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What new system? I know its been talked about before but last year was dangerously over-packed on the Sat....and there were still people waiting to get in lining up outside. I'm not sure how you can prevent that again unless you cap-off ticket sales.There will always be more and more people wanting to come each year, how will SM keep the numbers inside at a safe level and the queing-up time outside bearable? I think its time for a bigger venue. I miss the good old days when these events were still fairly underground and intimate (and only attracted hardcore fans) and not so mainstream. Back then LFCC was still "our little secret". what ruins it now is that some people get stuff signed for businesses rather than for pleasure I love getting autograph's and pics with the stars that I've always wanted to meet it may not be cheap but its well worth it. I remember when they used to do them at Basildon college and the likes of Warwick Davis and femi Taylor and loads of other awesome stars went. As QS has said, part of that new system is that ticket sales will be capped. For the Saturday, there will be no pay on the day entry, all entry tickets will need to be pre-purchased. There will only be as many sold as the venue can accommodate. For Friday and Sunday, there may or may not be pay on the day entry but there will only be a set number of entry tickets available. Once they have all been sold, that'll be it whether they sell out before the event or on the day.

You would be better to put this in the guest suggestions thread rather than starting a separate topic.

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Guests can be announced any time up to the event. Who and when is something we all have to wait and see.

The number of autographs a guest can sign per day varies from person to person. It depends on how much time they actually have signing, taking into account talks, photo shoots and a lunch break, and how quickly they sign. There will be a maximum number of VQ tickets each day for the guests that are on that system and that will be set by the event organisers.

Yes, you will be able to do that. Showmasters will make them available as soon as they can after the event which may be 2-3 weeks or more depending on how many they have to do. Someone will post on here when they are available and you will be able to buy them through this website: http://showmasters.photoshelter.com/

The rules are listed here. You'll need to scroll down a bit but your question should be answered at number 3.

Entry tickets are non-refundable, sorry

They are sent to you at your home address. When you go into the pre-order store, you will see that there is a small selection of pictures for each guest that you can choose from. You can also ask for the autograph to be dedicated to you or whoever it is for. I'm assuming you have had a look at the pre-order store but in case you haven't, here is the link http://www.showmasterssales.com/ There is a lot of information on there that should answer most of your questions. Hope that helps.

There will be a sales desk where you will be able to buy autograph vouchers if you prefer to pay by credit card. You can then use the vouchers to pay for your autographs in the same way as you would use cash. A word of warning though, the queues at the sales desk are likely to be very long. If you want to see any guests who are on the virtual ticket system, get your tickets for them first and then head to the sales desk for your vouchers.

Both sent out and etickets will be accepted on the day.

The shop email address is shop@showmastersevents.com.

You would really be best to contact Too Tall directly about this.

Can't see that it would be a problem. Make sure you have the pen ready for when you get to see the guest and hand it over with the item you want signing. You then just need to make sure you mention that you would like them to use that pen rather than one of those on their table.

There is, I believe, a Pizza Express at Olympia. That may be worth considering

You pay for autographs on the day. It tends to be just the busiest guests who are on the virtual queue system. For those, when you get in you should go to the area where they are signing and there will be a crew member at the end of their queue giving out the virtual tickets. For the guests who are not on that system, you just join the end of their queue. Hope that makes sense.

There's unlikely to be a map showing who will be sitting where as guests may not be sat at the same signing desks both days

If you want a photo shoot just with the Throne you pay on the day at the relevant photo shoot area. If you want the one with Dave Prowse, you can buy at the event at the sales desk. Those may also be available in the online shop (although they are not in there at the moment) to buy before the event.

No, it's from this year and the tickets are currently available in the online store.

And don't forget the warm cookie you get when you check in

They're normally posted on here about a week or so before the event

Sharpies are generally the best pens to use. All the guests will have black and silver ones at their signing desks. Some may also have gold and/or blue but there are no guarantees.

The email is shop@showmastersevents.com

The full talk schedule is normally listed about a week before the event

No probs. It appears from the website that you may be able to buy in advance as well. More info here. They're not on the online store yet but it may be worth considering for when they are.