i like how we started as a generic "respect people and their hobbies" and 10 minutes in Amanda has become a ninja turtle collector goblin ranting about TMNT merch.

@Thessalin

Жыл бұрын

They are just heroes in a half shell.

@princessmanitari4993

Жыл бұрын

I love it soo much, as a neurodivergent gal it makes me happy seeing people hype about their hobbies

@nicarmendariz9079

Жыл бұрын

I feel her😭 vanilla ices song in the second movie is the reason I started listening to rap music🤣

@Kylalovesbabe

Жыл бұрын

@@princessmanitari4993 that is the most iconic thing ever

@shannon1248

Жыл бұрын

I want a vid of all of her TMNT stuff

Transformers is one fandom that people think is dead but we're actually just a sleeping eldritch horror waiting for our time.

@TFEES2005

Жыл бұрын

Well said, if rise of the beast is a success then the transformers fandom will wake up.

@daymancomet

Жыл бұрын

This is so real of you to say.

@off-the-grounder568

Жыл бұрын

So Unicron then?

@unstoppableExodia

Жыл бұрын

The only people who think transformers is/was dead are people who think it lives and dies based on the live action movies. When the truth is the success of the live action movies is more a measure of how successful it is at drawing in casual fans. How many of those casual fans become hardcore fans with each movie release is impossible to know. Point is though is that the there have always been hardcore fans of transformers and they’re what kept it going through the very quite periods between G2 and beast wars, in the two thousands the forums and conventions are what convinced paramount that a live action movie based on a cartoon made to sell action figures in the 80s could find a big enough audience to be profitable. Even though the Michael bay movies sucked ass, they were phenomenally successful at drawing in lowest common denominator audiences but the hardcore fans went as well. They were more or less a foregone conclusion because no matter how bad those movies were fans went primarily to see transformers in live action even if they only vaguely resembled what transformers are supposed to look like, and then to see for themselves just how awful they could possibly be. There’ll always be that curiosity among the hardcore fans to consume new transformers media even if it’s almost certain to be bad. That’s partly what makes it such a bankable franchise for hasbro. That and adult collectors are insane and they buy up every toy hasbro and takara produce even without the need to have a new cartoon or movie supporting it. Hell, the fumes of G1 have been one of the biggest drivers of toy sales and that’s bled into new media like the Netflix series.

@g_oduofthenorth9618

Жыл бұрын

I feel like we're like... the cutest elderich horror though. We just like the robits that become the vehicles, we like when they cute, we like when they cool, they're great, ya know.

Girl PLEASE go to a doll convention, a rabbit show and a Lego convention. I can guarantee you'll meet some VERY interesting people And you'll see some wild stuff.

@nomanejane5766

Жыл бұрын

What is a rabbit show?

@spikesmth

Жыл бұрын

Lego shows are awesome, but I've only seen YT vids. The real shit is Battlebots! I've seen 2 live events and they were so awesome and well-worth it.

@ianesgrecia8568

Жыл бұрын

Lego shows are amazing.

@nailinthefashion

Жыл бұрын

"A rabbit show" has the same sense of whimsy as the title the last Mimsy for me

@nailinthefashion

Жыл бұрын

​@RebeccaNa I'd love to see some hot and notso hot people in spandex

"I'm a grown woman. I deserve cool merch okay." is such a mood

As someone who’s been in the transformers fandom for almost 10 year I can confirm that it’s shockingly non-gatekeepy. Even though it’s a franchise that everyone knows, it’s actually quite niche and most people would just be happy that new people are showing interest in it. I was so pleasantly surprised when this video appeared in my feed, and I’m glad you seemed to have a nice time and are promoting the community! 😊

@tekcomputers

Жыл бұрын

My opinion, as a long term Transformers Fan myself, is that because there have been so many different iterations of the Transformers (G1, G2, BeastWars, Unicron Trilogy, Prime, Cyberverse, etc.) that the TF Fandom as a whole has long ago learned to live with one another. So while we in the fandom have our favorite iteration or type, we don't reject new members brought in by some other version of Transformers... and have less hostile infighting that many other fandoms who had historically not been subject to as much changes over the years.

@unstoppableExodia

Жыл бұрын

@@tekcomputers yeah that is it, the fans most likely to get accused of gatekeeping are hardcore G1 fans who don’t care for most if not all of the newer reimaginings. I would fall into that category of the fandom because I grew up with the original series and it’s the only iteration that I care for and after decades of watching hasbro make poorer decisions and green light absolute shit like the Michael bay movies it’s hard not to become numb to it and be forced to accept the missed opportunities for what they are and to not take it out on the fans who do like the stuff that I don’t. Newer fans who can’t appreciate G1 are frustrating but they’re a symptom of a franchise fractured by poor decisions.

@thefurry7165

Жыл бұрын

@@unstoppableExodia one of the reasons newer fans don't tend to appreciate the G1 cartoon is because it's just not that good compared to most of the newer stuff. Not the American part at least, the Japanese sequel series (Masterforce and Victory) might have a lot of the same issues but they tend to be more enjoyable in general. Also the Bayverse movies are more accurate to the G1 cartoon than you give them credit for, both G1 and Bayverse put action and spectacle first, with the difference that Bayverse has an actual budget

@baddabaddabaddaswing

Жыл бұрын

Even the "worst" ones of Geewunners don't stop anyone else getting into the fandom or enjoying other series, just insist G1 was best.

@leowatley

Жыл бұрын

totally agree. great fanbase (for the most part). i'm primarily into tf/mmpr/tmnt, tf being the most recent toy line i've been collecting (sure, i had a few back in the 80's when i was a kid, but the new toys are just so much fun), iand i find everyone to be so nice and helpful, not that mmpr/tmnt aren't, but tf fans seem more pleased when new people enter the scene.

Me, a Transformers fan who knows plenty about TFCon. Was super surprised to see one of my favorite non-Transformers KZreadrs making content about it, lol

@gaysht5063

Жыл бұрын

The star are converging in your favor lol

@callukcraft

Жыл бұрын

yea this is pretty cool to be honest

@kcrb0202

Жыл бұрын

Same! 😆 Actually screamed a little bit when I saw the title & thumbnail

@bandman7600

Жыл бұрын

Okay, no matter what the fandom I can't help but giggle when I see "[hyper-specific] KZreadr." Like, absolutely go off. It's such a flex. "Yes, I'm a Transformer KZreadr. Yes, we exist 😊"

@minakiel2930

Жыл бұрын

lmao same i was shook

I'm not from the toy sector but i got into Transformers Lore (the comics, mostly) over the pandemic. The fandom has a huge fanfiction presence, mostly because the vast, VAST majority of the robots identify as male, and many are also sad, and the option is always open that they could Kiss whilst being Sad Boys. It's a perfect storm.

@dawrushesin

Жыл бұрын

not to mention all the canon gay couples in the IDW comics

@imaginekudryavka9485

Жыл бұрын

Okay, I _have_ to ask.. how do the robots have sex? Is there some fandom-wide accepted method that they use in smut? Or are there just lots of AU fanfics.

@Stingerman100

Жыл бұрын

​@Imagine Kudryavka so they either build them by constructing them cold and planting a spark into the body, or the spark emerges from the planet and there's a metal shell that molds around them in time to form a natural body, or budding where one (or two) transformers split part of their DNA and eject a blob that becomes a tranformer. They don't like being constrained to one method

@SabreBash

Жыл бұрын

@@imaginekudryavka9485 Aaron is correct in that they don't actually have sex in canon, but that has never stopped anyone ever. Most of the time they just give them all a hermaphroditic set of robot junk and we're off to the races, though sometimes it does get weirder and more scifi. Wirewolf gets it.

@flametitan100

Жыл бұрын

@Wirewolf616 Those three are still predominantly the most popular, but if you know where to look you can find some _wild_ stuff.

Grown adults playing with toys.... sounds pretty fun and wholesome actually. Maybe we should all get into Legos or gunpla or speedsolving Rubik's cubes or something.

@kkuudandere

Жыл бұрын

wish i could get into speedsolving Rubik's cubes, i can never even get past two sides😤

@RowanJacobs

Жыл бұрын

@@kkuudandere Yeah I never figured out how to solve the bottom layer, only the first two. Even though I had lots of great cubers around like Macky to teach me.

@metro8335

Жыл бұрын

@@kkuudandere omg they're so annoying, i'm able to follow the algorithms on how to solve them but then i immediately forget what i just did

@manjackson2772

Жыл бұрын

The UK con, TFNation, is one of the nicest, most positive events I've been to. Had a lovely time.

That little rant about respecting people's interests that help get them through life was amazing. Made me feel a little bit better about spending all my time post pandemic following KPop and collecting KPop albums. Also buying things with owls or daisies on them because those are my favorite things.

@sootekken

Жыл бұрын

Omg same 😭 kpop, daisies, and frogs have held me throughout the pandemic and ever since

@crazyowlgirlcncowner

Жыл бұрын

@@sootekken OMG let's be besties 💛

@MusicInTheDarkness

Жыл бұрын

I'll cross my fingers for you your fav groups will have concepts using owls and daisies in some way soon 💜

@crazyowlgirlcncowner

Жыл бұрын

@@MusicInTheDarkness Ahhhh thank you! In the meantime I'll go listen to Daisy by Pentagon 😭💔

@deadbeatsadcat

Жыл бұрын

Kpop and transformers got me through the pandemic

I met one of my oldest friends 25 years ago because she was carrying around an optimus prime at our university. Thank you for giving me all the nostalgia

@UnChannelDuVulpineX

Жыл бұрын

She rocks!

Hearing Amanda talking about seeing Vangelus, talking to Keyan Carlile and handling a Haslab Unicron is such a mind-blowing overlap of my interests 🤯

@betterthanstarlight

Жыл бұрын

Same these are worlds i thought would never mix

Hey, Amanda! Thank you for covering TFcon. 😊 I was one of the KZreadrs on the panel and a staff member at the convention. As a Turtles fan, I hope you got to meet Peter Reneday(voice of Splinter) there! I'm glad you had a good time. I do hope you come back, even if it's not for a video. Although you definitely don't need to buy the premium weekend pass next time.😅 That's mainly just if you're super into the con exclusives. 99% of people are fine with just the regular weekend pass, which is much cheaper. And you can still buy the exclusives in the dealer room on the Saturday until they eventually sell out. But yeah, you definitely did not take a ticket from anyone else. I don't think the premium tickets even sold out until just before the convention. And even then, like I said, you could have still bought the exclusives inside the dealer room on Saturday. The only tickets that were extremely limited were the Peter Cullen ones.

@TFEES2005

Жыл бұрын

How did you get a job at TFCON

@UltraPrimal

Жыл бұрын

@Master Superior Soundwave I volunteered for a number of years and demonstrated that I had some valuable skills until the other staff eventually decided to make me an official staff member.

@TFEES2005

Жыл бұрын

@@UltraPrimal What's it like to be famous

@UltraPrimal

Жыл бұрын

@@TFEES2005 I'm not famous 😅 But it is pretty cool when people tell me that they like my videos 😊

@TFEES2005

Жыл бұрын

@@UltraPrimal Stop lying, if your not famous then how do I know of your existence?

As a GenXer, Transformers were a part of our Saturday Morning DNA, unavoidable, kind of dumb but jam-packed with action, and awesome toys if your family could afford them. I bet this fest was a nostalgia blast for us olds

@EmzeeLynn

Жыл бұрын

“Us Olds” 😂😂😂😂

@jmckey

11 ай бұрын

Yep, I still have some of those 80s transformer metal toys somewhere. Great cartoons. I watched it into my high school years a bit I think.

As an adult collector (of fashion dolls) I enjoyed watching this. I was so pleased for you that you were successful in your hunt for TMNT merch, lol. Maybe one day you could review a doll convention?

@brimarie4196

Жыл бұрын

Same! And I'd love that.

@lamibonxd

Жыл бұрын

same! used to be a big mlp collector n would love to see her try out a doll convention :D

@maintcon

Жыл бұрын

I collect various types of dolls as well and lived in S Korea for a year. They have multiple massive conventions in Seoul every few months and I dragged my non doll friend to a couple. Even though she had 0 interest in the hobby we both had a blast. Lots of artists selling cute non doll items as well.

@Iroh12345

Жыл бұрын

As a fellow adult collector of dolls: YES PLEASE

@okayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Жыл бұрын

Oooh that could be fun! When she talked about that Comic Con exclusive transformer I immediately had flashbacks to the craziness I've seen about Comic Con Monster High dolls and suddenly understood *very well* what those Transformers fans were trying to explain lmao

Back in the late 90s pre-eBay, people got into ALMOST fights and had to be calmed down into doing rock paper scissors for Transformers (like Japanese and European ones) that are quite rare back then.

@mxpants4884

Жыл бұрын

Ah! That explains the otherwise random AF cat!

Watching you gush about teenage mutant ninja turtles made my day! I hope you enjoy your action figures!

Seeing you talk about your "little green goblin men" is adorable. After a decade of helping run an anime convention, I loved this review.

TF is one of the most wholesome toy communities I've seen. Even in online groups there's an abundance of good will, even the jealousy is good natured. Lots of posts are just trying to even out the distribution, offering to sell at cost plus shipping various hard to find bots we see that we don't want, but know others might.

I've never felt more connected to a content creator. I too HATE how hard it is to get cool TMNT merch. I also wish there was more good Hellboy merch. I need to find a toy con and start hunting is what I'm learning.

@skippythewonderchicken7511

Жыл бұрын

There's one this weekend and I'm going with a buncha people. Thanks, Swell Entertainment!

@allared9008

Жыл бұрын

@@skippythewonderchicken7511 good luck and hope you have a fun time

@rabl3535

Жыл бұрын

NECA is a company that produced a host TMNT related stuff, mostly figures

I went to my first TF convention in 2000 when I was 15, after begging my dad to drive me almost 900 miles just to get there. We slept in the car at a rest stop the first night and only made it there for Saturday. I had 20 dollars to spend and it might have been the most exciting moment in my life up to that point. I know fandom cons can be overstimulating, stinky, and sometimes gatekeep-y, so I'm glad to hear you had a good time and that the TF community treated you well. It's really refreshing to hear an outsiders' perspective on this!

The idea that you "took someone's spot" for this or any event is pretty absurd. If they wanted a ticket, they'd have bought it. I've been going to anime and comic cons for years and unless you're talking San Diego or New York, they don't really sell out. I love the mini body pillow. That shit is absolutely hilarious.

Some of the points you discussed ("you're taking a spot/ticket away from someone who wants to be there!") really put into perspective how toxic/gatekeep-y many fandoms are. As a TF fan it was interesting to hear the perspective of a non-TF fan on our silly little convention! Glad you enjoyed yourself!

I'm the farthest thing from a transformers collector, but I've been to two TFcons in Baltimore and Chicago. My partner is an avid collector and loves transformers and I love to travel. Seeing his face light up when he finds something he's been seeking out makes it all worth it. I've always appreciated the chill vibes at the events I've attended so I'm glad your experience was nice overall as well!

As a kid I wasn't much into the Transformers cartoon or toys but I was a big fan of TMNT. I used to wake up at 6 AM to watch the cartoon. I had the four turtles action figures, the turtle van, the blimp, the Technodrome. Don't have any of those things anymore but the geek in me has seen them at conventions and thought about buying them to display on a shelf.

A lot of those dealers have a permanent booth at the collectibles warehouse Frank and Sons in Walnut, so they probably store stuff kinda near. Also, Frank and Sons collectibles could be fun for you to see

For further reference on the Unicron, that is actually a recent release through Haslab. Essentially, Hasbro has its own internal crowdfunding avenue with which they pitch high end collectors grade merchandise for various franchises that they can't viably mass produce, either due to size, complexity, or obscurity. Things like a fully painted scale model of Razorcrest, the ship from The Mandolorian, a three foot tall figure of Galactus from Marvel (Unicron is basically the Galactus of Transformers, funnily enough), or a functional nerf replica of the needler from Halo. Its limited in the sense that they were made to order and only for that pre-order window. The reality is that a super rare and expensive figure like that is a rarity, these toys aren't initially released with any built in rarity so its only really old convention exclusives that people COULD fight for, but most of the times those are just previews of a new series, or unofficial repaints of older figures made to look like a character that wasn't featured in that same series, so even those aren't likely to be on the majority of peoples radars. The reality is that there are so many characters, and they've been iterated in in multiple distinct waves, that the collections for most are very personal. Thats really why you don't see holes on tables and why people aren't ravenous, because its so likely that most peoples pick list had little overlap. With some exceptions its very much the same at Lego cons too (Though those are also fun just because people bring in their custom models)

as soon as i saw the title my first thought was "i wonder if keyan was there", like as a joke, but of course his channels were the ones you showed and when i saw him on the panel i got excited, but then you actually named him and said he was a viewer, and talked about his project, and i'm just like, these worlds are colliding in weird ways. i literally looked at the comments first to see if he was in them lmao. great content

I have worked as a vendor for TFcon many times and I love to see your perspective of it coming in as a guest. THE ONE TIME I do not go to TFcon is when you are there!!! I am so sad!!! I would have loved to explain more about how things work to her and the logistics of how things are from our perspective as vendors.

you infodumping about your love for the ninja turtles is, highkey, the best part about this video. we need more amanda hunting for her green goblin men sidequest videos pls.

I'm so glad you spoke about the parking situation! I paid for parking on Saturday and I was kind of put off by the fact that I had to go all the way back out to my car and put a ticket on my dash, but I didn't question it for some reason; however, walking in again on Sunday morning I was confronted by the event parking people in the hall who asked if I had paid for parking. I told them that I had on Saturday but I didn't know that I had to again on Sunday so I asked if I had to pay again and if the ticket was different. They told me that I had to pay again and that they would know, so my dumb ass paid for parking again, took one look at the ticket, noticed that it was identical to the one I purchased yesterday, and just walked into the dealer room. I was so annoyed by this whole interaction but luckily I was able to inform my friend who was coming later not to pay for parking.

This is unironically my favorite kind of video: Swell reviewing a event that I've never heard about, will never hear of again and would never go to

Conventions usually don't sell out unless they're really big like sdcc. I love seeing these videos even if they aren't my fandom. They're just interesting look into things

“I DIDN’T LIFT THE OMNICRON. (Because I’m a Person With Anxiety)” shirt. This was such a cute review. Also, I’d die to go to a vintage toy fair.. this made me so jealous!

im hyperfixated on Transfirmers rn so this came at the perfect time

16:08 I imagine they understand that becoming upset because they can't find the figure they're looking for would only cost them the time they need to look for it somewhere else

As a transformers fan and a fan of other things like TMNT, anime, etc; I love that you covered this event. I find that general fan events(even anime cons), many of the patrons are very casual and cool. There are some elitist, but I don’t tend to meet those people. I’d love for you to cover other fan conventions, big and small in your area. And when I come to cons, I always bring a giant bag for merch, it’s just convention 101. Also, I actually have a full size Soundwave body pillow from that same seller with the Optimus body pillow keychain!

I think TFCon is known for the bar area being really fun and laidback at night with attendees hanging out with online friends for the first time as well as some of the guests mixing in

@TheatreJosh24601

Жыл бұрын

The best part of TFCon is when Kermit the Frog arrives at the hotel bar on Saturday night. Frank Todaro (voice of Starscream in the Netflix _War for Cybertron_ trilogy) gets so adorably giddy when Kermit turns up.

So, if adult nerds & blerds for some reason ever need legal representation, you’d be THE voice we needed. Just absolutely echoing words of justice in surround sound for us all. 🤜🏾🤛🏾 I love the ninja turtles vibe you carry. It’s the best. I’m a Michelangelo being myself. The vid clip of you and the cat was serotonin that I didn’t know I needed. Thank you for that. ✨Good vibes to your week and anyone else reading this comment.

i find it interesting to see anyone who collects something or is really knowledgeable about something, or somebody who is like THE BEST at something. anything done at a professional level is really fascinating to me.

As a fellow Donatello girl, it is so fun to see your nerd come out!

Omg, when you pulled out your TMNT figures i couldn't help but having this huge smile right along with you. Your joy was just so very contagious.

The San Diego Comic Con exclusive with the chromed legs that everyone wanted is the 2013 Titan Metroplex. But actually it only goes for like $200 more than the normal one these days. Both versions were released 10 years ago, so they're both pretty rare now. Also the exclusive version mysteriously showed up at a discount chain in damaged boxes a year ago, and was quickly snatched up by people, so it's slightly less rare now than it used to be.

if you're a donatello fan, the guy who voiced him in the 2000s cartoon might be at creator clash this year bc he works with one the competitors (marisha ray) in critical role, their dungeons and dragons livestream and they all tend to go to each other's events for support lol

Feels weird yet cool to see people outside of the fandom talk about tfcon

Okay I kinda stan the absolute nerve and hustler energy it takes to just put yourself into a convention panel simply because one person was missing. He had bills to pay.

As someone who hyperfixated on the 2012 TMNT show when it came out you have no idea how happy it made me to hear you're a tmnt fan!

The moment Amanda said 'the Unicron thing,' I knew. It's the HasLab Unicron. The Unicron that, every time I ask a seller for, they cringe. He's $1,200-$2,100 now. He's my grail and I want to carry him around in a baby carriage like the giant baby he is.

So this video helped the fandom solve something that was going on the last few days and it’s all thanks to you being unbiased and objective. We need more people like you out there.

No no no, please elaborate MORE on your love of TMNT. I grew up reading Usagi Yojimbo and then found TMNT through the 2012 show when they did that amazing crossover with my dumb rabbit child. Needless to say, ninja turtles and samurai bunnies? Love.

@deliaranar2473

Жыл бұрын

I found Usagi Yojimbo through the 2003 cartoon crossover! One of the best introductions, so glad to have met that rabbit

Grown adults playing with toys . . . is awesome because why should we give up the things we love because of what other people think. The real meaning of growing up is realising if what you're doing makes you happy doesn't harm you or anyone else then what others think flat out does 👏 not 👏 matter 👏 Also hearing you talk about this is making me miss anime conventions XD

As someone who obviously also loves sticking their nose into hobbies that aren’t their own I would love to listen to you just explain stuff from the hobby drama subreddit

As far as comic con toy exclusives go they’re usually known to be really well designed and have a notable quality improvement (so basically like anything else that’s made to be more for collecting than playing). (For example) The ghoulia yelps (monster high) had her cosplaying her favorite super hero and had a comic looking box that you can tell was made to be as much of a part of the merch as the doll. Like yes they are limited in supply but usually the design has a lot of merit

I was there on Saturday. I was very hung over from doing Karaoke the night before. I went to the Panda Express across the street to get some more carbs in me to help out, and Jay Leno walked in and stood in line behind me. The day was surreal. If you got those Super7 reaction turtles for $10 a piece you got a screaming deal. They usually retail for $18 a piece at Target.

"polite rushing" is a power you get when you are over 40 years old. you power up at 60 with "I'm old and no one will dare yell at me" vibes.

It’s not like you’re ever gawking at the nerds in the corner or something. You’re always just a person partaking in the event like anyone else, trying to get something out of it and learning what it’s all about.

TFcon LA 2023 was the first convention I ever went to and I had a blast. I'm a huge Transformers fan and I repaint the toys into different colors to make different characters. I met so many people, put faces to names of twitter friends, and I spent a lot of money. I spent $1504 by the end of the event. I didn't have to worry about flying because I drove into Burbank from Northern California. I had an exhibitor badge as I was a part of the Toyfusion table in the hall and having that was a great experience. Not going to lie, I got some amazing deals wandering the exhibitor hall on Friday night while everyone was setting up spent a majority of my money that night. I am going again next year 100% as it was pretty easy for me and some other friends of mine will be going next year too. It will be special as it will be the 40th year of the Transformers franchise. I'm so excited!

i build pcs for fun buying parts and selling them for cost and not a cent more. its something that relaxes me and lets me cope with my trauma and bipolar. ive had alot of people tell me its a waste of time and pointless if im not making money from it and all that shit but its an investment in my mental health. everyone has their something to help them through the day to day so hyped at the respect you gave this event.

That disclaimer in the beginning about adults playing with toys is the best. It's not fair that people get called manchilds for playing with toys.

Glad to hear you had a good time! In my own TFcon experience as a con veteran, the people are the best part about the con - so many friends I only see at the cons and so many people I met for the first time. The afterhours bar stuff is always great too, just for hanging with friends (and some of the guests who stick around for the bar hangout scene)

Amanda nerding out about tmnt is the vibe i needed today. How adorable.

Also the TF fandom is *generally* a very welcoming and nice fandom, we have our Fandom weirdos, but generally we are pretty nice But if you want something really wild to go down, ask one of the bigger channels about the Third Party Transformers scene, it's wild and something I don't think a lot of toy collecting fandoms have

Was super cool to get to see myself in this video. Huge thanks to my buddy Andrew for sending this to me Allow me to shine some light on the Parking situation as someone who has Volunteered for the past 2 LA events: Previous years of TFCon LA the hotel has not charged for parking, they to my knowledge were not supposed to charge for parking this year. Apparently the hotel got greedy and Saturday started trying to collect money, a lot of people did not pay and I didn’t hear of any issues arising from that. We as volunteers just told people to communicate with the hotel regarding parking as it was out of our control.

When Amanda turned into a fembot and terrorized TFcon while playing Tove Lo

@thepolarphantasm2319

Жыл бұрын

Amanda would kick ass as a fembot, fr Idk if she's full blown Arcee levels of pinkness and/or violently insane (depending on which continuity, of course) but would mark out pretty hard for Golka voicing Elita-1 or Pyra Magna... especially if that leads to bonus Golka voicing Orthia or Victorion :)

Amanda please go to a Supernatural convention. I think they’re winding down and may not be around much longer idk. I’m just so curious about what goes on there. Like what are the vibes? Someone needs to ask those actors any unhinged questions that haven’t already been asked yet. Supernatural is a chaotic rabbit hole and I think you’d be a great person to venture into said rabbit hole, I’d love to get your perspective on it.

I am only a little sad you missed the rest of Saturday because the costume contest tends to be a lot of fun and some real neat builds show up! I've done TF con in Toronto a few times, even though I'm only a passing fan of the series, and you're bang on for the vibe. It's very chill and much slower paced than any other event I've ever been to.

As a action figure collector, I must say, transformers fans are REALLY chill. Would love to go to tf con if they have one closer to my area. Great video!

There are 3 different transformers conventions. TF con, Botcon, and TF nation. They are all roughly the same, and I have been to the last 5 botcons. There is one major aspect of the con that you barely missed, and its something I have never done, but I have heard about it. It is expensive to rent a booth and be a dealer, so people will bring stock, put it into their hotel rooms, and sell transformers merch out of their hotel room outside the convention. I've also heard of parts parties, where people have loose parts and incomplete figures that wouldn't sell easily at the dealer's room, but people try to complete their incomplete figures for cheap one little piece at a time. It's crazy to think that the con generates a mini black market where ever it goes. The TF community often feels small, so these events are great! I've made a few long terms friends from botcon, and they are my only friends who like transformers. Botcon will be in new jersey a few months from now , and I'm really excited for it! I've never heard of some one reviewing cons, so thank you for shining a light on TF con!

Hey! Transformers fan who found your channel! This is so nice, and thanks for being respectful of other people’s hobbies. I’m actually going to my first TFCon in Canada this year which has me over the moon!

I’ve always wanted to go to tfcon! when i saw this video i damn near lost my mind. Unicron is a pretty big character in the fandom, pretty much cybertron’s version of the devil. it’s a giant god that’s the size of a planet. also as someone who has only been in the tf fandom for 3 years, everyone is incredibly nice, there are years worth of lore and different shows. there’s toy collectors, show fans (tfa, tfp, rb, g1, bw etc.) movie fans, tf marvel comic fans, idw comic fans. their are fan shows and there are still shows coming out like tf earthspark that has previous idw comic artist designing characters, and previous voice actors from other tf shows. you would legit never run out of content to consume and the fandom has not and probably won’t ever seem dead just because of how massive it is. anyway love your videos!!!

Hey, I 've thought of an idea for your screen behind you. Take the screen that you want to display and make it into the background of a slide. Turn that into like 3 slides. Put it in present mode and have it auto rotate through the slides with no transitions. It'll stay up on your screen with no need to jiggle the mouse 👍

As a 43 year old Ninja Turtles fan (Mikey is the best!) I approve of your turtle fandom. I was tired of explaining to people why I have 3 different versions of TMNT figures, so I made a wrestling ring for them, a little championship belt for Mikey and now Leo and Splinter were stabbed in the back by Raph, Don and Mikey, forming the New Turtle Order and shocking the TMNWS federation! (teenage mutant ninja wrestling championship). But then Kratos made a surprise debut, challenging Mikey for the belt on the next Pay per view! Don and Ralph are challenging Isaac from Dead space and Pyramid head for the tag belts… I still need make the belts, but hey, I haven’t even decided when the ppv is. And who else is going to shock the world and make a debut! I might even have a women’s division, with 2B going against Harley Quinn for the title. In a special attraction grudge match, we have the long awaited, no holds barred hardcore match with MP Optimus prime going against MP Megatron (the gun version!) in a supersized Ring!

The merch shirt should just be a green shirt that says "my little green goblin homies"

Hi! I'll be honest, I'd never heard of you before, your video showed up in my feed, I'm sure because I'm a Transformers fan/collector and had been watching some Transformers videos. I thought your video was great, really enjoyable, and also very fair and respectful. I went to my first TFCON a few months ago. It was in Chicago, and I went because I was local, it was only a 15 minute drive. I only went on the last day, Sunday, mainly for the dealer's room. I did indeed come away spending more money than I'd intended, and it was nice to meet some of the people behind the online stores I often buy figures from. I'm not sure I'd travel to go to one, but the next time it's in Chicago I definitely will, and probably see what the other days are like too. Anyway, I really enjoyed your video, I had no idea someone was making videos reviewing events like this. I think it's a brilliant idea, and you've earned a new subscriber! All the best to you!

the subtitles saying (woman laughing) is unnecessarily funny to me

I was really into Transformers a few years back and attended the Chicago TFcon several times. Was really tickled to see you attending this, haha. One very interesting thing about fandoms that've been running so long and have so many different iterations is that there's kind of something there for everyone, so there ends up being a lot of little sub-areas of the fandom that're totally different from each other. I personally was in the younger queer crowd that got drawn in during the IDW comics run, and we operate much more similar to modern fandoms as a whole. But there is this entire area of mostly older fans who are primarily collectors as well and you can see the juxtaposition/coexistence is very interesting at events like these.

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And to confirm some curiosities you had about vintage, new, fanmade merch - you're right! It is a mix of all of it. There are even really nice (and expensive) figures made by third parties because Hasbro is pretty chill about it as long as they don't call them the official copyrighted character names.

$10 for each of the ReAction figures is a great price! No shame in that game at all.

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Yeah! I was getting worried when she was saying "Don't judge me for this." I honestly thought she got ripped off, and then she said "I paid ten dollars each" and I literally exhaled. That's a decent price!

TFCon is hands down my favorite convention to go to, even with its more narrow focus. Of course this would be the one year I didn't go! Its small enough that I can catch up with all my online nerd friends but big enough to have a ton of toys and merch to shop. The highlights for me are cosplay and hanging out at the hotel bar in the evenings with a lot of the voice actors that are guests.

years ago i was working a convention for western star and they had the hero car optimus and got to crawl over it and go inside it. the level of detail they put into it was insane.

Electricians attending “why r there robots? I thought we were at a hydro electric transformers con”😂

As long time subscriber and a long time transformers fan…im shaking. Also this is the first con youve been to that I knew about prior lol

I didn't expect to be grinning through so much of this! The excitement! I've had such a shitty day with a migraine but this really picked my mood up thank you

I have to find this for my brother, who is in his mid 40’s and a, mostly, well adjusted adult

I’m just mad it isn’t called DeceptiCon

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I imagine that could be a trademark issue. The founder of TFCon has said that the TFCon staff wear purple shirts because Decepticons are his favourite, though!

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if it makes you feel any better, an online tf convention was called "ia-con" ;)

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@Vodid Met one of my favourite humans through Ia-Con Online! Also: *P*

You seriously need check out some LEGO shows- they are getting bigger and bigger, tons are wild collectors, families, and sculptures!

Your cons are some of my favorite content that you do. A lot of these are events that I never heard of and can plan for in the future now but it's also super great when you're going to things I've heard of and have been on the fence about because I'm not sure if it's something I'd be comfortable at, I'm worried about investing the time and money into it and not enjoying myself so seeing it from a first-hand perspective is really helpful. It's also fun as a viewer just to see you go places and enjoy yourself and dive into these little communities and cons. It would be cool to have an end-of-year wrap up of some of your favorite cons and why

As a TF fan, this vid was a pleasant surprise. I've always wanted to go to TF Con but haven't had the chance yet. I did not expect you to talk about Chris Ho (aka Vangelus), one of my favorite toy reviewers. It's like my youtube subscription list is having another random crossover. Next thing I know I'll find that Amanda somehow ended up in London and is playing a board game in a future No Rolls Barred video.

As a huge Transformers fan, it's always interesting seeing Transformers stuff from an outsiders perspective. Especially one who's as open to the idea of it. Never been to a con, wish I could. Although I have to say, I have a strong urge to clarify details. I'm definitely what one could call an expert, except for the movies (I despise them and everything about them) and some of the Japanese stuff. I'm not super knowledgeable on absolutely everything, but I'd love to do my best to explain anything anyone would like to know.

It seems like you had a pretty great time, even if it was primarily for a franchise you don't really know much about! You seemingly had pretty great interactions with other con-goers, which is always a plus, and you just seemed to be in very high spirits throughout this whole video. That's nice to see!

It brings me a great amount of happiness learning that Amanda is a TMNT fan, and I just know she's probably gonna be at the midnight premiere for the new animated movie, and immediately make a review in the morning. Or, if she doesn't see it at midnight, she'll definitely be there on day 1, and immediately make a review once she gets home.

Aaah I want to go so badly, thanks for reviewing the event! Also you might like some transformers media actually, the IDW comics have a lot of traditional horror elements, even serial killers with slasher movie style kills (slicing guys in half, ripping out peoples brains, turning mechs inside out, etc.)

9:51 OMG I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THIS!!! My favorite DC character is The Riddler and it is so difficult to find decent merch for him that isn’t based on the Paul Dano adaptation.

"Starts with M, and ends with 'urder." Iconic 😂

Cybertronic Spree (transformers band) plays the Pittsburg show. They're actually really good. Play the music from the cartoon movie dressed as Transformers.

I feel like this video revealed some deep Swell lore with the TMNT stuff. I fully expect the wall right behind the camera to just be floor to ceiling Ninja Turtles.

Thank you for understanding that some days I just need to eat cookies for breakfast and browse eBay to add to my Barbie collection.

I am very happy that you explained what the Optimus Prime mini body pillow was because for .5 second, I thought it was a TF-branded tampon, and it was almost the final straw that convinced me that capitalism had to die in flames immediately forever.

as a viewer and a new transformers fan i'm very amused that my main takeaway was "holy shit, those tickets are a great price"

I have been to many transformers conventions, I don't think i've ever seen anyone fighting over a toy, aggressive haggling is another, usually people will congratulate another collector when they get a good buy.

I’m glad you went to this. I’m not a huge fan of transformers, but I do enjoy it to en extent. Usually the content you create, I naturally enjoy, but it’s never anything I really know about. So it’s really neat to see you attend an event that is out of your norm that is more in my personal realm of interests.

One of my favorite youtubers is talking about my all time favorite franchise.....God, please protect this one.