I think Fan Expo in Vancouver will be an annual event for Jeremy and I, especially as we try to advance the work on R2D2. We've only been twice and I'm not sure if they purposely try to have a theme each year but I did notice there was a lot of 80's nostalgia going on. There were booths for Star Wars, as I think is standard, but there was also a Ghost Busters booth and an entire booth dedicated to 80's movies and TV shoes like Ghost Busters, Back to the Future and I think the couch from Rosanne or maybe it was Married with Children. They had a DeLorean as well as the Ghostbusters car. I've done a bit of research on the ambulance used and apparently it's very rare.
Jeremy managed to get the majority of his Ghostbusters costume done in time for the expo. I think he probably has plans for a trap and like most cosplayers I'm sure his costume is never completely done. I was interested to learn that a number of the other Ghostbusters costumes were at least partly kits where Jeremy did the majority of his from scratch via a 3D printer. I'm sure the kits are cheaper but I personally like the idea of building from scratch. The only item I saw in other costumes that was a bit more detailed was that the backpack on some actually opened up and showed inner workings. I would still vote for Jeremy's.
The other highlight of the show was that Adam Savage was a guest speaker. If you follow him online you'll know that he spends most of h is year travelling to different Fan Expos, Comicon's etc. I don't think he dressed up for this one but he was available for pictures and signings, which are not cheap for any of the celebrities. I briefly considered getting in line to ask him a question as I was a bit disappointed that the vast majority of questions were related to his time on Mythbusters where I was more interested in his knowledge as a maker. I chickened out though as I figured there was probably some process for getting in line that I didn't understand.
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