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* '''Challenge at Cybertron''', a ''[[Universe (2008)|Universe]]'' [[giftset]] featuring somewhat more [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] [[redeco]]s of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Hot Rod|Rodimus]]. All specimens at the show had a "Hasbro Malaysia" sticker on them. | * '''Challenge at Cybertron''', a ''[[Universe (2008)|Universe]]'' [[giftset]] featuring somewhat more [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] [[redeco]]s of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Hot Rod|Rodimus]]. All specimens at the show had a "Hasbro Malaysia" sticker on them. | ||
{{note|Hasbro later | {{note|Hasbro later made some specimens of this set available for 2010's [[unofficial conventions|Auto Assembly]], and revealed to that convention's organizers that "Challenge" would eventually be released in the United States as a [[Target]] [[exclusive]]. Thus far there has been no confirmation of a release date.}} | ||
==Guests== | ==Guests== | ||
Revision as of 14:24, 7 September 2010
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| Date | July 30, 2010 | ||||||
| City | Shanghai, China | ||||||
| Venue | Shanghai East Asia Exhibition Center | ||||||
Cybertron Con 2010 was held at the Shanghai East Asia Exhibition Center in Shanghai, China, from July 30 to August 3, 2010. Organized by Chinese collectors website ACTOYS and sponsored by SOHU.com, it is notable for being the very first Hasbro-sanctioned official Transformers convention in Asia.
Venue
Cybertron Con 2010 was held in the Shanghai East Asia Exhibition Center.
Merchandise
Convention-exclusive toys
- Challenge at Cybertron, a Universe giftset featuring somewhat more show-accurate redecos of Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Rodimus. All specimens at the show had a "Hasbro Malaysia" sticker on them.
Hasbro later made some specimens of this set available for 2010's Auto Assembly, and revealed to that convention's organizers that "Challenge" would eventually be released in the United States as a Target exclusive. Thus far there has been no confirmation of a release date.
Guests
Hasbro employees
TakaraTomy employees
Notable displays
- Stylised life-size live-action movie Bumblebee
- Hall 1: Giant encompassing installation displaying the history of the Transformers toyline, with fancy Matrix of Leadership-shaped doorway.
- Hall 2: Another encompassing installtion displaying recent, currently available and upcoming toys, with giant Allspark Cube-thing in the middle showing various Transformers: War for Cybertron videos.
- Many, many more displays with practically every Transformers toy released (including Diaclone and Micro Change), presumably provided by ACTOYS members.
- Hand-drawn storyboards, model sheets, background layouts and such presumably by Floro Dery and Toei.
- Art gallery with live-action movie Optimus Prime voice changer helmets painted in various colours and patterns.
- Resin prototype of TakaraTomy's upcoming Masterpiece Rodimus Prime.
Events
- Hasbro/TakaraTomy Designers and future product preview panel, featuring official photos of all the toys seen at the Hasbro Designers panel at BotCon 2010
- Transformers art with Bill Rawley and ???
