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SMASH! Newsletter #24 - March 17, 2010

New Guests and New Prizes: WIN A TRIP TO HONG KONG!
SMASH! Announcements
Shout-Out

New Guests and New Prizes: WIN A TRIP TO HONG KONG!

There's a lot to be excited about at SMASH! 2010. Some conventions would have you be satisfied by having the voice actor of Asuka. At SMASH! you get TWO. You also a get a new and renovated Town Hall to shop, cosplay, sing, create and hang out in.

But if you think we've stopped there, you don't know SMASH!

SMASH! Announcements

International guest artists Shaun "Endling" Healey and Mikiko "Zombiesmile" Ponczeck

We tried to get him here last year, but no dice. Fate (and Texas) just wasn't on our side, but we think it's trying to make up for it with a two-for-one deal. Not only do we get concept and comic artist Endling, but his equally groovy fiancee will also be joining us for SMASH! 2010. That's twice the artistic awesome!

The Bandai Action Kit Universal Cup Competition (BAKUC)

If you have no idea what that is, don't worry. It's about building Gundam, and it's awesome. Bandai, in conjunction with HobbyCo and SMASH!, are proud to play host to the first Australian BAKUC competition! The best part? The winners get a paid trip to the BAKUC Final in Hong Kong.

Yeah. You might want to read that last line again.

Find out more on our event page. For other hobby news and updates, why not check out HobbyCo's Facebook group.

Artist Circle registration date

Our venue might have changed, but our Artist table prices haven't. Heck, we're even making it easier to sign up with a new and shiny online application form! You'll be able to apply for table space starting from this Saturday the 20th (with full Artist Circle info up on the Friday).

Art Competitions and Travelling Artbook registration

It wouldn't be SMASH! without a veritable slew of art competitions, and we're happy to present a challenging trio for 2010! The Doodling Competition is back (as always), alongside the newly re-moulded Themed Competition. In a first for SMASH!, our final competition is being run exculsively online! The Home Made Hype Competition will be taking entries through our Deviantart group.

The Travelling Artbook has also begun its journey, so if you're interested in participating, please check out the Forum thread.

Shout-Out

Syd Mead in Sydney on March 18th

Syd Mead, industrial designer behind sci-fi classics Aliens, Tron, and Blade Runner, will be in Sydney on March 18th! The Hayden Orpheum cinema is having a special screening of "Visual Futurist: The Art and Life of Syd Mead", with the man himself in attendance.

Purchase your tickets now!

Twilight graphic novel

Our friends at Kings Comics have just received a limited batch of the Twilight graphic novel in hardcover. If you're a fan of the books, be sure to check out the manga version, illustrated by Korean artist Young Kim.

AVcon "Design a t-shirt" Competition

Those crazy kids at AVcon are running a t-shirt and hoodie competition with fantabulous CASH PRIZES. Really, we'd settle for that motorized eskie, but I guess they only had one of them. When you send in your design, just make sure you tell them which way up it goes. You wouldn't want it sideways or anything.