We own the prize letter that was sent out to the winners, though that had not been added to the image gallery yet.

We have decided not to open the figure at present so the gallery only includes images of the figure still carded.

Don't forget to check out our other Lucky Draw figures at www.luckydrawtransformers.com

Toy-Hobby-World have posted three scans from the latest issue of Dengeki Hobby Magazine. The scans have another look at the next Japanese Luck Draw figure, Sentinel Prime, as well as showing some new images of the upcoming DA­-28 Striker Optimus Prime and Human Alliance Soundwave toy. Check out the mirrored scans below.

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TakaraTomy have announced, via their website, their latest prize campaign within Japan, also known as the lucky draw c­ampaigns, with the top prize this time being a gold chrome Transformers: Dark Side Moon Sentinel Prime.  Dark Side Moon being the Japanese name for the 3rd live action Transformers movie.

The figure will be limited to 10 pieces with collectors able to enter the competition by collecting the serial codes from the Transformers Dark Side Moon toys.  Other then the 10 Voyager Sentinel Primes other prizes include 10 special edition Transformers web cameras and 100 new gold Mech Tech weapon.

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We've been sent images of an in packaing Transformers Dark of the Moon Gold MechTech Bumblebee figure.

Two weeks ago a friend picked up our copy of Transformers Generations 2011 Volume 2 from Japan, whilst on a holiday / work trip.  I'm hoping to scan some pages in, but to wet your appetitie I'll tell you what to expect

• Transformers Dark of the Moon toys
• 2nd ever published images of the Silver G1 ChromeDome Statue
• Hardcopies of G1 Fortress Maximus
• Hardcopy of G1 Unicron (including another Unicron hardcopy i've not seen before)
• Hardcopy G1 Wheelie
• Concept Art work for unreleased Action Masters (Star Saber, Deathsaurus, Optimus Prime with Battle Mask to name but a few)
  
• Concept Art for unreleased Pretenders

Alfes 2010 has updated his blog with images of the latest edition to Takara-Tomy's Lucky Draw Transformers MechTech weapons.

This silver chromed version of Deluxe Skids' MechTech weapon was available to Japanese customers who purchased 3000 yen worth Transformers toys at Joshin Kids Land, Bic Camera, Yamada Denki, or Yodobashi Camera

KO Toys have posted an image of a knock off Gold Masterpiece Convoy toy.

TakaraTomy has updated their website with cleaner images of the Transformers Dark of the Moon Lucky Draw Voyager Optimus Prime with Trailer and Voyager Megatron.

Along with Gold Bumblebee and Gold Sentinel Prime they make up the four Dark of the Moon Lucky Draw figure (clidk for a larger view)

Images from Figure King 162 have appeared (we did a text summary recently).  What we noticed was the images of the Lucky Draw Transformers Dark of the Moon toys, including the previously seen ­Gold Optimus Prime, Gold Bumblebee and Gold Megatron - noticeable by his absence is Gold Sentinel Prime.

­­The International Tokyo Toy Show has shown off three Transformers Dark of the Moon campaign prizes, or Lucky Draw Transformers toys.

Shown are Gold MechTech Optimus Prime with trailer before, along with the previously unseen Gold MechTech Voyager Megatron and Gold MechTech Voyager Sentinel Prime

The last of our exclusive TV Magazine updates are now online, featuring Lucky Draw toys from Beast Wars Neo, Micron Legend and Galaxy Force, as well as image Beast Wars Neo, Micron Legend, Galaxy Force, Dinozone, Robo Machines, Microman and various other series.

1. TV Magazine July 1999 - 38 scans
   
2. TV Magazine August 1999 - 62 scans
   
3. TV Magazine October 1999 - 37­ scans
   
4. TV Magazine June 2003 - ­ 42 scans
   
5. TV Magazine December 2003 - 29 scans
   
6. TV Magazine December 2005 - 34 scans
   

The latest parts of our Spring / Summer Special updates are now online.  Today's updated focuses on more Japanese Hobby / Collectors Magazine and features a first look at a forgotten Japanese Beast Wars II Lucky Draw the Leo Convoy coloured Galvatron toy!!  Many of you were probably not even aware of this toys existance, and even those who were have probably never seen images of this toy before.

The update means that you can now find scans of every Transformers toy and image that appeared in the issues of TV Magazine, listed below, which was originally published in Japan back in 1999.

This batch of magazine scans includes high resolution images of the Colouring Competition Beast Wars II toys

1. TV Magazine January 1999 - 71 images (Beast Wars, Beast Wars II, Microman and Burning Convoy, Flash Lio Convoy and Black Lio Convoy toys)
   
2. TV Magazine February 1999 - 58 images (Beast Wars II, Dinozone, Microman)
   
3. TV Magazine March 1999 - 58 images (Beast Wars II, Beast Wars Neo, Microman)
   
4. TV Magazine April 1999 - 35 images (Beast Wars Neo, Microman, Gold Beast Wars Neo Medallion)
   
5. TV Magazine May 1999 - 44 images (Beast Wars Neo, Microman, Dinozone)
   
6. TV Magazine June 1999 - 36 images (Beast Wars Neo, Microman, Dinozone)
   

The famous Beast Wars II Colouring Competition prizes feature in one of these magazines.  These toys have only previously been seen in very low resolution images and no information on them was known before we picked up these magazines.

The article is a little confusing as the competition is to win a custom coloured toy based around your winning entry - however the toys shown (those believed to be the prizes) have already been made by Takara to demonstrate the idea.  This would indicate that these particular toys were not the Lucky Draw Beast Wars II Coloring Competition Prizes, but are purely mock-ups.  This would explain why they have not made it to the secondary market (eBay, Yahoo Japan or Taobao).

You also have scans of various Beast Wars Neo profile cards, images from Beast Wars Metals, Beast Wars II, Beast Wars II The Movie, Beast Wars Neo along with Microman (from Takara) and Dinozone (from Bandai).

As promised, the big one, this Japanese Magazine update includes what we believe are the first ever images of the five Gold Beast Wars Transformers Prize toys as well as the origin of the Lucky Draw Red Convoy figure.

You will find scans of TV Magazine from the 5 of the first 6 months of 1998 (the second half of the year will be available in the next 3 days).  Follow the link below for the images that you would have never seen before.

• TV Magazine February 1998 - 29 images
• TV Magazine March 1998 - 40 images
• TV Magazine April 1998 - 26 images
• TV Magazine May 1998 - 29 images
• TV Magazine June 1998 - 39 images

These magazines include images of the Cardboard Convoy (Optimus Primal figure), Gold Convoy (Gold Optimus Primal), Gold Megatron, Gold Cheetor, Gold Rhinox, Gold Ratrap and Gold Dinobot.  The scans of this magazine confirm their existence and explains why they have never been seen for sale.  Also included are the campaign for Lucky Draw Red Convoy (not Burning Convoy), the Cardboard Lio Convoy figures.

For reference

• Gold Optimus Primal (Convoy) - limited to 10. 1 in a set of 5, 3 in a set of 2, 6 individual
  
• Gold Megatron - limited to 3 (only available in a set with Convoy)
• Gold Cheetor - limited to 1 (part of the set of 5)
  
• Gold Dinobot - limited to 1 (part of the set of 5)
• Gold Rattrap - limited to 1 (part of the set of 5)
• Gold Rhinox - limited to 1 (part of the set of 5)