Well its that time of year again, we always start the planning just after the last, and before you know it, its here again!! This year should be interesting, four days this time, its the weekend after Labour weekend due the the Rugby World Cup (I'm a Sci Fi Geek, so I really should say Rugby World what??!). The Friday and the Monday are normal working days, so it may be less busy, but who knows, if I didn't run Retrospace, I would have been pulling a sick day to go see it anyway he he! We have a big booth this year, it is in hall 2, which is the same as the signing guests and its stand 88, which is in the centre of the hall, look for the Star Wars people all in costume in the middle and we are right opposite. We have two eftpos machines this year, so no need to worry about stock piling your cash, we also have the internet on our stand too, so if you want to check the availibilty on anything on our site you can, or even pay deposits for any upcoming release!
Four Dr Who guests as well this year, and we have the fully functioning life size Dalek back again! What a great job, we get to play with toys all day, and talk to great fans like yourselves, so do swing by and say hello!!

Armageddon Auckland October 28-31st 2011

Hours of entry are

Friday Oct 28th – 11am to 6pm

Saturday Oct 29th – 9am to 6pm

Sunday Oct 30th – 9am to 6pm (then open again at 7pm for the masquerade ball and burning man)

Monday Oct 31st – 10am to 5pm

Guests are:

Adrian Paul Highlander
Morgan Sheppard Star Trek, Doctor Who, Babylon 5
Alaina Huffman Smallville, Stargate SGU
Nicholas Brendon Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Kelly Donovan With Nicholas Brendon
Sandeep Parikh The Guild
Jeff Lewis The Guild
Louise Jameson Dr Who
Amanda Tapping Stargate SG1, Atlantis, Sanctuary
Mark Sheppard Battlestar Galatica, Supernatural, Doctor Who
Mark Ryan Transformers 1 & 2
Sylvester McCoy 7th Doctor Who

for more information check out:
http://www.armageddonexpo.com/nz/

Model X Queens Birthday Weekend 2011

Model X was held over Queens Birthday weekend and we had a blast with Mark and his full sized Dalek, the Dr Who Fan Club and Retrospace! The Dalek did its job and scared the next generation of Dalek enthusiasts, poor Mark was much in demand for his next roll out performance!! Thanks to all the fellow fans we hung out with over the weekend too!

Armageddon Wellington April 9th 10th 2011

The biggest crowd we had ever seen at the Wellington show, at one point they had to stop people coming in due to the over crowding! Many thanks to Chris, Wade and Kim for helping out, you guys thought we were going to have a cruisey weekend boo ha ha! Late Sun afternoon when it quietened down, I managed to sneek out to see John Leeson (K9 from Dr Who) highlight was when he broke into his K9 voice ohh the thrill he he :o)

Battlecry 2011

We had lots of fun over the weekend at the Battlecry gaming convention in Auckland. The weekend consisted of Wargaming, Magic tournaments and all sorts! Next one will be Feb again next year :o)

Battlecry 2011

Retrospace order form

I've put together an order form of top Doctor Who items on Retrospace. I often have people asking for a wish list, so if you are hinting for presents, it could be a good way to tell people what you are after!

http://www.pdf-archive.com/2011/02/10/retrospace-doctor-who-order-form/retrospace-doctor-who-order-form.pdf

All the best
Rochelle

I love you, my dalek

LIZ WILLIS

Last updated 05:00 10/02/2011

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TOP FANS: Doctor Who researcher and New Zealand fan club president Paul Scoones with his wife and fellow fan Rochelle

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Doctor Who fan Paul Scoones met his wife through his obsession with the world's longest-running sci-fi series – and now makes a living from it.

He's the New Zealand fan club president of the series and is paid to write information subtitles for Dr Who DVDs.

Mr Scoones came to the attention of the BBC through his club magazine.

Watching old Doctor Who episodes and researching them now helps pay the bills.

He has also been commissioned to write two books on the long-running Doctor Who comic.

Daleks and Doctors entered the Takapuna resident's life when he was six.

"Though terrified, I always wanted to watch it," Mr Scoones says.

"Most kids had a thing of daring themselves to watch," he says.

He'd started collecting memorabilia by 11 and the only Doctor Who-free zone in his house is the lounge.

Marrying a fellow Doctor Who fan didn't help.

Wife Rochelle's collection and sci-fi collectibles business competes for space.

The popularity of Doctor Who with a new generation helps them make a living.

Mr Scoones says the show is unique because you can change the entire cast, and people will still watch it. Peter Davison is his favourite out of the 11 Doctors for his understated nature and sly sense of humour.

The show kicked off in 1963 but skipped a generation when it went off air for about 15 years from 1989. It was initially loved for its creative, low-budget special effects but the Doctor's travels are now very high tech.

"Like any fans there is disagreement about whether it's good or bad. The majority of them have embraced it."

The doctor also became a sex symbol with the arrival of David Tennant attracting many female fans.

Rochelle Scoones was only one of two female fans when she joined the New Zealand club. Now the majority of fans are women.

Most fans were either single men or men whose partners couldn't stand the show in the club's early days.

Mr Scoones is delighted at the broader popularity of the series and says his young nephews enjoy old episodes right back to the beginning.

But for ardent fans like Mr Scoones there is sadness that there will forever be gaps in their Doctor Who collection. That's because the BBC destroyed many earlier episodes because the recordings posed a fire risk.

A number have been returned to the BBC, including a New Zealand print Mr Scoones tracked down.

Go to www.doctorwho.org.nz to join the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club.

DR WHO GIVEAWAY

The North Shore Times has a tardis cookie jar to give away thanks to Retrospace Sci-Fi Collectibles.

Put your name and address on the back of an envelope and sent it to: Dr Who giveaway, North Shore Times, PO Box 33-235, Takapuna. One entry per person.

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