TFW2005.com member locustreign has posted images of the 2010 BotCon Gnaw, Sky-Byte and Breakdown figures. You can see his mini gallery of the figures here, here and here.
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TFW2005.com member locustreign has posted images of the 2010 BotCon Gnaw, Sky-Byte and Breakdown figures. You can see his mini gallery of the figures here, here and here.
The Botcon 2010 online registrations went live last night but with yet more glitches.
Thanks to everyone who has processed their registration. We know there
are some issues but overall, it is not too bad for code that has been
bombarded today.
Known issues:
1. The invoice counting system failed and there are many, duplicate
numbers. The numbers have NO meaning to you. Because of the duplicate
numbers, the first 100 cutoff was in the mid 1030s. We did not send
these numbers to the cc folks so don't worry that your number may be the
same as someone elses.
2. Some of you have not been getting emails. They may come later
today or maybe not at all. Email is not a 100% communication system.
When your registration is approved (after a human verifies it, you the
system will send a second email. This may not happen for several days.
3. Some of you have not been getting member pricing. A programmer
is looking at the accounts to see what the issue is. Please do not,
register if you are getting incorrect pricing as that makes more work
for the admin dept and we may not be able to get credits back to you for
a week or more.
4. Non-attending sets will not be available until next week. There
is no inventory in the online system and that's why it says sold out.
We will send out a notice when we populate the inventory. We are
holding sets back for this group as well as some of the loose figures
and we have ordered 50 more 1st 100 pins to let the non-attending
members get them.
5. As we have many issues to clean up, please don't call or email
unless you absolutely have too. We are aware of many of the issues and
will be working to clean them up. However, the more phone calls and
emails we get, the longer this will take.
Thanks for your patience and support.
Brian
The original press release regarding the launch of the online registration system can be found below
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BotCon 2010 Registration goes live!
Fort Worth, TX - May 18, 2010 - Fun Publications, Inc., licensee for
Hasbro’s official Transformers Collectors’ Convention, BotCon, announced today
that the all-new and highly anticipated online registration system has
been completed and has gone live. Pop Culture enthusiasts from around
the world are now able to register for BotCon 2010, being held at the Walt
Disney World Dolphin Resort June 24th - June 27th in Orlando, Florida.
Fans and Collectors’ who register for BotCon as a Primus package holder will
receive the 5 piece convention set "Generation 2: Redux," admission to
the Friday private sales room experience, all panels and seminars and
the Hall of Fame Celebration dinner. The dinner will feature the first
four "human" inductees into the Transformers Hall of Fame, including:
Peter Cullen (voice of Optimus Prime), Bob Budiansky (Editor responsible
for the original Transformers storyline), Yoke Hideaki (Takara/Hasbro
liaison and the man behind toys such as Megatron and Soundwave), and
Kojin Ohno (designer who created the first "car to robot transforming
toy" Sunstreaker and the largest Generation 1 toy, Fortress Maximus).
Finally, Primus package attendees will also receive a special bonus
Transformers Deluxe figure to go along with their convention box set.
This is the first year BotCon has been held in the sunny state
of Florida. "We couldn’t be more excited about bringing BotCon to a location
where fans can experience everything Transformers and the amazing Disney
World together, in one fun filled week" said Brian Savage, BotCon event organizer
and Director of the Transformers Collectors’ Club. BotCon is in its 16th year and will
once again feature a large dealer room with thousands of Transformers
collectibles as well as other toys such as Star Wars, G.I. Joe, Marvel
figures and many other great collectibles from the 80’s, 90’s and modern
day! Also at the show will be additional special guests, IDW,
Activision, comic book artists and many other events/features for fans
of all ages to enjoy!
For more information on BotCon, the weeklong activities and the
exclusive figure offerings, please visit BotCon.com.
About HASBRO
Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS) is a worldwide leader in children’s and
family leisure time products and services with a rich portfolio of
brands and entertainment properties that provides some of the highest
quality and most recognizable play and recreational experiences in the
world. As a brand-driven, consumer-focused global company, Hasbro brings
to market a range of toys, games and licensed products, from
traditional to high-tech and digital, under such powerful brand names as
TRANSFORMERS, PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, G.I.
JOE and WIZARDS OF THE COAST. Come see how we inspire play through our
brands at http://www.hasbro.com.
(C) 2010 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
About Fun Publications, Inc.
For over 15 years, Fun Publications, Inc. has been a Hasbro licensee
offering fans and collectors of pop culture memorabilia news, exclusive
product and family events through different print offerings, websites,
collector clubs and brand specific conventions such as GIJoeCon and BotCon. Located in
Fort Worth Texas, Fun Publications reaches a large audience, serving the
United States and many other countries such as Japan, Great Britain,
Brazil, Australia and Canada. For more information visit
TransformersClub.com, GIJoeClub.com, GIJoeCon.com, and BotCon.com. BotCon is a registered
trademark of Fun Publications, Inc. (C) Fun Publications, Inc. All
rights reserved.
Credit to Seibertron.com for email update
Seibertron.com are reporting that the Botcon 2010 online registration will not be ready until at least the Sunday 16th May. Ryan received the following email from Brian Savage of Fun Publications:
"Well, once again, not today, and it's looking like it won't be tomorrow
either. Almost there.... I promise we will have registration online.
Brian"
Whilst BotCon continues to be plagued by a lack of information, the inability to register and increasing outrage at people being charged extra to book online and yet alternative forms of bookings will not open for a week or two until after the online bookings are ready, the UKs premier Transformers Convention Auto Assembly continues to gather pace with the recent announcement of the full time table as well as some new panels and showcases leading to heavy praise from many areas of the fan community around the world. It seems that the non-profit UK convention is gathering more momentum and support where as the commercially run official convention is starting to gain the criticism that dogged the much of Glen Hallits reign as chief organiser of Botcon.
In an update to their Twitter Account, Auto Assembly founder Simon has let everyone know that there have been 310 pre-registrations so far for this years event. Auto Assembly takes place in just 95 days time on the 13th - 15th August 2010 at the Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre, Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham, England. This years guests of honour are Garry Chalk, Derrick J Wyatt and Scott McNeil.
As sponsors of the event Transformers At The Moon will be in attendance putting on one of our usual toy displays so remember to say hi when you see us.
Now we have first in package images from the exclusive C.O.N.S. 2010 Cobra figure here for you.
A limited number of 50 pieces will be available on the C.O.N.S. on the 25th of July, 2010
Powered Convoy has posted two links on allspark.com to Taobao auctions for two more Botcon 2010 exclusives. First up was Sky-byte and then there was a new previously unannounced figure, Gnaw. Both toys are recolours of Energon Sharkticon. You can view the mirrored images below.
The Botcon website has under-gone a Generation 2 style facelift over night with a new theme including a poster image showing a Clench to be a recolour of Transformers Universe Onslaught but with a new head.
After their update of Streetwise was leaked (that's what happens when you give images a uniform name on websites), the BotCon team decided to play a joke on anyone scrapping for Clench by uploading poorly digitally doctored images of Universe Tankor recoloured as Clench which fooled several US based sites. For those wanting to see the spoofed images you can find them here and here.