Auto Assembly's 12 Days Of Christmas - Day Seven - One Inker Inking
Day Seven of Auto Assembly's Twelve Days Of Christmas is here, and we're able to bring you another guest update. We're not going to say who, but it's someone who will be contributing to one of the biggest Transformers events of 2012...
Stay tuned for our next video being released on 16th December 2011...
Don't forget, our special Christmas sale is still running on tickets for Auto Assembly 2012 where you can get adult weekend passes for just £35, saving over 20% on the normal price as long as you order online by 24th December and our special offer for Dealers! For more details on Auto Assembly or to book your tickets, visit the website at www.autoassembly.org.uk and for all the latest news on Auto Assembly Europe, visit www.autoassemblyeurope.eu
Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:21 am
by El Duque
Auto Assembly's 12 Days Of Christmas - Day Seven - One Inker Inking
Day Seven of Auto Assembly's Twelve Days Of Christmas is here, and we're able to bring you another guest update. We're not going to say who, but it's someone who will be contributing to one of the biggest Transformers events of 2012...
Stay tuned for our next video being released on 16th December 2011...
Don't forget, our special Christmas sale is still running on tickets for Auto Assembly 2012 where you can get adult weekend passes for just £35, saving over 20% on the normal price as long as you order online by 24th December and our special offer for Dealers! For more details on Auto Assembly or to book your tickets, visit the website at www.autoassembly.org.uk and for all the latest news on Auto Assembly Europe, visit www.autoassemblyeurope.eu
Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:26 am
by El Duque
Auto Assembly's 12 Days Of Christmas - Day Eight - 81 United
Day Eight of Auto Assembly's Twelve Days Of Christmas is here, and we're able to bring you another guest update. This time it's great news for all you comic fans, especially if you're looking forward - like all of us - to the release of Regeneration One next year...
Stay tuned for our next video being released on 18th December 2011...
Don't forget, our special Christmas sale is still running on tickets for Auto Assembly 2012 where you can get adult weekend passes for just £35, saving over 20% on the normal price as long as you order online by 24th December and our special offer for Dealers! For more details on Auto Assembly or to book your tickets, visit the website at http://www.autoassembly.org.uk and for all the latest news on Auto Assembly Europe, visit http://www.autoassemblyeurope.eu
Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:24 am
by El Duque
Auto Assembly's 12 Days Of Christmas - Day Nine - Hordes Of Fans Cosplaying
Day Nine of Auto Assembly's Twelve Days Of Christmas is here, and this time we're back to bringing you convention footage and once again we turn the clock back a few months to Auto Assembly 2011... Yes, it'the Cosplay Competition from our Saturday Evening Programme so sit back and enjoy this year's fantastic display of costumes...
Stay tuned for our next video being released on 21st December 2011...
Don't forget, our special Christmas sale is still running on tickets for Auto Assembly 2012 where you can get adult weekend passes for just £35, saving over 20% on the normal price as long as you order online by 24th December and our special offer for Dealers! For more details on Auto Assembly or to book your tickets, visit the website at http://www.autoassembly.org.uk and for all the latest news on Auto Assembly Europe, visit http://www.autoassemblyeurope.eu
Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 3:40 pm
by El Duque
Auto Assembly's 12 Days Of Christmas - Day Ten - A Goodie Bag From Sweden
Day Ten of Auto Assembly's Twelve Days Of Christmas brings you our second update of the holiday season from Auto Assembly Europe. Many of you weren't able to join us for Auto Assembly Europe 2011 that took place in Uppsala, Sweden back in November, but you've still got a chance to be a part of the convention with our Non-Attendee Package and you can find out all the details, along with what's included here...
Stay tuned for our next video being released on 23rd December 2011...
Don't forget, our special Christmas sale is still running on tickets for Auto Assembly 2012 where you can get adult weekend passes for just £35, saving over 20% on the normal price as long as you order online by 24th December and our special offer for Dealers! For more details on Auto Assembly or to book your tickets, visit the website at www.autoassembly.org.uk and for all the latest news on Auto Assembly Europe, visit www.autoassemblyeurope.eu
Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 6:53 am
by LOST Cybertronian
Auto Assembly's 12 Days Of Christmas - Day Eleven - A Brand New Fanzine
Day Eleven of Auto Assembly's Twelve Days Of Christmas is here and we're proud to announce the launch of a new product from Auto Assembly just in time for the festive season! Following the successful release of the free issue zero back in September, Issue One of our new fazine, CT Alpha is now available from the website at http://www.ct-alpha.com where you can also still download the free preview issue!
We've got a great special launch offer on the price and you can find out all the details, and more information on the new magazine here...
Stay tuned for our final festive video being released on Christmas Eve where we will be announcing our third voice actor for Auto Assembly 2012...
Don't forget, our special Christmas sale is still running on tickets for Auto Assembly 2012 where you can get adult weekend passes for just £35, saving over 20% on the normal price as long as you order online by 24th December and our special offer for Dealers! For more details on Auto Assembly or to book your tickets, visit the website at http://www.autoassembly.org.uk and for all the latest news on Auto Assembly Europe, visit http://www.autoassemblyeurope.eu
Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 6:03 pm
by El Duque
Auto Assembly's 12 Days Of Christmas - Day Twelve - A Third Guest Of Honour
Day Twelve of Auto Assembly's Twelve Days Of Christmas is here and it's the one you've been waiting for... our third guest of honour. We're not going to say anything else, we'll just leave it to them to say it for themselves...
As an extra Christmas present to all of you, our special Christmas sale on tickets for Auto Assembly 2012 where you can get adult weekend passes for just £35, saving over 20% on the normal price is being EXTENDED until 31st December 2011 so there has never been a better time to book your tickets for the convention, and the same extension also applies for our previous offer for Dealers! For more details on Auto Assembly or to book your tickets, visit the website at www.autoassembly.org.uk and for all the latest news on Auto Assembly Europe, visit www.autoassemblyeurope.eu
Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:48 am
by El Duque
Auto Assembly is going Twitter crazy this week and letting itself open to all manner of weird and wonderful questions about this year's convention when we are holding a live Q&A Panel on our Twitter page where you'll be able to ask the organisers ANY question you like about this year's convention!
If you want to know more about the events we have planned this year, want to know about our guests or just have any general questions about the convention itself, just pop along and subscribe to our Twitter page for all the latest updates on the convention over at www.twitter.com/auto_assembly and post your question (and don't forget to mention us in your tweet!). One of our team will be monitoring the tweets throughout the day and will reply as soon as possible and we'll be as honest as possible and we promise to reply to EVERYONE!
The Q&A Panel will be taking place on Friday, 20th January 2012 from 9:00 am GMT so pop over to Twitter at any time and join us!
For more information on this year's convention, taking place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel in Birmingham, England over the weekend of 3rd - 5th August 2012, visit the website at www.autoassembly.org.uk where you can book your tickets now. For all the latest news on Auto Assembly Europe taking place in Sweden later in the year, visit www.autoassemblyeurope.eu
Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:32 am
by LOST Cybertronian
If you’re looking for ways to help us promote this year’s convention then now you can as we’re proud to announce the release of this year’s poster for Auto Assembly 2012! The artwork has been produced for us by our in-house artist Ed Pirrie and you can download it below. Please feel free to print it off and distribute it to any sci-fi stores or comic shops near where you live, post it on any websites or forums that you visit, share it on facebook, Twitter or anywhere else that you think people may be interested!
We’ll also be releasing this shortly as a double-sided flyer with additional information about the convention on the rear and if you want copies of this to distribute, please get in touch with us at contact@autoassembly.org.uk with your name, address, where you’ll be able to get them distributed and – most importantly – how many flyers you want and we’ll get them sent out as soon as we get them printed. We’re hoping to get these distributed to stores all over the UK and sent out by all of our dealers who will be attending the convention this year, as well as handed out at as many events as possible between now and August so if you can help, please let us know.
Anyway, feel free to download the file below. Just click on the picture below for the full size image.
Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 12:14 pm
by El Duque
Auto Assembly is proud to announce that we are once again going to be joined by fan favourite, artist and writer Nick Roche. Nick will be joining us at the convention for the fourth successive year and will be taking part in panels, signing autographs and sketching for fans all weekend and will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about his work.
Nick will be joining his Wreckers co-conspirator James Roberts for a special IDW Panel that we will be holding on the Sunday but we are sure that there will be a few other events that he will be involved with during the weekend...
For more details on Auto Assembly 2012 which is taking place over the weekend of 3rd - 5th August 2012 in Birmingham, England or to book your tickets or find out information about booking dealers tables, visit the website at www.autoassembly.org.uk and for all the latest news on Auto Assembly Europe, visit www.autoassemblyeurope.eu
Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 6:57 am
by El Duque
Hot on the heels of announcing the return of Nick Roche to Auto Assembly, we are proud to announce another comic guest for Auto Assembly 2012...
We will be joined by comic artist Jeff Anderson who will be known to Transformers fans for his extensive work on the Marvel UK comics. Fans have asked us for several years to bring Jeff to Auto Assembly and he will be making his debut at the convention this year.
In addition to Transformers, he has also worked on Death’s Head, Knights of Pendragon, Mys-tech Wars, the graphic novels The Shadow's Edge and The Cutting Edge and an adaptation of The Bible. For more information on Jeff and his work, please visit his website at: http://www.jeffandersonillustrator.co.uk/
For more details on Auto Assembly 2012 which is taking place over the weekend of 3rd - 5th August 2012 in Birmingham, England or to book your tickets or find out information about booking dealers tables, visit the website at www.autoassembly.org.uk and for all the latest news on Auto Assembly Europe, visit www.autoassemblyeurope.eu
Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:33 am
by Banjo-Tron
Damn! Wish I could make it. Looks like a great lineup.
Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:35 am
by El Duque
Eight Weeks Until Auto Assembly 2012
It's hard to believe that we are now just eight weeks away from Auto Assembly 2012, Europe's Largest Transformers Convention. It feels as if Auto Assembly 2011 has barely been behind us, but with the convention nearly upon us we wanted to give everyone a reminder that the convention is fast approaching and that tickets are selling faster than ever this year and that we are on target for a total sell out!
We're now entering our "rush period" for ticket sales - the time of the year where we traditionally sell over 50% of our tickets for Auto Assembly - so if you haven't already booked up, now is the time so you don't miss out. If you still haven't made up your mind, check out the website for all of the details about this year's event or watch the first part of our recap video on our youtube channel here:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nign7-lENd0
With seventeen guests, our biggest ever line-up of dealers, a massive new four-star venue, great free gifts for attendees including a magazine, lithograph and comic, what more could you ask for?
Auto Assembly 2012 is located in Birmingham in the centre of the UK so it's easy to get to from all parts of the country. If you are travelling from anywhere in Europe, there are affordable flights from most of Europe to Birmingham International Airport (which is on the same site as the convention hotel) and for those of you who are travelling from further afield, flights to the UK are a lot more affordable than you might think...
Registration for the full weekend (which includes access to EVERY part of the convention including all our workshops, panels and free autographs with no additional charges) is just £45 for adults and hotel accommodation is just £50 a night for a single room or £60 for a twin or double making the convention affordable for everyone!
We'll be bringing you a lot more updates over the next few weeks as the convention draws closer including great news about our displays, dealers, the cosplay competition and we'll be announcing the return of our Non-Attendee Package for those of you who can't make it. We may even be bringing you some news about Auto Assembly 2013...
For more details on Auto Assembly 2012 which is taking place over the weekend of 3rd - 5th August 2012 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel or to book your tickets or find out information about booking dealers tables, visit the website at http://www.autoassembly.org.uk
Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 1:46 pm
by El Duque
Auto Assembly 2012 Kitbash Workshop Details Released
We have had a kitbash workshop at Auto Assembly for the last few years but as we are moving the convention to a new home for 2012, we wanted to do something special this year and bring all of you a brand new, improved workshop as part of Europe's Largest Transformers Convention so we've teamed up with Calloway Customs to do something brand new which we think you'll all love...
This “Blue Peter” style presentation will last approximately one hour, and will focus on how to change a stock Hasbro toy into a different character, using all the tools and tricks of the trade available. Discussing paint removal, disassembly and cleaning, spray / paint preparation and application, wheel removal, head replacement, decal application and much more.
Presented by Nick Calloway, the designer behind the popular Calloway Customs Shapeway store, and Botcon award winner Sid Beckett. This workshop will be backed up by a full “how to...” bullet-point refresher guide on the Auto Assembly website and a video of the presentation so you can follow along at home.
“We wanted to do something similar to the custom workshops other conventions offer,” said Nick Calloway, “without the practical difficulties of sixty people fighting over two soldering irons, against the clock. In this workshop you will learn all the skills you need so you can attempt a true custom in the comfort of your own home at your own pace.”
The limited edition convention exclusive upgrade kits themselves will be available to purchase at the convention and will be available to pre-order shortly from Calloway Custom Designs exclusively for convention attendees!
For more details on Auto Assembly 2012 which is taking place over the weekend of 3rd - 5th August 2012 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel or to book your tickets or find out information about booking dealers tables, visit the website at http://www.autoassembly.org.uk
Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 2:12 pm
by Dead Metal
Malbor Wheeljack? Awesome! Bet it's going to be super expensive though.
Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 2:29 pm
by Prime Evil
We will be able to get the head from Calloway's shapeway store. I've been waiting over at TFW for the official head reveal. What I would love to get the decals, but I figure as long as I get that new head, I should be able to paint something close to Marlboro Wheeljack.
Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:47 pm
by Street-Convoy S0S
wear can i see images of the kit-bash wheel-jack shown in the thumbnail? looks cool.
Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:56 pm
by gothsaurus
Would anyone be up for helping a friend overseas in the USA who can't make it? I was already planning this kitbash. Drop me a PM if you might be up for it. I'd gladly pay for the kit plus a finders fee
Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:40 pm
by Rated X
Im not sure why anyone believes you need anything other than a sticker set to make a Malboro Wheeljack ? Reprolabels doesnt want to touch it because they actually think minors buy their products. (seriously) Can somebody just mass produce the damn set already ???
Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:20 am
by JaffleMaker
Marlboro looks smokin'!
Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 2:07 am
by robotmel
Street-Convoy S0S wrote:wear can i see images of the kit-bash wheel-jack shown in the thumbnail? looks cool.
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Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 2:32 am
by Poyguimogul
Where I have I seen this before...
(sans alternate head)..
Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 9:04 pm
by Flashwave
Rated X wrote:Im not sure why anyone believes you need anything other than a sticker set to make a Malboro Wheeljack ? Reprolabels doesnt want to touch it because they actually think minors buy their products. (seriously) Can somebody just mass produce the damn set already ???
Hello, my name is Flashwave. I'm a minor. And I'm pretty sure Repro would have to pay to use the Marlboro logo of they printed it mass market. I can't print off and sell decals of the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus Train for pennies either, and Hasbro can't sell an obvious Volkswagon Beetle without asking VW.
print them yourself then. Any good Hobby Shop will carry wet-transfer decal paper.
Buy the paper you need that matches your printer and project, (Lasser or inkjet, white backed decal paper (encouraged for lighter color ink on dark backgfrounds or clear decal film (good for dark colors on pre-painted LIGHT backgrounds)
a solution called "Solvaset" by Walthers (my preference),
and a rattle can or airbrush bottle if your airbrushing your TFs or "Glosscoat" and "Dullcoat.
measure the space your decalling in MS Word and build your decal logo out of Text boxes and the shape tools.
Copy and trim the Marlboro logo from the Internet,
line 'em up on your paper,
print it,
let the ink dry,
take the decal paper outside and seal it in Glosscoat, being liberal with the GLosscoat but not so drowning that the Glossocat itself washes off the ink)
Allow to dry
Seal the TF parts that are being Decalled in Glosscoat
Allow to dry.
take the decal paper outside and seal it in Glosscoat (I'm serious about this. Wet transfer decals involve water. If the water is allowed to find the printer ink, it will smear and or wash off. You want this puppy bullet proof)
Allow to dry
Cut out decal, getting as close to the image as you can.
place in clean warm water for 20-30 seconds. You want the Decal to be alble to slide off the paper.
Remove from water, be sure to keep your own fingers wetter than the TF
Place Decal image off-set from where you want it and lightly slide the decal partially onto the TF. (If you have clumsy fingers, a Q-tip is encouraged. I prefer using my fingers though.)
Pull Decal paper gently out from under the Decal, keeping the end of the decal on the TF held down. Don't push too hard though, or the decal will stick to your thumb and not the TF
Dab paper towl around the decal to absorb water.
When Decal is dry, apply Solvaset until the decal film disappears. (You're melting it into the Glosscoat beneath) If air bubbles form, apply more Solvaset and carefully poke with an X-acto)
Allow to dry
Seal the decal to the TF by spraying with Dullocat
Allow to dry
Re: Auto Assembly 2011 and Auto Assembly 2012 Major Updates
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:55 am
by Dead Metal
Flashwave wrote:
Rated X wrote:Im not sure why anyone believes you need anything other than a sticker set to make a Malboro Wheeljack ? Reprolabels doesnt want to touch it because they actually think minors buy their products. (seriously) Can somebody just mass produce the damn set already ???
Hello, my name is Flashwave. I'm a minor. And I'm pretty sure Repro would have to pay to use the Marlboro logo of they printed it mass market. I can't print off and sell decals of the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus Train for pennies either, and Hasbro can't sell an obvious Volkswagon Beetle without asking VW.
They also print Decepticon and Autobot symbols, as well as KOs of Hasbro, Bandai etc. copyrighted material, so I don't think they care about using Marlboro trademarks.
A while ago I asked them if they would make a Marlboro Wheeljack set, using "Kup's Cygars" instead of Marlboro, the reply I got pretty much stated that they don't want to make anything along the lines of Marlboro Wheeljack.
Also Rated X, the reason why a sticker set isn't enough to make a Marlboro Wheeljack is this:
The original Marlboro Wheeljack had a different head and I think a different spoiler.
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:21 am
