2010 Ozformer Awards Part 5: Fandom

[Paulbot]

2010 Ozformer Awards: All Time Favourites | Hasbro toys | Other Transformers toylines | Fiction | Fandom

5.1 Best Australian Transformers-Related news of 2010
Winner: Masterpiece figures released locally (25%)
Runner ups: Australia receives toys before the US (17%), Costco Bumblebee released cheapily locally (10%)

5.2 Worst Australian Transformers-Related news of 2010
Winner: Toys not being released in Australia (58%)
Runner up: Price of Masterpiece toys locally (27%)

5.3 Best Global Transformers-Related news of 2010
Winner: Characters being released in Generations/United (33%)
Runner ups: Masterpiece Rodimus/Hot Rod announced (28%), Megan Fox out of Transformers 3 (10%)

5.4 Worst Global Transformers-Related news of 2010
Winner: Unreleased Animated figures (18%)
Runner ups: Michael Bay directing Transformers 3 (10%), No Animated season 3 on DVD (7%)

5.5 Best unlicensed Transforming toy inspired by a Transformer character
Winner: Explorer and Munitioner (43%)
Runner ups: Warbot Defender (27%), iGear Delicate Warrior (8%)

5.6 Best unlicensed accessory for an existing Transformer toy
Winner: Fansproject Protector (52%)
Runner ups: Headrobots Hothead (17%), Fansproject City Commander (13%)

5.7 Best Fan Creative Piece (Written or Visual)
Winner: Skyshadow's "Right in the Lugnuts!" (13%)

5.8 Best Custom Transformer Toy by an Australian Fan
Winner: Doublebdealer's Rotorstorm (50%)

5.9 Best Custom Transformer Toy by an International Fan
Winner: Extinction Dinobot Gestalt by FrenzyRumble (20%)

5.10 Best Toy Dealer/Online Store
Winner: Robot Kingdom (55%)
Runner ups: AmiAmi (13%), TFSource (7%)

5.11 Ozformer Member of the Year
Winner: Griffin (25%)
Runner ups: Paulbot (16%), Jaydisc (11%)

5.12 Best Transformers Gathering/Meet you attended in 2010
Winner: Parramatta Collectors Fair (22%)

Additional comments:
"Alot of great people that I am happy to know."

"Always better when there are not TF movies out."

"Can't really pin point any special situations, but it's good to see more people joining up and meeting them in the flesh"

"Get out while you still have money :("

"great community of people, glad to be a part of it :D"

"i don't really participate much in the fandom, it's pretty intimidating :( i mostly read sightings and reviews here and on tfw2005, there are so many people that get so riled up over little things that aren't the same as something previous!"

"I've been a fan since I was 4, joined OCTA a few months ago. it's my first signed up forum and I'm loving it. great community. from observation I think I've seen the global transformers community grow much more mature over the last five years."

"Joining OZFormers (OTCA) has been a Massively Eye-Opening and learning experience for me this year and I've thoroughly enjoyed interacting with everyone."

"There is too much ridiculousness surrounding Drift."

"The fans are being listened to by Hasbro with the Generations figures!"

"We laughed, we cried, we kissed our money goodbye."

"You're all a great bunch of people!"

[1AZRAEL1]

Big thanks to Paulbot for putting this together, glad to see some of my answers made first place on a few of them. And my comments, I can't even remember what I wrote for them lol.

[Sky Shadow]

5.7 Best Fan Creative Piece (Written or Visual)
Winner: Skyshadow's "Right in the Lugnuts!" (13%)

Wow. I'm shocked. I didn't realise that nonsense was even a creativ...



LUGNUT: Strika - this is for you, babe! But first, a moment to reflect on all the people we've lost this year. Flash Lio Convoy; Orcanoch; Universe Skydive; Icebird the polurkey. Sadly they couldn't be with us today, but I'm sure they're looking down from the Allspark, seeing my awesome trophy and knowing that their excruciatingly painful deaths were all worth it. Also, I'd like to thank Paulbot and the Ozformers Academy - without you, Transformers like me would never get the recognition we so richly deserve. And most of all, I want to say that I love working in our business - where else could find great friends like the ones I have celebrating with me tonight. I just feel so blessed that I'm surrounded by all the nicest people in the world. All hail Megatron!

[Hursticon]

Ah, Nutimus Prime...

Congrats to Sky Shadow and Griffin but also a huge thanks to Paulbot for organising this survey, there is some rather interesting bits of information within it and I imagine that a quite a bit of time and effort went into it's creation.

Now to wait and see who the lucky winner of the competition will be?

[Deonasis]

Cheers Paulbot, thanks for the survey results. Now that is over with, how is your sales thread going? :P

[Robzy]

Thanks for doing this yet again Paulbot!

[5FDP]

It's been said already, but thanks for all your efforts Paul and congratulations to all the winners. It's been interesting reading all of the results.

[jaydisc]

Thanks PB