteers to help with convention staffing. If you’d like to be a part of one of the premiere events in the Northeast, contact us today!

Other convention details:

* Located in West Chester, PA, about 30 minutes from the Philadelphia Airport and 30 minutes from Wilmington, DE
* Easy access to major roads and highways
* Shuttle service available from the airport



Automatically Appended Next Post:
MechaniCon News - September 5, 2010

There are only two months to go until MechaniCon 2010! We have tons of exciting things in store for this year's convention so come back every week for the latest and hottest news.

This week we have two great features to tell you about.

The WarStore sponsorship and vending

We are pleased to announce that The WarStore will not only be a sponsor — supplying prizes for events and bits bags for registration packs — they will also be the main vendor at MechaniCon!

The WarStore booth will be loaded with tons of gaming goodness, including Battlefront, Games Workshop and Privateer Press miniatures.
http://www.themechanicon.com/1/the-warstore-sponsorship-and-vending-news/2010/08/


Iron Ogre Painting Competition

You can’t have a top-quality convention without a painting competition, so this year we’ve added the Iron Ogre Painting Competition.

All registered attendees may compete in the competition. We even have a late entry time on Saturday if you’re playing in the Grand Tournament and want to enter models from your.

Categories for the competition:
Category 1: Warhammer 40,000 Single Miniature
Category 2: Warhammer 40,000 Squad
Category 3: Warhammer 40,000 Vehicle
Category 4: Single Miniature Open – Any genre and manufacturer
Category 5: Single Large Miniature Open – Any genre and manufacturer
Category 6: Wide Open Competition – Any genre and manufacturer
Categories 7–12: Staff Competitions

You can download the complete rules pack here.
http://www.themechanicon.com/1/iron-ogre-painting-competition/2010/08/

[gorgon]

MechaniCon News - September 5, 2010

There are only two months to go until MechaniCon 2010! We have tons of exciting things in store for this year's convention so come back every week for the latest and hottest news.

This week we have two great features to tell you about.



The WarStore sponsorship and vending

We are pleased to announce that The WarStore will not only be a sponsor — supplying prizes for events and bits bags for registration packs — they will also be the main vendor at MechaniCon!

The WarStore booth will be loaded with tons of gaming goodness, including Battlefront, Games Workshop and Privateer Press miniatures.

http://www.themechanicon.com/1/the-warstore-sponsorship-and-vending-news/2010/08/



Iron Ogre Painting Competition

You can’t have a top-quality convention without a painting competition, so this year we’ve added the Iron Ogre Painting Competition.

All registered attendees may compete in the competition. We even have a late entry time on Saturday if you’re playing in the Grand Tournament and want to enter models from your.

Categories for the competition:
Category 1: Warhammer 40,000 Single Miniature
Category 2: Warhammer 40,000 Squad
Category 3: Warhammer 40,000 Vehicle
Category 4: Single Miniature Open – Any genre and manufacturer
Category 5: Single Large Miniature Open – Any genre and manufacturer
Category 6: Wide Open Competition – Any genre and manufacturer
Categories 7–12: Staff Competitions

You can download the complete rules pack here.
http://www.themechanicon.com/1/iron-ogre-painting-competition/2010/08/

[gorgon]

A couple of updates...

Kraftmark and The Games Keep join our growing list of sponsors

We are pleased to announce that Kraftmark is another second year sponsor for MechaniCon 2010! Kraftmark offers fantastic epoxy sculpting products — such as ProCreate professional sculpting putty — that are in many hobbyists' toolboxes.

Not only have they sent some of their putty products for event prizes, they will be on site at MechaniCon doing product demos. It’s a great opportunity to pick up some sculpting tips from the pros.

http://www.themechanicon.com/1/kraftmark-sponsorship-announcement/2010/09/


The Games Keep also returns as a MechaniCon sponsor, and will be offering board and card game products in our vending area. Their retail store is only a half-mile from the convention site, so plan to stop by when you come out in November.

http://www.themechanicon.com/1/the-games-keep-sponsors-mechanicon-2010/2010/09/


The ever-growing MechaniCon 2010 sponsor list also includes The WarStore, FTW Games, Jawaballs, The Adventurer’s Guild, Showcase Comics and Games Workshop.

More updates and announcements to come very soon...

[gorgon]

Update for 9/21 -- Philly Fall Brawl and Gale Force 9

Tickets remain for all our events, but they are moving, so please register soon! Two updates for you today:


Philly Fall Brawl

The Philly Fall Brawl returns for its second big year! Brought to you by The Adventurer's Guild BB League, the event is a 5-round, 2-day tournament full of the face smashing, blood spattered action everyone loves! Your $35 entrance fee gets you custom tournament d6s, a patch (for your jean jacket, of course), a bitz pack from The Warstore, and admission to the MechaniCon side events.

This will be an LRB6 tournament with 1.1 million gold to buy your team. Full rules including kick-off table and reference sheets are available at http://www.agbbl.com/phillyfallbrawl/

Please bring your team (preferably painted, but not required), two copies of your roster, block dice, and a d8.

http://www.themechanicon.com/1/philly-fall-brawl-2010-updated-info/2010/09/



Gale Force 9 Sponsorship

We are very happy to have support from Gale Force Nine this year. They will be supplying some of their great products for the Privateer Press events, and helping with our custom gaming accessory for the Warhammer 40,000 Grand Tournament.

http://www.themechanicon.com/1/announcing-gale-force-nine-sponsorship/2010/09/


Lots of great stuff going on here that we should be able to share with you soon. Stay tuned!

[gorgon]

MechaniCon 2010 is just one month away! A couple updates:

40K Kill Team Tournaments

We're happy to announce that the Berks PA Gaming Club will be holding four Kill Team Tournaments at MechaniCon 2010!

In addition to prizes for each individual tournament, there will be a trophy at the end of the weekend for the overall winner determined by performance in the individual events. There are only 12 slots per round, so grab a ticket now before your time slot fills up!

Time slots:
– Friday 1pm - 4:30pm
– Friday 6:30pm - 10pm
– Saturday 12pm - 3:30pm
– Saturday 6:30pm - 10pm

http://www.themechanicon.com/1/new-events-info-40k-kill-team-tournaments/2010/10/

Tickets: http://www.themechanicon.com/1/ordering/
FAQ: http://www.themechanicon.com/1/wp-content/uploads/BerksKTfaqM10.pdf
Rules pack: http://www.themechanicon.com/1/wp-content/uploads/BerksKTrulesM10.pdf



Chris Bledsoe Memorial Charity Auction

Once again we will host the Chris Bledsoe Memorial Charity Auction on Saturday (November 6). The event is a silent auction in the Brandywine Ballroom from noon until 8pm.

Chris was very involved with the gaming industry and a huge fan of gaming, so the items up for bid are definitely related the gaming hobby. Anyone wanting to bid can get a bidder form at the registration desk. All proceeds will go to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

E-mail Tony Spino, the auction coordinator, at [email protected] for more information about donating items and services or for any questions.

http://www.themechanicon.com/1/chris-bledsoe-memorial-charity-auction-2010/2010/10/

[gorgon]

You say you want loot?!?

COME. AND. GET IT.

With three weeks before MechaniCon 2010, our prizes are starting to roll in and pile up.

Here's one of this year's goodie bag giveaways...a customized MechaniCon multi-template! That's a $12 item that's free for anyone registering for our 40K GT main event.

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2010/10/16/147885_sm-gf9%20mech%20template.jpg

Check out Battlefoam stepping up to the plate!

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2010/10/16/147886_sm-battlefoam.jpg

Here's just SOME (maybe half) of the GW product from our generous sponsors!

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2010/10/16/147887_sm-gw%20loot.jpg

This is some great Warmachine and Hordes support from GF9!

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2010/10/16/147888_sm-gf9%20hordes.jpg

This is just SOME of our loot. We'll probably top $5000, and a bunch more stuff arrived in just the two days since we took these pics. So make sure to register today if you want a crack at it!

www.themechanicon.com

[gorgon]

Just a quick update for today!

Industry icon Dave Taylor is once again offering his painting services for our Chris Bledsoe memorial charity auction! If you're the winning bidder, Dave will paint a 28mm model of your choice.

Followers of Dave's blog may recognize last year's winning bidder’s Vulkan He’stan model.

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2010/10/19/148811_sm-.jpg

Privateer Press also recently donated a signed copy of the Trollbloods book to add to our pile of items and services. The auction is a great way to get your hands on some cool stuff and support a great cause. All proceeds from the auction will go to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

http://www.themechanicon.com/1/chris-bledsoe-memorial-charity-auction-2010/2010/10/

[gorgon]

NOW LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY!

Please note that MONDAY (Nov. 1) is the last day for internet ticket sales. After Monday, you'll have to buy them at the door.

We're crazy busy prepping for the con. Tables are coming together...

http://www.themechanicon.com/1/shots-of-tables-and-scenery/2010/10/wr2010_1013-012/

...and stuff has been rolling in. Here's a few recent additions:

All of our 40K GT attendees will receive this great patch!

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2010/10/31/151503_sm-.jpg (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/151503-.html)

TerranScapes has donated gift certificates for prizes!
http://www.terranscapes.com/index.php

Secret Weapon Miniatures has donated gift certificates for prizes, and 10% discount and free shipping coupons for the registration packs!
http://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/

Chris Dubuque/Jawaballs has donated some of his great resin bases for prizes!
http://www.jawaballsproductions.com/

And longtime hobbyist Jason Buyaki is donating painting services to our charity auction.
http://fortbuyaki.blogspot.com/

Gotta get back to work!

See you at The MechaniCon 2010!