On the first weekend of November 2016, PAXAus2016 — Australia’s PAX gaming expo — took over the Melbourne Convention Centre, featuring games, cosplay and panels galore. This is the biggest, best, most disability- and diversity-friendly expo in Australia. PAXAus takes over the entirety of Jeff’s Shed, not just a portion of the massive building, AND features panels and a concert scattered around THREE FLOORS in the more upmarket convention hall next door.
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The photo gallery features incredible miniature models, the handheld lounge in the foyer, panels and loads of cosplayers. We even have dancing dinosaurs and a couple of photos of me because lovely people insisted on taking photos of me draped over a pokeball and trying to wrench Link’s Master Sword from the stone.
I have loads of video footage including a few interviews and some panels that will be going up over the next month or so, so subscribe to receive email notifications (in the right hand column) if you don’t want to miss out.
PAXAus is so fantabulous I’m disappointed my minion hasn’t already booked next year’s accommodation. I’m working on him. 😉 More soon, keep tabs!
If you comment on individual photos to identify cosplayer and character, I’ll tag them. I’ll even link to your cosplay page if you send the info. I love the cosplays!
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- Miniature
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- Handheld lounge
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- How small is this?!
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- Teeny tiny tank!
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- Kylo Ren!
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- Magic the Gathering
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- Link is lost in an imaginary world
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- Another Link! How many different kinds are there?
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- Tripod, Australia’s own geek musical comedy trio
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- Tripod again, just because THEY’RE AWESOME.
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- Deadpool keeps breaking that fourth wall!
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- A bright screen behind a panel does not a good photo make >.<
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- D20 in the foyer. It looks sinister.
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- Spidey, you look like you’re related to THAT sculpture. You know the one. 😀
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- Seeing the human inside gives an idea of the size of this thing.
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- LUKE, IT’S A TRAP!
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- Dancing dinosaurs just because.
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- The detail on the rear of some costumes is amazing.
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- Are they about to start bickering again? Where’s Wonder Woman?
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- Um… Guys. GUYS. It’s BATMAN vs Superman, not Iron Man!
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- Those baby masks give me the creeps! Vaxcards, learn about diseases (from which you can be immunised).
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- Adam and Dean, spruiking their kickstarter.
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- Link isn’t missing.
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- The master sword, a Nintendo photo stage.
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- Nalini Haynes — not a genuine Link!
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- The pokeball. Can you catch them all?
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- Nalini Haynes, master pokehunter. Would you believe level 26?
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- Gender swap Tracer even does the victory pose! Who are his/her friends?
