STEAM Museum played host again to another blockbuster Comic Con event organised by Stars of Time. The reincarnated event now in its third year under the Stars of Time banner had promised the event would be even bigger and better than ever and they didn’t disappoint!
Probably the UK’s most unique Comic Con venue, the STEAM Museum played the perfect host to cosplayers dressing up as their favourite characters from comics, small screen and of course the big screen! At times you would be mistaken to think you were on the set of Dr Who with a Cyberman or Dalek wondering past you in a backdrop of the museum that would really make you think you were on a Dr Who set in the Victorian age.
Unlike most Comic Cons that often take place in event halls, the backdrop of steam engines and full size statues of Isambard Kingdom Brunel next to a storm trooper is something you just wont find at any other Comic Con event.
Speaking to Harry from Stars of Time, he said “Its been an amazing event, the people of Swindon are wonderful and the venue is just awesome, its such a great unique venue to host our event” Harry went on to say “This year we’ve added more stands such as Sesame Street using the back station platform which we’ve never used before. We want to expand and give people the most awesome day out and the STEAM Museum really gives us the chance to give the best event possible”.
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Speaking to special guest Sylvester McCoy who played the 7th Doctor, McCoy said the event was “really busy and went really well” going on to say how he loved how “joyful and happy” the people of Swindon were.
Check out our short chat with the legendary Sylvester McCoy below.
At every turn round ever corner of the museum, you would bump into your favourite characters and be very tempted to purchase merchandise from retro Star Wars toys that you probably had as a kid and were thrown away by your parents when you got to old not realising these toys that at the time cost a few quid are now worth hundreds, if not thousands of pounds to your very own light sabre.
You could even immortalise yourself as a 3D exact replica action figure of yourself MODELU based in Bristol were on hand for you to step into their man size 3D scanner. A truly unique gift for anyone, if you missed them, then you can contact them via their website www.modelu3d.co.uk.
For those keen to see how makeup in TV & film produces some of the most amazing and often scary characters on screen, New College was on hand to show some of the tricks of the trade and how you can get into the industry yourself.
If you missed last weekends SciFi extravaganza at STEAM, then you can catch up with your favourite character’s of TV, Film and Comics at Stars of Time’s next event at the Winter Gardens Pavilion in Weston Super Mare, right on the seafront featuring special guest Colin Baker
on Saturday 17th August, also in August the REME Museum in nearby Lynham, the museum are putting on SciFi Day
Check out the link HERE for more details.
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