Randi LaFerney shows customers one of her “glowing orbs” for sale Friday afternoon at ConNooga held at the Chattanooga Choo Choo. This was LaFerney’s first year at the event.IF YOU GO* What: ConNooga* Where: Chattanooga Choo Choo* When: Today from 9 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. ($30 single day); Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ($10 single day); $15 kids age 6-13* Walk-in registration welcomedTHINGS TO DOToday* 2 p.m. — “Star Wars” vs. “Star Trek” debate (Imperial Ballroom)* 4 p.m. — “Star Wars” weddings with Lord Sidious (Imperial Ballroom)* 4 p.m. — Monster high-jinks hosted by Debi Derryberry (American Car)* 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Exhibitor Hall openSunday* 10 a.m. — Geek Church (Centennial Theater)* 11:30 a.m. — Supernatural experiences (Roosevelt)* 1 p.m. — Movie distribution in the dgital age (Gallery A)
Rex Hickey’s costume turned heads Friday at ConNooga 2012.
Unlike most costumed attendees, his attire was not made of cloth or silk. Instead, he constructed his out of wood and nails.
“Every convention I go to, I like to add on from the previous year,” he said after lifting the contraption from his sweaty head.
Hickey was crouched inside his Dalek costume, a cylindrical robot character from the BBC show “Doctor Who.” He operated it by shuffling his feet on the ground to give the appearance of the machine operating by itself.