Transformers Toy updates from Hasbro Australia

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Photos from this year's Toyfair.
(if there had been anything significantly new, I would have created a new topic)

I wasn't expecting much this year, as I forgot to bring my business cards (which would help me get in to the closed-off exhibits), most of the good exhibits were walled-up,
and the Hasbro exhibit was walled up this year to prevent people from walking in to just browse (I had to leave a message at the front desk and wait for a call back).

I had checked in at the Toyfair at 9.40am, and after the hassle with Hasbro, I checked in with Ian/Demonac to see what he was doing (he said
the day before that he would be looking at going to the Sandown Collectables Fair. He was just near the Convention Center at that time, so swung around to pick me up, as I'd just go back to the Toyfair after midday.

I ended up coming back at a bit after 1pm, and was there until 6pm when it closed up for the day.

So it started out, feeling like I wasn't going to achieve much this year, but by the end of the day though, it was probably the best Toyfair for me, as I
got talking to a number of the different Reps about the toy industry over the last decade or so (which I've been reporting on for 17 years now), to
the point of having two of them suggesting that I should work for them as a Rep because I knew more about certain action figure lines than they did.

The main entrance signage this year.


Outside the Convention Centre was a TMNT Pizza vendor, organised by Nickelodeon.


They had free stickers and posters for the general public (who wouldn't be allowed into the Toy Fair). The pizzas were $10, but I was too early to see
what they were actually like.

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Inside the Foyer, a few interesting displays.
The new Combat Creatures (electronic, remote controlled battle droids).


A giant Dinosour to promote some dinosaur toys.


A cardboard display to have your photo taken with it (you step behind it and stick your head into empty ID square.


I didn't see any people walking around in costumes (promoting certain Brands) this year.

The Entrance.


The Hasbro Exhibit.


The Transformers Wall, covering the largest space inside the Hasbro exhibit this year.

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The box mock-up had to be blurred out because it showed a greyscale image of Metroplex and Scamper, and I wasn't allowed to show it.
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Bios of the two Triple Changer Voyagers.

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Wave 2 BotShot singles, both sides of the packaging (and their numbers).

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The 3-packs aren't new... I just needed a visual reference to their BotShot numbers.

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A second Kreon 5-pack. I think only one was shown at the American Toyfair.

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Command Base.

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New Marvel toys with "Transformers Technology".

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Some of the promo booklets.


For non-Transformers news from Toyfair, check out this topic.