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The geek-fan event known as "Squirtle-con 2011" took place yesterday in the Cambridge area of England. The one-day fan event featured your usual convention activities such as toy trading, a video games area, episode screening, social discussions and lots of food and drink. The event also saw two exclusives per attendee that went down a storm with everyone in attendance.
When trading slowed down at the event most of the attendees could be found popping to a local Tesco's store to pick up more items. My brother himself picked up most of the Thundercats 2011 figures in a mad collecting spread.
Final attendee figures are still be collated, but the event was universally deemed a huge success with representatives from the UKs two biggest fan sites Transformers At The Moon and Full Metal Hero both strongly supporting the event.
Pictures from the event till no doubt be doing the rounds on Facebook (other social media sites are also available). You can read about the hauls of some of the attendees on our message board.
I'd like to thank the organisers and attendees for a great event and I look forward to the next one
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on: Sunday, 27th November 2011 at 13:52:50 GMT
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Transformers Galaxy Facebook page have shared 22 images
of the new Maketoys Battle Tanker, the images haev been mirrored on Full Metal Hero.
The Battle Tanker is an upgrade kit for Universe Prime to make him more like the original Transformers Generation Two Laser Rod Optimus Prime toy. Expect a Black Battle Convoy / Scourgekit later.
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on: Friday, 25th November 2011 at 08:57:10 GMT
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The
Official Transformers Collectors Club has confirmed that their highly anticipated store exclusives,
Runabout and the somewhat less anticipated
Shattered Glass Drift will be availible
for preorder in January 2012. There has yet to be confirmation of the
exact date, but the recommendation is if you want to secure these two
exclusives, you'll need to be a member by January 1st 2012. The
estimated ship date is early March.
Runamuck will be the 'Free' figure for all member in 2012,
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on: Friday, 25th November 2011 at 08:55:05 GMT
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Dealers tables allocations are going very quickly for Auto Assembly
2012 and bookings for them are already close to that of Auto Assembly
2011! Tables are still available for dealers who are
interested but you’ll need to book sooner rather than later to get the
best spots in the hall! We will need to know how many tables you are
interested in booking along with prompt payment so we can make sure we
can fit you in! For those of you who are regular dealers who haven’t
been in touch yet, please do not assume that we have automatically
reserved space for you as tables will be allocated on a first come,
first served basis.
If you want to book table space at the convention, you can get the form here.
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on: Tuesday, 22nd November 2011 at 21:08:15 GMT
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Two more LA-based guests announced for Roll Out / Roll Call 2012!
We're 16 weeks away from Europe's largest combined G.I-Joe / Action Force and Transformers show Roll Out / Roll Call 2012 and it is with great pleasure that Transformers At The Moon can exclusively reveal the names of two more guests for the show.
The pair are long time fans of both Transformers and G.I-Joe / Action Force and will be making only their second appearance at a European Convention. They are well known within the fan communities of both franchises as well as generally being two of the nicest and most interesting people you could meet. Have you guest who they are yet?
That's right, the guests are none other than Jim Sorenson andd
Bill Forster, writers of the both the Allspark Almanac books, the Ark Books (all three of them) and most recently Allspark Almanac Addendum (published within issue 6 of the Timelines comic that re-printed The Stunti-con Job). Jim and Bill will be on hand
all weekend to meet, great, sign, and generally hang out with fans of both shows as well as taking to the stage over the weekend to give a presentation and take
question on both Transformers and G.I-Joe.
Jim and Bill were extremely popular guests when we bought them over for Auto Assembly 2010 and we have been keen on bringing them back to the UK for another show. At the same time they are both as keen, if not more so, to come back to the UK and meet up with everyone again and so brings us all great pleasure to have them back on these shores for a show that covers not just Transformers but also G.I-Joe, a series that both these men care about.
So if you were unsure whether to attend Roll Out Roll Call 2012 in Southampton next March, then I hope that this announcement will convince you to attend the event and support it.
Roll Out / Roll Call 2012 is the UK Fan Show Convention dedicated to Transformers, Action Force
& GI Joe which will be taking place over the weekend of the 10th-11th March 2012 at Southampton's largest hotel, Jurys
Inn overlooking East Park. It will be the third show for the event and is organised primarily by Dave Tree of All The Cool Stuff. Everyone helping out organise and promote the event is very proud to welcome some very special guests from the world of Transformers, Action Force & GI-Joe including Larry Hama (1st UK show), Simon Furman, Andrew Wildman, Robert Atkins (1st UK show), Jon Goode (1st UK show), Jim Sorenson and Bill Forster. There are still at least three special guests to be announced, so stay tuned to the websites at the bottom of this announcement for all the latest news.
There will also be special presentations and panels on the toys, comics
and cartoons from special guest presenters, plus in addition there will
be show exclusives and trading affiliates, who will be attending the
show with a host of the latest, and in some cases, unique range of
merchandise.
Tickets will be on limited
availability, so please book in advance to avoid disappointment. Tickets
will go on sale soon.
RollOut Roll Call 2012
10th - 11th March 2012
Jurys Inn, Southampton
Twitter: @rolloutrollcall
Facebook: All The Cool Stuff
Website: AllTheCoolStuff
Sponsors / News Network
Transformers At The Moon - www.transformertoys.co.uk
Blood For The Baron - www.bloodforthebaron.com
What's On JOE Mind - whatsonjoemind.podbean.com
Full Metal Hero - www.fullmetalhero.com
The Nerdsphere - thenerdsphere.blogspot.com/
Pics from previous events can be found on the facebook pages:
Roll Call: Roll Call Action Force/ GI Joe Collectors Event | Facebook
Roll Out:Roll Out, Transformers Day | Facebook
Roll Out Roll Call 2 Roll Out/ Roll Call 2 The Transformer/ Action Force/ GI Joe Show | Facebook
Each show has got bigger and better and we hope many of you will be able to join us for the next one in March 2012.
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on: Sunday, 20th November 2011 at 13:45:00 GMT
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Stay tuned this week as we'll be exclusively announcing more guests for Roll Out Roll Call 2012 - the premier cross brand, Action Force / GI-Joe / Transformers convention.
The guests will be making their RORC debut and are flying in from Los Angeles ....
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on: Monday, 14th November 2011 at 10:56:53 GMT
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It's 5 months until the biggest celebration of Action Force / GI Joe outside of the US, and the site of the ONLY show dedicated to Transformers and their Real American Hero friends, Roll Out Roll Call 3. So I thought i'd remind you of reasons to visit Southampton in the UK.
Guests
- Larry Hama - writer of GI Joe (Comics, Profile cards) - first ever appearance in the UK
- Simon Furman - writer of Transformers (by that time heavily into Transformers 81 - 100)
- Andy Wildman - artist (at that time heavily into Transformers 81 - 100)
- Robert Akin - worked in comics on titles such as: G.I. Joe, Snake Eyes, Heroes For
Hire, - first ever appearance in the UK
- John Good - Transformers G1 Packaging Artist + GI Joe Packaging Artist
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Panels
- The History of Action Force -
A retrospective look back at the development of the Action Force toy line, from it's early Palitoy inception, through International Heroes to GI-Joe.
- Leave No Man Behind - insite into never made Action Force toys
- Cosplay Contest
- Customs Competition
- more exclusive panels to be annouced
Dealers
Transformers and GI-Joe / Action Force dealers galore, with third party products for sale and other toy lines
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on: Wednesday, 9th November 2011 at 11:41:21 GMT
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Our thanks go out to Dave Tree for letting us know that if you take a trip over and listen to Episode 28 of What's On Joe Mind, you will find out who is the 5th guest for Roll Out Roll Call: A fancast about the world of GI Joe » What's on JOE Mind?.
Along with Larry Hama & Robert Atkins, this new guest is another first for a UK show and is someone that is related to both Transformers and G.I-Joe.
We can also confirm that this will not be the last guests announced for the show, so stay with us as the excitement grows
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on: Sunday, 6th November 2011 at 18:04:23 GMT
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Thinking of attending Roll Out Roll Call 2012, the UK's premier Action Force and Transformers combined fan event, then you will be interested in reading a post by AnnieM over at BloodForTheBaron
"The Travelodge sale is now on:
Southampton Travelodge has rooms for the weekend at reduced rates
Friday - £15.00 per room
Saturday - £25.50 per room
Sunday - £15.00 per room
Parking is available at £3 per 24 hours
The Travelodge is only half a mile's walk from the Jury's Inn
Bookings are NON-REFUNDABLE.
If
you visit the Travelodge website, don't use the "quick book" function
for these prices, but rather use the "sale" button on the left hand
side. Using the "quick book" gives substantially higher rates for the
Friday and Sunday nights
Because Travelodge make it difficult
to book more than one night at a time on their sale promo pages, you
might want to click here http://www.travelodge.co.uk/hotels/info?hotelId=66 and any dates you enter will be listed at the correct sale prices"
If you are not sure about attending Roll Out Roll Call, which takes place over the 10th and 11th of March 2012 at The Jury's Inn
in Southampton, England, with the show promising bringing together fans and collectors of both Transformers and Action Force / G.I-Joe together under one roof. The first two "guests of honour" were announced as being two legendary writers, GI-Joe A Real American Hero writer
Larry Hama (who will be signing for the first time in the UK) and
Transformers & Action Force writer Simon Furman.
The show will also feature a cosplay contents, have exclusive figures produced just for the event as well as holding behind the scenes panels giving you a greater insight into the shows and toylines with information you may have never seen before. More guests and panels will be announced over the coming weeks including some big news for Transformers fans so stay with us as well as Blood For The Baron and The NerdSphere for all the latest on this show.
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on: Saturday, 5th November 2011 at 13:44:25 GMT
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TFW2005.com member Bignick1693 has posted a photograph of the Diamond reprint of the Botcon 2011 Stunti-con Job comic book that comes with a teaser for Botcon 2012. The image, which is mirrored below features an image of Reveal The Shield Optimus Prime and the following tag line:
An enemy thought defeated
A power thought to be legend
At Botcon 2012, Earth's survival rests
in the hands of just one robot...
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on: Thursday, 3rd November 2011 at 08:56:02 GMT
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A popular feature at Auto Assembly for the last few years, we are now
adding the Fan Sales Table to
Auto Assembly Europe this year! If you’re
new to the convention, the Fan Sales Table will give all of our
attendees the chance to bring along your unwanted toys and other
Transformers merchandise to the convention and leave them on our special
sales table where we will sell them on your behalf. All you need to do
is make sure your items are bagged and labelled up with the item names,
the selling price (in Swedish Krona) and your name. Our staff will take
care of the sales for you and keep your money aside for you in return
for 10% commission on behalf of the convention.
For more details and to get your items pre-listed, visit the website at
Auto Assembly Europe 2011 in Uppsala
The convention is taking place on 12th – 13th November 2011 in Uppsala,
Sweden and our special guest is none other than Simon Furman!
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on: Tuesday, 1st November 2011 at 22:03:26 GMT
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on: Sunday, 16th October 2011 at 09:55:42 BST
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All The Cool Stuff have sent out the following announcement regarding the announcement of two new guest for Roll Out Roll Call 2012.
If you do not know what Roll Out Roll Call is then allow me to
explain. The event if a two day convention taking place in March in
Southampton here within the United Kingdom. The show is dedicated to
Action Force, G.I-Joe and Transformers. Next year will be the third
show for this growing event and we encourage everyone who is a fan of
one of these lines to drop by as it's going to be a blast as well as a
great chance to catch up with some fellow fans at the end of the Winter.
Back to the news, here is a copy of the announcement
"Since
announcing Larry Hama's attendance, there's a lot of excitement and
interest in Roll Out Roll Call 2012, the UK Transformers, GI-Joe &
Action Force show. Want to know next 2 guests for
Roll Out Roll Call 2012? Checkout & listen to Episode 25 of "What's
on JOE Mind" for the exclusive new guest announcements: http://whatsonjoemind.podbean.com
There
will be more exclusive announcements over the next few weeks, so stay
tuned or follow the show on Twitter @rolloutrollcall."
Transformers At The Moon will be in attendance at the event, as we are fans of both of these lines, and we are also please to announce that we are also sponsoring the event next year to try to help it grow.
If you come along to Auto Assembly every August you no doubt feel that a year is too long to meet-up with your Transformers friends, sure there is the odd meet-up arrange but most of us can't make them or justify the trips, but with Roll Out Roll Call there is a lot more going on to justify the journey. You will have the social aspect, the dealers, panels, the cosplayer and, of course, the guests. The events are almost 6 months apart giving everyone the best possible chance to make both events and help unite and strength the bonds of the fan communities for both these iconic lines.
I encourage you to keep you eye on the show, the official twitter account, Transformers At The Moon, Blood For The Baron, What's on Joe Mind, Full Metal Hero and The Nerdsphere for more announcements as the event gets closer.
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on: Saturday, 15th October 2011 at 20:31:43 BST
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TFormers have spotted that Matt Tieger, the Game Director of Transformers Fall of Cybertron (from High Moon Studios)
will be attending New York Comic-Con 2011.
Matt was previously in charge of Transformers War for
Cybertron.
NYCC kicks off Thursday October 13th until October 16, 2011 at the Jacob
Javitz Center. He will be at the Activision Publishing booth as well as
attending the Hasbro panel.
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on: Tuesday, 11th October 2011 at 07:16:48 BST
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We'll be attending Roll Out Roll Call 3, Europes premier Transformers and GI-Joe convention .. in fact one of (if not the) only show dedicated to both Transformers and GI-Joe .. and we'd better not forget Action Force, and we hope that you will all attend.
All The Cool Stuff have posted more details regarding the event online, including a handy "Travel Guide".
The venue is easily accessible from all major transport points in Southampton city.
Whether arriving by air, rail or car, these easy-to-follow directions should help you find the venue.
For those travelling by car, public car parking is available nearby (charges apply).
Jurys Inn Southampton Hotel GPS Coordinates
• N 50 54 38
• W 1 24 3.3
Public Transport The nearest bus stops to Jurys Inn are:
• East Park Terrace
• London Road
• Civic Centre Road
• High Street
London - 1 hour 15 minutes
Convenient and fast rail link to central London.
Portsmouth - 21 miles
Just 45 minutes away by rail.
Directions from Southampton Central Train Station - 0.5 Miles
From Southbrook Road, Turn right onto Blechynden Terrace.
Turn left
onto Wyndham Place, then right onto Commercial Road.
Turn left onto
Cumberland Place and Brunswick Place.
Turn left onto Charlotte Place.
Directions from Heathrow Airport - 68 Miles
At Concorde Roundabout, go forward (signposted Central London) to
join M4 Motorway.
At junction 4 (A408) roundabout take 1st exit
(signposted The West) to join Main M4 Motorway.
Branch left (signposted
for Gatwick M23) then keep left to join M25. Branch left (signposted for
Basingstoke) then take right-hand lane to join the M3. Follow signs for
Winchester, Southampton.
Take right hand lanes (signposted M27 East,
Portsmouth) then left-hand lane.
In 0.6 mile join A33.
At roundabout
take 2nd exit.
At the Memorial Roundabout, take 1st exit.
At the next
roundabout take the 1st exit onto Charlotte Place.
Directions from Southampton Airport - 3.8 Miles
Follow signs for London, Eastleigh. At roundabout take 1st exit
A335 (signposted Southampton).
At the next roundabout take the 2nd exit.
At the traffic signals, go forward and take the left-hand lane.
At the
traffic signals turn left (signposted City Centre) and at the next set
of traffic signals go forward.
Bear right onto Onslow Road, turn left
onto Dorset Street and at the roundabout take the 1st exit onto
Charlotte Place.
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on: Sunday, 9th October 2011 at 22:43:07 BST
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