FAN RESOURCE GUIDE
The Transformers is a story and
action figure series, produced since 1984 by the Toy Corporations Hasbro
and Takara.
The Ozformers club is an unofficial
club for Transformers fans in Australia, started in 1996.
This is a collection of links to
Transformers news and resources to help out other fans, and potential fans,
in Australia.
Interaction:
OZFORMERS News Emailing list - For just about
all the Transformers news and info, emailed direct to members of the Ozformers
collector group. Ozformers was started in 1996 to meet the needs of Australian
Transformers fans as they started appearing on the internet. Still
going after all these years, it is now one of the longest running Transformers
fan groups in the world. Ozformers is for any transfan in Australia,
so email me at griffin(at)otca.com.au for details on joining the news-emailing
list or to become a registered member.
Ozformers Messageboard (since April 2002) -The Australian fan forum for Transformers news and discussion
Planet Sabretron Messageboard (since July 1999) - The first Transfan forum in Australia - run by Goktimus
Ozfigures Messageboard - For news and discussion of toys in Australia, including Transformers
Damn Toys Messageboard - For news, trading and discussion of toys in Australia, including Transformers
Transformers New Zealand - News and messageboard for our Tasman neighbours
For more Transformers interaction forums in other parts of the world - skip down to this fan forums listing.
IRC AUSTNET Channel - #transformers
How to log on and chat live with other transfans
- http://katanatf.tripod.com/
(If you know any other TF channels or IRC servers,
let me know)
Transformers Yahoo groups - http://au.groups.yahoo.com/search?query=transformers
Free Web and email based interaction forums.
Some require registration. Best to post through Yahoo website.
TFs section of meetup.com - http://transformers.meetup.com/about/
Automated international internet concept for
various hobbies and interests.
Click on a location to see if there is a meeting
soon. Not sure if any Australian meetups through that website have ever
occured. Kinda redundant in our small TFAU community, with most serious
fans already part of mailing lists and forums to make their own plans for
group meetings.
Info/Resources:
Current Transformer Toy Sightings in Australia
- Sightings
section of the Ozformers Messageboard.
Transformers toys released in Australia since 1984 - dirge's reference list.
Hasbro Australia Customer Service contact details:
Phone Number (local call cost within Australia)
- 1-300-138-697
Business Hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
(Eastern Standard Time)
Email - custservau@Hasbro.com
Postal address - Hasbro Australia Ltd
Customer Service Department
Private Bag 6
Eastwood NSW 2122
Transformers Cartoon series and Movie on DVD - Madman Entertainment.
This week's Transformers Cartoon Schedule - Ozformers
Board Posting
Transformers cartoon scheduling on free-to-air
TV - Australian
Cartoon Central
Transformers cartoon scheduling on Pay TV (Cartoon
Network) - Foxtel
program guide
Australian Action figure news, including Transformers - Ozfigures.com
Transformers news and discussion - Theyareamongus
Ebay auction listings for Transformers in Australia
- Ebay
Australia.
Go to the Dealer Guide
for tips on using Ebay.
The following is a list of Transformers websites I recommend if you are searching for information. I don't check all of them regularly, so some may no longer be current. All these links were last checked April 2005, but please let me know if something needs to be removed, updated, or added.
News:
Ben's World of
Transformers Lots of details on whatever the current series is
Transformers
World 2005 News and Forums
Fan2fan JP
Takara Transformers news
Bigbot Transformers
Page Various news items
Dave's
Transformers Page Toy sightings in America and toy reviews
Unicron Website
US
toy sightings, news and toy-packaging scans
Seibertron
websiteA source of news and info
TformersA
source of news and info
The AllsparkA
source of news and info
Transfandom
websiteA source of news and info
Transformers
ArchiveA source of news and info
Transformers
Source A source of news and info
Transformers
@ The Moon UK news and info site
The
Cybertron Archive A source of news and info
Remy's TFkenkon
website Advance toy photos and Takara news
Cosmic Rust
website Various news items
Ehobby
Japan - shows new exclusive Takara recolours (in Japanese)
Diamond
Comics Previews listing of comics and merchandise (go to text order
form and search for Transformers)
Archive info:
Transformers
FAQ A site to help direct you to info on TFs
Rob's
Transformers Page For Japanese episode guides, comic lists, and Trannie
Awards
TFU.info An
extensive archive of TF toy photos and info.
Alpha
Trion's Data Base TF info archive
Stanley
Lui's Transformers Encyclopedia Info on just about anything TF related
Transfans
Comic reviews toy pictures and cartoon screenshots
G1
Instruction Scans An archive of Instruction sheets
Techspecs
and biocard scans Archive
G1,
BW, BM, RiD instructions Archive
G2
instructions Archive
Car
Robots instructions and toy info Archive
Gen1
Toy Catalogue scans Archive
Gen1
Toy Catalogues, mail-order catalogues and back-of-box art Archive
Gen1
Toy Catalogue scans Archive
Hasbro
and Takara Catalogue scans archive, and cartoon song lyrics
TFmaster
Transtopia Kitbashes and custom Transformers
Toyarchive
Boxed TFs, prototypes, knockoffs, store displays, character animation cells.
Fred's
Workshop Production Variants, Pre-Transformers and fast food toys
Takara
Transformers info and lists
Zobovor's
Multi-Faceted Transformers Site TF Encyclopedia, bloopers and voice
actor lists
Arc
of Cybertron UK comic scans
Transformers
Comic Comic scans and info
Raksha's
TF Artifacts site Details on TF merchandise
Rework's
Parts Identification Aid An archive of TF toy accessories photos
http://beam.to/tf-idAn
archive of BW/BM toy accessories photos
Botch's
Box art site An archive of TF box art scans
Lexicon
Fanfic Database A reference list to transformers fan-made stories
TranficbaseAn
archive of zipped fan-made stories
Cliffbee's
toy reviews Archive
Unofficial 1985
Transformers Movie website
Official sites:
Hasbro's
TransformersOfficial Transformers website of the company producing
the toys
TakaraToy
company that does Transformers in Japan
Transformers
Club WebsiteThe Official Transformers Collectors Club and Convention
BotconThe
BotCon Transformers Convention website
Titan
Books Reprints of the Marvel Transformers comics
Wildfur ProductionsJoint
project between Simon Furman and Andrew Wildman
Australian Messageboards:
Damn
Toys (includes Transformers discussion)
Ozfigures
(includes Transformers discussion)
Ozformers
Transformers Collectors Australia
Planet
Sabertron
Theyareamongus
New Zealand Messageboard:
Transformers
New Zealand
The rest of the world:
Transformers
World 2005
BWTF
Allspark.com
Transfandom
TF
Archive
Transfans.net
The
Cybertron Archive
Seibertron
Iacon
Harbor
Gen1tf
Iacon
Hub
Transmasters
UK
Nordic
TransFans Association
Transformers
Comic
Allspark.net
Bottalk (Bigbot
forum - requires registration to access)
Transmasters
US
Transformers
@ The Moon
TFExtreme
Legacy
of Cybertron
TFmaster
Transtopia Kitbash TFs
Newsgroups:
alt.toys.transformersThe
General Transformers Newsgroup
rec.toys.transformers.moderatedA
moderated newsgroup on anything to do with Transformers
alt.toys.transformers.classic.moderatedA
moderated newsgroup to discuss the old series
alt.toys.transformers.marketplaceA
Newsgroup for trading Transformers
rec.toys.transformers.marketplaceAnother
newsgroup for trading Transformers
alt.toys.transformers.fanficA
Newsgroup for creative pieces on Transformers
Unofficial Fanclubs:
Nordic
TransFans AssociationFor fans in the Nordic-Scandinavian area of Europe
OzformersFor
fans in Australia, and anyone else nearby
TransmastersThe
earliest known international TF club, open to all countries but administrated
in America and England
Transmasters
UK (The Hub) The UK branch of Transmasters with archive of fan stuff
Transformers names and concepts are property of Hasbro.