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https://bit.ly/2MWKzWqWe know that many people are travelling for a long while and a long distance to attend TFNation 2018, and some are even attending the UK for the first time - so for ease of mind and stress, we are sharing once more this short guide to help make that journey just a little less worrying. TFNation 2018 is being held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole hotel. This is located next to the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham. The NEC has strong transport links via Birmingham International Train Station and Birmingham International Airport, which are both linked by one convenient hub. Depending on how you're travelling, the following sections below will assist you in reaching Birmingham International/NEC – from there, you are just a short walk / taxi ride away from the hotel!

1) By Air

Birmingham international airport receives flights and flight connections from many major cities across the world. Once you reach arrivals, go up the escalators. At the top of these you will see the entrance to a Monorail. This is important as it is your gateway to the convention.

The free monorail runs every 10 mins from 5:00am to 2:00am. The journey itself only takes a couple of minutes and it will drop you off safely at Birmingham International train station. You do not need to book or board a train from here: during daytime hours, you can simply walk across the overpass that runs between the train station and the NEC. All you have to do once here is follow the signs to the Hilton.

Please Note – The overpass closes at night. It normally closes at 1:00am but has been known to close earlier. If this happens you can either get a taxi from the train station (approx. £8.00 at time of writing) or hope on a free shuttle bus to the hotel – look out for the Subway fast food restaurant: next to it, is a free yellow phone that will connect you to the Hilton. Give them a call and they will tell you when the next shuttle is due. 2) By Rail

Birmingham International is part of the national rail network and can be reached from most locations. If your journey requires you to change at Birmingham New Street, fear not: there are regular services between New Street and International. Once you arrive at the station just head for the overpass, and follow the indications from the previous section. Trains from New Street to International

Thursday 16th: First train 05:29 Last train 23:54 Friday 17th: First train 05:29 Last train 23:54 Saturday 18th: First train 05:50 Last train 23:14 Sunday 19th: First train 08:30 Last train 23:14 Monday 20th: First train 05:29 Last train 23:54

Trains from International to New Street Thursday 16th: First train 06:05 Last train 01:30 (fri) Friday 17th: First train 06:05 Last train 01:29 (sat) Saturday 18th: First train 06:18 Last train 23:49 Sunday 19th: First train 08:30 Last train 00:09 (mon) Monday 20th: First train 06:05 Last train 01:24 (tues)

Please note: UK trains can get quite expensive the closer you purchase your tickets to your travel date. We recommend planning rail travels in advance for both peace of mind and of budget.

3) By Coach

Birmingham coach station is located in Mill Lane, postcode B56DD. It is approximately a 15mins walk from there to Birmingham New Street (via the B4100 until you reach the Bullring, then follow signs for New Street) though we would suggest attendees use a taxi as the journey is mostly uphill. Once at New Street station, follow the indications as explained in the section above.

4) By Car

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The TFNation team are already working on our 2018 event and we look forward to releasing the first details regarding this, over the next few months including details of a few new friends who will be joining our team - more on them soon! In the meantime, many of you have asked if we have photos from this year's event and so I am pleased to share our TFNation 2017 photo gallery with you all!

Please CLICK HERE to view the galleries.

This year, I was helped by two human photographers called Nick Hardy and Thomas Geoffroy and I want to send a big thank you to them for their hard work. Be sure to check out their websites!

http://www.nickhardyphotography.co.uk/

http://www.tgphotography.co.uk/

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We’re back! You may be wondering what updates we have for the next edition of Europe’s largest Transformers fan-convention, coming up this August in Birmingham – and we’re here to deliver, straight from the haiku-ridden shores of the State of New York: the man behind the shark, Peter Spellos, will be attending TFNation 2019!

Peter is best known in the Transformers fandom for his role in the 2001 Car Robots / Robots in Disguise animated series as the Predacon general Sky-Byte, fond of poetry and held dearly in the franchise. He is also extremely well received by the fan community as a facilitator of comedy, acting, and improvisation workshops, and has attended several conventions across the USA and Europe.

You may also recognise his voice acting skills from franchises such as Digimon, Gurren Lagann, Naruto, Bleach, Code Geass, Ghost in the Shell, Trigun, and Street Fighter II – and the man himself from screen appearances in TV series and movies the likes of In The Army Now, Men in Black II, The New Adventures Of Superman, Perry Mason, NYPD Blue, and A Nightmare On Elm Street VI, among many others.

Peter Spellos will be attending the convention all weekend.  He will also be taking centre stage for a certain special improvised… something… more details on that soon! 

We look forward to welcoming Peter and all of you to TFNation 2019, as more updates are released from here until August!