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Universal Parks & Resorts have announced plans for the construction of a Transformers themed ride scheduled to open in early 2011 at their Hollywood location. Even earlier, Singapore location is scheduled to open in 2010. The ride will be comprised of advanced robotics, special effects, and 3D High Definition. To view the entire article and concept art of the ride, click here.
New information has been received concerning Auto Assembly 2009.
Hi everyone,
We had an incredible response to our first survey about Auto Assembly 2009 and it's allowed us to make a lot of key decisions for next year's Auto Assembly convention to help us make it the biggest and best Transformers convention EVER that Europe will ever see. Thanks to YOUR input, we can confirm that Auto Assembly 2009 will be a TWO-DAY Transformers-only convention to be held once again in Birmingham, England, this time in our new venue, the Holiday Inn right in the City Centre.
We are still working on the exact date but we have a lot of exciting plans for the weekend including not one but TWO voice actors and a packed weekend of activities with so much going on that you won't have much free time during the weekend and plenty of different acitivies and events each day. Full weekend passes will be available as well as the option to book for single days but once again, we want to make sure that the convention is tailored to fit what YOU all want. So we're running another more detailed survey...
This time we want to know exactly what you want to see during the weekend. It's your chance to influence the programme during the weekend - what the focus of the convention will be, what events and activities we will have and even the type of things you want to see from our dealers!! 2009 is the 25th Anniversary of Transformers so lets celebrate in style!
Even if you haven't attended Auto Assembly before we still want to hear your views, and we'd love to hear from those of you who live outside of the UK who are considering attending in the 25th anniversary year next year. Don't forget that EVERY vote counts in this survey!
We will be taking all of your responses into consideration in planning for next year, as well as all of the additional comments you may make and we've already had some wonderful ideas come forward and some VERY useful comments that we will be taking on board for next time so those of you who have already responded have started to shape Auto Assembly 2009!
The survey is only going to be open for a limited period of time as we want to confirm the date and first voice actor as soon as possible (we have one close to signing on the dotted line already!) and open bookings quickly so the closing date is Wednesday 15th October 2008.
Thanks in advance and we hope to see many of you there next year!
We are getting close to finalizing the details for BotCon 2009! As soon
as we can, we will pass along any details we have! Hang in there!
It's going to be a blast!
So where will it be? It's anyones guess. But its good to know that we will be able to start making our reservations soon!
Are you a member of the Official Transformers Club? Not sure its for you? Then check out our official TFCC Q&A Thread featuring the fine folks of the TFCC answering your questions about the Club.
Variety is reporting that the Academy Awards may finally be lifting its ban on movie promotion during the Academy Awards ceremony and hints at the possibility of previews of upcoming films shown during the commercial breaks of the February '09 ceremony, with obvious choices being summer blockbuster films like G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra and, of course, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
Nothing in confirmed at this point, but keep checking back to seibertron.com for more information as to whether or not there could be any potential preview of the Transformers Movie sequel during the Oscars ceremony, currently scheduled for February 22nd 2009.
The showcase of never-before-seen spots for, say, next year’s tentpoles like "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," "G.I. Joe" and "Terminator Salvation," could be a highly promotable element for next year’s telecast — especially as the Oscars are looking to rebound from this year’s record-low aud of 32 million viewers.
Next year’s telecast is set for Feb. 22 on ABC. The "Dreamgirls" duo of Bill Condon and Laurence Mark have been tapped as first-time Oscarcast producers.
Date: Sunday, October 5th 2008 12:48pm CDT Categories:Event News, Digital Media News Posted by:Raymond T. | Credit(s): Raymond T., www.bots-nl.com, bots-nl.hyves.nl
The videos of the Dutch Transformers Convention called B.O.T.S. which was held on June 8th 2008 in Nieuwegein are now online. They can be viewed on the YouTube page of the convention.
As one of the organizers of the event (our second one), I have also written down my report of the event exclusively for seibertron.com as stated below.
June 8th 2008, the day of the dutch Transformers convention in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands is behind us. The second one of the current team, of which I am am proud to say that I am a part of. After the huge success of last year's convention, there was no other choice but to make this one even bigger and better. And that's exactly what we did.
After the overwhelming response and turnout last year, there was no doubt that we would give a repeat performance for 2008. For months we had been preparing and putting this event together. Along the way we have were faced with setbacks, like Hasbro in the U.S. requesting us to change our name, but Hasbro Netherlands was behind us all the way. But all the highs definitely outweighed the lows.
Unlike last year where we had hired two separate conference-rooms. This year we had reserved an entire gym for the event. Which had to have been at least 4 times bigger then the two rooms of last year combined. We started building the day before the event. We needed all the time we could spare. We had the eight vitrine cabinets to build to form the "Towers of Fame". They were filled with exclusive figures that are very hard to come by, a couple of repaint-kitbashes and some of the figures of Transformers: Animated. The convention was the first place in Europe where these first toys could (officially) be seen. A true exclusive for our event.
I myself was busy with our technician building up the stage and sound system we would use. All in all we were at it from 20.00 hrs until around and about 23:00. It was past midnight when I saw my bed. Problem was,... I needed to get up again at 05:00 hrs in the morning to start building for the actual event.
The core team consisted of myself and four others. For the last two weeks or so, the jitters had been shaking for some of them. Anxiously writing E-mails and calling each other on the phone. And who wouldn't with such an event on your shoulders?
I had a couple of other things running in the back of my mind that may have calmed my nerves. But when we finally arrived at the location again around 07:00 in the morning, I have to admit that I left my everyday worries behind me, and I too was starting to feel the jitters. I was actually not at 100%, being struck with a flu. But high on adrenaline for the event ahead, I wasn't going to be beat by something as minor as the common flu.
More help troops arrived, as we started the slow "transformation" from sports arena to Transformers convention. Around an hour into it, the various dealers started to make their way into the gym. Some of them were just as anxious as we were. Some had already posted pictures on various dutch forums, showing the stuff that they would be selling at B.O.T.S.
And it wasn't just a box or two... There were pictures of a small trucks being full of Transformers related stuff! The fans had also been anticipating this day and were eager to get their wallets out and grab what they could. The mood was really set, when one dealer helped the other dealer out building their stall, working together as neighbours. For me the event was already a success watching this, and the event hadn't even started yet.
After the various obstacles we had to overcome during the weeks and months leading up to the big day, we had another problem this day. Public transportation went on strike that day. All the buses and trams that needed to lead our visitors to the Merwestein complex in Nieuwegein, they weren't running. Because of this some people had already decided not to come. But despite that setback, the turnout didn't disappoint. We easily had 400 visitors during the day, which is almost twice as much as we had last year.
There was also an international flavor to the even this year, as we didn't just have people from the Netherlands. We had Belgian and German people there. Paul Hitchens from the UK who manned one of the dealer shops. We had one guy in the crowd who came all the way from Sweden to experience the Transformers culture. Also the younger kids seemed to enjoy themselves. One of my best friends Marcel from http://www.leukemensen.nl took pictures and made balloon animals for the kids (and some of the ladies that were there), while they watched Transformers Armada, drew and coloured and played with Transformers that were donated by Hasbro NL especially for the event.
Throughout the day, the fans seemed to enjoy what we had set up for them. I have the pleasure of talking with many of them. I hardly had any time for myself. In fact. I didn't even make it half way past all the stands to see what I could add to my own collection. Heck, I didn't have time to speak to some of the people I wanted to speak at all! But it was all good. And it was all worth it.
As the day was nearing to a close, we were coming to awarding all the prizes that we had to give away. And there were a lot of prizes. From exclusive leader class movie toys to actual U.S. BotCon 2008 exclusives. All were donated to us by Hasbro NL. I tried my best to make something out of the presentation. But with the flu I had caught, my voice wasn't in the best of shape, but I think people enjoyed what we did.
The event(s) rank as some of the top things I have done in my life. There is no explaining the thrill you experience when you see so many people enjoy themselves due to something you and a bunch of your friends have put together. People have been thanking me for the event, but it really should be me thanking them.
Right now we have started to work towards the convention for next year. With a changing of the guard with the team, it will be like starting all over again, only this time taking more of the responsibilities upon me. But with the experiences I have gained over the last two event, it will definitely be worth it. We have some nice surprises in mind for next year, but we will reveal them all in due time.
Dutch Transformers Conventions, Where all are one!
TFCon Toronto has updated their website with the offical announcement date for TFCon 2009.
Canada's 8th Annual Transformers Collectors Convention will return to Toronto at the Doubletree International Plaza Hotel Toronto Airport on April 25th, 2009.
Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.
Transformers comic book artist Alex Milne, known for his work on IDW's "The Reign of Starscream" and "Transformers Animated", will be signing comics, sketching, and taking commissions at the Canadian Action Figure Expo on Sunday September 28th.
The show features 2 halls filled with dealers selling Transformers (a huge focus on vintage and Japanese import Transformers), Star Wars, GIJoe, Super Heroes, and tons of other Action Figures and collectibles. Many of the same dealers from TFcon Toronto will be setup at this show. Located at 3063 South Service Road the location is directly off the QEW with free parking for everyone. For more details go to the Canadian Action Figure Expo website or you can also RSVP via Facebook for the event.
If you'll be in the Toronto area and you're looking for a good deal on new and vintage Transformers, Joes, and Star Wars figures or maybe you'd like to say hello to your fellow Transfomers fans (myself included) stop on by and pick up something you've been searching everywhere for.
Michael Bay's 2007 blockbuster movie, Transformers has been nominated for a 'One Show Entertainment Award'. The award goes to the company that recognizes outstanding creative achievements by brands in the realm of entertainment.
In the catagory of Films for a 'Short or feature-length films that incorporate a brand as an integral component', Hasbro's Creative Artists Agency will be in the running against Freixenet - JWT Spain for "The Key to Reserva", Nissin Food Product - Ground Tokyo for "Freedom Project", eBay - Creative Artists Agency for "Force 1 TD" and "Tobias_427", Eurostar - Mother for "Somers Town" and Renault Germany - Nordpol+ Hamburg for "Teletheatre".
For more details and full listings of the awards you can read the release here
Chara-Hobby exclusive Wildrider and Boss Coffee exclusive Minibots have been spotted on eBay by a few of our members. Both of these figures were released in Japan over the past week.
Henkei Wildrider is a repaint of Hotrod and was released at the C3xHobby convention on August 30th. This figure was sponsored by e-Hobby. The number of sets released is not presently known, though reports claim that the figure sold out quickly.
The Boss Coffee Minibots were launched on August 26th and are part of a special promotion with Boss Rainbow Coffee. These can be obtained by purchasing specially marked Boss Coffee in convenient stores. There are 15 figures in total. Two transforming minibots; 3 Golden figures; and 10 miniture figures. Japanese residents are already reporting that these figures are harder to find than expected. They seem to be only available at select convenient stores and each store seems to be limited to one set.
Transformers @ the Moon members Snakas and Yokubarion have both posted images and a report of the event that took place at the Chara-Hobby Convention 2008. A full gallery of all the goods is available along with a good look at the Alternity Convoy (Silver Edition) and release of Henkei Wildrider (Henkei Hot Rod repaint).
Another goodie in the pics is a repaint of Ipod Convoy which looks like a repaint to fit Robots in Disguise Optimus Prime.
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