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A quick note for the winner and four runners up of our Ultimate Transformers Competition, all prizes were sent out in the post this morning, Recorded Delivery. You should get them tomorrow / Thursday, though depending on how flooded your area is it may be after then.
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on: Tuesday, 24th July 2007 at 13:25:05 BST
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Don't forget there are still a few days left to enter our
Ultimate Transformers Movie Preview competition, with prizes worth over £50. We still haven't received the Transformers The Music CDs from Warner Brothers Music, so it doesn't look like they will be added into the winners pack / runners-up packages at first. Once the items arrive, which WB assure us they will, then we'll be contacting the winner / runners-up to get their addresses to send them out to them.
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on: Wednesday, 18th July 2007 at 09:06:55 BST
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You can now find a handy static page detailing our latest Transformers competition, in association with various companies, on our
Transformers At The Moon Announcement page.
The prizes have been donated as follows:-
4x Transformers Books - Dorling Kindersely
5x Transformers The Album cd's - Warner Brothers Records (subject to us receiving them)
1x Autobot logo light-up T-Shirt - Thumbs Up UK Ltd
1x Decepticon Movie logo t-shirt - Transformers At The Moon
1x Target BotCon pack - Transformers At The Moon
1x Transformers Movie UK press information pack - Transformers At The Moon
We're working on adding some more prizes to the competition.
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on: Thursday, 12th July 2007 at 10:46:22 BST
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Transformers At The Moon is proud to bring you our latest Transformers competition, in association with Dorling Kindersley, Warner Brothers, Thumbs Up UK Ltd and Paramount Pictures. There are lots of prizes up for grabs, including t-shirts, Transformers Movie Press Kit, Transformers Movie Soundtracks and various Transformers books.
To enter the competition, simply email us the answer to this simple question to transformers@themoon.co.uk: -
Who wrote the Transformers: The Ultimate Guide?
- John Rogers
- Alex Kurtzman
- Simon Furman
- Robert Orci
The Prizes
- First Prize
- Transformers: The UItimate Guide (Updated Edition) - Book by Dorling Kindersley
- Transformers Fun Facts - Book by Dorling Kindersley
- Transformers Movie Guide - Book by Dorling Kindersley
- You Can Draw Transformers - Book by Dorling Kindersley
- Light Up Autobot Logo T-Shirt from Thumbs Up UK Ltd
- Transformers Movie Decepticon Logo T-shirt - by Mighty Fine
- Transformers The Album - Official Soundtrack to the Transformers Movie *
- Transformers Movie UK Press Kit - This is a guide given to press at the Transformers press screening on the 22nd June *
- BotCon 2007 exclusive Target Pack (includes Target exclusive Transformers Movie prequal comic, drawn by Andy Wildman, and Transformers Gift Card (Transforms into Optimus Prime).
- Runners-Up
- Transformers The Album - Official Soundtrack to the Transformers Movie *
* Prizes are subject to availability (as we've not actually received these yet).
* Dorling Kinderlsey books can only be sent out to a UK resident, due to licensing restrictions.
* The Transformers Movie Press kit is currently the blank and white version, given away on the 22nd June showing. We are hoping to alter this to the colour-logo version (limited to around 100) which was given away at the earlier 21st June showing at the Soho Hotel.
* We're hoping to increase the amount of prizes by the time the competition ends, so keep checking back for details.
Transformers © 2007 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.
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on: Wednesday, 11th July 2007 at 09:49:23 BST
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We're just finalising some of the details, but we'll be running another Transformers Movie competition soon (this week / through net week) with an array of prizes which have been donated from various sources. So far the prizes will consist of :-
- Transformers Movie: The Music - donated by Warner Brothers
- Transformers Movie: Decepticon Logo T-Shirt - (size medium) donated by Paramount Pictures UK
- Various Transformers books - donated by Dorling Kindersley
- BotCon 2007 Target Pack - donated by Transformers At The Moon (includes Target Exclusive Transformers Movie prequal comic, drawn by Andy Wildman, and Target Transforming Gift Card (Giftcardimus Prime).
- Transformers Movie press guide (colour logo version) - given away at the private Paramount Pictures UK press screening of Transformers in the Soho Hotel (under 100 copies given away).
- Transformers Movie - Light-Up Autobot logo t-shirt - donated by Thumbs Up UK Ltd
We're hoping to have a few more prizes to add to the Transformers Movie Ultimate Give-away competition, so stay tuned to Transformers At The Moon for more information.
We'd like to thank Dorling Kindersley, Warner Brothers and Paramount Pictures UK and Thumbs Up UK for their help with the competition.
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on: Tuesday, 10th July 2007 at 08:55:56 BST
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First of all we'd like to thank everyone who enter out Transformers T-Shirt Competition, in association with Thumbs Up UK Ltd, as well as the Transformers Movie UK Exclusive Screening, in association with Paramount Pictures UK.
Thumbs Up UK Ltd - Light Up Transformers T-Shirt Winner
The winner of our Transformers T-Shirt competition is
Colin Ward, who correctly told us that the group of hackers in the new Transformers Movie are known as the
Rann Corporation.
Lost of people emailed in answers of Sector Seven (which is the US Governmental Department in the Transformers Movie). Blackrock Industries is a nod to the old Transformers Comics and Sliding Doors is a term used in networking.
Paramount Pictures UK - Exclusive Showing of Transformers Movie in the UK
This competition is now closed. We like to personally thank all those who have entered, as well as Sol Fury (TFWorld2005), Steve Bax (One Shall Stand) and all the guys at Transfans for advertising the competition. We've compiled the list of name and will be speaking to Paramount as soon as they get in the office.
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on: Monday, 18th June 2007 at 08:30:00 BST
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If you haven't already entered our
Transformers Movie competition, in association with Paramount Pictures UK, then you haven't got much time left. Simply email us your name, and your guests name, to transformers@themoon.co.uk before midnight tonight (GMT).
We'll then be speaking to Paramount Pictures on Monday to get the final ticket allocations, before the winners are drawn.
The competition to win the Transformers t-shirts from Thumbs Up UK Ltd also ends today. We'll be announcing the winners tomorrow.
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on: Sunday, 17th June 2007 at 10:04:32 BST
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The closing date for our competition to
win both the Autobot and Decepticon logo light-up t-shirts from Thumbs Up Uk Ltd will be closing on the Sunday the 17th June (to enable us to get the winners details, and send them off before we head out to BotCon). Unfortunately the sizes of the t-shirts are fixed to those we have been given (small for Decepticon, Medium for Autobots).
Here's the details:-
The shirts you will win are the
Autobot Logo t-shirt and
Decepticon Logo t-shirt, and all you need do is answer this simple question:-
What is the name of the group of hackers in the Transformers Movie?
a) Blackrock Industries
b) Rann Corporation
c) Sector Seven
d) Sliding Doors
Email your answer to transformers@themoon.co.uk
Obscure Hint: You don't have to be Donald Trump to know the answer, but it may be helpful.
We've had several correct and incorrect answers, so good luck to all.
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on: Wednesday, 13th June 2007 at 08:39:30 BST
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Back in April we attended a preview screening of 20 minutes of footage from the Transformers Movie, at the invitation of Paramount Pictures UK. This was where the light-up Transformers t-shirts were first shown off, and we quickly got in contact with the Thumbs Up UK Ltd to bring you exclusive news on the shirts.
Now, with the film due out in a few weeks overseas, and just over a month domestically, Transformers At The Moon as and Thumbs Up UK Ltd have teamed up to give you a chance to win not one, but two of their brand new light-up Transformers T-shirts. (Sizes Medium (Autobot), Small (Decepticon)).
The shirts you will win are the
Autobot Logo t-shirt and
Decepticon Logo t-shirt, and all you need do is answer this simple question:-
What is the name of the group of hackers in the Transformers Movie?
a) Blackrock Industries
b) Rann Corporation
c) Sector Seven
d) Sliding Doors
Email your answer to transformers@themoon.co.uk
If you were reading our news stories this week, you would have already seen the answer.
Update: Having checked the packaging of the t-shirts, I can now tell you that the Autobot shirt is size Medium and the Decepticon is size Small.
Small - Chest 89-94cms, 35-37inch
Medium - Chest 97-102cms, 38-40inch
Our apologise to those who these will not fit, you may still want to enter the competition just to own them - as it's free after all.
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on: Monday, 11th June 2007 at 14:34:46 BST
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Thumbs UP UK have sent us the following press release:-
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Well, actually less of a press
release, more of a
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on: Friday, 1st June 2007 at 18:34:12 BST
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Thumbs Up UK Ltd have sent us the following press release and images. Below you will find the press release, the images (both thumbnails and hi-res images) have been put into our
Official Images from the Transformers Movie gallery.
Are you an Autobot or Decepticon? Show your allegiance with a light up T-shirt!
This summer, the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons comes to Earth and you can show which side you're on with Transformers the Movie light-up t-shirts from Thumbs Up!
Set to hit the shops a few weeks before the film's launch in July, these new t-shirts feature logos from the Transformers film, including the iconic Autobot and Decepticon insignias, as well as characters like heroic Autobot leader, Optimus Prime, and the evil Megatron, head of the Decepticons.
Transformers t-shirts have been popular ever since the cartoon debuted back in the 1980s, but now a light-up panel brings these new t-shirts to illuminated life!
A small, lightweight battery pack powers five different flashing sequences to make sure that these t-shirts are sure to attract attention! Big summer movie t-shirts are always popular, but there's never been a range like this before!
Since we hit the 21st century, we're still all wondering where our jetpacks are, but these t-shirts are a true innovation from Thumbs Up which bring wearable interactive electronic style together with iconic logos and characters. They're not just awesome, they're a sign that the future is here!
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on: Tuesday, 15th May 2007 at 09:38:36 BST
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On the 30th of March Thumbs Up UK Ltd were in attendance at Paramount UK's
Transformers Movie preview showing. We spoke briefly to them at the event, as
well as posting a few tip-bits of information on our site a few days later.
Since then Thumbs UP UK Ltd have sent a press release to various Transformers
fans sites, to drum up more insterest in their product. We have been priviledge
to speak to
Thumbs Up UK Ltd once again, this time to bring you lots more information,
in the form of a Q&A session, reagarding their Transformers Movie
light-up Transformers T-Shirts and USB keyrings.
Transformers At The Moon: First of I'd like to thank
you again for allowing us to speak with you, both at Paramount's Invite
only Transformers Movie preview (on Friday 30th March) and over the phone. What
I'd like to do is start of with a few generalised questions, to let the
Transformers fan community know who you are. After that we'll get into
some more specific questions regarding the items you're producing (the
Transformers USB keyrings and "those cool" Transformers t-shirts).
Transformers At The Moon: Could you tell us a little about your company, Thumbs Up UK Ltd? Your history,
items you produce etc.
Daniel: Thumbs UP UK have been around for just over
three years now and we produce USB gadgets, innovative PC products, radio controlled
toys, novelty toys and accessories, licensed t-shirts, licensed memory
sticks and kids footwear wheel attachments.
Some of products include the infamous USB humping dog and USB Poledancer,
as well as the Stealth Switch which is a special footpedal you can hide
under your desk, that you can press if your boss comes along when you're
surfing the web or playing games at work.
Transformers At The Moon: You've gained a licence for
producing items relating to the new Transformers Movie, both t-shirts (with
lights and sound) and USB keyrings. Can you tell us a little about the licensing
you have? (Basically details on other Transformers products you hope to release,
distribution details (I know you covered these over the phone). Regarding the
t-shirts, keyrings, could you tell us a little on the styles, designs, colours,
sizing (both t-shirts and storage capability of the usb sticks).
Daniel: We have distribution rights for the UK for Transformers
Light Up T-Shirts, both for kids and adults, Shaped USB memory sticks (1GB and
2GB), and kids footwear wheel attachments. We can also distribute these throughout
Europe. The different styles can be seen on www.amazingtransformers.com which
will be up and running very soon. We're looking into making the t-shirts
in colours other than black and would welcome any feedback on this. What do
you think people would like?
Here's some more detailed information and specifications of the
shirts.
Light Up T-Shirts
- Very bright illuminating Transformer licensed t-shirts
- Real light up effects
- Looks excellent in day and night
- Various flashing sequences
- 100% cotton shirt
- Small and light weight battery pack
- Hand wash only
- Ideal for Children and Adult fans!.
- Sizing
Adult Size:
Small : 89 - 94 cm / 35 - 37 inches
Medium: 97 - 102 cm / 38 - 40 inches
Large: 104 - 109 cm / 41 - 43 inches
Extra Large: 112 - 117cm / 44 - 46 inch
Children Size:
Small : 58 cm / 23 inches
Medium : 62 cm / 24.4 inches
Large : 69 cm / 27 inches
Transformers At The Moon: How much do you know about Transformers
and their history?.
Daniel: I remember being glued to the screen when I watched
this as a child and was fascinated by the concept of normal cars and planes
becoming super robots. When I heard the upcoming film was going to be live action
and not a cartoon, I got very excited, then when I saw the recent footage, I
was blown away! I'm going to make sure I'm at the premier!
We've recently caught up with some more of the Transformers history
and love the original movie. The UK comics are really great stuff too. Eric
Idle was in the old film as well, wasn't he? And we thought the Dinobots
were awesome hopefully they'll turn up in the sequels!
Transformers At The Moon: You guys got a great reaction at
the Transformers Movie preview, and that was just from "industry folk".
Have you had any phone calls (other than ours) from people / companies in attendance?
Daniel: Yes, loads! Empire magazine mentioned us in their
review of the movie preview and just on the basis of that article we had several
fans requesting these t-shirts from us! When we went for a meal in Leicester
Square after the preview we even had people come up to us and asking where they
could get them!
We also recently exhibited in CeBit Germany and had enquiries from thousands
of German fans all wanting to know where they can purchase them.
They're not on sale quite yet, but if any retailers want to get in touch
with us via our website with regards to stocking them, they're more than
welcome!
Transformers At The Moon: When you made the t-shirts, did
you have kids in mind, teenagers / adults or a mixture?
Daniel: When developing this range, we knew that there
would be loads of guys and girls our age who remember the fantastic cartoon
series. We also were aware that these fans would like to introduce their children
to the phenomenon and so we've prepared adult and kids ranges!
We know that Transformers have a big following that's never gone
away, but that adults and long-term fans, as well as clubbers and mecha-fans
in general would probably want the classic logos. Kids love the characters though,
so we wanted them to be able to show their favourites on a shirt.
Basically, we wanted to make something for everybody. Come on, who doesn't
want a light-up Transformers T-shirt?!
Transformers At The Moon: Where you / are you aware of the
Transformers fan community?
Daniel: We're well aware of the vibrant fan community
and how important Transformers are to them. It's important to us to keep
in touch with the fans so that we can give them what they want, and we're
sure our Transformers range will make them happy!
Transformers At The Moon: There have been lots of Transformers
t-shirts produced in the past. Can you tell us what makes your t-shirts different
to these?
Daniel: These T-shirt will produce comments like' wow,
where did you get that from' and 'oh my god, look at that, how do you do that'
etc! In the past, fans of movies can pay up to £20 just for a normal
generic licensed t-Shirt with a simple logo or image.
Our t-shirts have a light up feature and because they are printed
onto a panel which is attached to the t-shirt the print quality is perfect.
These T-shirts will retail for £20 or £15 for the kids ones and
so offering excellent value for the consumer.
Transformers t-shirts have always been different to other licensed shirts, as
they're quite iconic with a certain style of their own that it's
been important to us to continue. Our shirts continue this style whilst being
completely innovative too.
Transformers At The Moon: The shirts seem to be battery powered,
could you tell us a little about how the lights work, what type of batteries
it uses, rough life-expectancy of the batteries?
Daniel: The battery pack is connected to, and lights
up, a revolutionary panel that can light up individual small panels shaped to
a specific design. There are several display options which allow the user
to change the flashing sequence. The light up panel will last for 14-16
hours if left on constantly (using four aaa batteries) providing
lots of public attention for the whole day or through the whole night
till morning, if you're a hardcore clubber! You've got complete
control over it and can switch it off when you want, though, so a set of batteries
should last for a good while.
Transformers At The Moon: As the t-shirts have lights, and
possibly sounds, does this effect how the t-shirts should be washed / ironed?
Daniel: Sound is a future development, but we do have T-shirts
in our current range that are sound reactive, like the T-Qualizer Shirt. This
is a graphic equaliser that moves with the music with a sensitivity switch for
when it's really loud!
For washing our T-shirts, you simply disconnect the battery pack and then
cool hand-wash them. They can be ironed anywhere, apart from the panel, so they're
not very difficult to look after at all.
Transformers At The Moon: You mentioned that you currently
only have rights to produce items based on the Transformes Movie. With some
of the cast signed on for sequels, and Dreamworks having plans for a 3 movie
deal are you hoping that Transformers and Thumbs Up UK Ltd will have a long
future together?
Daniel: Transformers and Thumbs Up will have a long future
together as the take up for these T-Shirts and other forthcoming products
has been huge. We will be the official licensee for all sequels with regard
to these products too.
Transformers At The Moon: What, are the chances, of Thumbs
Up gaining general rights to the Transformers line, so you would be able to
produce items based on old Transformers imagery / trademarks?
Daniel: The licensor is not allocating licenses for the
retro series at present, however, as we have already asked!
Transformers At The Moon: The feature of the t-shirts is moving
lights, in an image of the Transformers character name (Bumblebee, Barricade
etc) or the characters face (Optimus Prime). One of the obvious possibilities
which comes to mind is a "Transforming T-Shirt", where an image
could change from "Vehicle mode to robot mode". Would this be something
you'd think of doing?
Daniel: Way ahead of you! We have already discussed this
with our designer, who is currently hard at work creating this concept! Watch
this space!
Transformers At The Moon: Who comes up with the designs you're using?
Daniel: The licensors' style guide is clearly important,
but we have a genius in-house designer who bases our products on this. So, we're
given the material to work with, but the way we go about using this is our own.
Transformers At The Moon: On the USB keyrings, details of
which are very thin on the ground, can you tell us a little more about these
items. Over the phone you mentioned that they would be the Autobot / Decepticon
logo, which changed shape into the USB stick.
Daniel: We are hoping to have a couple of designs with
1gb and 2 gb capacities. They can also sit on your desk and look very real!
Expect some more information about these soon.
Transformers At The Moon: Could you give our readers some idea of the companies / website which should
be stocking the items?
Daniel: We've been talking to online outlets
like Play.com, I Want One Of Those, Firebox.com keep an eye on these.
We also expect several major retailers will be selling the products on the high
street too.
Transformers At The Moon: When can we expect to see them on the shelves? (you mentioned around the
20th June).
Daniel: Six weeks before the film release.
Transformers At The Moon: What type of price can people expect for both items?
Daniel: T-Shirts retail for £20, although the kids
ones should be £15. The USB stick prices are still to be confirmed.
Transformers At The Moon: Is there anything else you'd
like to add?
Daniel: Just to say a big thank you for taking an interest
in our products finally, I'd also like to invite anyone with any queries
about stocking these items to get in touch via our website at www.thumbsupuk.com
I'd like to thank Daniel from Thumbs UP UK Ltd for taking the time to answer
my questions, as well as Alistair from Evolution PR for his help. As Daniel
mentions, Thumbs Up UK Ltd are interested in finding out what colours, other
than black, that you (the Transformers fans) would like to see the t-shirts
made in. You can either post your requests on our
message board, in this thread,
or alternatively by
emailing us. We'll be collating
the answers together and sending it on to Daniel and the rest of the
Thumbs
Up UK Ltd team.
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on: Thursday, 12th April 2007 at 16:16:56 BST
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ThumbsUp UK Ltd, the people behind the cool
light up Transformer T-shirts and USB-rings we've been reporting on since Friday have now issued a press release on the subject.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Transfomers get a Thumbs Up!
British gadget and novelty company Thumbs Up are celebrating as they have been granted the licence to produce Transformers the Movie light-up t-shirts, USB gadgets and Wheelie Glider shoe wheel attachments.
Set to hit the shops several weeks before the film's launch in July, Thumbs Up's licensed products feature logos and characters from the Transformers film, including the iconic Autobot and Decepticon insignias. These have graced t-shirts since Transfomers debuted the first time around in the 1980s, but they've never been seen quite like this, as a light-up panel now brings these new t-shirts to illuminated life!
Speaking about the licence, Thumbs Up's Business Development Director, Wojtek Kolan said: "We were delighted that Hasbro awarded us the
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on: Tuesday, 3rd April 2007 at 13:06:36 BST
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