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2025-05-15 1:02 pm by Unicron.com
BotCon (Official) is shaping up to be spectacular this year, can't wait to be part of the action!
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2025-05-05 7:49 pm by Unicron.com
Erik here with ToyRobot Magazine with some fun new toys to be on the lookout for. I know, it's been a while since I've popped in with a little update!
Finally getting some new stuff showing up on the shelves where I live; often we are 2-3 months behind larger cities and towns. I found a bunch of random figures the other day, I'll eventually get around to opening them, maybe...
But today, after grocery shopping, my wife (Amy) and I usually hit up the toys just to double-check, and boy, did we find some oddities today at Walmart!
Going down the educational/cheap/blind bag aisle (it's become a dumping ground for all sorts of stuff), Amy saw the classic Transformers Red letter on white backdrop and flew over to whatever this object was. In the meantime, I went to grab one as well. Instead, we ended up grabbing two separate objects, with a third sitting just beyond them.
What we found was a Transformers-branded Microscope, Telescope, and Metal Detector! I love when Transformers branches out and lends their name to random "Artifacts" like these, as they often become incredibly rare or obscure items to add to the collection.
These are all very simplistic in design. The Microscope claims an 8x magnification, the Telescope a 6x magnification, and the Metal Detector a 1.5" deep range. So, clearly, these are barely functional but educational toys. They also all have glow-in-the-dark features, so that's pretty neat.
The Telescope and Microscope are $29.99, while the Metal Detector is $39.99.
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2025-04-27 6:41 am by Unicron.com
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2025-03-30 5:35 pm by Unicron.com
#StudioSeries PABLO! (Before & Afters) #Transformers #RiseOfTheBeasts (Wheeljack)
I dig the design for this character and toy. Sculpt has so much of the necessary details but needs deco to give it a real-life screen accurate look. Had a fun weekend project: panel line, add paint details & gave him the ToyHax sticker treatment. I find these subtle changes make a big difference!🤘 Only problem is, now I want to give this treatment to all my Studio Series figures! That’ll keep me busy for awhile!
Anyway, don’t call him Wheeljack. He’s always Pablo to me!
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2025-03-27 4:44 am by Unicron.com
The voice of G1 Kickback has passed away.
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2025-03-26 7:12 pm by Unicron.com
PRIMA PRIME #Transformers #AgeOfThePrime - Original 13 Primes
…He cared for us all like the eldest brother of a large and unruly family… His weapon was the Star Saber, a sword of an item like the Quill, whose form was symbolic of its power ratyher than the actual full limit of it. Its edge could cut between atoms with the accuracy of the finest tool or sunder mountains.”
- Alpha Trion, Covenant of Primus
Regarding the toy … “He’s definitely among the Voyagers that Hasbro’s put a lot of effort/resource into, on par with Tarn and Jhaxis.
Phenomenal joint tension, great sculpting, amazing articulation. Only down side is the lack of color variation and I’m not a huge fan of the headsculpt, although it is growing on me as I’ve handled the figure more.”
-CGLukis (seaclamp)
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2025-03-25 9:54 pm by Unicron.com
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2025-03-24 3:58 pm by Unicron.com
"And nothing! You belong to me... now."
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2025-03-24 7:44 am by Unicron.com
Erik here with an update on the Transformers 40th Anv. Trading Cards article:
It's bad. I have written Dynamite that I'll be canceling my order from them (full details in the article) and given them time to respond with a formal response, vs their poor comments on the Kickstarter page.
This will be the first truly scathing article I'll be writing since starting ToyRobot over three years ago. I hope they respond as they should have the opportunity to defend themselves.
From mismanaged pledges to damaged goods to the now notorious unsealed packs being found worldwide. It's just bad.
I'll be releasing a full Op-Ed both on here and ToyRobot Magazine.
If you want to provide your own experiences with this Kickstarter (or the general release sold in stores), please send me a message on the ToyRobot page (not Unicron's) or email me at flashbax82@gmail.com. I want to hear your input and feel free to send pictures as well.
The article will go live on April 7th on both pages.
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2025-03-23 3:26 pm by Unicron.com
Fugitive (WASP) Waspinator #Transformers #BeastWars #TransformersAnimated #AgeOfThePrimes
I’m cool with any toy that gives me an excuse to pull out some TFA toys and take a walk down memory lane! I’ve been waiting 15 years for this toy to exist! Hurrah to @hasbro for drawing inspiration from this fan-favorite series - especially figures that hadn’t been produced before. There’s such a deep well to pull from. I would still very much love to see Animated Omega Supreme, Scrapper, Mixmaster, Dirtboss, even the super-powered humans like Angry Archer, Slo-Mo and Professor Princess… who gave our heros such trouble!
Wasp - then without faction did appear in this Earth-form in the cartoons and thus is a welcome addition to my Animated shelf of toys! Beyond that, it’s a fun toy; super pose-able, fun transform and beautifully deco’ed. More of this please!
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2025-03-21 11:31 pm by Unicron.com
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2025-03-21 8:52 pm by Unicron.com
@blokeesofficial BLOKEES Display at #toyfair2025 (Officially licensed) #Transformers
Also to be seen outside the official @Hasbro booth at #ToyFair2025 these officially licensed #Transformers figures.
I talked to the rep there, about my particular interest in the pre-cog (thus non-transforming) characters of #TransformersOne. They do have a few, like TF-ONE pre-cog Hound, Jazz, Wheeljack… but they’re small (like G1 decoy size). In the meantime they do have a couple of non-transforming movie stars from Transformers One like Elvira-1 and Orion Pax….
This is always the sort of thing I was hoping R.E.D. Figures would become - high-end, highly detailed versions of non-transforming characters. Here’s hoping! …
My interest was piqued enough by what I saw at the show there, that I’ve subsequently picked up the TF-One Elita-1. Stay tuned. More pix to come!
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2025-03-21 7:31 pm by Unicron.com
#Transformers #KNOCKOFFS at #ToyFair2025
This was my first time to have an opportunity to peruse the isles of NY ToyFair proper and check out more than just the Hasbro Fan Media event. I was a bit surprised to see knock off Transformers just so out in the open …. Never had any interest in this stuff, but similar to driving by a car wreck on the side of a road, I can’t help but look!
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2025-03-21 7:00 pm by Unicron.com
Via Hasbro on IG. Outlines updates to the Liokaiser #Transformers #Haslab set!
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2025-03-18 10:11 pm by Unicron.com
#Transformers X #KnightRider - Agent Knight
It makes me on the older age range of collectors to say - I like my Collabs to feature the most iconic 80s vehicles! Keep’s comin @hasbro🤘This one’s a brauty! Alternators scale, modern day transformation engineering and solid, creative bot mode design.
Only thing missing is some plush bucket seats and accompanying #davidhasselhoff figure!
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2025-03-15 10:52 pm by Unicron.com
#TransformersCybertron Sideways on Display @hasbro #ToyFair2025
I’ll be honest, I cannot distinguish what I saw there from the original toy. Maybe the original didn’t have rocker ankles? Otherwise spot on. Of course, being a Herald of the Unicron Apocalypse makes us dig this figure even more!
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2025-03-15 9:37 pm by Unicron.com
I want to like this #StudioSeries toy (found today) but I just don’t. Too darn similar to #RiseOfTheBeasts Leader Primal. I’m sticking with appropriately larger @takaratomytoys “Beast Awakening” Primal w/ 3P add-on kit as my definitive Apelinq, at least for now!
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2025-03-12 6:07 pm by Unicron.com
Via Alex Milne @markerguru001 on X
#TransformersAnimated “Derrick J. Wyatt Tribute piece. I think about you always. You were an inspiration and a good friend.
I miss you.”
Amazing colors by @dyemooch
#transformers #TransformersAnimated #hasbro
https://x.com/markerguru/status/1899897463470805317?s=46
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2025-03-11 9:26 pm by Unicron.com
Elite Seeker and Ground Soldier - Decepticon 2-pack, from #TransformersDevastation video game @hasbro display #toyfair2025
Who among us doesn’t need some more Decepticon troop builders?! Will I ever run out of photos from this rad convention display? I will, but not yet! There’s more to come.
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2020-02-06 5:58 pm by Sabrblade
It's official. Transformers and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic are having their first full-blown crossover in IDW's new graphic novel Transformers/My Little Pony: Friendship in Disguise! Written by Ian Flynn and James Asmus, illustrated by Tony Fleecs and Jack Lawrence, and set for release on November 3, 2020, Equestria Daily reports the following description this 96-page graphic novel: Ponies, Autobots, and Decepticons mix it up in this graphic novel mashup!
When Queen Chrysalis casts a spell looking for more changelings, she accidentally interferes with a malfunctioning Spacebridge! What's this mean for our favorite fillies? There are suddenly a bunch of Autobots and Decepticons in Equestria! And as the dust settles, Rarity and Arcee find themselves teaming up against a hostile Decepticon force.
Plus Spike and Grimlock; Pinkie Pie, Gauge, and Shockwave; Fluttershy, Discord, and Soundwave; Rainbow Dash and Windblade; and Optimus Prime and Twilight Sparkle all team up for more adventures....
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2020-02-05 2:54 am by Sabrblade
Hot off the heels of the announcement of BotCon's returning in 2021 under the new management of BC Productions (an all new company run by such BotCon veterans as Karl Hartman, Andrew Hall, Mike Tinnel, and more, created for the specific purpose of acquiring the rights to BotCon from Fun Publications) comes a few updates regarding this year's RoboCon, which has been carrying BotCon's torch in the meantime. Namely, RoboCon 2020 will be held on June 5-6 at the Galt House in Louisville, KY, the very same hotel that played host to the last official BotCon in 2016. Registration has also gone live, with two registration packages available this year. The standard registration package for this year is a remarkably affordable $25.00! The second option, meanwhile, is a special " BotCon 2021 Pre-Party Exclusive Pack" that features access to a special Friday night party celebrating the next year's return of BotCon, an exclusive BotCon convention T-shirt featuring a "Neo-Classic" BotCon logo, a special vintage BotCon logo themed lanyard, and best of all, a 144-page Ultimate BotCon Product Guide Volume 1 w/ Exclusive convention cover, limited to 300 pieces. That one is priced at $98.00 (more than previous RoboCons but far less than any Fun Pub BotCons ever were). ...
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2020-02-03 5:56 pm by Sabrblade
For the past few days, suspicious activity has been going on at the late BotCon.com with the site undergoing some sort of reconstruction. Now, the site has been relaunched with a new makeover and the announcement that BotCon, the once official Transformers convention, is coming back under the new management of BC Productions, for the Summer of 2021! This news comes formally from Karl Hartman, one of the original organizers of the con who helped in its creation back in 1994 and continued to help run it from 1996 to 2002. Allspark.com has posted the full announcement from Hartman, which can be read below: ...
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2019-09-19 10:30 pm by Sabrblade
On August 17, 2019, UK fan convention TFNation played host to a most momentous occasion in which Transformers Animated story editor Marty Isenberg presented a scripted performance of the original story treatment outline for what would have been the three-part season 4 premiere of Transformers Animated had it been greenlit for a fourth season. Titled "Trial of Megatron" (as opposed to The AllSpark Almanac II, The Complete AllSpark Almanac, and Issue #71 of the TCC Magazine titling it "The Trial of Megatron"), the outline for this three-parter was presented not as a live script reading done in the style of those performed at BotCons of years past, but was instead presented with pre-recorded dialogue acted by almost the entire Animated voice cast (only Tara Strong and Judd Nelson were absent, with their respective roles of Sari Sumdac and Rodimus Prime performed by other people) and set to all new original artwork created for the story by fan artists. ...
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2019-09-08 5:24 pm by Sabrblade
Mere days after the previous news of the sudden passing of voice actor Michael Lindsay comes the unfortunate news of voice actor Robert Axelrod having passed away yesterday, September 7, 2019, at the age of 70. This news comes to us from Facebook of Mobile Monicker Productions, who represented Axelrod for his many convention appearances. Axelrod is best known for having provided the voices of Lord Zedd, Finster, and other monsters on Power Rangers, as well as several English dub anime voice roles, such as Wizardmon, Vademon, Armadillomon, Ankylomon, and Shakkoumon (w/ Dave Mallow) on Digimon, and Rico on Robotech. He also voiced Marvel Comics character Microchip in the Punisher episodes of Spider-Man: The Animated Series, and appeared in live action on an episode of Family Matters where he played a Paul McCartney lookalike. For Transformers, he was the voice of Movor in the 2001 Transformers: Robots in Disguise cartoon. One of the Decepticon Commandos, Movor was the space shuttle member who could form an arm or leg for the combiner Ruination. He was also one of the very few Commandos to star in his own spotlight episode, "Attack from Outer Space", which had the misfortune of being one of the three episodes that was banned from ever airing on TV in the United States due to sensitivities from the September 11 attacks in 2001. Rest in peace, Mr. Axelrod. Your performances were a treasure to behold. ...
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2019-09-06 2:58 am by Sabrblade
It is with deep sadness that we must report that, on August 31, 2019, voice actor Michael Lindsay passed away at the age of 56. This news comes to us from the Twitter accounts of Trevor Dylan, Rob Benoit, and Marissa Lenti. Best known for his work in anime dubbing, Lindsay provided the English dub voices for the likes of Joe Kido and Greymon in Digimon Adventure, Rick in DinoZaurs, Kankuro in Naruto, Kisuke Urahara in Bleach, Shinichirō Tamaki in Code Geass, and more. For Transformers, he was best known as the voices of Skid-Z ("skids") and Rollbar in the 2001 Transformers: Robots in Disguise cartoon. Skid-Z was an Autobot racer who had an unusually high competitive edge, always needing to win every race he could, so much that he would enter any race of any kind, including car racing, bicycle racing, or even foot racing. Rollbar, meanwhile, was the green jeep member of the Decepticon Commandos, able to form an arm or leg of the combiner Ruination, and had a thick southern drawl and an easygoing demeanor, always cracking wise whenever he felt like it. Rest in peace, Mr. Lindsay. You will be missed, dearly. ...
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2019-05-11 4:26 am by Sabrblade
The year was 1999. For the Western World, it was the year of Beast Wars season 3, the year of Beast Machines season 1, the year of the 15th Anniversary of The Transformers. For Japan, however, it was the year of Beast Wars Neo! The second Japanese-original Beast Wars animated series, Beast Wars Neo sees a small group of Cybertrons (Maximals) led by Big Convoy go on a star trek to hunt for Angolmois Capsules containing an unholy energy source, which is also sought by the Destrons (Predacons) led by Magmatron. And now, twenty years later in 2019, anime fansubbing group Karyuudo Fansubs has at last announced their long-awaited release of all 35 episodes of Beast Wars Neo with English fan-subtitles! Below is a copy of their original announcement (To anyone reading this on Facebook, it is recommended that you proceed into the forum to view the message in its proper formatting). ...
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2018-12-06 1:02 am by Sabrblade
Discovery Family has announced on Twitter that Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy, the long-awaited sequel to the highly-acclaimed 104-episode-long cartoon series Transformers: Rescue Bots, will be having a sneak preview airing this Saturday, December 8, at 9:00am. Various TV listings reveal this sneak peek to be an advanced airing of its first two episodes, titled "Recruits Part I" and "Recruits Part II", to give us a taste of the show ahead of its proper debut in 2019. Below is the original announcement and a YouTube copy of its accompanying video. ...
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2018-10-22 8:21 pm by perceptor
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2018-09-13 3:09 am by Sabrblade
After the brand unification between Hasbro and TakaraTomy kicked off with Power of the Primes and Studio Series (and will continue with Siege), Takara's Transformers: Legends line continues to persist with another forthcoming TakaraTomy Mall exclusive. This time, however, it is not a recent mold release, but a soon-to-be 20-year-old mold from 1999. Seeming to coincide with the Transformers Encore reissue of the cartoon-accurately-colored Big Convoy, the next LG-EX release will be a redeco of that figure in the form of Blue Big Convoy! Much like the Encore release of Unicron (Micron Shūgō-tai Color), this is a recreation of what was once a super rare Lucky Draw figure from 1999. However, also like Unicron (Micron Shūgō-tai Color), it is not a straight recreation, as this version will have less translucent plastic with two opaque arms instead of one solid and one clear. More recently, the old Lucky Draw figure was actually repurposed in comics made for e-HOBBY's Magna Convoy exclusive as the leader of a legendary group known as the Primus Vanguard. While it remains to be seen whether this Legends release of Blue Big Convoy will fictionally represent Big Convoy himself in a new form, the Primus Vanguard leader remains another distinct possibility for this toy's character identity. Legends LG-EX Blue Big Convoy will be released by TakaraTomy Mall in February 2019. ...
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2018-07-09 2:55 pm by Sabrblade
The Transformers: Encore line of reissues has been dabbling in some post-G1 figures as of late, beginning with God Fire Convoy from Car Robots and to be continuing with Returns Convoy for Beast Wars Returns (Beast Machines). Now, a third post-G1 Encore toy has been revealed and is the first one to truly be from a completely non-G1 continuity altogether. Its name is Unicron (Micron Aggregate Color). A redeco of the Armada Unicron mold, this is not the Chaos Bringer himself, but a green copy of him that was formed by a massive amount of Mini-Cons combining together as one, to fight against their evil creator in the final few episodes of the Transformers: Armada cartoon, hence the "Micron Aggregate Color" label ("Micron" being the Japanese term for "Mini-Con"). Previously, in 2004, a toy of this "Unicron of Light" had been released in limited quantities as a Lucky Draw figure over in Japan, but this Encore release will not only see a much wider release but will also sport a vastly different deco from the Lucky Draw, being almost completely green and turquoise instead of the Lucky Draw being half-teal/half-gray. Unicron (Micron Aggregate Color) is set for release in December 2018. Official images can be found below, courtesy of Autobase Aichi. ...
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2018-07-03 3:12 pm by Sabrblade
Today, the tenth and final episode of Machinima's new Transformers: Power of the Primes online mini-series has aired on Go90 and Tumblr. Titled "Saga's End", the series and entire Prime Wars Trilogy comes to a close as Megatron, Optimal Optimus, Windblade, Perceptor, and Grimlock all aim to stop Megatronus, Unicron, and the Matrix of Chaos once and for all, in a final decisive battle that will determine the fates of Cybertron and the Transformers universe forevermore. ...
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2018-06-28 8:13 pm by Sabrblade
Earlier this month, from Saturday, June 9th, to Sunday, June 10th, the second annual Pete's Robot Convention, RoboCon 2018, was held at the Cincinnati Marriot at Rivercenter in Covington, KY (just outside of Cincinnati, OH). As a sort of spiritual successor to BotCon, the convention featured a number of events and reveals that hearkened back to those days of old, albeit on a much smaller scale more akin to the earlier years of BotCon in the 90s. Yours truly was on site to attend this convention and much of what it had to offer. Below you will find a complete report of many of its events, which can best be viewed in the forum, rather than on Facebook, for the best reading. ...
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2018-06-26 4:50 pm by Sabrblade
The ninth episode of Machinima's new Transformers: Power of the Primes online mini-series has aired on Go90 and Tumblr. Titled "Megatronus Unleashed", this penultimate episode sees a showdown between Megatronus and Unicron, the latter of whom having fully possessed the body of Rodimus Cron, now upgraded to resemble his Rodimus Unicronus toy. Meanwhile, the others attempt to destroy Megatronus's machine, on which the Matrix of Leadership reaches out to Optimus Primal... ...
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2018-06-20 3:50 am by Sabrblade
The eighth episode of Machinima's new Transformers: Power of the Primes online mini-series has aired on Go90 and Tumblr. Titled "Collision Course", Megatronus has finally acquired all three relics that he needs to complete his objective in resurrecting Solus Prime, draining the sparks of every Transformer in the universe to do so. Megatron and his team, however, storm the Well of Sparks for a showdown with the mad, ancient Prime. ...
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2018-06-20 3:50 am by Sabrblade
The eighth episode of Machinima's new Transformers: Power of the Primes online mini-series has aired on Go90 and Tumblr. Titled "Collision Course", Megatronus has finally acquired all three relics that he needs to complete his objective in resurrecting Solus Prime, draining the sparks of every Transformer in the universe to do so. Megatron and his team, however, storm the Well of Sparks for a showdown with the mad, ancient Prime. ...
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2018-06-12 8:53 pm by Sabrblade
Today, the seventh episode of Machinima's new Transformers: Power of the Primes online mini-series has aired on Go90 and Tumblr. Titled "Consequences", the aftermath of Megatron's using the Requiem Blaster on Overlord brings Megatronus himself to reclaim the blaster, at which point Megatron realizes Megatronus's true agenda and motivations. ...
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2018-06-05 8:16 pm by Sabrblade
Today, the sixth episode of Machinima's new Transformers: Power of the Primes online mini-series has aired on Go90 and Tumblr. Titled "Countdown", Overlord and Rodimus Cron finally catch up to the team inside the Athenaeum Sanctorum, where Overlord vows to have his long-awaited revenge against Megatron, while Rodimus tries to murder his former comrades. All the while, Optimus Primal must decide how to keep the Requiem Blaster safe from these two villains. ...
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2018-05-31 3:04 am by Sabrblade
RoboCon 2018 (the spiritual successor to BotCon) is just a little over a week away and the con's Facebook has made a new announcement regarding the convention, particularly about its schedule and so much more. Yours truly will once again be onsite to cover this convention's events and all of the Transformer goodness thereabouts. Hope to see as many familiar faces there as well. Below is a copy of the full announcement: ...
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2018-05-31 3:04 am by Sabrblade
RoboCon 2018 (the spiritual successor to BotCon) is just a little over a week away and the con's Facebook has made a new announcement regarding the convention, particularly about its schedule and so much more. Yours truly will once again be onsite to cover this convention's events and all of the Transformer goodness thereabouts. Hope to see as many familiar faces there as well. Below is a copy of the full announcement: ...
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