As well as announcing the dates of HasCon 2017 Hasbro have also announced that a new fan club shall be launching in 2017 to replace the existing Transformers Collectors Club

In addition, we are excited to confirm that the Transformers experience is expanding in 2017 with the new Transformers fan club. The new club will replace the existing Transformers Collectors club which ends December 31, 2016. More details will follow in the coming months so be sure to sign up for the new Transformers newsletter to get the latest and to stay up to date on other brand news, promotions, products, fan events and more.

Press Release:
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Hasbro to Create the Ultimate Entertainment and Play Experience by Bringing Its Iconic Brands to Life with First-Ever ‘HASCON’

First-of-Its-Kind Convention Will Bring Fans and Families Together for Three Days of Immersive Entertainment Experiences, Talent and Character Appearances, Panels and More in September 2017

PAWTUCKET, R.I.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Today Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS), a global play and entertainment company, announced it is creating the first-ever HASCON fan and family convention in September 2017. The massive event, which will be held in Providence at the Rhode Island Convention Center and Dunkin Donuts Center from September 8-10, 2017, will treat attendees to three unforgettable days featuring a celebration of Hasbro’s powerful characters and stories, including live interactive experiences, exclusive products, talent appearances, panels and much more.

From bringing the first action figure to life with G.I. JOE, to creating a world where robots are truly ‘more than meets the eye’ with TRANSFORMERS, Hasbro’s brands have always overflowed with rich stories and dynamic, multi-faceted characters, providing an incredible platform to capture the imaginations of fans of all ages. The premiere HASCON event will bring the magic of decades of storytelling under one roof for the ultimate, immersive Hasbro fan and family experience. Hasbro’s top properties, including TRANSFORMERS, MY LITTLE PONY, NERF, MAGIC THE GATHERING, PLAY-DOH, MONOPOLY, G.I. JOE and many others will be reimagined through dynamic stage performances and unique opportunities for fans to engage with their favorite characters. In addition to interactive experiences designed to offer attendees a glimpse into Hasbro’s imaginative storytelling in action, visitors will have the chance to see first-look previews of Hasbro’s biggest television and movie series, attend panels and meet-and-greets with celebrities and creative talent associated with Hasbro brands, take part in Hasbro Gaming competitions and purchase special limited-edition Hasbro products.

“Hasbro is home to many of the world’s most recognizable brands, each of them with their own group of passionate and engaged fans,” said John Frascotti, President of Hasbro Brands. “HASCON will deliver an extraordinary peek behind the curtain of our brands, storytelling, and iconic characters while giving us the opportunity to invite fans and families to our hometown for the most memorable, unified Hasbro experience ever.”

For all of the latest information on HASCON 2017, please visit http://hascon.hasbro.com

Since we announced that we had acquired some original audio cassettes containing Marvel Productions slugged and unslugged material which we would be sharing the deleted and extended scenes from we've received numourous requests regarding specific episode. Currently we are still working through the tapes to find out what is on them and to transfer them into a digital format. Remember these tapes have not been played in 30 years or more so we are being extra careful with them. What we can do is to share what recordings we have recovered thus far:

Transformers

1. More than Meets the Eye Pt 1 - Unslugged
2. More than Meets the Eye Pts 1& 2 - Slugged
3. More than Meets the Eye Pt2 - Unslugged
4. More than Meets the Eye Pt2 (copy)- Unslugged - Needs comparing to see if its a duplicate audio track or a different composite
5. More than Meets the Eye Pt2 - Slugged
6. More than Meets the Eye Pt3 - Unslugged
7. More than Meets the Eye Pt3 - Slugged
8. Roll For It - Unslugged
9. Roll For It - Slugged
10. Divide and Conquer - Unslugged
11. Divide and Conquer - Slugged
12. A Plague of the Insecticons - Unslugged

G.I.Joe

1. The Revenge of Cobra Part 4: The Revenge of Cobra - Unslugged.
2. Jungle Trap (slugged/unslugged TBC) - On B side to MTMTE Pt 3

Visionaries

1. 7x BGM tapes
2. The Age Of Magic - Unslugged
3. Dawn of the Sun Imps - Unslugged
4. Excerpts from Dawn of the Sun Imps

ew.com have posted an article covering the six property comic cross over that IDW will be pubilshing from September featuring Transformers, G.I.Joe, Micronauts, ROM, Action Man and M.A.S.K. You can read a snippet below but follow the link at the start of this article for more.

IDW has been teasing a mysterious “Revolution” banner for the past few months, and now EW can exclusively reveal the meaning. Revolution will be a five-issue biweekly event series, starting this September, that will bring together all of the company’s Hasbro properties: G.I. Joe, Transformers, Micronauts, ROM, Action Man, and M.A.S.K. (Mobile Armored Strike Kommand)). In its wake, all the series will kick off with new number one issues and a new status quo. But IDW editor-in-chief Chris Ryall insists this isn’t a reboot.

“We didn’t want this to be what fans have seen from so many others, which is a reboot or a relaunch where you’re asked to forget about all these characters and stories you’ve been following for years,” Ryall says. “It’s just now everybody will be acknowledging each other in a much greater way than ever before.”

Well the cats out of the bag as Hollywood Reporter are reporting that Paramount Pitures are teaming up with  Hasbro Inc to create a Universe based on five of Hasbro's properties Transformers, G.I.Joe, Micronauts, M.A.S.K, Visionaries and ROM.

Transformers and G.I.Joe have already had live-action films with Micronauts being in the work for a long time and Visionaries being planned for revival for over 5 years (we broke down the state of Visionaries over on TheVisionaries.net a while back). A reboot of M.A.S.K has also been in the work for ten years with the original order of brand release set to be Transformers , G.I.Joe, Micronauts, M.A.S.K and Visionaries, ROM we don't know about.

According to the report Paramount Pictures are announcing a new deal with Hasbro on Tuesday that will see Paramount and Allspark Pictures, Hasbro’s film label, build an interconnected, cross-property onscreen universe, featuring characters from five of Hasbro’s other brands: G.I. Joe, Micronauts, Visionairies, M.A.S.K. (Mobile Armored Strike Kommand) and ROM.

The site goes on to state that Allspark Pictures will produce the films with Brian Goldner (President and CEO of Hasbro), Stephen Davis (Exec VP and Chief Content Officer) and Josh Feldman (head of film development) working with Paramount Pictures to shape the universe.

You may wonder how these brands will be able to work together, well it's actually a pretty easy process. M.A.S.K, G.I.Joe and Transformers can all take place on Earth with the first two lines easily crossing over and the latter having a 30 years history of collaboration. Visionaries can easily take place on an alien planet that the Transformers could visit perhaps even playing a part in the Great Cataclysm though on a world where technology has failed they may well fit into some of the original mythology for season2. ROM again could also cross over with Transformers for an adventure in space whilst the new Micronauts film, originally with JJ Abrams on board, was planned as being a Transformers prequel anyway .

Expect more on this story in the coming days, weeks and months.

EDIT - Whilst the article does not directly suggest that Transformers will be a part of this on-screen universe, Micronauts has already been mentioned various times as being set within the TF universe and it makes joining the brands far easier to do with a race that can travel the stars

The Roll Out Roll Call Team have issues a new press release stating that dates and bookings for the 2015 show will be announced shortly but hidden amoungst the press release was the announcement that the show is going to be sponsored / supported by both the Official Transformers Collectors Club and the Official G.I.Joe Collectors Club!!

You can check out the announcement here

Hasbro Inc held their third quarter conference call yesterday where the talked about the successes of the company as a way to try to inflate their stock price, as you would expect any business to do.  However, as you would alsl expect, there was Transformers news which came out of the call.  The core news was their official confirmation of Transformers 5 as well mentioned how the live-action Transformers and G.I.Joe franchises along with the Star Wars license will be key over the next several years for the boys toys division.

They also announced that Allspark Pictures, a trademark application we picked up on the 13th August 2013, related to a new live-action movie division of Hasbro which will be used to release movies of Hasbro properties with the first two movies being My Little Pony and Jem and the Holograms.  It is also likely (and this is currently speculation on our part but we hope to be able to confirm this shortly) likely to be the studio that will release both the Micronauts franchise and Visionaries.

"Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner:

Transformers: Age of Extinction delivered over 1 billion dollars at the global box office. This result, coupled with an innovative new line, drove strong year-over-year revenue gains in TRANSFORMERS. Through the first nine months of the year, TRANSFORMERS revenues are greater in international markets than in the U.S. and Canada segment, reflecting the mix of box office results and the global expansion of Hasbro. Overall, the brand is performing in line with the last movie year and we are well into development for the next installments of TRANSFORMERS content. This includes new television programming, as well as collaborating with the film makers on our next ideas to re-invent and re-imagine the TRANSFORMERS brand in movies.

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This new relationship is a terrific complement to the prolific boys’ entertainment slate over the next several years, including film and television entertainment from Marvel and Lucasfilm, as well as the next theatrical installments of Hasbro’ s brands, G.I. JOE and TRANSFORMERS.

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In the first quarter 2015, we are launching the next installment of TRANSFORMERS television programming, Transformers: Robots in Disguise. The all new show will debut on Cartoon Network in the U.S., the top-rated primetime network for boys' ages 6-11 and 9-14. Hasbro has developed tremendous expertise in producing animation. We are working with the world’s best studios and we know how to produce top quality animation cost effectively. As our content strategy and all-screen strategy evolve, we are building upon our experience in animation and storytelling. In addition to television, there are select films where we are taking greater control of the process. We have two movies we are currently developing under our new film label, Allspark Pictures. These films are MY LITTLE PONY and JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS.

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We envision Allspark Pictures as a new way to make fresh and compelling movies, based on new and existing Hasbro brands, for audiences globally.

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Deb Thomas, Hasbro CFO:

Entertainment and Licensing segment revenues grew 10%, fueled primarily by lifestyle licensing revenues for Hasbro Franchise Brands, including MY LITTLE PONY and TRANSFORMERS.

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Cost of sales as a percentage of revenue in the quarter declined. This decline continues to reflect growth in entertainment properties, including TRANSFORMERS and MARVEL properties, as well as higher Entertainment and Licensing revenues.

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Q&A Session:

During the Q&A Session, Mr. Goldner mentioned that AllSpark Pictures was formed in order to increase the focus and effort towards Live Action Movies.

Mr. Goldner also mentioned that Rescue Bots will continue on the newly rebranded Discovery Family.

A question was asked about the success of AOE. The CEO mentioned that he is happy with the growing emerging market for Transformers. He mentioned that they will continue to cater the success of the Chinese market. The second question targeted the International vs. US success of Age Of Extinction. Brian Goldner felt ok with the results, judging by his response.

CEO also explained why Titan Heroes line exists (it was as if he knew the Fan question). He mentioned that the line is mostly targeted at emerging markets due to their low prices"

Credit goes to TFW2005.com for the transcript of the call

The Roll Out Roll Call 2014 panel line-up has been announced and is the following

Saturday.

1. Deconstructing Silent Interlude with Larry Hama
2. The Power & The Honor Foundation with Emiliano SantaluciaJoe Declassified with Gary 'Gyre-Viper' Head
3. 3rd Party Transforming Toys with Ceno Kibble & Casey Sark
4. Designing Action Figures with Boss Fight Studio
5. (TFCC / GIJoe CC) Fun Publications Round-Table and Q&A

Roll Out Roll Call, the UK convention show dedicated to Transformers and G.I.Joe have issued a new press release which announces that the show will be stocking both Transformers and G.I-Joe Collectors Club items fresh from the US!

Transformers & G.I. Joe Collectors Club Exclusives confirmed for the show.

Thanks to the Transformers & G.I. Joe Collectors Club, the following products will be available for pre-order to WEEKEND PASS holders exclusively for the first time in the UK at Roll Out Roll Call:

1. Transformers Collectors Club
   1. Trans-Mutate
   2. Slipstream
   3. Circuit
   4. Depth Charge
2. G.I. Joe Collectors Club
   1. Big Bear
   2. Bombardier
   3. Cesspool
   4. Falcon
   5. Keel Haul

The show is set to take place over the weekend of the 11th and 12th of October 2014 at the Jurys Inn Southampton. The main guest who have been announced thus far for the show include Nick Roche, Larry Hama and Boss Fight Studios!

For those not wanting to pay for a room at the Jury's Inn then you might want to check out the Travelodge which has double rooms at £35 per night for Friday and Sunday, and £38 per night for the Saturday and is only a 10-15 minute walk from the venue.

To help further with cost and transport, Ann Murray has researched rail and flight tickets from around the country to give everyone an idea of how much it could be to travel to the event.

Rail: (all prices are based on 1 RETURN or 2 SINGLE tickets [whichever works out cheaper] and are per person)
*BIRMINGHAM* New Street or International to Southampton Central (arriving Friday, departing Monday) from £55.60 return per person.
*BIRMINGHAM* New Street or International to Southampton Central (arriving Saturday morning, departing Sunday evening) 2h 50m journey time - from £42.60 return per person.
*LIVERPOOL* Lime Street to Southampton Central (arriving Friday, departing Monday) from £82.90 return per person
*BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS* to Southampton Central (arriving Friday, departing Monday) from £20.50 per person
*TRURO* to Southampton Central (arriving Friday, departing Monday) - from £78.60 per person
*NORWICH* to Southampton Central (arriving Friday, departing Monday) from £47.60 per person
*CARDIFF* to Southampton Central (arriving Friday, departing Monday) from £30 per person
*CARLISLE* to Southampton Central (arriving Friday, departing Monday) from £98.80 per person
**The station is just a 15 minute walk from the venue**
more details on nationalrail.co.uk

Roll Out Roll Call will celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Transformers as well as the 50th Anniversary of G.I-Joe.  We will be in attendance as this year is the 15th Anniversary of this very website.

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.

We are getting closer to Roll Out Roll Call  2013, The UK Transformers, G.I. Joe & Action Force Event and tickets will be going on sale very soon from All The Cool Stuff website just as soon as Dave Tree is back from Cardiff.

There has been reasons for the delays in putting tickets up for sale for the event one of which was to make sure that the guest line-up was set in stone, but having seen the names of the guests we are looking forward to this event even more.

For everyone wondering about tickets prices here are the details:

£15.00 day ticket

£28.00 weekend

If you want to guarantee yourself a Masters Of The Universe Classic Strobo figure, add £35.00 to the ticket order.

The show is primarily a Transformers / G.I.Joe / Action Force event but this year a sub-show dedicated to Masters of the Universe is also taking place.

UK Transformers and G.I.Joe convention Roll Out Roll Call have updated their Facebook page with a new album of images titled "Collecting Transformer & G.I. Joe in the 90's".  The image gallery contains scans from various catelogues, owned by Dave Tree (All The Cool Stuff), from a variety of years featuring Transformers, G.I.Joe, Action Man as well as other toy lines, along side some photographs from early BotCon's , JoeCons and Memorabillias.

Check it out as it contains some interesting testshots as well as some G2 artwork you may not have seen before.

Longtime site member Starscreams Ghost was in attendance at Farthest From, The UK Star Wars Retro Toy Show in Fordinghambridge today where it was announced that Roll Out Roll Call 2013 will take place in the Autumn and will run October 12th - 13th back at the Jurys Inn, Southampton, UK.  The show, which is a combination of G.I-Joe / Action Force and Transformers held it's first two day event last year with guests including Simon Furman, Larry Hama, Bill Forster, Jim Sorenson, Andrew Wildman and many more.

You can find out more by visiting www.rolloutrollcall.com

We have fixed a bug which was incorrectly including lots of non-Transformers instructions sheets within our Transformers Instruction Sheet section as well as excluding some of the G.I.Joe instructions sheets from appearing. As such you can now find 1071 PDF Transformers instruction sheets ranging from Generation One through to yet-to-be-released Transformers Prime Beast Hunters figures as well as 312 G.I-Joe instructions and with 4,625 instruction sheets from other Hasbro lines, you are more likely to find the instruction sheets you are after on this website before you find them on Hasbro's own site as was highlighted by the instruction sheet for Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Shockwave - Deluxe version who's instruction sheets was available over two weeks ago.

Much like the our USPTO Trademark database, we pride ourselves on bringing you the most up-to-date news on Hasbro's instruction sheets

Last night we uploaded a follow-up video to our Transformers Toy Collection Display Room Video Tour called "Transformers At The Moon: Non-Transformers Toy Display Room Video Tour".  This 14 minute video will guide you through the non-Transformers toys / action figures we have collected over the years which include toylines like G.I.Joe, Action Force, The Visionaries, Final Fantasy, Revoltech, Microman, Ring Raiders, Go-Bots, Dinoriders, TMNT, Masters of the Universe and so much more.

The video is available in various resolutions upto 1080p for those of you with an HD compatible device and can be vieweds on YouTube at http://youtu.be/0iyP9rbAsc4 or by using the plugin below.