The Transformers are invading Sydney during April!

As part of the ongoing promotions for the upcoming Transformers Movie - Rise of the Beasts (in Cinemas in Australia June 8th) - three more events are hitting Sydney during April for fans and general public to experience.


1 - Transformers ROTB Movie Statues World Tour - now that the Official Movie website has fixed the start date, it can now be confidently publicised - for about 2 weeks from MARCH 29th, Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal will be available for selfies at a secret location in Sydney that will be revealed on March 29th. (we will reveal the location that morning, as they are unveiled)


2 - Transformers themed Sydney Taronga Zoo - starting with the Competition Winners' "Roar and Snore" weekend, the zoo will be dressed up during the Easter School holidays in a Transformers (probably similar to the January school holiday promotion). More details will be revealed next weekend (April 1st), so if you haven't been to the zoo for a while (or ever), this will make it the perfect time to visit.


3 - Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye Exhibition - from April 6th to 30th, the recently announced Transformers Art exhibition will be open to the public at Kings Comics in the CBD. Details can be found here - https://kingscomics.com/pages/more-than-meets-the-eye


So if you live in Sydney, set aside some time over the Easter school holidays to immerse yourself in three different Official Transformers themed activities.

And for those who are outside of Sydney, try to plan a holiday during April to take in these exclusive Transformers events, that are here for a limited time only.
We rarely get official public events for Transformers in Australia, so if you can make it and you miss them, you might regret it.







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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Statue world tour continues in Sydney Australia.
Officially revealed today at the Taronga Zoo on the north shore of Sydney harbour are life sized statues of Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal.
Both will be at Taronga Zoo until the end of April, which is plenty of time to drop in (or fly in from other parts of the country).
They are located inside the main entrance of the Zoo, near the gift shop, but before the ticket gate, so you don't have to pay anything to see them.
Just remember to scan the special QR code at the statues to access special features.
Rise of the Beasts hits cinemas June 8th while the toys hit stores April 10th.
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Pics to come

Sorry, pics are really slow as I hardly have any spare time while in Sydney.
Wednesday was Statues and Zoo, Thursday was mostly catching up on sleep from the previous two days as well as editing photos ready for posting, Friday I had to be at the zoo most of the day helping setup and then be part of the TFs zoo night... while today we had more zoo tours and some other parts of the zoo I wanted to check out plus need to help someone set-up the Kings Comics Art display. So I think most of tomorrow will be catching up on sleep again...

Anyway, here are *some* of the photos from Wednesday morning's Statue reveal...

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A sticker and temporary tattoo that was given out at the start of the event. There was also some movie passes being given out as well, but I think it might have just been for the young kids who were bussed in.
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Got to attend with Griffin the Transformers Beasts Base Camp Roar & Snore Experience on Friday night at Taronga Park Zoo. It was a fantastic experience!

I don't have an account that lets me post photo's here, so I've posted a ton of pics and a run down of the evening on my blog :)


Transformers Beasts Base Camp


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My family and I went to the Rise of the Beasts Base Camp Snore and Roar last night. Unfortunately Sydney was hammered with rain last night, which made our tents very noisy, making it hard to sleep. We could've spent the rest of the day at the zoo, but nobody stayed; we were all too fatigued.

Anyway, some photos...

The statues
https://i.ibb.co/0qXvKBd/camp01.jpg

Close-up of Optimus Prime
https://i.ibb.co/Jqc61RX/camp02.jpg

Toy reveal
https://i.ibb.co/sK4YTjS/camp03.jpg

Close-up of Voyager Class Optimus Primal
https://i.ibb.co/1GZ7bQC/camp04.jpg

Some kind of Warrior or Deluxe Class Arcee
https://i.ibb.co/hLHZxw7/camp05.jpg

The kiddy merch.
https://i.ibb.co/Rc1Qmb2/camp06.jpg

We all got one of those Optimus Prime Nerf guns, which is pretty fun. :) They really should make one like this for G1 Megatron.
https://i.ibb.co/0DPsmgx/camp07.jpg

Obligatory selfie
https://i.ibb.co/7VkTFVR/camp08.jpg

On our way to the base camp
https://i.ibb.co/QQDx90z/camp09.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/cy20FbK/camp10.jpg

I want this cushion, just so much
https://i.ibb.co/2dvtKR9/camp11.jpg

Very Important Person Guest. As opposed to those non-person guests? :p
https://i.ibb.co/yqsGrBK/camp12.jpg

Posing with the statues
https://i.ibb.co/QC114xF/camp13.jpg

Metalhawk outside the giraffe enclosure. This toy was not provided by Hasbro, I brought him with me.
https://i.ibb.co/whRRJdC/camp13a.jpg

Close-up of Optimus Primal's head
https://i.ibb.co/fQ56v16/camp15.jpg

Low-angle medium shot of Optimus Prime
https://i.ibb.co/BghBHCQ/camp16.jpg

Kids enjoying the toy reveal
https://i.ibb.co/5v1X3wm/camp17.jpg

Okay, not just the kids :p ;)
https://i.ibb.co/nftxTjN/camp18.jpg

I was also shown a video that showed clips from the Rise of the Beasts movie and some behind-the-scenes stuff. Unfortunately I'm not at liberty to discuss what I saw as the content is still embargoed, and Hasbro had me sign an NDA before they would even show it to me. But it's got me quite excited and hopeful for this upcoming film; it seems that Steven Caple Jr. has made an earnest attempt to make a good Transformers film. Bear in mind, I saw excerpts of the film, not the movie in its entirety, but what I saw makes the movie look really good!

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3 - Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye Exhibition - from April 6th to 30th, the recently announced Transformers Art exhibition will be open to the public at Kings Comics in the CBD. Details can be found here - https://kingscomics.com/pages/more-than-meets-the-eye

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With permission from Hasbro and the late Jhiaxus' (a.k.a. Andrew Sorohan) family, part of this exhibition will showcase a sample of his Transformers artwork, both official and fan art.

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

With permission from Hasbro and the late Jhiaxus' (a.k.a. Andrew Sorohan) family, part of this exhibition will showcase a sample of his Transformers artwork, both official and fan art.

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Did not know about that. That's really cool!

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

My family and I went to the Rise of the Beasts Base Camp Snore and Roar last night. Unfortunately Sydney was hammered with rain last night, which made our tents very noisy, making it hard to sleep. We could've spent the rest of the day at the zoo, but nobody stayed; we were all too fatigued.

Anyway, some photos...

The statues
https://i.ibb.co/0qXvKBd/camp01.jpg

Close-up of Optimus Prime
https://i.ibb.co/Jqc61RX/camp02.jpg

Toy reveal
https://i.ibb.co/sK4YTjS/camp03.jpg

Close-up of Voyager Class Optimus Primal
https://i.ibb.co/1GZ7bQC/camp04.jpg

Some kind of Warrior or Deluxe Class Arcee
https://i.ibb.co/hLHZxw7/camp05.jpg

The kiddy merch.
https://i.ibb.co/Rc1Qmb2/camp06.jpg

We all got one of those Optimus Prime Nerf guns, which is pretty fun. :) They really should make one like this for G1 Megatron.
https://i.ibb.co/0DPsmgx/camp07.jpg

Obligatory selfie
https://i.ibb.co/7VkTFVR/camp08.jpg

On our way to the base camp
https://i.ibb.co/QQDx90z/camp09.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/cy20FbK/camp10.jpg

I want this cushion, just so much
https://i.ibb.co/2dvtKR9/camp11.jpg

Very Important Person Guest. As opposed to those non-person guests? :p
https://i.ibb.co/yqsGrBK/camp12.jpg

Posing with the statues
https://i.ibb.co/QC114xF/camp13.jpg

Metalhawk outside the giraffe enclosure. This toy was not provided by Hasbro, I brought him with me.
https://i.ibb.co/whRRJdC/camp13a.jpg

Close-up of Optimus Primal's head
https://i.ibb.co/fQ56v16/camp15.jpg

Low-angle medium shot of Optimus Prime
https://i.ibb.co/BghBHCQ/camp16.jpg

Kids enjoying the toy reveal
https://i.ibb.co/5v1X3wm/camp17.jpg

Okay, not just the kids :p ;)
https://i.ibb.co/nftxTjN/camp18.jpg

I was also shown a video that showed clips from the Rise of the Beasts movie and some behind-the-scenes stuff. Unfortunately I'm not at liberty to discuss what I saw as the content is still embargoed, and Hasbro had me sign an NDA before they would even show it to me. But it's got me quite excited and hopeful for this upcoming film; it seems that Steven Caple Jr. has made an earnest attempt to make a good Transformers film. Bear in mind, I saw excerpts of the film, not the movie in its entirety, but what I saw makes the movie look really good!

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I LOVE that cushion. Does anyone happen to know where it came from?

I was looking at each of the cushions they had there (about 6 different ones) hoping to find a tag to see who made them, but unfortunately only one did, so the rest might have been custom made for the Hasbro office or this event.
The one that did have a tag on it was blue with an Autobot logo that was at kmart (I think) a couple of years ago, at the same time as their bed sets and blanket.

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Originally Posted by griffin

I was looking at each of the cushions they had there (about 6 different ones) hoping to find a tag to see who made them, but unfortunately only one did, so the rest might have been custom made for the Hasbro office or this event.
The one that did have a tag on it was blue with an Autobot logo that was at kmart (I think) a couple of years ago, at the same time as their bed sets and blanket.

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Cheers, Griff. It's a really nice cushion. They should mass-produce it.

Ooo some new characters, green dinosaur guy, white wolf, obligitory black repaint of cheetor, small blue wold and grey thing. Do we know if they are in the movie?

Are the toys still there or were they just there for the event?

One of the Hasbro peeps "borrowed" the cushions from the Hasbro office. ;)

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Are the toys still there or were they just there for the event?

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The toy display was just there for the 5 Zoo nights.
Although, the zoo gift shop will be selling movie toys from April 10th, so it is possible that the display could be put in there with the sale toys.

Only one day to go for the start of Sydney's exclusive Transformers art and toy exhibition by Radio Velvet.

Starting Thursday April 6th, until the end of April, at Kings Comics near Town Hall.

Licensed t-shirts and posters will be for sale, and from Monday there will be Rise of the Beasts Movie toys as well.

Just be aware of the special times during Easter (some images will be attached here shortly).

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A bit disappointing no art prints are for sale.

It was such a fun night and an incredible display from everyone involved! Also kudos to you Gok for giving part of your display space to Andrew Sorohan's art.
I ordered a Mirage shirt from Kings Comics which I should be able to pick up in the next couple of days. If anyone is after any of the of the artworks as a print or shirt then you can order them here:

https://kingscomics.com/collections/...ibition-prints

https://kingscomics.com/collections/...ition-t-shirts

Yeah the art show was a great night! Wonderful to catch up with so many other fans as well as be immersed in all that Transformers goodness :)



I've written up a recount of the night and posted a ton of photo's HERE

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It was such a fun night and an incredible display from everyone involved! Also kudos to you Gok for giving part of your display space to Andrew Sorohan's art.
I ordered a Mirage shirt from Kings Comics which I should be able to pick up in the next couple of days. If anyone is after any of the of the artworks as a print or shirt then you can order them here:

https://kingscomics.com/collections/...ibition-prints

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Thank you man - Hero!! :)

There is an interview film of Instagram from the MTMTE Opening night, interviewing some of the fandom :cool:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cq-ME...d=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

I happened to come across this event browsing social media, Radio Velvet is based in Melbourne and I wandered in earlier today and they've got their prints in the shop - their website should have stock. I'm waiting for their crew to finish up in Sydney and bring the shirts back. It's also revived my interest in the hobby having been away for a long time due to life and stuff.

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I happened to come across this event browsing social media, Radio Velvet is based in Melbourne and I wandered in earlier today and they've got their prints in the shop - their website should have stock. I'm waiting for their crew to finish up in Sydney and bring the shirts back. It's also revived my interest in the hobby having been away for a long time due to life and stuff.

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ah i forgot how to use this forum was replying to someone asking about prints...

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It was such a fun night and an incredible display from everyone involved! Also kudos to you Gok for giving part of your display space to Andrew Sorohan's art.
I ordered a Mirage shirt from Kings Comics which I should be able to pick up in the next couple of days. If anyone is after any of the of the artworks as a print or shirt then you can order them here:

https://kingscomics.com/collections/...ibition-prints

https://kingscomics.com/collections/...ition-t-shirts

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If anyone is after shirts or prints, please see the above links.
Of course, you can go to the actual exhibit and grab them in person if you're in Sydney, but ordering through the site will guarantee stock for you. :)

Saw the exhibit yesterday. Some of those pieces were quite impressive.

I didn't see it on the day, but Seven's Sunrise program last Tuesday (18th) had their weather crosses being done at Taronga Zoo, with the first cross at about 5.45am being at the two Transformers statues, in the dark.
If you have access to 7plus streaming, the episode is still on there for the next 24 hours -
https://7plus.com.au/sunrise?episode-id=SUNR23-077

Jump to the 18th minute, which is after the first news break, and there is 60 seconds at the statues - a bit before the weather report and a bit after the weather report.
They cross to the Zoo for the weather guy every half hour after that, but the later crosses feature animals... and the Wild Ropes adventure, but it doesn't show any of the Transformers details, so nothing worth checking out after that first cross.

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Originally Posted by griffin

Only one day to go for the start of Sydney's exclusive Transformers art and toy exhibition by Radio Velvet.

Starting Thursday April 6th, until the end of April, at Kings Comics near Town Hall.

Licensed t-shirts and posters will be for sale, and from Monday there will be Rise of the Beasts Movie toys as well.

Just be aware of the special times during Easter (some images will be attached here shortly).

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I was able to see the exhibit at Kings Comics. I was very impressed by the figures they had on display, especially the G2 stunticons. I didn't even know anyone had these MOSC in Australia. Amazingly rare pieces on display.

I managed to get in to see the exhibit last weekend.

I must admit a slight pang of jealousy looking through the display cabinets... in part because of how awesome it all was to look at but also because I have some awesome rare stuff that would have been nice to show off :P

Great work by everyone involved, really special displays on show that was a treasure to explore.

Unfortunately they didn't have the prints in the size I wanted available, so I'll grab them online.

That looks awesome Goktimus, and thank you for posting the photos so we can all get a glimpse of what the experience was like.
I just am in awe of those original Marvel Transformers G1 comics in the display, and there were even some G2 ones on the bottom row. Those covers bring back very warm memories.