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In [[2008]], Hasbro UK for the first time ever attended the English fan-convention ''' | In [[2008]], Hasbro UK, for the first time ever, attended the English fan-convention '''[[Unofficial conventions|Auto Assembly]]''' with an [[Hasbro UK display|official Hasbro UK display]]. This booth featured 3 one of a kind handmade resin casts of ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' toys, and were the prizes for a contest Hasbro UK held via the (now defunct) [[Hasbro Toy Shop|Hasbro Toy Shop UK]]. To win them, it was necessary to enter a competition at Hasbro Toy Shop UK. Oh, and you had to be a resident of the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and at least 18 years of age. | ||
==Toys== | |||
All three toys were hand-painted, and came in a special display box with a rocky stand. | |||
<center><gallery> | |||
Image:SpecialTFAPrime.jpg|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Supreme Class|Supreme Class Roll-Out Command Optimus Prime]] | |||
Image:SpecialTFABulkhead.jpg|[[Bulkhead (Animated)#Leader Class|Leader Class Bulkhead]] (minus the [[Headmaster (Animated)#Toys|Headmaster]]) | |||
Image:SpecialTFAMegatron.jpg|[[Megatron (Animated)|Deluxe Class "The Battle Begins" Megatron]] | |||
</gallery></center> | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*All three of these hard-copy casts were made by [[Daniel Sharp]] | * All three of these hard-copy casts were made by [[Daniel Sharp]]. | ||
*This was Hasbro UK's way of celebrating the huge fan-base Transformers had.<ref> | * This was Hasbro UK's way of celebrating the huge fan-base ''Transformers'' had.<ref>[https://www.transformertoys.co.uk/transformers/news/story/transformers+animated/official+uk+press+release+on+hasbrotoyshop+competition/7505 Transformers at the Moon: Official Hasbro UK Press release]</ref> | ||
*These prizes cannot transform or move as they are resin statues. | * These prizes cannot transform or even move as they are resin statues. | ||
* | * Apart from the flyers for the contest, these three statues were in fact the only official Hasbro UK-supplied merchandise at the display. All toys were actually bought by the two "official Hasbro representatives" while on holidays in the [[United States of America|United States]]! The two representatives didn't even work for Hasbro, the only connection they had with Hasbro was that one of them has a brother "who used to work for Hasbro doing accounts or something for the ''[[Action Man]]'' brand." - ''Geez'', Hasbro UK. | ||
== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Animated]] | [[Category:Animated]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:26, 4 September 2024
In 2008, Hasbro UK, for the first time ever, attended the English fan-convention Auto Assembly with an official Hasbro UK display. This booth featured 3 one of a kind handmade resin casts of Transformers Animated toys, and were the prizes for a contest Hasbro UK held via the (now defunct) Hasbro Toy Shop UK. To win them, it was necessary to enter a competition at Hasbro Toy Shop UK. Oh, and you had to be a resident of the UK and at least 18 years of age.
Toys
[edit]All three toys were hand-painted, and came in a special display box with a rocky stand.
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Leader Class Bulkhead (minus the Headmaster) -
Notes
[edit]- All three of these hard-copy casts were made by Daniel Sharp.
- This was Hasbro UK's way of celebrating the huge fan-base Transformers had.[1]
- These prizes cannot transform or even move as they are resin statues.
- Apart from the flyers for the contest, these three statues were in fact the only official Hasbro UK-supplied merchandise at the display. All toys were actually bought by the two "official Hasbro representatives" while on holidays in the United States! The two representatives didn't even work for Hasbro, the only connection they had with Hasbro was that one of them has a brother "who used to work for Hasbro doing accounts or something for the Action Man brand." - Geez, Hasbro UK.
