Both tfw2005.com and seibertron.com have continued coverage from BotCon 2010 day 2

From TFW

1) Botcon 2010 Activision Panel
2) Botcon 2010 Hasbro Panel Coverage
3) Botcon 2010 Transformers Prime Panel Coverage
4) TFW2005 BotCon 2010 Coverage : Real Life Motormaster At BotCon 2010

From Seibertron

1) Notes from Hasbro's Marketing Review panel (aka Hasbro Toy panel)
2) Notes from Hasbro's Transformers: PRIME CG cartoon panel (updated during panel) Welker and Cullen reprise roles, Soundwave ...
3) BotCon 2010 Gallery - Hunt For The Decepticons Toys Revealed

The various US based sites have published reports from day 1 of Botcon 2010 and so to help you quickly find them here is a list of the main players.

TFW2005

Takara Tomy Panel - Not much to talk about from this, some history of the diaclones and a few questions on the Masterpiece figures

General Images -Animated Ironhide, some movie recolours and the G1 Seacon reissues

Bob Budiansky panel - some details on alternative names for some of the G1 figures

Seibertron.com

Bob Budiansky panel

TFormers

TakaraTomy Panel

Bod Budiansky panel

General Images.

S250 have posted some images of the Botcon 2010 Slicer and Double Punch figures which includes a first look at their robot modes.  You can see the images below.

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Thanks to two Taobao auctions the world has now found out that two of the remaining BotCon 2010 figures will be Double Punch and Slicer (both based on European Exclusive Action Masters).

Double Punch is a recoloured Transformers Energon / Transformers Superlink Scorponok whilst Slicer is a recoloured Transformers Energon / Transformers Superlink Downshift.

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­­A new guest for Botcon 2010 has been announced as Paul Eiding.  Paul voiced Perceptor in the Generation 1 cartoon as well as more recent roles in Ben 10 and Metal Gear Soild

ACToys.net member terry_wen has posted an image of Botcon 2010 exclusives Breakdown and Rapido togther in robot mode.  The image shows off Rapido's new head mold and can be found below.

Credit to Snakas for the news.

BotCon 2010 has annouced that Stan Bush will be a guest at this years event.  Mr Bush has appeared at BotCon before and has performed in 2007 and 2009.  His relationship with the Transformers brand stems from the original 1986 animated Transformers movie.

If you can't make it to BotCon in Florida, or even if you can, remember there is another Transformers Convention which is a must attend this year Auto Assembly 2010.  Auto Assembly has three special guests flying over this year, Garry Chalk, Scott McNeil and Derrick Wyatt (the latter sponsored by ourselves)

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