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Meet Boglins & Sectaurs Creator Tim Clarke at Retro Con 2021!
The Boglins are back!!
We’re pleased to announce toy and puppet designer Tim Clarke will be returning for Retro Con 2021 (Official)! Once known as the “King of Gross”, Tim is the co-creator of cult favorite 80’s toylines Sectaurs and Boglins!
Though we may have to promote Boglins from “cult toyline” back to full “hit toyline”, due to recently coming off an extremely successful Kickstarter to revive the brand. Reaching nearly *ten times* its initial goal, the Boglins were put on the fast track to world domination! You can currently pre-order the brand new Boglins on websites such as Gamestop and Walmart. We happily backed the kickstarter and look forward to receiving our King Drool in the mail!
Tim started his career designing and building puppets for the Jim Henson Company. Most notable were the Mystics and Slaves that he sculpted and designed for the movie the Dark Crystal, guided by the incredible drawings of Brian Froud. He also worked on puppets for Sesame Street, the Muppet Show, and Fraggle Rock for which he created ‘Traveling Matt’.
Tim will be at Retro Con both days, and you can find him in Row 2 at the show. He’s hoping to have the upcoming Halloween-themed Boglins ready to go by then!
Sectaurs at Retro Con!
Retro Con will have some Sectaurs programming at the show this year!
Though the line was short-lived back in the 80’s, it’s grown into something of a cult classic over the years with it’s cool character designs and interesting puppet companions. They are wonderfully quirky toys, and you are bound to find them for sale in the vendor section at the show!
Youtube channel Retro Toy Review will be hosting a panel at the show on Saturday morning (tentative start time is 10:30am). Host Cliff Reese will be screening his award-winning documentary called “The Story of Sectaurs”! In this spirited mini-doc, Cliff will take you through the origins of the line, the creation of the toys, the world reception, and the line’s end (and rebirth!). Featured in interviews in the doc is co-creator of the toy line, Retro Con guest Tim Clarke!
Speaking of rebirth, Sectaurs is making a comeback with a brand new figure line being made by ZICA Toys!
Sectaurs co-creator Tim Clarke has been working with them to bring the line back, and has sent us word that he’ll have test shots of the new figures and packaging on display at Retro Con 2019 (Official) next month! With the line slated to hit by the end of the year, this is your chance to get a sneak peek!!
Look for Tim’s booth in *Row 2* on the show floor! And please check out his website HERE!
Mark Watts Gallery at Retro Con 2019!
Returning for Retro Con 2019 is artist Mark Watts!
Mark is responsible for some of the iconic artwork used in the G1 Transformers toy line! He did over 45 commissioned paintings for Hasbro between the mid 80’s and early 90’s, most of which were used directly for the packaging of the product.
Notable packaging illustrations he created include Shockwave, Jetfire, the Constructicons, the Stunticons, and all of the series one Minibots! He also did several paintings used for pack-in mail-away offers for the Transformers line, such as Reflector, the “Time Warrior” Autobot watch, and the Omnibots.
Check out Mark’s booth in the guest section where he’ll be displaying his artwork and offering prints for sale! He had a great time meeting attendees last year. He loved hearing stories of how some would cut his artwork out of the toy packaging as kids and tape it to the walls of their room. 
Follow Mark Online!
Main Website: https://markwattsstudios.com/
Mark’s Table Art: https://www.tableartstudios.com/
Transformers Prints: https://markwattsstudios.com/collections/transformer-prints
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarkWattsStudios/
Facebook 2: https://www.facebook.com/TableArtStudios/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkWattsStudio
Meet the Voice of She-Ra, Melendy Britt, at Retro Con 2019!
Though we were saddened to announce her cancellation for our show last year, we are pleased to re-add her to our guest list for this year: Please welcome Melendy Britt to Retro Con 2019!!
Melendy is best known for giving voice to one of the most iconic and empowered female characters of the 1980’s:
She-Ra, Princess of Power!!
Adora was originally a captain in the army of the Horde, a sinister group that rules over planet Etheria. Adora later discovers she is the long lost twin sister of Prince Adam of Eternia (aka He-Man), having been kidnapped as a baby by the Horde’s leader Hordak.
Renouncing her allegiance to the Horde and now vowing to defend Etheria, Princess Adora is granted the Sword of Protection. This gains her the power to transform into… She-Ra!
“For the Honor of Grayskull… I am She-Ra!”
Melendy voiced the character of She-Ra/Princess Adora throughout the show’s entire 93 episode run, plus TV specials. She also voiced other characters on the show such as Castaspella, Mermista, Catra, Octavia, and more!
You may have heard Melendy in other cartoons as well, such as G1 Transformers, Plastic Man, The New Adventures of Batman, Flash Gordon, and Avatar: The Last Airbender!
Follow Melendy On-line!
Main Website: http://www.melendybritt.com/
Free Pin for MOTU/ThunderCats/Jem Costumers at Retro Con 2018!
Planning to wear a He-Man, ThunderCats, or Jem related costume to Retro Con? Stop by the raffle table up front! We’ll give you a complimentary 2.25″ pin!
These are custom made by us, and we’ll give these out to MOTU/ThunderCats/Jem costumers (heroes and villains) while supplies last! Just a token of our appreciation for helping add to the atmosphere of the show. 🙂
Meet Boglins and Sectaurs Creator Tim Clarke at Retro Con 2018!
We welcome toy and puppet designer Tim Clarke to our guest list for Retro Con 2018!
For over 30 years Tim has been inventing, designing and sculpting some of the most unusual toys to ever be marketed in the US and abroad. Once known as the “King of Gross”, he is the co-creator of cult favorite 80’s toy lines Sectaurs (Coleco) and Boglins (Mattel)!
Tim started his career designing and building puppets for the Jim Henson Company. Most notable were the Mystics and the Slaves that he sculpted and designed for the movie the Dark Crystal, guided by the incredible drawings of Brian Froud. He also worked on puppets for Sesame Street, the Muppet Show, and Fraggle Rock for which he created “Traveling Matt”.
After Dark Crystal was launched, he garnered his first toy sculpting gig with Hasbro creating the Garthim, Mystics and Landstrider toys. He has also created toys for Melissa and Doug toys, EK Success, Mattel, Coleco, Kenner, and Ideal- to mention just a few!
Tim recently launched his NEW line of horribleness: The TOTIMS!
“I love creating my own mythology. The world is filled with modern day mythological creatures you can find them in every nook and cranny of your bedroom closet.”
Tim will be at Retro Con all weekend, so stop by his booth in the Guest section! Tim will be showing off his new line of Boglins, Sectaurs, and more!!
Follow Tim On-Line!
Main Website: https://www.totims.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timclarketoys/
Win the new LEGO Voltron at Retro Con 2018!
Our newest raffle prize has just arrived… LEGO Voltron: Defender of the Universe!!
LEGO’s biggest buildable mech to date! Build all 5 individual lions, and then combine them together to form 15″ tall super robot Voltron!! The set includes 2,321 pieces and retails for $179.99.
Read more about the set here:
https://shop.lego.com/en-US/Voltron-21311
LEGO Voltron will be added to our show raffle for Sunday!
Check out more of our 2018 raffle prizes HERE!
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