Roll Out Roll Call, the UK convention show for Transformers, GI-Joe, Action Force is back, announcing their main guest line up for the 10th and 11th of March 2012 at The Jury's Inn in Southampton, United Kingdom.

The main guest line up has now been confirmed and announced:

Meet Transformers ReGeneration One Team:
Simon Furman - Transformers ReGeneration One writer
Andrew Wildman - Transformers ReGeneration One artist
John-Paul Bove - Transformers ReGeneration One colourist

Meet The Legendary GI-Joewriter at his first ever UK show:
Larry Hama - GI-Joe writer - 1st ever UK show

Meet the IDW Team that helped create the new look Cobra Commander:
Robert Atkins - IDW GI-Joe artist - 1st ever UK show
Simon Gough - IDW GI-Joe colourist - 1st ever UK show

Bill Forster - Transformers Ark & The AllSpark Almanac Author & Artist
Jim Sorenson - Transformers Ark & The AllSpark Almanac Author
James Eatock - Cereal:Geek Animation of the 80's Magazine Editor

please note that due to personal circumstances, Jon Goode is no longer able to make the show, however this may change and we will keep you updated

There may be more guests to come and additional features for the show, including traders, presentations and panels will announced soon.

Roll Out Roll Call 2 featured several exclusives for the show and Roll Out Roll Call 3 is no different.   As part of the build up, we are running clues and hints as to what the main exclusive will be.

Hint No.1: I am Red, White & Blue.
Hint No.2:

Tickets will go on sale soon and will have limited availability.

For more launch details on the show: visit ROLL OUT ROLL CALL Transformers & GI-Joe 2012 UK Convention | All The Cool Stuff or follow @rolloutrollcall on Twitter

The new Cobra Commander

Auto Assembly 2012 Christmas Sale Extended!

Auto Assembly's Twelve Days Of Christmas campaign is already well underway with several announcements and videos under our belts but we have barely scratched the surface with what is to come for the rest of December...

Not only have we released our first two videos including Mark Ryan's special Q&A Panel from Auto Assembly 2011 and the first news about Auto Assembly Europe 2012, but we also announced our Christmas Sale on Adult Weekend tickets for Auto Assembly 2012 which has seen prices slashed by a massive 20% for those of you booking tickets online by midnight on 24th December but there's more to come...

It's not just attendees who can save money though as we're now pleased to announce a special Christmas offer for Dealers as well! If you want to attend Auto Assembly 2012 as a dealer and you book and pay for your tables by 24th December 2011, then we will give you a FREE full page advert in our new digital fanzine, CT Alpha! Our normal rates for advertising is £25 for a page or £20 per page when 2 pages or more are booked together. To see a copy of the magazine, ivist the website at www.ct-alpha.com to download a FREE copy of Issue Zero.

But what about all of our dealers who have already booked tables? Well, this offer is being extended to them as well so they will be contacted and offered a complimentary advert as well in an upcoming issue of CT Alpha!

More instalments of Auto Assembly's Twelve Days Of Christmas are on the way soon including more exclusive convention footage, at least FOUR guest announcements and a few more surprises so don't forget to keep checking all the major forums and websites for all the latest news and developments!

If you've already bought tickets for Auto Assembly 2012, or can't make it next year, why not buy one as a late Christmas present for a friend? if you email us when you book the ticket, we can arrange for the booking confirmation to be sent to someone else, with a special personalised message from you! If you haven't bought your own ticket yet, there's still time to take advantage of our discount offer!

Auto Assembly 2012 is taking place over the weekend of 3rd - 5th August 2012 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, Birmingham, England. To book your tickets or to find out more, visit the website at www.autoassembly.org.ukIf you are interested in attending next year as a dealer, or are interested in sponsoring the convention in any way, please email us at contact@autoassembly.org.uk

We hope to see you all in August...

The Auto Assembly Team

Web: www.autoassembly.org.uk / www.ct-alpha.com / www.transformersvideogames.co.uk
Youtube: www.youtube.com/autoassembly Twitter: www.twitter.com/auto_assembly
Forum: www.autoassembly.org.uk/forum Email: contact@autoassembly.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)7860 948296

Auto Assembly is sponsored by

Toyz And Gamez - www.toyzandgamez.co.uk
Transformers @ The Moon - www.transformertoys.co.uk
TransformersAnimated.com - www.transformersanimated.com
TheTransformers.net - www.thetransformers.net
Titan Books - www.titanbooks.com
3 Darths Comics - www.3darthscomics.co.uk
Science Fiction Collectables - www.sf-collectables.co.uk
Big Bad Toy Store - www.bbts.com
Xyber Toys - www.xybertoys.com ­

Two more LA-based guests announced for Roll Out / Roll Call 2012!

We're 16 weeks away from Europe's largest combined G.I-Joe / Action ­Force and Transformers show Roll Out / Roll Call 2012 and it is with great pleasure that Transformers At The Moon can exclusively reveal the names of two more guests for the show.

The pair are long time fans of both Transformers and G.I-Joe / Action Force and will be making only their second appearance at a European Convention.  They are well known within the fan communities of both franchises as well as generally being two of the nicest and most interesting people you could meet.  Have you guest who they are yet?

That's right, the guests are none other than Jim Sorenson andd Bill Forster, writers of the both the Allspark Almanac books, the Ark Books (all three of them) and most recently Allspark Almanac Addendum (published within issue 6 of the Timelines comic that re-printed The Stunti-con Job).  Jim and Bill will be on hand all weekend to meet, great, sign, and generally hang out with fans of both shows as well as taking to the stage over the weekend to give a presentation and take question on both Transformers and G.I-Joe.

Jim and Bill were extremely popular guests when we bought them over for Auto Assembly 2010 and we have been keen on bringing them back to the UK for another show.  At the same time they are both as keen, if not more so, to come back to the UK and meet up with everyone again and so brings us all great pleasure to have them back on these shores for a show that covers not just Transformers but also G.I-Joe, a series that both these men care about.

So if you were unsure whether to attend Roll Out Roll Call 2012 in Southampton next March, then I hope that this announcement will convince you to attend the event and support it.

RollOut Roll Call 2012
10th - 11th March 2012
Jurys Inn, Southampton

Twitter: @rolloutrollcall
Facebook: All The Cool Stuff­
Website:  AllTheCoolStuff

Sponsors / News Network
Transformers At The Moon - www.transformertoys.co.uk
Blood For The Baron - www.bloodforthebaron.com
What's On JOE Mind - whatsonjoemind.podbean.com
Full Metal Hero - www.fullmetalhero.com
­The Nerdsphere - thenerdsphere.blogspot.com/

Pics from previous events can be found on the facebook pages:

Roll Call: Roll Call Action Force/ GI Joe Collectors Event | Facebook
Roll Out:Roll Out, Transformers Day | Facebook
Roll Out Roll Call 2 Roll Out/ Roll Call 2 The Transformer/ Action Force/ GI Joe Show | Facebook
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Each show has got bigger and better and we hope many of you will be able to join us for the next one in March 2012.

­TFW2005.com member Bignick1693 has posted a photograph of the Diamond reprint of the Botcon 2011 Stunti-con Job comic book that comes with a teaser for Botcon 2012.  The image, which is mirrored below features an image of Reveal The Shield Optimus Prime and the following tag line:

An enemy thought defeated
A power thought to be legend
At Botcon 2012, Earth's survival rests
in the hands of just one robot...­

There were a lot of discussions about this after the Auto Assembly 2011 to see what we could do to get the 3rd Party toys back at Auto Assembly.  Well here's the official word.

For the last few years we have had an official policy here at Auto Assembly regarding the sale of unofficial and third party products at the convention. We know that many of our dealers do stock a wide range of third party produced toys and toy upgrades, and a growing number of fans do collect these alternatives to Hasbro and Takara Tomy produced products so there is a genuine demand for them at Auto Assembly.

Since Auto Assembly 2011, we have been looking at this carefully and we are going to be revising this policy extensively for Auto Assembly 2012 and we hope to be announcing details this week of a new policy which we believe will be much fairer to dealers and attendees alike, ensuring that a much wider range of third party products will be on sale at Auto Assembly 2012. There will still be some products that will be on our “banned” list which are in direct breach of Hasbro or Takara Tomy’s trademarks / copyrights, but we are convinced that everyone will be happy with what we will be announcing!

Don’t forget, Dealer Table bookings are open now for Auto Assembly 2012 and with table prices at our lowest rate for years and with cheaper hotel rates than ever before, there’s never been a better time to come along and trade at Auto Assembly!

Are you in the UK? Are you attending Auto Assembly 2011?  That's right, Auto Assembly 2011 kicks officially kicks off today in Birmingham and if you haven't already purchased your ticket(s) to the event do not worry, you can buy them on the door tomorrow.

With over a dozen guests ranging from voice actors to cartoon episode writers, comics writers and comic artist there will be someone there for you.  The event will also have plenty of dealers so you can pick up some Transformers figures form which ever line(s) interest you and hang out with fellow fans of the Transformers line.

If you do attend, don't forget to drop by the toy display where Transformers At The Moon will be running a display this year based around the Japanese Beast Wars figures.

­Be An Internet Video Star At Auto Assembly 2011

Auto Assembly 2011 is doing something brand new this year and giving fans the chance to be the stars of online videos seen all over the world just by talking about your interest in Transformers and science fiction / fantasy...

The filmmakers behind new British comedy film "Pulp" are offering you the chance to get involved in this great new series of online videos at Auto Assembly 2011 all weekend. "Pulp" is the story of struggling comic book writer Tony Leary, who becomes embroiled in a dastardly plot by nefarious geordie criminals and an alien bear. Aided by his geek dream team; Rick and Keith, Tony must embark upon a journey which takes him to the very edge of reality... And Birmingham.

As part of the publicity drive for the film; the filmmakers are holding a series of interviews with Sci-Fi and film fans. Like Descartes, Plato, Hume, Mulder from ‘The X Files’ and Dr Mark Sloan from "Diagnosis Murder" – Pulp is constantly searching for answers to the most fundamental mysteries of the Universe. Questions such as "Who would win in a fight, Batman or Superman?", "Who is the better captain, Kirk or Picard" and "Is Inception any good?".

Pulp cannot hope to get to the heart of these pressing issues alone, so we have recruit the finest minds on Earth to share their views with us... Some people take it more seriously than others...

• http://www.asylum.co.uk/2011/06/30/pulp-debate-which-superpower-would-you-have-and-why/
• http://www.asylum.co.uk/2011/06/09/pulp-debate-gandalf-vs-dumbledore/

If you feel you have the answers to incisive questions such as these, come along to the Alternative Programme Room at Auto Assembly 2011 to share your thoughts on a range of subjects and you too can get involved! The interviews will be broadcast online across over 20,000 websites through AOL's channel. So if you fancy some pulping, come along!

To find out more, visit their sites at:-

• http://www.pulpthemovie.com/
• http://www.facebook.com/pulpthemovie

http://twitter.com/pulpthemovie

Auto Assembly 2011 is taking place over the weekend of 12th - 14th August 2011 at the Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre, Birmingham, England and tickets are available from the website now. For more details on the convention, to see a full list of all the guests and activities taking place over the weekend, or to book your tickets, visit the website at www.autoassembly.org.uk

We hope to see you all in August! The Auto Assembly 2011 Team

Web: www.autoassembly.org.uk

Youtube: www.youtube.com/autoassembly

Twitter: www.twitter.com/auto_assembly

Forum: http://autoassembly.proboards.com

Email: autoassembly@aol.com

Tel: +44 (0)7860 948296

Auto Assembly 2011 is sponsored by

• Toyz And Gamez-www.toyzandgamez.co.uk
• www.transformertoys.co.uk
• www.transformersanimated.com
• www.thetransformers.net
• Science Fiction Collectables - www.sf-collectables.co.uk
• Big Bad Toy Store - www.bbts.com
• Xyber Toys - www.xybertoys.com
• Moonbase 2 Podcast - http://moonbase2.libsyn.com ­

Auto Assembly have tweeted an obscure teaser for their next convention annoucement.

If you're not camera shy then you'll want to be at Auto Assembly 2011! Find out more with our next announcement...

Unfortunatley the internets connetion in our hotel is  poor, so uploading our pictures from BotCon is scheduled to take 5 hours +, so you'll have to hold off for our image unfortunatley.

What I can tell you is that Saturday BotCon features the IDW Panel,  Hasbro Toy Panel (expect images and information to come flooding out about Dark of the Moon, Transformers Prime, Masterpiece Rodimus and probably some more Generations toys.  Following that is the Transformers Collectors Club panel, which we're not expecting much from, then the 1986 voice actors panel.

Dutch Transformers Convetion B.O.T.S has posted a little spiel on this years Dutch Transformers Convention.

On Sunday, May 22nd the one and only Transformers convention of the Benelux, B.O.T.S., will take place once again!

The location will be the Can Dance Studios, part of the Crown Business Studios in Aalsmeer (close to Amsterdam).

Hasbro Netherlands will once again be present at the convention, you will have the opportunity to expand your collection through dozens of dealer stands, and take part in various competitions so you can win great prizes!

Best of all, the new Transformers toy line: Dark of the Moon, will be presented at the convention!

Check out our website: http://www.bots-nl.net for all the information you need.