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Hi guys,

Auto Assembly: Target 2006 is proud to announce that a special event is taking place at this year's convention which is taking place in just over two weeks time on Saturday 3rd of June in Birmingham, England...

We are working in conjunction with a UK company who will be running a series of consultation sessions throughout the day for a BRAND NEW Transformers product that they are producing and they want YOU to be involved in it's development. They want to talk to up to 100 Transformers fans at Auto Assembly: Target 2006 to get their views on this new product and your views will help shape this item that will hopefully be hitting the shelves later this year!!

To take part, all you need to do is pre-register for the convention and then we will select 100 attendees at random from everyone who has pre-booked to take part. Because of the nature of the sessions, you will need to sign a non-disclosure agreement and as such the sessions are restricted to over 16s but apart from that anyone will be able to get involved! We must limit this to pre-registrants because of the random nature of the allocations and the age restrictions so we can check this against our records so it's yet another great reason for pre-booking!! If you are one of the lucky participants, you'll find a voucher in your pack that you just hand over to the staff running the consultation on the day. All you have to do is go along at any time during the day and get involved in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

However, the cut-off date for pre-registrations is closing fast. If you live outside the UK you only have a few days left to pre-register. We MUST have your online bookings in by Saturday 20th May 2006 in order for us to process them and get your info packs and confirmation slips to you in time. If you book after this date, we can't guarantee that your packs will reach you in time for the convention and you need your confirmation slips to gain entry to the event.

If you live in the UK, the postal cut-off date is also the 20th May as this will give us time for cheques to clear into our bank account prior to despatch of your packs. If you are booking online, this deadline is extended until Saturday 27th. Again, if you book after this date then we can not guarantee that your packs will reach you in time for the convention.

We are still getting bookings in faster than ever before and we have now had more pre-bookings than the TOTAL number of attendees for Auto Assembly 2004 and we are looking at beating the total number of attendees that we had last year in pre-bookings alone! It is likely that we will have on-the-door places, but these will be limited and we will post details on the Auto Assembly website, forum and issue details through all major Transformers websites as to the number of on-the-door places available on Saturday 27th April 2006.

We will make information available of how to attend if you are coming along on the day and the process for registering, the delays you can expect and what to do if you have pre-registered. We must stress that any on-the-door places will be on a first-come, first-served basis so we would advise that you arrive at the convention early to ensure your best chance of admission to the convention. If in doubt, pre-register.

Auto Assembly: Target 2006 is now just over TWO WEEKS away... there are no other Transformers conventions planned for the UK for 2006. We are still in talks to bring further guests to the convention in addition to the NINE already confirmed and we hope to have more activities to announce shortly, not to mention the now infamous goodie bag that all attendees will receive full of free gifts with more gifts in the pipeline in addition to those already confirmed!

As there are now only a couple of weeks before the convention, please ensure that you send your bookings to us NOW to avoid disappointment!

Simon and Sven,
Auto Assembly: Target 2006

www.autoassembly.org.uk

Toys R Us Japan have updated their BT Convoy page with more information on the backgroudn to the Transformers:Kiss storyarch.

Credit to Autobase Atachi for the news.

e-Hobby have updated their website with another speical offer, this time in the form of 'Special Sets' or スペジャルセット if you prefer. The sets are for:- e-Hobby Exculsives Magnificus, Black RobotMaster Victory Saber and USA Edition Universe Optimus Primal. e-Hobby Exclusive Twincast, USA Edition Universe BlackArachnia and USA Edition Universe Dinobot Strika e-Hobby Exclusive Orion Pax, Reissue Hound and Reissue Stepper The toys will be the same as their normal e-Hobby releases, just for a discounted price.

Fun Publications have annouced that fan favorite Transforemrs voice actor Scott McNeil will now be attending BotCon 2006.

For those looking for strange k/o Transformers, here are a couple of auctions you might be interested in. The first is for a mini black Generation 2 Optimus Prime the second is for a mini black Generation 1 Prime. The third is for yet another BT Lambor knockoff, this time it is another black version but with flames.

Don't worry, the links arn't click through like other sites use, so no nasty spyware and tracking data if you click those links.

LatinoReview.com have put up a review of what they claim to be one of the draft scripts for next years Transformers film. If true, then the review contains a few spoilers, but even if it is a draft, it is most likely not the current draft.


Credit to The Allspark for the story

e-Hobby have updated their website with new product listings for Transformers: Cybertron Menasor (Galaxy Force Moledive) and Cybertron Quickmix (Galaxy Force Blender). The toys are part of their USA Editions, so they will be in the US packaging.

e-Hobby also have a note on their site stating that any order over 10,000 yen will be eligable for free shipping.

The Transformers: Cybertron Micromaster Superion group (Fireflight, Air Raid, Skydive, Silverbolt, Storm Jet and Ro-Tor) have now been released in Holland, reports Cyke to the Trans-Europe Express Group. The toys are priced at &eruo;3.95. The sighting was originally posted on Trans-Europe Express member site BTFA.info.

IDW have added some wallpaper to their website for the forthcoming mini-series The Transformers: Stormbringer.

Unicron.com have put up a transcript of their interview with Don Figueroa that took place on Free Comic Book Day in the US.

Benson Yee has posted on his message board, regarding IDWs Beast Wars profile books. Here's what he had to say.

• I am writing a Beast Wars profiles book with Simon Furman (some folks wondered if it was some *other* Ben Yee).
• Issue #1 of the BW mini gives you a hint as to whether Japanese characters will be in the books.
• The profiles will NOT just be the guys (and gals) who appeared in the TV show (because that would be one very thin book).
• There will be G1 homages and yes, characters (who became BW characters) in the book such as Grimlock. However, they are in the minority.
• This is not some haphazard assembly of characters. Before writing a single profile, Simon and I worked up an entire backstory for the Maxies and Preds taking the TV show and Beast Machines (to a lesser degree) into account.

Credit to Seibertron for the link.

Brian Goldner, Hasbro's Chief Operating Officer, has made several posts over at Don Murphy's Message Board. H's a summary from some of the posts

"I am reading all of this...the entire team has been reading along with your discussions since the start. We are listening. The movie is a work in progress, at this point. I will try to answer your questions, or will get the questions to members of the team to give you a proper answer...we are all as passionate as you...this I promise...bg.....
The script is still being developed. The writers, producers, and Michael Bay want to ensure that the characters, Decepticons, and Autobots have great, developed personalities that bring the story to life. Again, the characters lines are still being written...for both Autobots and Decepticons.....
I will try to dial in with you regularly....I have been reading all along, but felt it might be helpful to answer some questions, and certainly try to settle some rumors (so I signed up). This forum format is new to me, but this project is very important to us all, because we love this brand....this movie is going to be great. It's a great story.....
Let me try to cover some important points (some of your other thoughts throw me off the trail, at times)... The team is going to audition original voice talent whereever possible....remember, several people played multiple characters in the animated movie. The characters are still being developed for Autobots, and Decepticons...the writers are very focused on creating great personalities across the board...based on the rich Transformers mythology...this is an origin story. It needs to start at the beginning. Also, you cannot underestimate the impact that LIVE ACTION will have on making our cast of TRANSFORMERS come to life in a way you have never experienced.....
I need to sign off for now. I am speaking to Don and Tom tonight. ....
We are all working as a team to make a great Transformers Movie...everyone on this project has this as a common goal...everyone.

Credit to Seibertron for the news.

From this press release

Venice, Calif., May 16, 2006 Digital Domain, the Academy Award