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So after several weeks of decompression, family tragedy, work stuff and just general mental fatigue, I can finally post my thoughts of our experience.
1. PowerCon, as a whole, was a pretty fantastic show. I know what it was in the beginning, a MOTU-centric event, but it's clearly become so much more. The sheer amount of vintage toys available was far better than any toy show I've been to in the last several years. Completely unexpected and totally welcomed. There was a great variety to be found between vendors and manufacturers, always something new to see. The Friday half-day opening was insanely busy, Saturday died off a little and Sunday was a ghost town for the most part. I'm not a fan of large crowds, but this was mostly manageable.
2. The Mego placement at the show at first seemed off-putting. We were against a wall towards the back like we had the kids card table in the corner at Thanksgiving. Turns out it was necessary in order to keep us all together as a grouping, so it did work out quite well. Given the primary demographic of the show we were still mostly an oddity as few people were familiar with the Mego brand outside of recent offerings the last few years. I did, however, meet a lot of new, non-Mego people. That was great.
3. As fractured as the community has been in recent years, it was extra refreshing to see our group again. I guess it's been four years? It was like no time had passed at all, just diving into conversations. I think we're all a little greyer, but essentially the same. It was also really great to meet some long-time Mego Museum members that were first time attendees. Bryce(newlyknighted) was long overdue to show up, and I'm fairly certain he had a blast. It was fantastic meeting you.
4. The venue is crazy large. I think from my hotel room to my booth was a literal half mile of corridors and hallways. Just massive! I got turned around more than once coming and going. I also got some steps in.
5. I feel like this show was a good first step in moving forward to heal wounds and bring our Mego family closer together. We were missing a lot this year, and it was felt. Perhaps moving forward, on our own devices, we'll once again flourish. That might be overly optimistic on my part, but that's kinda how I saw the weekend...a nice first step.
It was a super positive but exhausting weekend. If we're able to do this independently next Summer we certainly have built a foundation upon which to build that show.
1. PowerCon, as a whole, was a pretty fantastic show. I know what it was in the beginning, a MOTU-centric event, but it's clearly become so much more. The sheer amount of vintage toys available was far better than any toy show I've been to in the last several years. Completely unexpected and totally welcomed. There was a great variety to be found between vendors and manufacturers, always something new to see. The Friday half-day opening was insanely busy, Saturday died off a little and Sunday was a ghost town for the most part. I'm not a fan of large crowds, but this was mostly manageable.
2. The Mego placement at the show at first seemed off-putting. We were against a wall towards the back like we had the kids card table in the corner at Thanksgiving. Turns out it was necessary in order to keep us all together as a grouping, so it did work out quite well. Given the primary demographic of the show we were still mostly an oddity as few people were familiar with the Mego brand outside of recent offerings the last few years. I did, however, meet a lot of new, non-Mego people. That was great.
3. As fractured as the community has been in recent years, it was extra refreshing to see our group again. I guess it's been four years? It was like no time had passed at all, just diving into conversations. I think we're all a little greyer, but essentially the same. It was also really great to meet some long-time Mego Museum members that were first time attendees. Bryce(newlyknighted) was long overdue to show up, and I'm fairly certain he had a blast. It was fantastic meeting you.
4. The venue is crazy large. I think from my hotel room to my booth was a literal half mile of corridors and hallways. Just massive! I got turned around more than once coming and going. I also got some steps in.
5. I feel like this show was a good first step in moving forward to heal wounds and bring our Mego family closer together. We were missing a lot this year, and it was felt. Perhaps moving forward, on our own devices, we'll once again flourish. That might be overly optimistic on my part, but that's kinda how I saw the weekend...a nice first step.
It was a super positive but exhausting weekend. If we're able to do this independently next Summer we certainly have built a foundation upon which to build that show.
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