jonedney124

Having looked at the LFCC summer purchases for Clark on the Sunday, he is on Batch 4, which matches what he was on for Spring so I think the shop has now included the Spring purchases unless he sold 3 batches just for summer people in 24 hours (unlikely).

Presumably the Middle Earth talk will now just be Sylvester McCoy if it still happens?

I would expect all of the Diamond Guests to be on VQs and guests like Charles Dance are likely to be on them too given his rare appearances and the number of photos he's got. You may find later in the day on Saturday and on Sunday generally that some guests are on open queue. Jack Gleeson was pretty busy last Spring on Saturday but by 10:30 on Sunday, he was on open queue. Robert Englund, on the other hand, was very busy both days, as I think he is a slow signer.

Just out of interest, presumably the Clark Gregg passes were produced for the weekend before he cancelled. Are we able to collect them in preparation for Summer or not? (I still have Alex Kingston's pass from summer for example, as she cancelled on the Friday when many people had already collected theirs. I'm assuming no, but just wondered...

Last year the Hall was opened for queuing at 8 as well as collecting passes from the entrance foyer. I queued for 5 mins to collect my passes then walked straight into the hall then when it was 9 we were directed out of the hall and round to the side. Unless stated otherwise, I'll assume it's the same again. Spring is not summer so queuing doesn't need to open at 7.

They're way ahead of me, already available as part of Clark's listing on LFCC forum!

A shame, although makes a relaxed Sunday even more so. In a way, it's better for him to be at summer because then there are two SHIELD agents...who's up for a Coulson/May duo? However, isn't it going to get confusing for the shop if there are Diamond Passes and photos from Spring being mixed in with the new ones being bought for the summer?

OK, I thought there was a special wristband thing you had to collect?

That's all very well but what about pass and weekend ticket collection, really that info needs to be given in advance in case it's a different place to the queuing entrance (it wasn't last year, it was at the front like summer 2019 collection). To be honest, at the moment this event doesn't seem to be as organised as last year or summer. Last year the schedule was up earlier (summer's draft schedule was up pretty much 2 weeks before the event) and as someone has put here already, we had a floor plan by this point. I'm expecting it to be pretty much the same as last year but confirmation would be helpful, otherwise we may arrive on Saturday and be sent in different directions for queues/collection etc.

Why has Clark Gregg's talk been moved? I was hoping to be done by 15:30, either with Merlin talk or Caitlin shoot and at the moment there is nothing in the original Clark talk slot, unless there is another guest incoming...

I noticed the Green Screen photo shoots are available generally for a certain slot each day but is the general one the same both days, as Clark's GS shoot on Sunday is Tahiti, not whatever the previous day's is?

More batches for Charles Dance do now seem to be available (up to 10 I think). However, as someone has already reported in the Eventbrite thread, his batch numbers are coming up for every single guest you book for at the moment! I'm not sure if anyone else is that high a number in terms of batches, may be a split shoot methinks if those batches are sold.

On the main page, Anjli is listed as cancelled but there's been no announcement as far as I can see?

Would it be possible to get confirmation that the big, Diamond Star Wars guests like Hayden, Ian McDiarmid and Billy Dee Williams will be in the main signing area rather than the Star Wars zone, which I assume is for the smaller SW guests as well as for the other stuff going on there? Given how busy I expect Hayden especially will be, I would have thought so but it would be nice to save a trip over there looking for VQs when they're upstairs...Obviously I don't expect to know where exactly they will be but at least to know they will be in the main area?

Oh yes I remember that from last year. As I say, I'm Batch 1 for most people (Standard or Diamond) so will aim for AM shoots unless it feels more convenient to go for the PM and should be able to get the autos quickly. Slightly more concerned about the auto queues, as they are more unpredictable but my Batch 5 Diamond guest has only got 1 shoot atm so hopefully that will make it easier. Got a busy Saturday

OK, thanks. It would be useful to know, as it makes quite a difference. If a standard photo shoot fan is wondering when their photo with a Diamond Guest will be, they won't know if they are waiting behind 100 DP holders or 200 DP holders if 4 Diamond batches have been sold. Similarly, a DP holder in an autograph queue wants to know how quickly the auto queue for a Diamond guest will move. I am generally Batch 1 for my Diamond guests so it's not that much of a problem but there is one where I am Batch 5, which is potentially more problematic, as that's between 101-125 or 201-250 in terms of rough numbers, that's a big difference. Anyway, I'm sure I'll manage

Could you please fully confirm that Diamond Pass batches are 25 rather than the standard 50? Many people are working on that assumption but someone on another thread claimed that more than 25 people went forward for DP Batch 1 at a photo shoot during LFCC Spring (admittedly, this could have been because DP Batches 1 and 2 were called simultaneously).

OK thanks, having looked at the venue map again, it looks like Piazza entrance 2 is the one closest to the station and you walk through to Hall 5 from there?

This will be my first time going to Collectormania and I will be arriving by train just after 7:30 to join the Early Bird queue. The NEC site says that the event will be in Hall 5 (?) and it's not clear how to get to Hall 5 (or rather, where the queue will be for the event) from Birmingham International station from the maps, as the routes on their map suggest walking through other halls or walking a long way round to either the Piazza or Hall 5 entrances. Can someone please clarify where people queue in the morning and how to get there from the station?

I was Diamond no 249 and they were on those numbers about 4pm. The delays with the Matt Smith TARDIS shoot meant he could spend a bit longer signing at that time but the guy on the queue told me he thought only Diamonds would get in. I suppose some VQs may have got in the queue if they were hanging around and Chris was still available before his shoot but it wouldn't have been that many if they were. Also, the queue was moving quickly at my point because they were only allowing 1 autograph per pass. He was very nice though, we chatted briefly about the A Word, he signed my Rose novelization. I'm glad he is coming back, I worried that he seemed very tired when I got his auto and may have been put off but the positivity of the fans must have been more than enough for him to return.

His Diamond and Iron Throne shoot details are missing from his page. Hope he can come this time!

Agreed, probably the bubbliest and friendliest guest I met all weekend.

My timing, I should say...he was slow due to taking time and shoots but not that slow

I think the Diamond batches are 25 passes for both photos and autos, which is about right for the auto queue (the first number listing was usually 1-30 or something like that) so they should be the same and it goes with the batch you have on your pass. I think I'm DP Batch 1 in most cases, which takes the edge off...was in the 200s for Eccleston and Capaldi last summer, especially the latter took until nearly 6pm to get there given the great man was a slow signer (and busy with shoots throughout the day. I was 66 for Matt Smith but timing also left him until the end of the day.

No problem, thanks for the info.