Collectomania at Milton Keynes was quite a day. Initially I had arranged to meet a chap at the event to discuss a piece but it turned into a day of much, much more. The MKG [Milton Keynes Garrison] let use their area to get changed and generally hang out with them for the day. A very decent bunch they are too. Thanks for the coffee Julia and Mark. Click HERE for the MKG website. The MKG have a stand for all three days of collectomania manning it with various Sci-fi characters; the ever popular Stormtroopers and Darth Vader, tribe of Klingons, imperial officers, Darth Maul and assorted Jedi Knights. If the next two days are as busy as today they will need wheelbarrows to move the collecting buckets.
I took myself off for a stroll round the stadium. There was lots to see in terms of clubs and traders. I was not there to see the celebrities Lots of people dressed up. All the ways from babies in prams in Ewoke costumes and a toddler in a pushchair dressed as Dewey from Family Guys complete with a big foam head, just to be clear the foam head was a prop not he kids natural state, through to grannies in Star Trek uniforms. I met a young lady wearing an outfit I have been trying and failing to make for some time. She was gracious enough to let me examine the costume. I hope I was discrete. I put faces to names I have "met" online. I even managed a quiet pint at the one of the bars.
It was also a good day for business with an order placed, several enquiries for pricing of pieces and new contacts made.
Click HERE for the Collectomania at Milton Keynes website. Parking and admission is free. It was also a nice drive back along the iconic A5 in glorious sunshine.
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