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| '''Auto Assembly''' is an annual unofficial Transformers-based [[convention]] held usually in Birmingham,[[England]]. .
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| The convention is an unofficial event organised by Birmingham resident Simon Plumbe and Sven Harvey and has been running since 2000.
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| Most commonly, guests to Auto Assembly are artists or writers from the Transformers [[Comics|comic books]] who are based locally, due to the costs for guests from [[America]] to travel over the Atlantic, however, the organisers usually secure a [[voice actor]] to come. Since Auto Assembly 2009, the first convention to be run over a weekend in celebration of the Transformers 25th anniversary, the organisers are attempting to secure two voice actors (or more) per convention.
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| ==Auto Assembly history==
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| Auto Assembly was held in the Midlands, England, in 2000, organised primarily as a small get-together for like-minded fans who might not be able to make the journey for the then-annual conventions held in London.
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| The convention continued yearly except for 2007, when the organisers took a year out.
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| ==Special Guests==
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| Though the list of special guests is nowhere near as prestigious as busier conventions, such as [[Botcon|that official convention in America]], Simon has managed to secure (sometimes multiple) appearances from, primarily, people based in the British Isles or Europe.
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| *2008: [[Dan Gilvezan]], [[Simon Furman]], [[Simon Williams]], [[Liam Shalloo]], Kat Nicholson
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| *2009: [[Gregg Berger]], [[Ian Corlett|Ian James Corlett]], [[Nick Roche]], [[Simon Williams]], [[Liam Shalloo]], Kat Nicholson, Kris Carter, [[Lee Sullivan]], [[Andrew Wildman]]
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| *2010 (confirmed guestlist thus far): [[Guido Guidi]], [[Liam Shalloo]], [[Simon Furman]], Kris Carter
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| ==Convention Exclusives==
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| Because of financial difficulties and the relative obscurity of the convention compared to [[Botcon]], thus far there have been no exclusive toys released. However, to celebrate the 25th anniversary, the organisers teamed up with [[Apocalypse Comics]] in 2009 to release an exclusive cover for [[All Hail Megatron Issue 13|an All Hail Megatron Issue]]. The lineart was drawn by [[Nick Roche]], colours by [[Liam Shalloo]] and features [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] stomping the dealer hall while [[Gregg Berger|confused]] [[Nick Roche|guests]] look on in awe.
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://www.autoassembly.org.uk Official site]
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| *[http://autoassembly.proboards7.com/ Discussion boards]
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| [[Category:Conventions]]
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| [[Category:Fandom]]
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