Yep... it was something I had been asking to do fairly early on, and was told a couple weeks before the event that he was willing to bring some toys with him, but I didn't want to tell the attendees in case he was told not to take any toys out of the convention centre premises. It ended up being a great surprise for those attending, so worked out well. (it was like first-reveals at BotCon)
Besides, I didn't want to pressure him into bringing anything, as I didn't want anyone at Hasbro Australia getting into trouble from Hasbro America, and then get told to cut off all contact with the fans.
(moved topic to main news section, as I created the topic in the wrong section - this was a world-first reveal, making it global news... regardless of what country it was happening in)