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News Credits: 1014 · by **First Gen** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 2:58 pm

Some new images have surfaced on the web, courtesy of an auction on Yahoo! Japan of the second Lucky Draw figure to come from the Henkei Line.

Henkei Galvatron is shown here, in package, an extremely limited release, of the Lucky Draw family where figures are repainted in a special paint scheme then typically released as contest prizes for various magazine outlets. This figure was announced at the same time as Lucky Draw Henkei Convoy.

You can view the auction for this figure here.

News Credits: 1 · by **spark crusher** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:11 pm

itd be a bit of a bugger if it fell apart like the normal galvy. imagine loosing his arm!

by **Lord T** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:23 pm

I wouldn't even dream of opening him to find out!

by **ponycorn** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:24 pm

spark crusher wrote:itd be a bit of a bugger if it fell apart like the normal galvy. imagine loosing his arm!

It might fall apart even more! Does the gold plate make it heavier?

by **Iron Prime** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:28 pm

ponycorn wrote:It might fall apart even more! Does the gold plate make it heavier?

It's not real gold - so no, it's not heavier. I've heard that often the gold colored plastic is more brittle though....

News Credits: 3 · by **Serpent O - R** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:07 pm

I'm new to this 'lucky draw' thing.

Are these fig's packed in figure assortments but at an extremely high rarity or are these contest prizes? Both? Neither?

As for the Galv, I wouldn't open that because the mold is lousy [functionality wise] and the gold plastic is more brittle then the standard plastics that are used.

News Credits: 3597 · by **Seibertron** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:13 pm

Iron Prime wrote:
ponycorn wrote:It might fall apart even more! Does the gold plate make it heavier?

It's not real gold - so no, it's not heavier. I've heard that often the gold colored plastic is more brittle though....

It's just a gold chrome paint that's added to these (just like the silver chrome that is added to figures such as weapons or the Henkei figures). This is 100% different than gold colored plastic.

Gold chrome paint can chip off just like silver chrome paint. I'm not a fan of either personally.

News Credits: 4 · by **typh0id** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:14 pm

They should have done his gun barrel gold too...Looks like they missed a spot...

News Credits: 1 · by **Solrac333** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:40 pm

What is "Lucky Draw"?

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:46 pm

I like shiny things. Should be silver.

News Credits: 198 · by **DevastaTTor** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 8:54 pm

Megatron_Wolf wrote:I like shiny things. Should be silver.

Yep, I agree. That chrome Prime prototype we saw a week or so ago proved that.

News Credits: 4 · by **typh0id** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:51 pm

DevastaTTor wrote:
Megatron_Wolf wrote:I like shiny things. Should be silver.

Yep, I agree. That chrome Prime prototype we saw a week or so ago proved that.

Yep, yep...I agree as well...Would be pretty awesome in silver

News Credits: 150 · by **GetterDragun** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:44 pm

Serpent O - R wrote:I'm new to this 'lucky draw' thing.

Are these fig's packed in figure assortments but at an extremely high rarity or are these contest prizes? Both? Neither?

As for the Galv, I wouldn't open that because the mold is lousy [functionality wise] and the gold plastic is more brittle then the standard plastics that are used.

These are given out as prizes, usually there are 5 or so made.

News Credits: 12 · by **nemesis-prime** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:58 pm

omega666 wrote:What is "Lucky Draw"?

Lucky Draw means basically contest winner.

by **Nickolai** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:05 am

That's so hideous and gaudy it should be hanging from the rearview mirror of an El Camino.

What, they can't do shiny violet, silver and orange? Gold doesn't always mean beautiful, TakTom.

News Credits: 2 · by **Crosscheck** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:06 am

Lucky Draw Henkei Galvatron with 50% less chrome than the original Henkei Galvatron.

I kid, I kid. But seriously, how is this pile a lucky draw? I never quite understood how painting a toy in 100% garish chrome makes you lucky for having them? It looks like a polished turd no matter what the base mold is.

News Credits: 1 · by **Solrac333** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 3:41 pm

Crosscheck wrote:Lucky Draw Henkei Galvatron with 50% less chrome than the original Henkei Galvatron.

I kid, I kid. But seriously, how is this pile a lucky draw? I never quite understood how painting a toy in 100% garish chrome makes you lucky for having them? It looks like a polished turd no matter what the base mold is.

You can polish a turd. See Mythbusters episode. It they were shiny turds.

News Credits: 1 · by **Solrac333** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 3:46 pm

Speaking of Galvatron, I just got my Henkei Galvatron today. I like him. I like how there is absolutey no orange joints. The chrome looks ok. I then too the turret apart and switched the chrome parts with the Hasbro version. BOTH look even better! The bright orange and the shiney chrome cancel each other out giving Hasbrotron a more balanced look. The same with Henkeitron. The greys don't match but it isn't bad.