Hey all! I was going to post last night, but ...well.... I didn't.
It's been really busy here. Gary Con is a Thursday-Sunday event. Most 4 day cons start off slow and really get moving on Saturday. But for whatever reason, this has been pretty much full-tilt since the convention started.
Luke does a great job with this convention. I talked to him the other day and he said it was up to 3,500 attendees and I have to say that it feels bigger than that. I would have guessed over 5K.
Yesterday, I woke up to an unpleasant surprise...you can see what I'm talking about below:
Ya..that is snow. A fair amout of it. Maybe not the 5" that was forecast, but it was more than enough to cover the cars in it. Bleh.
My one complaint about this convention is that the dealer hall is cold. Way too cold. Someone said they saw the temperature gauge reading 60 degrees. I'd say that is about 5 degrees high. I stopped off today to pick up some of those chemical hand warmers they sell at Walmart. Going to tape those suckers all over my body.
I've talked to a lot of people making purchases and am hoping some of them will check out the project here in the next few days. I'm encouraging everyone to sign up for the mailing list so they get more info on this and future projects.
Speaking of future projects, I'm selling a few of what will likely be my next project here at GaryCon to get some feedback. So far comments have been overwhelmingly positive. I don't want to give specifics out yet while still working on the Mimic project, but I'll probably start leaking some info around June.
A big plus in doing shows like Gary Con is getting to talk to other vendors, some of whom are interested in having Hrothgar's Hoard do either custom work for them or carrying my products. I'd like to cut back on the amount of travel I do in the future, or at least control it more to events closer to home. We'll see where a few things lead and whether I can handle the output that may be needed to do this. I'm already searching for an assisstant in the workshop and if a deal goes through with one company I talked to, I may be looking for more. I'd love this to be something that can take Hrothgar's Hoard to the next level. I'd really like to spend more time being a creator and a craftsman rather than a salesman.
I wanted to give a plug for my neighbor at the con, Nobel Dwarf Printing. They make some great resin based minis as well as canvas printing. I really like his stuff and will be coming home with at least one or two of his minis. You can check out his stuff at: https://www.nobledwarf.com/
Here are a couple pics from his booth.
I think that is about all for now. For those who haven't yet backed the Mimic project, there is still a few days left to get on board. Click on the link below to back. Don't miss your chance to adopt your very own mimic!
