JediCon 2010 took again place in the Maritim Airport Hotel in Dusseldorf, Germany. It was once again a great event at a superb location and some great R2builders that made me proud.
The official and limited Con poster (Artwork by Con guest Randy Martinez) |
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The location, the Maritim Airport Hotel, which was booked out for the convention. |
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Two young R2 Builders checking all the restraint bolts... |
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.... then checking the remote control...... |
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The young Builder takes the R4 for a little walk |
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A beautiful Slave Leia; the R2 and the C-3PO costume belong to our member Amedeo from Italy. |
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Jango Fett and young Boba..... |
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We´ve had lots of kids with us this time. |
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Mike discussing things with two more newcomers, Thomas and Björn |
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Testing R2 in the hotel lobby. The glass-smooth floor was perfect for driving, unlike the carpet upstairs which was really battery-draining and motor-overheating. |
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The hotel lobby was also the background for more sinister representatives of the Starwars universe.... |
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We had some R2 races, after all. Not R2 against R2, hoewever; R2 against the kids. With 24 volts on the scooters, the kids won only due to regular R2 wrangler´s steering errors.... |
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Our member Mike with his finished droid. Not bad after only about 15 months of building..... |
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Björn, Wim and Arnd discussing something on Michel´s 2-3-2 mechanism. |
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A well-done Ahsoka and a funny Clone-Wars Obi-Wan with a cartoon beard. |
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A view into the other side of the hotel lobby. The small gathering at the stairs seems to be something Rebel-Legion-wise. |
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And then, two Jawas found our room, at once laying their greedy hands on our R2s. |
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They also hijacked Amedeo´s C-3PO, and scared us by waving their blasters |
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Amedeo´s C-3PO suit was pretty well done. I forgot to ask, where it was from,or if it was made on his own. |
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The little boys playing on the floor with their card games, while the big boys play in the background with more expensive toys (but also on the floor) |
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A single picture from the costume contest, which was hosted by Nicole. The Grievious in the center won the "Solo performance" category, as far as I heard. |
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Finally, in one of the rare moments when there were more "ligth side" costumes than darkside ones, these troopers could be cornered. |
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The display of a shop specialising in Starwars Lego stuff. |
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A vintage Starwars flipper could be used by the visitors, and was beleaguered every day. |
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A picture from the evening show. Noelia from Switzerland and four friends who were obviously martial arts pros showed a superb dance and fight show. On the left you see parts of "Nomad Soul", the rock band of our R2 builder Daniel. |
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The four R2s that took part in the evening show lined up at the start of the "after-show party". Check the (intended) differences in the paint schemes. |
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Our rocker Daniel with his roadie Dennis in true "Fanboys" outfit. |
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Our group photo, sadly incomplete, because we only thought of it when several members had already left. Click here for a full-res version of the photo. |
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