2011 Ozformer Awards results
Thanks to everyone who took part. The winners are...
All Time Favourites
Favourite Transformers Toy Series
Winner: Generation One (26%)
Runner ups: Classics / Universe (2008) / Henkei (18%), Beast Wars (12%)
Favourite Transformer Allegiance
Winner: Autobot (56%)
Runner ups: Decepticon (33%), Maximal (5%)
Favourite Heroic Transformer Toy Ever
Winners: G1 Optimus Prime and Masterpiece Grimlock (10% each)
Runner ups: MP04 Convoy; MP10 Convoy (7% each), G1 Prowl (4%)
Favourite Heroic Transformer Character Ever
Winner: G1 Optimus Prime (30%)
Runner ups: BW Dinobot(12%), G1 Jazz (7%)
Favourite Evil Transformer Toy Ever
Winner: G1 Soundwave (18%)
Runner ups: Unicron (6%), MP05 Megatron; G1 Megatron; G1 Devastator; G1 Starscream; Transmetal 2 Megatron (5% each)
Favourite Evil Transformer Character Ever
Winners: G1 Starscream and BW Megatron (16% each)
Runner ups: G1 Soundwave (13%), G1 Megatron (12%)
Dark of the Moon movie
Favourite Autobot in DOTM
Winner: Optimus Prime (27%)
Runner ups: Ironhide (19%), Sentinel Prime (13%)
Favourite Decepticon in DOTM
Winner: Soundwave (25%)
Runner ups: Megatron (22%), Shockwave (21%)
Favourite human character in DOTM
Winner: Dutch (Alan Tudyk) (30%)
Runner ups: Carly Spencer (Rosie Huntington-Whiteley) (21%), William Lennox (Josh Duhamel) (13%)
Favourite scene in DOTM
Winner: Highway chase (21%)
Runner ups: Optimus Prime flies in and takes out Decepticons (15%), Final showdown between Optimus Prime, Sentinel Prime and Megatron (9%)
Funniest scene in DOTM
Winner: Dutch loses it in the Russian bar (17%)
Runner ups: Sam and Jerry in the bathroom; Bumblebee transforming around Sam during the highway chase; Brains and Wheelie aboard the crashing carrier ship (7% each)
Dark of the Moon toys
Favourite Legion class toy
Winner: Crowbar (24%)
Runner ups: Flak (17%), Bumblebee; Roadbuster; Sideswipe (10% each)
Favourite Commander class toy
Winner: Autobot Guzzle (28%)
Runner ups: Decepticon Hatchet (27%), Powerglide (25%)
Favourite Action Set
Winner: Shockwave / Fusion Tank (33%)
Runner ups: Optimus Prime / Armored Weapons Platform (26%), Megatron / Blastwave Weapons Base (22%)
Favourite (Movie) Deluxe Toys
First: Crankcase (16%)
Second: Topspin (15%)
Third: Roadbuster (12%)
Runner ups: Thundercracker (11%), Laserbeak (9%)
Favourite Voyager toy
Winner: Skyhammer (46%)
Runner ups: Shockwave; Megatron (27% each)
Favourite Leader (or above) toy
Winner: Jetwing Optimus Prime (33%)
Runner ups: Ironhide (28%), Sentinel Prime; Ultimate Optimus Prime (19% each)
Favourite Human Alliance Basic
Winner: Sandstorm & Private Dedcliff (42%)
Runner ups: Icepick & Sergeant Chaos (24%), Backfire and Spike Witwicky (18%)
Favourite Human Alliance toy
Winner: Sideswipe (Flash Freeze Assault) (59%)
Runner ups: Bumblebee & Sam Witwicky (23%), Autobot Skids & Elitea-1 & Sergeant Epps (18%)
Favourite tie-in Transformers toyline
Winner: Stealth Force (29%)
Runner ups: Activators (23%), Speed Stars (11%)
Favourite DOTM store exclusive (single figure)
Winner: Space Case (32%)
Runner ups: Sideswipe (Scan series) (17%), Sideswipe (Rally deco) (13%)
Favourite DOTM store exclusive (multi-pack)
Winner: Optimus Prime and Commetor (23%)
Runner ups: Bumblebee and Soundwave with Rodimus (21%), Flash Freeze Assault (Sideswipe, Icepick) (17%)
Other Transformer toylines
Favourite Reveal The Shield Legends toy
Winner: Megatron (52%)
Runner ups: Trailcutter (22%), Optimus Prime; Prowl (8% each)
Favourite Reveal The Shield Scout toy
Winner: Windcharger (94%)
Runner up: Chopsaw (6%)
Favourite Reveal The Shield Toys
First: Warpath (20%)
Second: Special Ops Jazz (14%)
Third: Wheeljack (13%)
Runner ups: Sergeant Kup (12%), Scourge (9%)
Favourite Reveal The Shield Voyager toy
Winner: Lugnut (62%)
Runner ups: Solar Storm Grappel (32%), Strafe (6%)
Favourite Kreo set
Winner: Optimus Prime (28%)
Runner ups: Optimus Prime (small); Mirage; Megatron; Starscream (10% each)
Favourite Kreon toy
Winner: Soundwave (20%)
Runner ups: Optimus Prime (18%), Shockwave (15%)
Favourite Powercore Combiner 2 pack
Winner: Heavy Tread w/ Groundspike (46%)
Runner ups: Undertow w/ Waterlog (33%), Skyhammer w/ Airlift (20%)
Favourite Powercore Combiner 5 pack
Winner: Grimstone w/ Dinobots (66%)
Runner ups: Steamhammer w/ Constructicons (20%), Stakeout w/ Protectobots; Crankcase w/ Destrons (7% each)
Favourite BotCon / Collectors Club toy
Winner: G2 Ramjet (22%)
Runner ups: Animated Cheetor (16%), Shattered Glass Thundercracker (12%)
Favourite Japanese United toy from 2011
Winner: Jazz (12%)
Runner ups: Tracks (13%), Rumble & Frenzy and G2 Laser Optimus Prime (10%)
Favourite Japanese toy of the year
Winner: MP-10 Convoy (37%)
Runner ups: Encore Devastator (33%), Decepticon Vortex (12%)
Fiction
Favourite Transformers Comic Book Series of 2011
Winner: Transformers (Ongoing) (74%)
Runner ups: Rising Storm; Dark of the Moon (7% each)
Favourite episode of Transformers Prime
Winner: One Shall Rise (Part One to Three) (31%)
Runner ups: Darkness Rising (Part One to Five) (29%), Partners; Stronger Faster (8% each)
Favourite Autobot character in Transformers Prime
Winner: Arcee (28%)
Runner ups: Bulkhead (23%), Ratchet; Wheeljack (13% each)
Favourite Decepticon character in Transformers Prime
Winner: Starscream (36%)
Runner ups: Soundwave (19%), Knock Out (14%)
Favourite Human character in Transformers Prime
Winner: Jack (29%)
Runner ups: Miko (21%), William Fowler (15%)
Fandom
Best Australian Transformers-related news of 2011
Winner: Hasbro MP Rodimus gets local release (27%)
Runner ups: Kmart gets in the Warpath wave of Generation toys (21%), Jetwing Optimus Prime gets local release (13%)
Worst Australian Transformers-related news of 2011
Winner: First Edition Prime figures may miss Australia (39%)
Runner ups: Later wave Generations toys unavailable (21%), First wave of DOTM toys shelfwarm (15%)
Best Global Transformers-related news of 2011
Winner: Fall of Cybertron video game reveals (27%)
Runner ups: New toyline for Transformers Prime (24%), Classics Runabout and Runamuck to be 2012 club exclusives (10%)
Worst Global Transformers-related news of 2011
Winner: Fourth Michael Bay Transformers movie possibly in the works (23%)
Runner ups: Ugly designs for DOTM characters and toys (Laserbeak, Que) (15%), Names like Wheeljack and Mirage passed over for Que and Dino (13%)
Best unlicensed Transforming toy inspired by a Transformer character
Winner: FP Insecticons (40%)
Runner ups: TFC Hercules (20%), SFX Scouting Force (13%)
Best unlicensed accessory for an existing Transformer toy
Winners: iGear Kup Heads and Maketoys Battle Tanker (21% each)
Runner up: Maiden Gear Junkions (8%)
Best Fan Creative Piece (Written or Visual)
No winner.
Votes to: Sam's TF War Within Comic; Rageontheroad's Movie Wildrider concept; Verno's narrative efforts with Beast Wars; Mosaic: Reckoning; Transformers the lost seasons: Queen's Gambit; Sentinel, Optimus and Megatron on deviantart
Best Custom Transformer Toy by an Australian Fan
Winner: Robot_art's Bruticus (58%)
Runner ups: Loophole's Breakdown; Loophole's Dead End; Snaketale's Robot Heroes (14% each)
Best Custom Transformer Toy by an International Fan
No winner.
Votes to: Ambitron's deluxe G1 Bumblebee; Wikkid's MP Mirage; Custom classics Technobots; Classics Dinobots; FrenzyRumble's MP Thunderwing; FrenzyRumble's MP Decepticon Diorama; FrenzyRumble's Sentinel Prime; Jinsaotome's Scrapmetal
Favourite 15th Anniversary Banner
Winner: TF:Prime Optimus vs Megatron by PrimulArchangel (14%)
Runner ups: Ravage in apocalyptic Sydney by Tober (12%), Outback (Crikey that's a long time) by Lint;Ice Cream banner by Sky Shadow; G1 box art space by Paulbot; Cybertron by SkyWarp91; Optimus vs Nemesis Prime by PrimulArchangel (6% each)
Best Toy Dealer/Online Store
Winner: Robotkingdom (34%)
Runner ups: Big Bad Toy Store (26%), Hobby Link Japan (7% each)
Best Transformers Gathering/Meet you attended in 2011
Winners: Parramatta Collectors Fair and BotCon (21% each)
Runner ups: Melbourne Xmas Meet (14%), SA Xmas Meet (7% each)
Ozformer Member of the Year
Winner: Hursticon (30%)
Runner ups: Griffin (28%), Paulbot (17%)
Additional comments
Dark of the Moon toy comments:
"Disappointing and not enough refreshes of new waves. However, new engineering techniques came out"
"Didn't buy many, they were a big let down after the high of the ROTF line"
"It's a shame the early waves are still clogging up shelf space. Maybe I don't want 50 new Deluxe Bumblebee's."
"Need to have all the wreckers in weapons mode in one size class"
"This was like picking the best of the worst."
"Hasbro has invented a working reductoray, it would seem...when will they start selling it?"
"All good! I love em!"
"A solid series although more paint apps would have gone a long way"
Other toyline comments:
"Picking a top 3 RTS Deluxe was very hard, there are so many good ones."
"Give the fans what they want. CHUG STUFF!"
"A good year for Classics enthusiasts."
"2011 was a bad year for TFs."
"MP-10 - BEST. OPTIMUS. EVER. Excellent toy!"
"Like the smaller amount of united/generations figures, makes them feel more special. Also good to have real tf figures out during a movie year."
Fiction comments:
"While IDW's ongoing series and connecting stories haven't been ideal this year... it's kept me interested and pleased to see some really left-field characters get some page space here and there."
"Prime was a welcome addition to TF lore"
"Hasbro and Co have created something beautiful in Transformers: Prime, not since Beast Wars have I found myself actively looking forward to the next episode of a TF cartoon; as it is very likely that this show is the best written Transformers Televised Fiction since the aforementioned series and could well be the new "G1" for today's kids."
"Looking forward to the future of transformers comics. The Death Of Optimus Prime is my pick for comics this year!"
"Humans in Transformers Prime are some of the most annoying characters in all of Transformers cartoons."
Here's a Wall 'o' Text, for Old-School times...
Wow, some rather interesting revelations out of this year's survey: Of which a big thanks goes out to you Paulbot for putting this together. ;):cool:
With the all time favourites section, it's not too surprising to see a heavy G1 presence but I was taken back to see MP Grimlock make it into equal 1st place with G1 Prime for the Favourite Heroic Toy category nor BW Megatron on equal standing with G1 Starscream for Favourite Evil Transformer Character. :eek:
(Glad to see G1 Soundwave & BW Dinobot still up there mind you. :cool:)
The DOTM Movie section was rather curious too; Soundwave getting Favourite Decepticon - Laserbeak didn't even make the top 3! :eek:, very glad to see Dutch got his well earnt recognition though as he was an utterly funny German addition to the franchise :D, and the Highway Chase seems to of been really popular even with it copping quite a bit of flack from certain sections of the community at large for having 'borrowed' film for a small portion of it. :)
Unfortunately, I think with regards to the DOTM Toys we were generally left with a bad taste; with poor local distribution, absorbedent prices and clearly evident 'smaller in mass' toys with vacant paint apps on many - I think many people really fought to find positives in the line as although there were a couple of stand outs in each class of figure, as a whole it was quite a bit of a let down. :o
Guzzle only just edging out Hatchet in the Commander Class speaks volumes about that character but just as much for the runner up, Skyhammer in the Voyager Class I thought to be quite rare so I was taken back by him winning as I thought Poncho-Megatron would've had it for sure! :D, but what I'm really surprised by is that Sentinel Prime only came 3rd in the Leader Class category and that the highly expensive import figure; Jetwing Optimus Prime came away with the win - I think that this shows that the right retooling can certainly overcome price when it comes to popularity.
Being that for a lot of collectors the Other TF Toy-lines were where the most attention was focused, 2011 was really a great year to be a collector as we were very much spoilt with what was offered.
The Classicsverse figures were obscenely high in quality and quantity, despite early distribution fears; Legends Class Megatron is an excellent piece of engineering for such a tiny and often frowned upon Alt mode based figure and I'm glad to see him receive what he earnt, which IMO can't be said for the winner of the Deluxe category as I think that there are far more deserving figures in that department but I was honestly biased before that figure had even come out so, moving on...
Glory be to he who is Lugnut! :D
I am very happy that this figure has been recognised for the excellent toy that he is; making the jump from Animated into the Classicsverse, with a somewhat odd retcon into Japanese 2005 G1 continuity :confused::p, the mold hits all the right notes and aesthetics along with welcomed, but not necessarily necessary, fan-nods such as his call-signs and Punch-of-Kill-Everything gimmick - Add a superbly executed Photo-Comic series: "Right in The Lugnuts!" and it just goes to show how much this character has resonated with fans, both Pro & Against TF: Animated. :D:cool:
Kreo also deserves a notable mention, even though I've only managed to acquire Sideswipe :o, as it has been far and away better accepted than what we all initially thought :cool:; Hasbro really hit the nail on the head by aiming this line to be a Lego-esque series of toys and not "Transforming Block" sets such as the ill-fated Built-To-Rule line, I honestly didn't think Optimus Prime's large set would receive top honours but the fact that Kreon Soundwave is the most popular saddens me a little and it is purely because I don't own him! :(:p
Fiction-wise, weren't we treated? :D
IDW announced another Reboot, fans were given a taste test of what could've been (& what could be ;)) with The Stunti-Con Job and Hasbro delivers it's 1st cartoon on it's brand-spanking new TV Station in Transformers: Prime. :cool:
TF: Prime has proven itself to have a lot of potential and it's story, whilst initially finding itself in a world of confusion due to Hasbro's marketing department, has shown that it wasn't afraid to tackle some lofty subjects and what was most surprising is how character driven the show has turned out to be; this is entirely evident in both TF:P's Arcee & Starscream who have both won the favourite character status of their respective factions, it also helps that they've both been the 2 characters to receive the most 'air-time' and quite rightly so as they are incredibly excellent interpretations of 2 very old characters - As you can probably tell I'm a bit of a fan. :D
The Fandom certainly has gone through a transition period too, with the end of so many different facets of the franchise to the beginning of many new.
I agree with the news of MP Rodimus' local release as the Best Aussie news as it was also at an extremely good/fair price point compared to the rest of the world but this was countered by what was really depressing news in that, likely due to the overwhelming amounts of shelf-warming DOTM figures, Australia was likely to miss out on the 1st Edition TF: Prime figures and I was certainly one of those who have felt gutted by this revelation as the situation has not improved at all since.
Clearly, there are a lot of people who are simply over the movie machine as it currently stands, whether this is a result of the situation with regards to local toy distribution or whether it's a Michael Bay hangover, it has to be said that the movies have certainly done the fans and the franchise a lot of good as over the past 5 years we've seen some of the best Transformers Toys ever see the light of day and the consciousness/awareness of the brand has never been wider in the public eye - $2,669,760,469 (USD) in gross earnings to date worldwide speaks immensely of how popular the franchise now is. ;):cool:
We also saw the emergence of many new companies in the 3rd party market, bringing some absolute gems and some absolutely worthless scrap.
Some massive strides have been made in an effort into what HasTak could honestly never deliver in the contemporary climate, which has lead to such stunning efforts as FansProject's Insecticons and PerfectEffect's Scouting Force X (Reflector) of which the former has very much earnt the no.1 spot the later is just as worthy but neither of these trios were as massive in ambition and physical stature as TFC Toy's Hercules (Devastator). :eek:
Many quite rightfully thought that a complete set of these figures would never see the light of day as their price was for many out of reach and others simply swore against 3rd Party figures in general, having this past week see the release of the final 2 figures in this 6 piece collection has set and demonstrated a new precedent in 3rd Party Transforming Robot products; If it's done right and fills a much desired gap in a collection: anything is possible, the success of TFC's Hercules could very likely mean that we will see further Classicsverse styled combiners see production and for fans that really want to see their favourite Combiner join the ranks of Bruticus, Devastator and Superion -they very well might get their wish. :):cool:
Creatively, we've seen some amazing local and foreign fan-fics and customs; Robot_Art's Bruticus, of which he made 2! :eek:, was simply amazing and even more amazing was the fact that when the 1st went to auction our very own member by the same name won the stunning thing.
So congratulations to Robot_Art for that achievement, a shame a similar consensus wasn't able to be reached with regards to the fan-fics; I can highly recommend our own Verno's Spotlight-style efforts with the vastly unexplored narrative regions of the Pre-Beast Wars era, he's still working on it but if you've not read any of it yet you certainly owe it to yourself to give it a perusing. ;):)
I'm quite intrigued by the no.1 spot of the Best Toy Dealer/Online Store, as I thought that a bit of negative sentiment had been expressed by a number of members due to mis-packed orders and a noticeable increase in orders coming from BBTS; clearly RobotKingdom has some loyal customers or has picked up it's game, it'll be interesting to see if they can earn this accolade for 2012. :)
I would like to congratulate PrimulArchangel for his winning of the Favourite 15th Anniversary Banner category; it was an excellent method of getting members involved in celebrating the 15th Anniversary of OTCA and there were some absolutely stunning submissions made that incorporated many different styles and tastes, Primul was up against some crazy competition especially from those such as Skywarp91 - Having only been a member of this side of the fandom for mere days before posting your Banners, you've won the appreciation and respect from many members here Primul, good on you mate. :D:cool:
I'm not quite sure what one does to earn Member of The Year, but I thank all those who thought that of me for the sentiment; I really enjoy being apart of this community and I appreciate all those who have welcomed me and put up with me over my soon to be 3 years of membership, I just hope that I'm setting a good example and contributing positively in a more qualitative fashion than quantitative. :o
The biggest thanks really has to go to Griffin; for without his blood, sweat and tears (Not to mention the 100% funding of this site) we wouldn't have this place to haunt and enjoy - The fact that OTCA is celebrating 15 Years+ of existence is a testament to your efforts for the Australian Transformers Community mate, be bloody proud of it. ;):cool:
