Halloween antics!

How is everyone doing on Halloween this year? It's a quiet Halloween for Outpost this year. Here's sharing some of our Halloween antics from our previous years...

A Friday 13th Nightmare at Mutiara Damansara: Freddy Kruger vs. Jason Vorhess LIVE!

 

 

Zombie Dance

 

 

 

Ah Beng Vampire interview  

 

Calling forth ancient spirits of evil...

 

Also reminder for our fans to take part in our Happy Halloween Hamper giveaway ending in just a couple of days on 31 October. Just make a few clicks below to be in the run-in for some "horrible" goodies comprising movie merchandise and branded fragrance. Plus become a Follower of this blog to receive our latest posts and other special giveaways.

　

Cosplay for Charity

Outpost Events charitable contributions to the local community provided cosplay appearances at the recent PJ Half Marathon and Hope Malaysia Family Day Carnival.

This year's PJ Half Marathon held on Sunday 30 September was presented by Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC) under their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme. For each of the 6,500 runners, RM5 will be donated to selected non-government organisations that cater for the disabled and physically handicapped.

Outpost's volunteer cosplayers landed at Stadium MBPJ in the early morning hours to team-up with the assortment of movie-inspired characters under GSC. Runners were thrilled as superheroes the likes of Iron Man and Green Lantern joined warm-up sessions on the stadium field. Our cosplay contingent also comprised Jedi / Sith Knights & Royal Guard from Star Wars, Captain America & Loki, V for Vendetta, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Slayer, and Jake Lornegan of Cowboys & Aliens.

With great enthusiasm, most of the cosplayers joined in the 3km Fun Run kicking off at 6.30am, marching through the marathon route and returning into the stadium finish line at sunrise. Nothing like a little morning exercise for our heroes plus the opportunity to delight movie fans amongst the marathon runners.

Thank you to DA, Jared, Jaslyn, King, Vincent, Dante, Nigel, Azam, Yee Mun, Herbert, Bill, Mark, Adam and Allen for their volunteering!

Check out more photos at the Outpost Events Facebook Page Album.

Read-up coverage by The Star linked from GSC website, and CinemaOnline.

On the following weekend on Saturday 6 October, Outpost Events teamed with 501st Legion Malaysia-Brunei Outpost to provide characters at the Hope Malaysia Family Day Carnival in Dataran PJ. HOPE worldwide is an international charity organization that changes by harnessing the compassion and commitment of dedicated staff and volunteers to deliver sustainable, high impact, community-based services to the poor and needy.
 

With the theme of "Comixxland", our team of cosplayers comprised Iron Man & War Machine, Spider-man, Black Widow, Judge Dredd, Sam Flynn of Tron Legacy, and the Grim Reaper. In addition to parading through the carnival to delight visitors, our cosplayers contributed to the fund-raising photo shoot booth with Stormtroopers and other Imperials of the 501st Legion.

Many thanks for cosplay volunteers Nigel, Carina, Kevin, King, DA & Xavier, who also had a good time with their superhero antics.

More photos at the Outpost Events Facebook Page Album.


 

Happy Halloween Giveaway!

This Halloween, Outpost Events would like to reward our fans with a Horror Hamper loaded with assorted seasonal goodies for the young & old as well as undead. Check out the photo below to see what's stuffed in the hamper: iPhone 4 cover, kid's tshirt, monster make-up kit, notepad, branded men's perfume, card sleeves and poster; decapitated hand not included (chop-off your own!).

To stand a chance to win, just LIKE our Facebook Fan Page, become a Follower of our website Blog and share our news with your online friends until 31 October 2012. Once we reach 1000 Facebook Page fans and 20 Blog followers, eligible participants with most eligible entries via Punchtab (below) will win this Halloween Horror Hamper.

 

Need help with costumes for Halloween parties? Outpost Events can assist with your costume make-over to transform you into the highlight of any party. Contact our service consultations at services@outpost.com.my or 019-3859181 between 12pm to 6pm Mondays to Fridays.

Giveaway Terms & Conditions:

1. This online giveaway promo commences 22 October until 31 October 2012.

2. Giveaway becomes valid for award once 1000 Likes are achieve for the OutpostMY Facebook Page and 20 Followers join the Outpost Events Blog.

3. Participation is open to all residents in Malaysia ages 18 years and above. Outpost Events personnel are not eligible to particpate.

4. Winner is selected by highest number of eligible entries via PunchTab.

5. Winner will notified within 7 days of promo closing for prize collection. If the winner does not response within 14 days of notification, the giveaway may be awarded to next qualified participant. Postage charges may be required if giveaway hamper cannot be personally collected.

6. Hamper items may be changed and/or substituted.

7. Outpost Events as the organiser reserves the rights to change these terms and conditions without prior notice.

Thank you for participating.

Happy Lunar New Year!

Outpost Events & Services welcomes the new Lunar New Year and wishes all celebrating Chinese "Kong Hei Fatt Choy!"

Please note effective January 2012, Outpost Toys has been decommissioned / closed permanently. Outpost Events & Services continues to operate providing retail entertainment to toys & movie fans. Stay tuned by following-up for exciting updates through an exciting 2012. Thank you.

Merry XMas & Happy New Year

Outpost Toys, Services & Events wishes all our customers, clients, followers, fans and fellow beings a very Merry XMas and Happy New Year!

And if you are still seeking Xmas gifts or just something to toy with these holidays, head over to Outpost Toys at Cineshop Cathay e@Curve for some great bargains at our year-end season clearance SALE on branded toys like Star Wars, Transformers, Gundam and more.

MySuperHeroes Discovered!

Thank you all heroes who attended the MySuperHero Talent Casting Contest at the Star Online Carnivale on 20 November 2011 at Tropicana City Mall. MySuperHero HQ Council has selected the following top heroes based on their popularity and "good deeds" at the Carnivale:

Boxing Gal

Captain Asia

Evil Street Warrior (supervillain)

Kung-Fu Maiden

Lady Silk



Pelita Hijau

SWAT Guy

Thunderstrike

Citizens! Your feedback is required to help determine who will be the Ultimate MySuperHero. Kindly like and post comments at the Facebook photo album at www.facebook.com/OutpostMY. The top heroes will be awarded the following gadgets to assist in their fight for justice:

Winner "Ultimate MySuperHero" Grand Prize:

• HTC Sensation Smartphone (worth RM1,799)

Runner-up "MySuperHero Sidekick" Prize:

• CBTL Contata Single-Serve Beverage Espresso Coffee Machine (worth RM880)

Third placement "MySuperHero Back-up" Prize:

• Body Shop Hamper

Consolation "Wannabe MySuperheroes" Prizes (5):

• Movie Memorabilia (worth RM200)

So quickly rate your favourite heroes and post about their "good deeds" by 30 November 2011 for consideration by the MySuperHero HQ Council (the organiser judges) in selecting the winning heroes.

The MySuperHero team (3 top winners) will be announced on 2 December 2011. Prizes courtesy of HTC, CBTL, Body Shop, The Star Online and Outpost Events.

Note that public feedback will be considered by the judges but is not the sole determinant in the winning criteria. All decisions by judges are final and not subject to dispute.

SuperHeroes reporting for duty at the Star Online Carnivale

MySuperHero offers Malaysians the opportunity to become SuperHeroes for the day at the Star Online Carnivale on this Sunday 20 November at Tropicana City Mall; details in preceding post.

SuperHeroes (left to right) Alpha Trooper, Lady Silk, Mind-Sculptor and Thunderstrike (front) reported for duty today to maintain order and justice at the Carnivale.

Come report for duty this Sunday 20 November, 11am to 7pm at the MySuperHero Talent Casting Contest at the Carnivale to stand a chance to win a HTC Sensation smartphone worth RM1,799, a CBTL Coffee Machine worth RM880, Body Shop vouchers and over RM1,000 worth of movie memorabilia. Costumes provided courtesy of Outpost Events. Details in our preceding post here. Download registration from here. Updates on Facebook:

MySuperHeroes cleaning-up annoying sparkly vampires and werewolves at Tropicana... a Good Deed for the day!

Have you got what it takes to be a SuperHero?

Join The Star Online Carnival MySuperHero Talent Casting Contest taking place at Tropicana City Mall, Sunday 20 November 2011, 11am to 7pm.

What if a dying alien space cop crash-landed along the coast of Terengganu? What if a mystical hammer imbued with godly powers landed in the plains of Sepang? What if a super-soldier serum was created in Universiti Hospital? What if YOU received these super-powers?

Become a Malaysian SuperHero at The Star Online Carnivale MySuperHero Talent Casting Contest and stand a chance to win some cool gadgets, plus potentially kickstart your career as a modelling talent.

Winner "Ultimate MySuperHero" Grand Prize:

• HTC Sensation Smartphone (worth RM1,799)

Runner-up "MySuperHero Sidekick" Prize:

• Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Contata Single-Serve Beverage Espresso Coffee Machine (worth RM880)

Consolation "Wannabe MySuperheroes" Prizes (6):

• Movie Memorabilia (worth RM200)

Over RM3,800 worth of prizes courtesy of HTC, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Star Online and Outpost Events.

Participation:

1. This contest is open to all Malaysian residents aged 18 and above. There is no fee to participate.

2. Participation is strictly limited to casting sessions scheduled at The Star Online Carnivale at Tropicana City Mall, main concourse, on Sunday 20 November 2011 between 11am to 7pm. Limited casting sessions may be available for pre-registered contestants on Friday 20 November 2011.

3. Participants are encouraged to pre-register by e-mailing events@outpost.com.my the following particulars by Thursday 17 November, 12pm noon:
a. Name (following NRIC)
b. Age
c. NRIC
d. Contact number (mobile)
e. Height (cm), weight (kg), shoe size (UK)
f. Self-photo, portrait & full-body (limit size to less than 100kb)

Only qualified applicants will be contacted with a scheduled casting session time and issued an official contestant registration form. Submission does not guarantee selection as a contestant; if you do not receive a reply means that you were not selected.

On-site registration will only be available for remaining casting session times (if any). In event all casting session times are full, qualified contestants may join waitlist and standby as potential substitute.

4. Qualified contestants are required to report-in at the MySuperHero booth at least 30 minutes before their scheduled casting session time. Contestants failing to report-in may be substituted by qualified contestants on standby without offer of replacement session.

5. Contestants will be provided a superhero-inspired costume for photo shoot at the booth studio. Costumes are allocated by the organiser without prior consultation. Contestants which decline costumes automatically forfeit from the contest. The photo shoot will be individual as well as group and should not exceed 30 minutes.

6. Qualified contestants may also where their own superhero-inspired costumes and are required to include self-photo in complete costume as part of particulars submitted for pre-registration as per item 3 above. Costumes must be suitable for public presentation by social norms and exclude any real weapons or props of close likeness.

7. Following the photo shoot, contestants will tour the shopping mall in costume and attempt to perform "good deeds" for shoppers to raise their popularity. Examples of "good deeds" include helping to carry shopping, pick-up litter, entertaining children, etc. and generally posing for photo opportunities on request. Recipients of "good deeds" will be informed to give positive feedback to finalist contestants to determine winners. The shopping mall tour should not exceed 30-45 minutes.

8. After the talent casting sessions, the organisers will shortlist 8 contestants as finalists for public opinion via online media by 23 November 2011.

9. The organisers will announce MySuperHero winners in early-December 2011, taking into consideration public opinion received until 30 November 2011. Organiser's decisions are final and not open for dispute.

10. By participating, all contestants hereby agree to allow organiser to use their photos for publicity and media coverage. All contestants will receive selected photos (softcopy) from the casting session in due course.

11. Contestants are solely responsible for their own conduct, well-being and security of their personal belongings during the casting sessions and discharge the organisers of any potential claims which may arise.

12. The organiser retains the right to revise the contest mechanics and regulations without prior notice.

The above photos are indicative cosplay only and remain copyright of their respective owners.

Happy Halloween!

Wishing all Outpost followers and fans a Happy Halloween!

Hope your Halloween was filled with thrills and squeal's.

Specially for gamers and cosplayers, stay tuned for Live-Action Role-Playing Games (LARP) coming soon to a convention near you!

Outpost wishes all Malaysians a Happy Merdeka Raya 2011!

Celebrating both Hari Raya and our country's independence from colonial times, this festive season beckons for better understanding and mutual cooperation between fellow Malaysians.

See even Captain America and Red Skull can get along!

Outpost Events will be posting interesting and bizarre photos from our cosplay days and invite our blog readers to post witty captions under comments. Then share your caption on Facebook and/or Twitter to stand a chance to win a gift from Outpost.

Outpost Services provides costume rental for individuals and corporate events. Take an equally bizarre photo whilst wearing our costume then submit to us for a thank you gift if selected to be posted to our blog. Halloween is coming soon end-October so book your costumes soon to avoid disappointment.

NERF Community Malaysia Dart Tag Competition

The first structured Dart Tag Competition for NERF Community Malaysia took place on Sunday 24 April, organised by Outpost Events and supported by Hasbro Malaysia. 40 participants young and not-so-old started gathering at AllRounder Futsal Centre, Petaling Jaya, from 9am to sign-in and prepare for the competition kicking off at 10am.

NERF Arena at futsal court

The 10 teams of 4 members each competing were (in no particular order):

Team SWAT

Team Commandos



Droids

SWAT

Shots

Commandos

Red Scarf

Poyo

Boleh Saja

Jawbreakers

Echo

C3 Boyz

All gear was provided for players comprising Dart Tag Furyfires with velcro darts and Dart Tag vests, wrist sleeves and Vision Gear protective eye-wear. Most teams pre-registered and were provided additional velcro darts as a tactical advantage.

Following modified Swiss-format tournament mechanics, each team played 3 matches against different teams with competition points rewarded to winners of that round. Winner of each timed match were determined by number of darts scored by each team against the opposing team by hitting their members (on velcro vests and wrist sleeves) or home base (velcro target board). Teams which devised effective strategies and worked well as a team were rewarded bonus competition points if they "overkill" opponents by doubling darts scored for the match.

After 15 matches over 2 hours, 2 teams with the highest competition points were selected for the finals: it was Shots vs. Commandos! The final match started slow as both teams played cautious, seeming to stalk opposing players until a sudden flurry of flying darts trying to tag each other. Shots ultimately emerged victorious by a narrow margin to win over RM500 worth of NERF Dart Tag products. Commandos as the runner-up team also took home over RM300 worth of assorted NERF products. Plus no team left empty handed either as all received a NERF Secret Strike blaster as consolation. All prizes courtesy of Hasbro Malaysia.

Look forward to more Dart Tag action at the next NERF Community Malaysia competition tentatively scheduled for July 2011. More photos of local NERF activities at NERF Community Malaysia on Facebook.

Outpost Events also organises NERF activities for private engagements such as kids parties and corporate team-building games. For enquiries, e-mail events@outpost.com.my.

N.B. NERF is a registered trademark owned by Hasbro and used here without intend to infringe on copyright. NERF Community Malaysia is a fan-based group not officially associated with Hasbro.

The Star Wars Empire Still Strikes Back after 30 years

Malaysian science-fiction enthusiasts recently gathered to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back at the Hasbro Star Wars Toys Carnival held in e@Curve Mutiara Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Fans of the infamous sci-fi saga by George Lucas had plenty to immerse themselves with thematic Star Wars activities encompassing the ground floor concourse of the shopping mall. Highlights included appearances by Star Wars characters, preview of upcoming Star Wars toys from Hasbro, an inaugral "lightsaber" wielding tournament, cosplay competition, and the largest Imperial Star Destroyer model spaceship in Malaysia.

Special appearance at the Hasbro Star Wars Toys Carnival by members of the 501st Legion Malaysia-Brunei Outpost, local branch of an international fan-based organisation dedicated to screen-accurate costumes from Star Wars.

Star Wars collectors had the opportunity of a sneak preview of upcoming toys from Hasbro, such as the iconic Imperial AT-AT Walker as seen in Star Wars movies soon to be released as a massive toy vehicle. Other preview toys included the infamous bounty hunter Boba Fett's helmet and blaster rifle, Snowspeeder vehicle and new range of action figures, specially unveiled by Darth Vader and his Imperial contingent of characters courtesy of the 501st Legion Malaysia-Brunei Outpost, the local branch of an international fan-based organisation dedicated to screen-accurate costumes from Star Wars. A number of costumers also reported in for duty, providing other characters from the Star Wars saga such as Republic-era Jedi, Mandalorian warriors, and more.

Preview of upcoming Star Wars toys from Hasbro unveiled at the carnival by Darth Vader from the 501st Legion, a fan-based organisation dedicated to costumes from Star Wars.

For a die-hard Star Wars fan like Ezli Eahsan, the anniversary celebrations brought back memories from a long time ago as The Empire Strikes Back originally released in 1980 was also his first cinema experience. The 33 year-old script writer was summarily awestruck that Hasbro's new Imperial AT-AT Walker toy vehicle previewed at the carnival is sufficiently impressive in scale to match the larger-than-life memory of seeing them on the cinema screen as a child. The activities also provided Ezli another venue to indulge in his hobby of costuming as movie characters, this time as the alien Jedi Master Plo Koon, of which he was delighted to win over RM500 worth of prizes from the Star Wars cosplay competition. About his thoughts on the carnival itself, Ezli hopes there will be more regular events like it as he is concerned on waning interest in Star Wars since release of the last movie (Episode III: Revenge of the Sith in 2005) which most people thought was the end of the series.

Players of the Starship Battles tactical space combat game command spaceships from the Rebel Alliance or Galactic Empire represented by toy models as game props.

Fortunately, the Clone Wars animated television series currently on-air may be proving that interest in Star Wars is still strong with young Malaysians, who turned out in force at the carnival for the chance to playtest numerous Hasbro toys available for demonstration. Indeed, Star Wars fans of all ages took command of starfighters from the Rebel Alliance or Galactic Empire in the Starship Battles tactical space combat game using Hasbro toy vehicles as game props laid out over a massize floor-map. 14 year-old Lim Chong Tat, who follows the Clone Wars, took the opportunity to widen his Star Wars fandom by joining the Starship Battles game to play a scenario from the Empire Strikes Back. Although he was defeated by opposing players controlling the Rebel Alliance, Chong Tat said he found the game fun and challenging and happy to take home consolation prizes of Star Wars toys.

Contestants in the inaugral Star Wars "Lightsaber" Wielding Tournament showcase their skills.

The Hasbro Star Wars Toys Carnival also hosted the inaugral "lightsaber" wielding tournament in Malaysia. Lightsabers are fictional weapons in the Star Wars saga consisting of a polished metal hilt which projects a blade of light able to cut through must substances and is most frequently used by the heroic Jedi Knights or evil Sith warriors. Following various demonstrations by fans to warm-up the audience, the tournament began with a handful of lightsaber "masters" showcasing their skills in cheoreographed performances, some even wielding two lighsabers with one in each hand. They were then tested on their ability to use lightsabers to deflect incoming projectiles and subsequently, for the selected finalists, to face off against one-again in mock duel. Ultimately Herbert Bandir Donald, 31, emerged as a audience favourite and winner of this inaugral tournament as a red lightsaber wielding Sith Warrior with a creepy masked visage.

Star Wars fans gathered to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back with a giant birthday cake shaped to the iconic Imperial Star Destroyer spaceship from the sci-fi saga.

A core group of Star Wars fan friends topped off celebrations by commissioning a special Star Wars themed cake in the form of a giant Imperial Star Destroyer spaceship. Participants of carnival activities and representatives from contributing organisations gathered at the Preview Lounge in Cathay Cineplex for a dinner party with the giant Star Destroyer cake as dessert. Richard Chua, representative from MySciFiFan as co-organiser of some carnival activities, said that many Star Wars fans re-energised their interest in the sci-fi saga from the carnival and are looking forward to more Star Wars events in future, such as 30th Anniversary of Episode VI: Return of the Jedi in 3 years time.

Check out more event photos at Star Wars Fans Malaysia Facebook Group.

This event is organised by Hasbro Malaysia with activities and event management by Outpost Events at e@Curve Mutiara Damansara.

About STAR WARS THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

The 2nd movie released in George Lucas' Star Wars saga and 5th chapter in the chronology opened in cinemas 30 years ago in May 21, 1980, becoming one of the most popular chapters in the Star Wars saga and one of the most highly rated films in history. It earned more than US$538 million worldwide over the original run and several re-releases, making it the highest grossing film of 1980. When adjusted for inflation, it is the 12th highest grossing film of all time.

Lucasfilm, STAR WARS™ and related properties are trademarks and/or copyrights, in the United States and other countries, of Lucasfilm Ltd. and/or its affiliates. TM & © Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners.