Transformers exhibit at TMT Plaza in Hong Kong

[griffin]

As one of the many Transformers Movie promotions and exhibits in Asia, this one is in Hong Kong, in the middle of a shopping centre in the North West city of Tuen Mun. The Shopping Centre is called Tuen Mun Town Plaza, or TMT Plaza... and there wasn't any signage that I could find to say how long it will be there for.

The exhibit takes up a lot of floor space, with several large robot statues, a console gaming area, toy displays, and a mini-store jointly run by ToysRUs (who have a store in the centre) and a merchandise store.

Now why can't we have this sort of thing in Australia... just about every other country in this part of the world has had a nice Transformers exhibit in the last month.


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This is an amazing set up, and the statues are really nicely detailed. I hope they don't just get trashed when the exhibit is finished.

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Bumblebee and Optimus

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Megatron

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Hot Rod

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They also had a competition, to win one of 10 gold coloured Optimus statues (I can't tell if it is an existing licensed statue, or something specially created for this event). People have to post up their "happy moment" to the facebook page of the TMTplaza before June 30th, to win one.

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(to be continued)

[griffin]

Over at the toy display corner, some nice dioramas and mini-displays.



The Headmasters display is really interesting, for having both old and new versions of most toys in the display.


Movie mini-displays...
Movie 1 and Movie 2.


Movie 3 and Movie 4.


Movie 5... and evil "Optimus" toys (maybe inspired by the theme of the fifth movie)

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Primus and Unicron... also intentional because of an element in the fifth movie?


Star Saber - old and new. (not sure why this one is featured)


A panorama photo, so some people are blurred from moving while it was being taken.


The mini-store, with three giant Super Deformed figures in front.

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These watches looked expensive... and reminded me of Cogman.

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These two rubber things looked really nice and I would have bought them if they didn't cost so much - about AU$70! That's more than the price of a Deluxe toy for each of them, and they are only about the size of a Legends toy (and they don't transform).

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Vinyl Optimus and Bumblebee, in two different decos for each.

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These things make me think of South Park...

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Bladestorm and I were there from about 3.10pm to 4pm, and then went upstairs to check out the regular ToysRUs store. (and I ended up leaving with several more Transformers toys)

[Bladestorm]

Here are a couple of walk-around videos of Megs and Optimus.

Optimus Prime @ TMT Plaza

Megatron @ TMT Plaza

Here are some of my photos from the display to complement the ones above.

[FatalityPitt]

This is AMAZING! Makes you wonder how creators who worked on Transformers in the 1980's like the Diaclone/Microman toy design team, Bud Budiansky, Flint Dille, and the voice actors (Peter Cullen and Frank Welker) feel everytime they see stuff like this, and if they ever expected their brainchild to get this big.

[shockNwave]

Apart from the non-movie toy displays (which are always highlights at such events) those MemOrigin watches blow my socks off. Will have to investigate.

[jazzcomp]

Great pictures; wish I was there.

Hope those high priced ones go on clearance. Bladestorm please buy for me if they do go on clearance

Why Australia doesn't have this? But I guess my expectation has always been low.