From: smah@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Steve Mah)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: San Diego ComicCon
Date: 18 Aug 92 07:47:18 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego

In article <16pgbuINNrgr@agate.berkeley.edu> wang@ocf.berkeley.edu (Albert Sze-Wei Wang) writes:
[....]
>The AGX-04 Gerbera Tetra is a model kit.  When I was down in San Diego at the
>ComicCon I picked it up with the RX-78 GP03S "Stamen."  Pony Toys was selling
>all their 1/144 models from Bandai (with exception of the larger models of
>course :) ) for $12.  Both models are really REALLY nice and they keep
>getting better and better.  One of my friends who built the RX-78 GP03S has
>stated that that model was the best one he's built.  He also bought a AGX-04
>Gerbera Tetra at the con.  I'll find out how he compares it to the RX-78
[....]

Might as well jump on and whole-heartedly agree with everyone on
this- the Stamen 1/144 is simply outstanding.  Now that I've had
time to think about it, I really should've picked up the GP-02 and 
GT kits as well 8-(

[....]
>	Finds at the convention included Vance Hu's rendition of Amuro's Nu
>Gundam and Char's Sazabi in the classic confrontation pose.  Poster prints
>of Vance's cel work were made into limited edition posters and on sale at
>the convention for $15.  The poster is larger than normal posters and was 
>printed on really REALLY thick poster board-paper.  The art was pretty 

Hmmm... wasn't the artwork on the poster more like a replication of
some of the artwork in a Newtype around when CCA opened back in
'88?  Or did he actually do that artwork?  I know I've seen that
pose before in one of the anime mags... 8-)

[....]
>I found San Diego an extremely organized convention, the people were polite
>and if I dare say probably the most organized convention I have ever seen.
>If it wasn't for the warm and humid weather, I would have to say that San
>Diego was a fairly enjoyable experience, getting to meet John Davenport and
>Lee Oath again.

I too enjoyed the SDCC as well.  But of course, here are the gripes
(there always are some I guess for any con 8-)): 1) it would've been
nice if they could've increased the exhibitor's/dealer's room area a bit
to ease the crowd density 2) Maybe it was just the fact that I got
there on Saturday, but Manga no Mori had _no manga_! 8-) 3) $3 for a hot
dog!! (well, OK- I guess it's a given at any convention center 8-P)
4) unrelated to manga, but "That's Laser Video" was selling
T2/Trek/etc. box sets at ridiculously inflated prices even if they
were offering a 10% discount on preoreders for the Akira set 5)
after being told to wait in line w/ a guest pass, upon reaching the
front I was told that I in fact didn't have to wait in line at all!
6) as has been mentioned, the anime LD dealers didn't have much of a
selection or discounts (altho' Mikado I think had discounts for
Miyazaki & Gundam movie discs)

Otherwise, though, the convention was quite enjoyable.  And altho' I
got there late, the manga panel was thoroughly interesting.
[.....]

>My special thanks go to Buichi Terasawa and Junco Ito and it was great seeing
>them both again and being able to talk to them again.

What a great guy!  After screening the subtitled Kabuto, Terasawa
took comments/questions/criticisms and everyone who attended got
free Kabuto release posters (while supplies lasted, anyways)!

And I finally got to see an episode of Macross II (dubbed): like
I've heard, pretty good animation, but a rather silly story.  Giant
Robo seemed a lot better (only got to see the last 10 minutes or so)
and more interesting.

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