This is a hot of the press band new news story based on something that happened 12 years ago.  As part of yet another haul of back issues of TV Magazine we've managed to finally pick up documented proof of the Lucky Draw Beast Ware figures.  Previously only rumours have circulated regarding these, but now we haev full first hand proof of the toys, including images (though they are on yellow pages.

We can now confirm that in the March 1998 issue of TV Magazine the following Beast Wars prize draw figures took place.

1) 1x Gold Convoy + Gold Megatron
2) 6x Gold Convoys
3) 1x Gold Convoy, Gold Cheetas, Gold Rhinox, Gold Rattrap, Gold Dinobot

This is the first time that the Gold Beast Wars figures of Cheetor, Rhinox, Rattrap and Dinobot have been confirmed, as well as showing that 8 Gold Optimus Primals (Convoy's) were given out during a draw with only 1 Megatron (previously reported as limited to 3).

We will upload images to Lucky Draw Transformers and Transformers At The Moon in due course

Following on from their Lucky Draw Transformers Animated Optimus Prime Gold Version, TakaraTomy, Sega and Paramount Pictures are working together to produce the third Transformers Animated Lucky Draw figure (after Gold Prime and Silver Bumblebee) which will be a gold chrome delu­xe Megatron.

Much like the Optimus Prime before him, the figure will be officially limited to 1000 pieces with the prize campaign this time running between 1st November 2010 and the 16th Jan 2011.
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Our Lucky Draw Transformers Animated Optimus Prime Gold Version has now arrived, complete with TakaraTomy dispatch case.  A gallery of the figure will not be added to the website tonight, but if you are a fan of the site on Facebook  (www.facebook.com/transformertoys) you can see a couple of preview images right now.

I can tell you that the toy, which was suppose to be limited to 1000 pieces is actually limited to 1104.  In our last news update we announced that the figure is packed 12 to the case, well there were 92 sent out by TakaraTomy so where the other 1104 figures were suppose to end up is probably the missing link that explains why so many lucky draw figures appear to be made in larger quantities than their original prize draws intend.

More on this when the gallery is published.

Another Gold Transformers Animated Optimus Prime­ has been listed on eBay.  This is the 2nd auction in as many days from TheCrowGirl and has a Buy It Now price of $448 more than yesterdays auction which sold for $398.  This is the 14th figure that we know of.

The toys were suppose to have been limited to ­1000 yet they are packed in cases of 12.  This means 84 cases would make 1008 toy.  Therefore there will certainly not be 1000 of these toys, and its perfectly plausible that 100 cases may have been made making the toy limited to 1200 pieces.

The original campaign was run by TakaraTomy in association with Sega and Mountain Rose with 1000 names being draw at random to receive the figures with the campaign running between the 18th August and 30th September 2010.

KOToys.com have gotten their hands on some of the TakaraTomy Transformers Animated Lucky Draw Gold Deluxe Optimus Prime figures and have posted a mini gallery over on their message board.  The toy is 100% legit and will be given out to 1000 winners at the end of this month, though a 12 of the toys (they are packed 12 to a case) have found their way to KOtoys.  Oh and yes, you read that right 12 to a case, so that means that there will certainly not be 1000 of the items since its not a multiple of 12.

As well as updating their Transformers website with the September and October 2010 items, TakaraTomy have also announced their latest Lucky Draw campign.   The campaign will run from the 18th September until 31st October 2010 at the Bic Camera Store & Edeon Group stores. to enter the campaign you need to make a purchase of Transformers figures (except EZ Collection figures) of more thaN 3000 Yen 3000.   The winners, 20 from each chain, will receive a silver chrome Transformers Animated Bumblebee.

As we reported earlier in the week, our speculation t­hat the Lucky Draw Bumblebee figure at the Animation-Comic-Gam­e Hong ­Kong (ACGHK) would be a gold chrome Bumble bee has been confirmed.

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The toy is coated entirely in gold chrome and is comes within a display case much like the  2007 Movie Optimus Prime leader toy offered by Hasbro Hong Kong in 2008. The Prime toy was limited to 88 pieces where as this Bumblebee is limited to 1 and will be given to whomever spends the most amount of money at the Hasbro booth

You can see HK-TF's thread ­here

During the CybertronCon 2010 show ­in China a gold Chrome Fortress Maximus was show on display.  Now the item is 100% not a Generation One prize figure and was a fan produced piece that was chromed on commission.  You can tell, other than the note in-front of the toy, as the toy is completely chromed where as official Takara items use "gold plastic".

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­TF-HK member Farmer has posted information that there will be a limited edition Transformers Movie Canon Bumblebee made avail­able at the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong (ACGHK) which takes place from the 30th of July to the 3rd of August.

The figure may well turn out to be a gold chrome Transformers Movie Bumblebee figure, so we'll have to wait and see.

­With the Tokyo Toy Fair almost over, Japanese blogger ?????2010 (Alfes2010) has posted some more images from the event.  The images include Lucky Draw Gold Optimus Prime, as well as Welcome to Transformers 2010 Primus.  Also included on his blog are images of Masterpiece Movie Starscream and a Transformers Animated Bumblebee Cosplayer.

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AirWonderStories has put up a 5th listing for the Lucky Draw Robot Master Colouring Competion G1 Convoy figure on Yahoo Japan.

The figure has previously only been sold on Yahoo Japan and was originally a Colouring Competition prize, limtied to ten, via TV Magazine.­

You can find more pictures of this toy in our Custom Colour G1 Convoy Gallery­

Yahoo! Japan Auctions seller Air Wonder Stories is selling a Micron Legend Green Unicron figure at the moment on the Japanese auction site.  Currently the toy is priced at just over £350­ which is 14% of the normal price this figure goes for.

With a lot of Transformers fans now at Botcon, it could be the time to try to pick up this figure using one of many bidding services.

For more images of the figure why not check out our extensive gallery at LuckyDrawTransformers.com