New Henkei Lucky Draw Figures

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galvatron looks freaky how do get them if we could enter contest pay over 5,000 on ebay?

Good find! Bummer there's only 5 of each are getting made (which is why so hard to get them), but I'd pass anyway, just because I've already got the Classics/U2.0 counterparts.

Asphalt22 wrote:MAKE THE *(#@&!$)#(&B ()#$&!%@*()#$& @# (!@#&$()Q#& $ CHROME STOP

I don't mind the chrome. Besides, Lucky Draw figures aren't common. (First Gen actually mentioned how hard Lucky Draw is to get.) You have nothing to worry about if you don't like the chrome, I think...

I've always thought these were pretty cool as a collector's item, but I've never figured out how one comes to own a Lucky Draw figure.

Savage wrote:I've always thought these were pretty cool as a collector's item, but I've never figured out how one comes to own a Lucky Draw figure.

Either win the contest in Japan, or contacts, ebay, and lots of money.

Well I guess I can't have a complete classics Prime collection now. Oh well. I definitely find Lucky Draws to be interesting collectors items.

Dammit...I want that Prime, but Lucky Draws are just too expensive.

Okay, stay with me on this......the US came up with the original back story for Transformers, before that they were just nameless cool toys. Japan and America worked together to make this line great. So I ask; WHERE ARE THE CRAZY AWESOME RARE TOYS FOR AMERICANS??!! Sorry, but it kills me every time I see a lucky draw I can never own, unless I win the lottery. Sad.

Um... if Hasbro did crazy awesome rare toys, they'd be expensive. So I don't see how you'd be any closer to owning one.

I love Lucky Draw figures. They always look so f'n sharp.

Bloody hell, I'll have to enter this today.

I have a good feeling that we'll see an all silver Megatron like they've done in the past as well.

Diem wrote:Bloody hell, I'll have to enter this today.

can you explain how? or where? one enters this contest? ive never been able to figure out this lucky draw stuff....if it is a contest shouldnt we all enter?

do you have to pay to enter? do you have to read japanese?

if these truly are given out like a lottery then i dont think they are that bad. ive always wanted a gold figure....they really do look sharp...course id want some sweet box art to go with it...

please tell me how to enter this contest?

SFTFAN wrote:course id want some sweet box art to go with it...

I think you would be massively disappointed as most lucky draws come in either a plain white box, or the same box as the original figure.

Why doesn't Hasbro do the same over here for us. I would love to own a Gold TransFormer, and no G2 Bumblebee doesn't count

Lucky draws are usually look pretty nice, But that Galvatron doesn't.

Prime on the other hand is spectacular. Wish I could get one

dabattousai wrote:Why doesn't Hasbro do the same over here for us. I would love to own a Gold TransFormer, and no G2 Bumblebee doesn't count

Because of GPS. You'd loose your phakin mind when it all started to chip and flake away.

Besides, in Asia Transformers are actually geared towards a collectors market, unlike the rest of the world. Japan specifically is obsessed with Convoy. They will buy ANYTHING Convoy, that's why they get so many more releases then us. Just look at Sports Lable, E-Hobby, Trans-scanning, Special Protoform, Alternity, ect.

SFTFAN wrote:

Diem wrote:Bloody hell, I'll have to enter this today.

can you explain how? or where? one enters this contest? ive never been able to figure out this lucky draw stuff....if it is a contest shouldnt we all enter?

do you have to pay to enter? do you have to read japanese?

if these truly are given out like a lottery then i dont think they are that bad. ive always wanted a gold figure....they really do look sharp...course id want some sweet box art to go with it...

please tell me how to enter this contest?

Step one is to be in Japan...

As a disgruntled Brit, I notice that my American friends don't seem to realise how lucky they are when it comes to Transformers.

I made it my goal recently to collect the entire movie line(and I've succeeded with the exception of the new Voyager Meg and OP repaints that are coming out soon), and it's absolutely amazing the amount of stuff that never comes out the UK. The G1-style Jazz, Deep Space Starscream, Battle-Damaged Prime etc. etc. I found it easier to get Tsutaya Bumblebee from Japan than getting Real-Gear Meantime from the US!

Let's not forget also that there are many US figures (such as the Botcon sets) which never make it to Japanese shores.

Down_Shift wrote:

dabattousai wrote:Why doesn't Hasbro do the same over here for us. I would love to own a Gold TransFormer, and no G2 Bumblebee doesn't count

Because of GPS. You'd loose your phakin mind when it all started to chip and flake away.

If you ever get to read this, GPS only affects plastics with lots of gold flake in it. It does not apply to chrome, which is always prone to flaking anyway. Since those Lucky Draws are all chrome, only your second reasoning applies

Hasbro did release a gold-plated version of 20th Anniversary Prime as a contest piece IIRC.

Of course, there's also a third method, other than GPS 'swirly' plastic and chroming (aka vacuum metallising).

I don't know if any other Transformers use this technique, but both the Movie Lawson Deluxe Bumblebee and Movie Tsutaya Legend Bumblebee are a dull gold platic, which then has a metallic gold paint layer applied over the top.

The dull gold can only be seen in the nooks and crannies (insides of the arms, etc), and the external gold paint has (so far) shown no signs of flaking off.

This actually gives a richer, darker gold hue than the chroming does.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Down_Shift wrote:

dabattousai wrote:Why doesn't Hasbro do the same over here for us. I would love to own a Gold TransFormer, and no G2 Bumblebee doesn't count

Because of GPS. You'd loose your phakin mind when it all started to chip and flake away.

If you ever get to read this, GPS only affects plastics with lots of gold flake in it. It does not apply to chrome, which is always prone to flaking anyway. Since those Lucky Draws are all chrome, only your second reasoning applies

Hasbro did release a gold-plated version of 20th Anniversary Prime as a contest piece IIRC.

Pffft, always the know it all... albiet, the right know it all

Alright guys, I picked up Telebi magazine and I'm ready to enter. Do you think I should use my real age and (distinctly non-Japanese) name? Or shall I be 8-year-old Hiroto Takemura?

Diem wrote:Alright guys, I picked up Telebi magazine and I'm ready to enter. Do you think I should use my real age and (distinctly non-Japanese) name? Or shall I be 8-year-old Hiroto Takemura?

I don't think age matters... In fact, since it's a world of collector's after all, I suspect the majority entering the contest is of adult age.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Diem wrote:Alright guys, I picked up Telebi magazine and I'm ready to enter. Do you think I should use my real age and (distinctly non-Japanese) name? Or shall I be 8-year-old Hiroto Takemura?

I don't think age matters... In fact, since it's a world of collector's after all, I suspect the majority entering the contest is of adult age.

Umm...this magazine is definitely aimed at kids. And the entry form is a survey about the magazine.

Diem wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Diem wrote:Alright guys, I picked up Telebi magazine and I'm ready to enter. Do you think I should use my real age and (distinctly non-Japanese) name? Or shall I be 8-year-old Hiroto Takemura?

I don't think age matters... In fact, since it's a world of collector's after all, I suspect the majority entering the contest is of adult age.

Umm...this magazine is definitely aimed at kids. And the entry form is a survey about the magazine.

Still, don't lie about your age... so how they respond.

so how much would one expect to pay for one of these lucky draw figures if it were available via ebay or something?

that chrome movie leader prime (the one that was won in a contest some time back) looked really good. i wonder what the dollar value on that would be if it were for sale?

So shiny! I really like chrome on my TFs

Diem wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Diem wrote:Alright guys, I picked up Telebi magazine and I'm ready to enter. Do you think I should use my real age and (distinctly non-Japanese) name? Or shall I be 8-year-old Hiroto Takemura?

I don't think age matters... In fact, since it's a world of collector's after all, I suspect the majority entering the contest is of adult age.

Umm...this magazine is definitely aimed at kids. And the entry form is a survey about the magazine.

Tell that to the hoards of middle age japanese men and women that enter these contests.

RodimusTitan wrote:so how much would one expect to pay for one of these lucky draw figures if it were available via ebay or something?

that chrome movie leader prime (the one that was won in a contest some time back) looked really good. i wonder what the dollar value on that would be if it were for sale?

I'd say $1500 USD absolute minimum (and probably crazy). Although that is probably low-balling it considering that there's only five. That kind of run is usually several thousand.

Geekee1 wrote:

RodimusTitan wrote:so how much would one expect to pay for one of these lucky draw figures if it were available via ebay or something?

that chrome movie leader prime (the one that was won in a contest some time back) looked really good. i wonder what the dollar value on that would be if it were for sale?

I'd say $1500 USD absolute minimum (and probably crazy). Although that is probably low-balling it considering that there's only five. That kind of run is usually several thousand.

Remember how much the G2 Stunticons went for? Somewhere in the area of "crazy"

Alright guys, one more question before I do it. Should I enter the draw for Convoy or for Galvatron? I figure Convoy's more valuable (I'm trying to save for my forthcoming wedding) but Galvatron will have less entries, thus slightly larger chance of me winning. What do you think?

Small correction. There are going to be 15 of each. Only 5 of each via the draw and another 10 of each will be given away.

starfish wrote:As a disgruntled Brit, I notice that my American friends don't seem to realise how lucky they are when it comes to Transformers.

I made it my goal recently to collect the entire movie line(and I've succeeded with the exception of the new Voyager Meg and OP repaints that are coming out soon), and it's absolutely amazing the amount of stuff that never comes out the UK. The G1-style Jazz, Deep Space Starscream, Battle-Damaged Prime etc. etc. I found it easier to get Tsutaya Bumblebee from Japan than getting Real-Gear Meantime from the US!

Let's not forget also that there are many US figures (such as the Botcon sets) which never make it to Japanese shores.

Oh so correct.

the prime is the 7th version of that mold and its a lucky draw. hhhmmmm.... did they plan this?

Don't know if it's any help, starfish, but Argos now have Deep Space Starscream for a tenner. Doing a bit of shelf-warming last time I looked.

I found the gold convoy! I'll take pics when i get item
i Have a extra one if someone is interested

ultraconvoy wrote:I found the gold convoy! I'll take pics when i get item
i Have a extra one if someone is interested

Congratulations Ultraconvoy on your find. I'm looking forward to the pictures.

I would love to take you up on your offer for the spare, but Lucky Draws are just a tad to expensive for me.

I always thought the black Lucky Draw Sixshot would be so great to have. I think I remember him being able to go black in the Headmasters series and be all stealth like. I mean how else would he sneak up on Billy and Wally anyway?

As far as Lucky Draw prices go I find that they vary a lot from the "not so in demand" like the Beast Machines cheetor mold which seems to be in the $300+/- range to the Armada Prime mold around $2000+/- range to the Fort Max in the $3000+ range.

I'd love to have to cash to own something like one of these someday. To have a TF that is only made in such limited quantities would be great

Hopefully for me it will be the Black Sixshot - though that might herald a divorce if any of us blew thousands on a TF lol.

Alligator

Bonger wrote:Small correction. There are going to be 15 of each. Only 5 of each via the draw and another 10 of each will be given away.

Where did you get your info from?

That is so untrue.
Unless they do an extra draw but I don't see it happening.

First Gen wrote:Transformers @ The Moon has posted images of new Lucky Draw figures that come from the Henkei line.

The two figures that were featured in TV Magazine are Henkei Convoy and Galvatron. Like most Lucky Draw figures, these two appear to sport the all gold chroming scheme that makes these figures highly desired and next to impossible to get.





According to the report, 5 pieces of each figure will be made and released in the March/April 2009 timeframe.

Check out the original article on this by clicking here.

TF@tm got that info from TFW so TFW deserves the credit

ultraconvoy wrote:

Bonger wrote:Small correction. There are going to be 15 of each. Only 5 of each via the draw and another 10 of each will be given away.

Where did you get your info from?

That is so untrue.
Unless they do an extra draw but I don't see it happening.

From here:

http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/conten ... atron.html

Apparantly more are always made of the LDs to give away as gifts?

They don't know what they talking about. its wild guessing. They have no proof.

ultraconvoy wrote:They don't know what they talking about. its wild guessing. They have no proof.

I'll take the word of the expert in Rare Primes in this case.

Nothing against the moon but they seem to assume things with no proof. So the draw is for 5 and that's all we know.
I got my hands on 2 test samples. so make that 7

ultraconvoy wrote:Nothing against the moon but they seem to assume things with no proof. So the draw is for 5 and that's all we know.
I got my hands on 2 test samples. so make that 7

Wow. How do you do that? Scoring them rare figures?

I have friends in high places.
I'm thinking on selling one since its so freaking rare.
I should have it in my hands by Monday.

pics are up on tfw