Official images of the rumour Evangelion Transformers cross-over figure have now been revealed as a recolour of MP-10 Optimus Prime in the Evangelion colour scheme. You can view the images below.

The UK based Transformers and G.I-Joe Collectors event known as Roll Out Roll Call have announced their dates for this years show as the 11th and 12th October.  The announcement, which came in the form of the flyer you can see below, has also announced that Nick Roche will be a special guest and has teased at some sort of Transformers Collectors Club / G.I-Joe Collectors club tie-in for the event. What could it be? Time will tell.

The June issue of Figure King Magazine is now out in Japan and features some of the upcoming Transformers products including the Bearbrick cross over Optimus Prime, Masterpiece Ultra Magnus, Masterpiece Streak from the Tokyo Toy Show as weell ass thhe Artstorm products.  Check out the images below.

Thanks to the Transformers Columbia Facebook page for another new product reveal, this time in the form of Platinium Edition Silver Knight Optimus Prime, which isi a recolour of the First Edition Optimus Prime leader class mold that was available through Amazon.com.

The Transformers 4 Age of Extinction Oreo cookie advert has been uploaded onto YouTube. The advert contains some additional footage from the scene where Lockdown attacks Optimus Prime and was directed by Michael Bay himself

Fun Pub have announced, via email, that the non-attendees pack for Botcon 2014 are now sold out.  Below you will find a copy of their announcement

"Non-Attending registrations now sold out. If there are any leftover attending sets we will turn them into non-attending sets (closer to the event) as we must keep those in stock for fans that want to travel to the event.

So, if you don't get a non-attending set now, we will let you know in the future when (if any) additional sets become available."

This months Japanese hobby magazines are out and they contain new images of three Masterpieces.  First up we have the debut of Masterpiece Bumblebee in colour, then Ultra Magnus is revealed in more detail showing that the front cab will not transform into an individual robot form and finally we have the announcement that there will be a new re-colour of MP-10 Optimus Prime in the green camo of the Bathing Ape Convoy.  Check out the images below,

We have found some new Transformers related trademarks filed with the USPTO by Hasbro Inc. The trademarks are:

1. ALLSPARK

You can view all of the details of these and other trademarks within our exclusive Trademark Application area of the website which features trademark applications from 1984 through until the present day.

This is a very important trademark application by Hasbro as it is within the 3D printing category which suggests at a possible future for Transformers or at least Transformers merchandise

Michael Bay has updated his website with a new Press Release announcing the that Imagine Dragons will perform at the world premier of  Transformers: Age Of Extinction.

Following an early footage screening of the film, Imagine Dragons wrote the original song "BATTLE CRY," which Bay used in critical points in the film. Additionally, the band contributed original music during the scoring process by recording cues with Jablonsky, the film’s composer, and Hans Zimmer, who assisted in the process. The collaboration resulted in added depth to the sound of the film.

IMAGINE DRAGONS will perform its new single live at the film’s worldwide premiere in Hong Kong, one of the locations in the film, on June 19th.

Check out the full announcement, after the jump.

HOLLYWOOD, CA (May 13, 2014) – Director Michael Bay, film composer Steve Jablonsky and Paramount Pictures are collaborating with the Grammy Award-winning band IMAGINE DRAGONS to feature the band’s original music in the upcoming film “TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION,” one of the most anticipated movies of the summer.

Following an early footage screening of the film, Imagine Dragons wrote the original song “BATTLE CRY,” which Bay used in critical points in the film. Additionally, the band contributed original music during the scoring process by recording cues with Jablonsky, the film’s composer, and Hans Zimmer, who assisted in the process. The collaboration resulted in added depth to the sound of the film.

“We’re incredibly lucky that Dan, Wayne, Ben and Daniel were available to work with us,” says director Bay. “I remember being drawn to the emotion of ’Demons’ and ’Radioactive’ the first time I heard those songs, and I knew I wanted that same energy and heart for this movie. They’ve created a really epic, otherworldly sound for ’Battle Cry.’”

“The TRANSFORMER franchise has set the bar for cinematic innovation over the years, says Alex Da Kid, label head at KIDinaKORNER records. We are excited to collaborate with Michael Bay and Paramount Pictures and view this as an incredible global platform.”

IMAGINE DRAGONS will perform its new single live at the film’s worldwide premiere in Hong Kong, one of the locations in the film, on June 19th.

IMAGINE DRAGONS are Dan Reynolds (vocals), Wayne Sermon (guitar), Ben McKee (bass), and Daniel Platzman (drums).

YouTube user John McEwen has posted a new TV spot for Transformers: Age of Extinction which features some new footage from the movie including Optimus Prime riding Grimlock as well as Hound.

Steve Jablonsky has posted an image onto his his Facebook profile announcing that he is composing the Dinobots Theme for Transformers 5: Age Of Extinction. The photo, which can be seen below, was captioned by: "They're Coming...".  Steve has stated that he started working on the score last Saturday and will continue over this weekend at the Barbra Streisand Scoring Stage, Sony Pictures

Our thanks go out to Burton Munday, National Account Manager for Paladone Products Ltd for letting us know that they are distributing the Transformers 30th Anniversary Collectibles here within the UK.  The products, which can be seen below, will be available from Game, Next, Forbidden Planet as well as Amazon UK.  The figures consist of a combination of Generation One, Movie-verse and Transformers Prime themed characters. Each one comes with a trading card that, when reversed, forms part of a "3D Puzzle Piece". 

Series one of the figures are already available at Amazon and Forbidden Planet with Game and Next set to stock the blind packs within the next couple of weeks. Series Two in the line is due for release in October.

Click on the thumbnails to view the full sized images

Below you will find a copy of the official Paladone description of the series.

"Paladone will be launching a 30th Anniversary Collection of Transformers Figurines in 2014. The collection will be released in two series comprising fifteen different figurines in each. Collectors will need to buy or swap every figurine from each series to build up the entire collection.

Series 1 of the Transformers Collectables will be available from March 2014. The series is available in foil packs, single packs or five packs. Series 2 will be available in October 2014.

There are three styles of figurine: Generation 1, Prime and Movie. The foil packs and single packs come in mixed CDUs of all three styles. The five packs are available in each style. Each series contains five figruines of each style.

A 30^th anniversary logo will be applied to each figure and each pack will contain a fold out checklist of all 30 figures to help collectors keep track. Each pack also contains a matching collector’s card with details on the character and which forms part of a 3D puzzle on the reverse."

Michael Bay has posted up information regarding the voice actors for Transformers Age of Extinction.

“I am pleased to welcome two gifted and versatile actors, John Goodman and Ken Watanabe, to the world of Transformers. And to reteam with Peter and Frank, who have brought Transformers characters alive from the beginning. I’ve been fortunate to work with some of the best voice talent in the business, and together we will introduce several exciting new robots to fans of the franchise around the world.”

Golden Globe winning actor John Goodman (The Big Lebowski) and Oscar nominated actor Ken Watanabe (Inception, Godzilla) will join the voice cast of the movie as Hound and Drift, alongside some returning voice actors, such as Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, John DiMaggio, Mark Ryan, Robert Foxworth and Reno Wilson.
DiMaggio (voice of Leadfoot from Dark of the Moon) will provide the voice of Crosshairs, while Mark Ryan (Bumblebee, Jetfire) will take the throne from Lance Henriksen as the voice of Lockdown. Welker will be the voice of Galvatron and Foxworth and Wilson will reprise their roles as Ratchet and Brains

The Auto Assembly team have sent out the following important press release regarding the news that the official hotel is about to sell out of rooms.

Dear friends,

We are sorry to inform you that the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, home of Auto Assembly, is on the cusp of reaching a complete accommodation sell out with it's accommodation over this year's convention weekend. As such, please kindly spare a minute to read this message so we can advise you how best to enjoy the convention.

The Present Situation

At the time of writing this message, rooms at the Hilton for Saturday 9th August 2014 have completely sold out. However there is still some availability on the following dates;

* Wednesday 6th
* Thursday 7th
* Friday 8th
* Sunday 10th
* Monday 11th

Room availability on these dates is now exceptionally limited and we anticipate a total sell out in the following days.

Please note no further rooms shall be allocated to Auto Assembly, or any other event. The only way in which rooms may become available is if the hotel receives cancellations but should this happen, the newly freed rooms will go on general sale, as it would be unfair for any one event to be given priority.

Potentially there may be limited rooms on sale on third party websites but these cannot be recalled by the Hilton for convention use, as the Hilton must meet and pre-existing contractual requirements it may have with its affiliates which is understandable.

Wider Hotel Room Shortage Issues

In addition to the Hilton selling out under the weight of Auto Assembly and the Festival of Quilts, our chosen overspill hotel has limited availability, as do others in the nearby area.

This is not all because of Transformers and Quilt fans - this is due to a major touring event which is scheduled to take place in the LG arena, (just across the lake from the Hilton). That event was not announced until approximately 6 months after AA2014 was booked, so we sadly could not have taken it into consideration. To top things off, there is also now a major fashion trade show taking place at the NEC as Auto Assembly comes to a close, meaning we are suddenly faced with a very popular weekend around the Hilton.

Naturally, we hope you will all appreciate that this is an unprecedented event and that we are doing our best to make sure nobody misses out on finding a room so they can join us for this year's convention.

What to do next (yes, we have back up plans!)

If you don’t have anywhere to stay yet (or haven't booked for the convention and are worried about not being able to find a room) then please don’t worry – Team Auto Assembly has your back! This is what you need to do.

1. If you only require a room for any of the dates showing availability which we have listed above, then you should try to book with the Hilton first as you may still get in. Do this using the AA discount code found within your confirmation emails and on the ticket purchase confirmation page of our website that you will have been taken to when you originally booked.

2. For those who are unable to book a room at all at the Hilton, the Auto Assembly Committee have produced a list of nearby alternatives which are within walking distance. We have already spoken with these hotels and several of them still have availability. Some of them are very cheap too (especialoom at all at the Hilton, the Auto Assembly Committee have produced a list of nearby alternatives which are within walking distance. We have already spoken with these hotels and several of them still have availability. Some of them are very cheap too (especialy if you are coming in a group) so you will have extra money to spend over the weekend. Details of nearby hotels and hotel information generally can be found elsewhere on our website at http://www.autoassembly.org.uk/auto-assembly-2014-hotel-accommodation/

3. If you cannot find a room within walking distance, again there is information on the above page about further options which are slightly further afield, but still within a very short train or taxi ride.

Both Birmingham City Centre and Coventry are under 10 minutes away by train, with return tickets costing as little as £3.00. These options are especially great for people on a tight budget as there are some very cheap deals to be had in exchange for the short journey and we have managed to identify ample rooms in the immediate vicinity of the City Centre to cater for all your needs should you wish to choose there for your stay in August so we are certain that you will have no difficulty in finding anywhere to stay.

Helping hand

Please rest assured that we have no intention of leaving people out. Whilst we cannot book your rooms for you, we will help as much as we can should anybody require extra assistance; particularly our international attendees who may not be familiar with the local area.

You can contact us at roombookings@autoassembly.org.uk and we will always get back to you as soon as possible.

We are actively looking into other ways to try and help you including, but not limited to, taxi share advice, public transport routes, coaches and bag stores. Whilst we can’t confirm any of these things right now, we thought it was important to let you know that we are continuing to work hard for you.

For those of you who are currently planning on travelling to Auto Assembly 2014 alone, we have set up a dedicated area on the Auto Assembly Forum for those of you who may be interested in considering room sharing as an option as well. This may make finding accommodation even easier, more affordable and could help you find new friends for your latest trip to the convention or even for some of you, your first year with us at Auto Assembly and you can find this here:- http://www.autoassembly.org.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=22

Thank you

We do want to take a moment to thank all of our attendees. Your patience and understanding in this unprecedented time is most appreciated and your continued enthusiasm for YOUR convention is the force that drives us keep making it happen. We promise to carry on doing everything we can to support you, as you are supporting us.

We also wish to say thanks to the no-nonsense volunteers at roombookings@autoassembly.org.uk who, in their first year of operation, have successfully helped many families and attendees to make and modify their reservations at the Hilton.

Finally, we wish to place on record our sincere thanks to the staff of the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, especially our liaison Helen Lees, who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to accommodate as many Auto Assembly attendees as possible.

When our initial block of rooms sold out within 2 hours of going live, the Hilton released another to us the very next day. And then another and another... We have been provided with literally hundreds of rooms over and above our quota even though there is another event taking place at the hotel. For this, we cannot thank the Hilton enough.

More updates and information will follow in due course. Please please please try to book your accommodation as soon as possible to avoid disappointment – we don’t want any of you missing out to people attending other shows. They don’t even have robots!

Finally, we know that some of you may not have had the chance to read it yet but we have attached a copy of the latest edition of the Auto Assembly 2014 Attendee Information Pack which contains a summary of the hotel arrangements, travel details for the convention, all the information you need about attending Auto Assembly, the convention rules and plenty of hints and tips to help you get the most out of this year's event so please try to spare a little time to read this before the convention.

Til all are One

The Auto Assembly Committee

Auto Assembly 2014 - 8th - 10th August 2014
The Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, Birmingham, England

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Comic Toys - www.comictoys.nl