Preview Day Live, Erin’s Blog 2

I’m back with another blog live from Auction 2!  It’s starting to pick up a bit here, we have quite a few people walking around checking out the props and admiring the ships.  I don’t think I said before but we are allowing photo’s to be taken in the Viper mark II, and oh are people excited!  There is nothing like climbing into the cockpit and seeing the screen lit up (it does!) and getting to take photo’s.  This is one of the reasons I love working at Propworx, we get to share this experience of a lifetime with all of you!! 

So I did get to get into the Viper, and HOW cool was that!  I think you can tell by looking at the photo, what a dream!   Anywho, I just wanted to let you guys know what awesome guests we have with us today, we will be having a panel at 5pm with some of the stars of the show!  I hope you all can join us here to see Michael Trucco, Kate Vernon, Grace Park, Lucciana Carro, and Richard Hatch!  It should be a lot of fun, I will do my best to get some of the Q &A in here as well as some photo’s for you all.

I also wanted to mention that our Ebay auctions WILL continue.  I’ve gotten a lot of emails from you guys who were worried we were done.  Fret not!  We are taking two weeks off in order to get all of your live auction items out on time, but we do still have a few weeks left for Ebay.  Its not over till its over!  Keep watching our site and our ebay store for more information.

Another cool thing happening at the auction would be the Lego Vipers and Raptors.  We have a crew of very talented people who have created some amazing replica’s of Vipers and Raptors, all out of Legos!  I’ll have more on that next time!

On another note, I’d like to let you guys know about a special item we are offering at the auction, a limited edition run of Adama’s Cylon War paintings on canvas has been produced and we are selling them here at the auction.  A run of these were originally done for the crew, and now we are offering them to you!  Please come on down and get your very own Cylon War painting.  Also available are the original patches that were introduced in the second auction catalog, all beautifully done in full color.  These are one of a kind keepsakes of your time here at Pasadena.

It looks like Michael Trucco has just arrived, so I will get out there and get you all some photo’s! Good Hunting!!

Preview Day Live, Erin’s Blog 1

Good morning from Pasadena!  This is Erin blogging live from preview day at the Official Battlestar Galactica auction!  I have to say that this place looks incredible.  I’ve included a bunch of pictures for all of you who cant be here, I know you will be floored!

Today I will be continuously updating you guys on the goings on here inside the hangerdeck with photo’s, information, and of course, my general ramblings you’ve come to know and love… (you frakking love it, don’t kid yourselves)  so be ready for a lot of fun, and get ready to bid!

This morning was quite busy for Propworx, we got up early to give the hanger deck one more good look, making sure every item had its place, and every detail was laid out.  We also have a fantastic crew of volunteers that you will see here dressed in costumes, which really add to the scene we’ve set.  The costumers are from a fan board called “The Colonial Fleet.”  These guys are so professional, they were here last auction, and we are so glad to have them again for a second time.  I also want to mention they have made ALL of their own costumes.  WOW!  They looked so good last auction we had people coming up and asking how they got us to let them wear stuff from the show! 

Well, back to the set up, we spent quite a bit of time getting the ships here and put together the last few days, but don’t they look amazing?!  I am very much looking forward to climbing into the cockpit of the Viper mark II, which I will tell you all about in an hour or two in the next blog. 

Here are some photo’s from the CIC area set up, and our lovely TCF volunteers getting things ready.  Don’t worry, I padded them down after they left, the tiny Raptor is safe!  (just kidding guys, these are trustworthy frakkers!) 

Another very cool piece I’ve been looking forward to seeing for months is the Blackbird.  This ship was a huge team effort to put together as you can see, but the finished project is so perfect.  Pick this up and you can make a few stealth trips around the local Sol System! 

 

Well that’s all for now, I’ll catch you guys again in an hour.  Please feel free to comment, and get on the boards and let me know what you want to see pictures of!  Start a thread, lets get some conversation going!  What do you hear?

 

Erin