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Simon Plumbe has updated the Auto Assembly website with the announce of what has tentatively been dubbed as the "W.A.G Pass". This pass allows you to get a discounted ticket for your significant other into Auto Assembly 2012.
"What we are going to be adding shortly is a cut-down pass intended
for partners. This will still give you full access to the convention
including all parts of the programme for the weekend, but it will not
get you one of the Auto Assembly 2012 goodie bags or entry into any of
our pre-convention prize draws. Our 2012 Goodie Bag is going to be our
best ever and will include a copy of Issue 13 of The Cybertronian Times,
an IDW exclusive comic, an original Auto Assembly comic, at least four
convention exclusive postcards and many more gifts so there are a lot of
great items that will not be included which – in previous years – would
have had a selling price in excess of £10." Simon explains before going on to state that "This new cut-down pass will only be available in limited quantities
and MUST be purchased at the same time as a normal adult weekend pass or
as an add-on to an existing adult ticket. They are only valid for the
full weekend and are likely to be priced at £37.50 each, saving £7.50.
Combining this with our fantastic room rate of £60 per night for a
double room at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, what better way to
introduce your partner to the wonders of Auto Assembly".
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on: Sunday, 28th August 2011 at 20:20:41 BST
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The Auto Assembly website is currently being transformed but as apart of the changes Simon Plumbe has published a guide to Hilton Birmingham Metropole which he says should answer most of the concerns that people have raised thus far. Here is a copy of the post he made
"Some of you have been in touch with us
recently or made posts on various forums with comments about next year’s
convention voicing concerns about the hotel and the cost of attending
Auto Assembly 2012 and the potential lack of nearby facilities. We know
that there is nothing more worrying for convention goers than a move to a
strange new location so we have put together a brief guide about our
move to the Hilton Birmingham Metropole which should answer most of your
concerns.
You can download a copy of it here."
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on: Thursday, 25th August 2011 at 22:40:43 BST
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Auto Assembly Europe have announced the date and location of the 2011
convention on the official Auto Assembly Europe website,
www.autoassemblyeurope.eu. The convention, which was formerly known as Nordcon before the group merged under the Auto Assembly banner, will takeg place at
the
Clarion Hotel Gillet in Uppsala, Sweden, on November 12th and 13th 2011. The first guest announced for the event is the legendary
Transformers comic writer Simon Furman.
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on: Monday, 22nd August 2011 at 09:00:31 BST
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I have uploaded the photographs that we took whilst at Auto Assembly 2011 here in the UK. The convention took place last week end in Birmingham and was another outstanding success.
We'd once again like to thank everyone who attended the event from the guests, the dealers, the volunteers, the committee, the hotel staff and, of course, Simon and Trish for all their work throughout the year
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on: Friday, 19th August 2011 at 22:12:00 BST
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First of all I would like to say thank you to everyone who attended Auto Assembly in one capacity or another. Everyone worked their butts off from the committee, the volunteers, the dealers and their helpers to try to make the show as smooth as possible despite the problems that were faced. The guests were once again warm and welcoming and once again went out of their way to entertain everyone. Finally everyone who attended the convention needs to be thanked. There were a lot of first-timers this year and the general consensus was overwhelmingly positive.
During Auto Assembly it was announced that David Kaye is voicing a role in Transformers Prime, but it was also hinted, during his promo video, that David Sobolov, voice of Beast Wars Depth Charge, may also have a role in the current Transformers show.
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on: Tuesday, 16th August 2011 at 10:09:16 BST
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Auto Assembly have confirmed Townsend Colemen and Michael Bell are two of three (thus far) specuial guests
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on: Sunday, 14th August 2011 at 00:21:48 BST
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Are you in the UK? Are you attending Auto Assembly 2011? That's right, Auto Assembly 2011 kicks officially kicks off today in Birmingham and if you haven't already purchased your ticket(s) to the event do not worry, you can buy them on the door tomorrow.
With over a dozen guests ranging from voice actors to cartoon episode writers, comics writers and comic artist there will be someone there for you. The event will also have plenty of dealers so you can pick up some Transformers figures form which ever line(s) interest you and hang out with fellow fans of the Transformers line.
If you do attend, don't forget to drop by the toy display where Transformers At The Moon will be running a display this year based around the Japanese Beast Wars figures.
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on: Friday, 12th August 2011 at 11:11:54 BST
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Simon Plumbe has sent out another press release regarding Auto Assembly 2011 and the possible effects that the recent disturbances in Birmingham may have on transport to and from the hotel
Birmingham Update Press Release
Naturally, we know that many of you are still concerned about events in Birmingham but we wanted to reassure you about what is happening and keep you up to date about what we are doing to ensure the convention continues as smoothly as possible.
First, some of you may have heard that coaches to Birmingham have been cancelled. As far as we have heard, Digbeth Coach Station has been temporarily closed but coaches are being diverted to Edgbaston which is approximately 1 miles outside of the city centre so this will just be a short taxi ride to the convention hotel. As there are still a few days to the convention, we believe that there is still time for the station to re-open.
Secondly, while there were still incidents last night, they were significantly reduced following the increased police presence in the city centre. Last night over 500 police officers were in the centre and did a fantastic job containing the violence and disruptions and keeping this to a minimum.
For those of you coming to the convention this weekend, don't forget that we have an active Event Page on Facebook that you can join:- http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141185125921522 . We are leaving to head off to the convention at noon today but we will still be posting updates throughout the day on Facebook and leading right up to the convention and other attendees will post details of travel share plans and general discussions of incidents that they may find out in relation to the convention. To allay any concerns that you may have regarding part of the content of the convention this year, both David Kaye and David Wise are already in the UK and Gregg Berger is leaving the US today to arrive tomorrow morning so all our guests of honour will be in the UK by tomorrow morning!
Just remember guys... "Nothing's going to stand in our way!". We're very close to setting a NEW European attendance record and with YOUR help, we are determined to make this the BEST convention we have ever held!
People are already looking at making car share or travel share plans, arrangements to travel to hotels together or in groups for those not staying in the convention hotel so we are making every effort to cover ever eventuality this year.
Simon Plumbe
Committee Head, Auto Assembly
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on: Wednesday, 10th August 2011 at 08:39:48 BST
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Auto Assembly has sent out the following annoucement
Hi everyone,
In
light of the recent, saddening news coming from various cities around
the UK, the Auto Assembly Committee has been flooded with questions, as
you might imagine. Our response has been purposefully delayed and
carefully considered - we are sure you will understand that we are faced
with a unique situation and we wanted to take the opportunity to
consider every possible eventuality.
To anybody who doesn’t
know, there have been reports of isolated pockets of civil unrest in
Birmingham. West Midlands Police have confirmed they will have a very
large Police presence on the streets tonight to ensure that they
continue to calm the situation. Like everybody in the UK right now, we
are thankful for the great job that the Officers are doing at present in
such difficult circumstances.
Nevertheless, we are pleased to
announce that as things stand, Auto Assembly 2011 will go ahead as
planned... and friends...it is going to rock! As the song goes,
“Nothing’s gonna stand in our way, not tonight!”
Now, we are
keeping a constant eye on the news and on official Police press releases
so, if this situation changes we promise we will make an announcement
the second we find out. But rest assured, we have no intentions
whatsoever of cancelling Europe’s biggest and best Transformers
convention unless we are presented with absolutely no alternative. The
show, as they say, must go on!
However - it is of the utmost
importance that all our convention goers please bear a few things in
mind to ensure that we all have a fantastic and most importantly, a safe
convention this weekend.
1. Auto Assembly 2011 is still ON
2. Allow extra travelling time to and from the convention
3. Don't go out of the hotel alone. Try to stay in groups for safety.
4. Don't go out of the hotel after dark on your own
5. Keep valuables safe at all times
6. Be vigilant
7. Please look out for each other and be safe.
As
we say, if for any reason the situation changes we will inform you as
soon as we can, but at present Auto Assembly 2011 is ON!!!! We just
need to take extra care in looking after each other this year
Transformers fans.
Finally, remember that for those of you
arriving in Birmingham one or two days early, you can pick up your
passes on Thursday afternoon between 2:00 and 4:00 pm which will make
your admission to the convention Much easier. Trish and Simon will be in
the hotel bar on the second floor to do this but you must contact us in
advance to let us know.
Anyway, we're looking forward to seeing you all in a few days.
The Auto Assembly Team
Auto Assembly 2011 - 12th - 14th August 2011.
The Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre, Birmingham, England
web - www.autoassembly.org.uk
forum - http://autoassembly.proboards.com
Youtube - www.youtube.com/autoassembly
Twitter - www.twitter.com/auto_assembly
Auto Assembly is sponsored by:
Toyz and Gamez - www.toyzandgamez.co.uk
Transformers @ The Moon - www.transformertoys.co.uk
TransformersAnimated.com - www.transformersanimated.com
Science Fiction Collectables - www.sf-collectables.co.uk
The Transformers.net - www.thetransformers.net
Titan Books - www.titanbooks.com
Big Bad Toy Store - www.bbts.com
Full Metal Hero - www.fullmetalhero.com
3 Darths Comics - www.3darths.co.uk
Hobby Link Japan - www.hlj.com
Robot Kingdom - www.robotkingdom.com
Xyber Toys - www.xybertoys.com
Moonbase 2 Podcast - http://moonbase2.libsyn.com
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on: Tuesday, 9th August 2011 at 22:01:18 BST
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Auto Assembly sent out the following press release yesterday
Transformers Actors Rally behind Auto Assembly 2011!
With less than a week to go before the Transformers event of the year, it’s
decision time - are you going to join us in giving a thunderous farewell to
the Holiday Inn, in it’s final year as AA central?
We’ve done all we can to persuade you – we’ve told you about our room full
of Transformers dealers, our guest panels, exclusive giveaways, our unveiling of
new and never before seen video game information from Jagex... we’ve even told
you that Hasbro will be in attendance this year to add a final shine to what is
certainly going to be the biggest and most phenomenal event we have ever
hosted.
But still, with just four days until pre-registration closes, some of you
are undecided... so how about, rather than taking our word you listen to what
some of our friends have got to say about us... and my, do we have friends in
high places!
And not to be outdone, with the appliance of science we are able to bring
you this special presentation put together for you all by Mr Paul Eiding
himself - the voice of Generation 1 Perceptor.
Friends, your heroes have spoken! Come to Auto Assembly 2011! And let’s
break that European attendance record one more time! If you can't make it this
year, don't forget you can book NOW for Auto Assembly 2012 and beat the
rush!
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on: Sunday, 7th August 2011 at 10:14:39 BST
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Fun Publications have updated there DeviantART account with a series of images and bios for some unreleased, and in most cases un-produced, figures. The toys include a Transformers Cybertron Red Alert repainted, with a new head, as First Aid, a Beast Machines Noble/Savage made up as Fangry and the head sculpt for Nexus Prime. The images also additional concept artwork along with pages from the comics.
You can find three of the images below.
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on: Friday, 5th August 2011 at 22:48:51 BST
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Transformers Universe
MMO Panel At Auto Assembly 2011!
You may have thought
that you had seen all of our major announcements regarding Auto Assembly 2011,
but we said we had a few more special announcements that we had held back - and
here's one of the biggest that we have been wanting to tell you all about for
quite some time...
The upcoming
Transformers Universe MMO is on course to be one of the most eagerly awaited
Transformers games EVER. The online MMO will be giving players the chance to
take charge of a brand new self-created Autobot or Decepticon and play against
thousands of other players across the globe!
The game is being
created by Jagex, the British developers who are responsible for Runescape
which is the world's most popular free-to-play MMOG and over 40 other online
titles.
Jagex will be at Auto
Assembly 2011 and will be taking to the stage for a presentation on the game
and for a Q&A Session on the Saturday afternoon which promises to be one of
the hits of the convention, where they will be revealing some new information
about the game EXCLUSIVELY to Auto Assembly attendees!
That's not all though,
we can also now reveal that we are being joined by our SIXTEENTH guest! A late
addition to our already stunning line-up is Marvel G1 artist and inker Stephen
Baskerville who will be making his Auto Assembly debut this year. He will be
taking to the stage as part of our revised comic panel on Saturday afternoon
joining Simon Furman and Andrew Wildman to talk about Transformers #81...
Auto Assembly 2011 is
taking place over the weekend of 12th - 14th August 2011 at the Holiday Inn
Birmingham City Centre, Birmingham, England and tickets are available from the
website now. For more details on the convention, to see a full list of all the
guests and activities taking place over the weekend, or to book your tickets,
visit the website at www.autoassembly.org.uk
We hope to see you all in August!
The Auto Assembly 2011 Team
Web: www.autoassembly.org.uk
Youtube: www.youtube.com/autoassembly
Twitter: www.twitter.com/auto_assembly
Forum: http://autoassembly.proboards.com
Email: autoassembly@aol.com
Tel: +44 (0)7860 948296
Auto Assembly 2011 is sponsored by
Toyz and Gamez - www.toyzandgamez.co.uk
Transformers @ The Moon - www.transformertoys.co.uk
TransformersAnimated.com - www.transformersanimated.com
Science Fiction Collectables - www.sf-collectables.co.uk
The Transformers.net - www.thetransformers.net
Titan Books - www.titanbooks.com
Big Bad Toy Store - www.bbts.com
Full Metal Hero - www.fullmetalhero.com
3 Darths Comics - www.3darths.co.uk
Robot Kingdom - www.robotkingdom.com
Xyber Toys - www.xybertoys.com
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on: Wednesday, 3rd August 2011 at 21:44:33 BST
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The TCC have updated their
Twitter feed with some advice regarding any problematic Sideburns.
If you have a Side Burn issue outside of normal variation i.e. broken parts, please contact cust. service. Happy to resolve.
Please note we will ask some q's to assess damage and will offer
most expedient way to resolve the issue. PLEASE don't fret... Will work
out
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on: Tuesday, 2nd August 2011 at 22:02:20 BST
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Hasbro UK Display At Auto Assembly 2011
We're just 11 days away from Auto Assembly 2011 but we're not finished with our big announcements yet...!
We
are proud to announce that we are continuing to develop our
relationship with Hasbro UK and once again they will be having a display
at the convention this year showcasing some of the latest Transformers
available. They are also going to be donating some prizes for us to give
away at the convention but we're going to be leaving details of that as
a surprise for the weekend itself.
We still have more big
announcements to come and the clock is ticking away now for you to hurry
and pre-register to guarantee your place at Europe's Largest
Transformers Convention! Pre-booking will get you earlier admission to
the event, a better chance for more free gifts in your goodie bag, and
you'll be automatically entered into two free prize draws, one of which
is to win autographs from various Transformers actors including Peter
Cullen and Shia La Boeuf!
If you're not able to join us this
year, don't forget that bookings are open now for Auto Assembly 2012
taking place over the weekend of 3rd - 5th August 2012. Tickets are
selling at an astonishing rate with almost 40 sold in the first week!
Auto
Assembly 2011 is taking place over the weekend of 12th - 14th August
2011 at the Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre, Birmingham, England and
tickets are available from the website now. For more details on the
convention, to see a full list of all the guests and activities taking
place over the weekend, or to book your tickets, visit the website at
www.autoassembly.org.uk
We hope to see you all soon!
The Auto Assembly 2011 Team
Web:
www.autoassembly.org.uk
Youtube:
www.youtube.com/autoassembly
Twitter:
www.twitter.com/auto_assembly
Forum:
http://autoassembly.proboards.com
Email:
autoassembly@aol.com
Tel: +44 (0)7860 948296
Auto Assembly 2011 is sponsored by
Toyz and Gamez -
www.toyzandgamez.co.uk
Transformers @ The Moon -
www.transformertoys.co.uk
TransformersAnimated.com -
www.transformersanimated.com
Science Fiction Collectables -
www.sf-collectables.co.uk
The Transformers.net -
www.thetransformers.net
Titan Books -
www.titanbooks.com
Big Bad Toy Store -
www.bbts.com
Full Metal Hero -
www.fullmetalhero.com
3 Darths Comics -
www.3darths.co.uk
Robot Kingdom -
www.robotkingdom.com
Xyber Toys -
www.xybertoys.com
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on: Tuesday, 2nd August 2011 at 08:40:31 BST
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Auto Assembly 2011 Toy Display
Japanese Beast Wars
Regular Japanese Beast Wars
- Shadow Panther
- Tigertron (white version)
- Convoy Bat (red CD version)
- Megatron Crocodile (purple CD version)
- BotCon Japan 97 Grizzly-1
- BotCon Japan 97 Doublepunch
Beast Wars Metals
- Ratilus (Rattrap) - White Jigsaw Exclsuive
- Ravage
Beast Wars II
- Lio Convoy
- Black Lio Convoy
- Flash Lio Convoy
- Unreleased Green Flash Lio Convoy
- Ikard with Tako Tank
- Diver with Nigara Falls Playset
- Moon
- White Lio Jr (Jigsaw Exclusive)
- Black Lio Jr (Jigsaw Exclusive)
- Sissorboy
- Powerhug
- Big Moss
- Galvatron
- Starscream and BB
- Dirge
- Thrust
- Autojetter
- Autolauncher
- Autocrunsher
- Autostinger
- MaxB
- Diregun
- Hellscream
- Thrustol
- Gigastorm - thanks to Minon
- Yellow Lion Egg Beast
- Red Bird Egg Beast
- Blue Robot Egg Beast
- Green Lion Egg Beast
- Purple Bird Egg Beast
- Black Robot Egg Beast
Beast Wars Neo
- Big Convoy
- Black Big Convoy
- Mach Kick
- Corada
- Longrack
- Stampy
- Break
- Survive
- Rockbuster
- Randy
- Crazybolt
- Magmatron
- Guledirt
- Saberback
- Sling
- Bazooka
- Hardhead
- Archadis
- Killerpunch
- Hydra - thanks to Big Phil
- Bump - thanks to Big Phil
- Elephorca - thanks to Big Phil
- Drancaon - thanks to Big Phil
- Rartorarta - thanks to Big Phil
Beast Wars Re-Issues
- Bloodfang
- Gimlet
- Motorarm
- Blackarachnia
Kabaya and other merchandise
- BW2 Pencil Toppers
- BW2 Decoys
- BW2 Kabaya
- BW Metals Kabaya - transforming and non transforming
- Windup BW Metals
- TV Magazine Exclusive Cardboard figure
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