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)

Part Two of our exclusive Japanese Collectors and Television Magazines archive is now online.  You will now find 10 issues of TV Magazine from 1996 and 1997.

The magazines include the first appearances of Beast Wars in TV Magazine.

• TV Magazine December 1996 issue - 12 pages
  
• TV Magazine February 1997 issue -  11 pages
  
• TV Magazine March 1997 issue - 13 pages
  
• TV Magazine April 1997 issue - 15 pages
  
• TV Magazine May 1997 issue - 29 pages
  
• TV Magazine June 1997 issue - 25 pages
  
• TV Magazine September 1997 issue - 26 pages
  
• TV Magazine October 1997 issue - 21 pages
  
• TV Magazne November 1997 issue - 18 pages

I have updated the Magazine section of the website with four new galleries of scans from recent issues of both the Japanese television, toy and hobby magazines called TV Magazine and TV Boy.  You can find galleries for the Jan 2011, Feb 2011 and March 2011 issues of TV Magazines along with the March 2011 issue of TV Boy.

Transformers At The Moon and its sister website LuckyDrawTransformers.com are the contain worlds foremost archive of TV Boy and TV Magazine  and we still have between 60 and 80 back issues that we own to scan.  These issues contain several never-seen-before in the west or rarely seen images of Japanese prize toys including the Gold Dinobot, Rhinox and Cheetor figures.  Stay with us over the coming months as we will be added back-issues of TV Magaine, TV Boy, Hyper Hobby, Figure King and Comic BomBom from Magazines we have purchased over the last 12 months.

As has become some what of a tradition here at Transformers At The Moon, January tends to bring Lucky Draw toys to this site and today the tradition continued as our latest Lucky Draw figure Transformers Animated Megatron Gold Version arrived from his long journey overseas.  This is the worlds first extensive look at this gold Megatron figure and follows on from our exclusive look at Transformers Animated Bumblebee Silver Version

You can also find the gallery on LuckyDrawTransformers.comthe worlds only site dedicated to the Japanese prize campaign figures known as Lucky Draws.

Whilst checking out the Megatron toy gallery, why not take a look at our galleries of the figures also shown within that gallery, Transformers Animated Bumblebee Silver Version and Transformers Animated Optimus Prime Gold Version

An auction has appeared on ebay for the Gold Transformers Animated Megatron figure, along with the Gold Transformers Animated Optimus Prime toy.

 The auction is for $999.99 for the set of two gold Transformers Animated figures.

Remember to check out Lucky Draw Transformers for the most comprehensive, and only dedicated, website to the Japanese Prize Campain Transformers Toys.

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.

The Jan 2010 issue of TV Magazine is now out and thanks to ModXToys it has been revealed that the Lucky Draw prize draw was indeed just delayed one months issue (ie the Jan issue rather than the December one) and that in this years draw the Transformers toy will be the expected gold leader class Transformers Revenge Optimus Prime.  The toy will be limited to 3 official items, though no doubt fakes will be produced and distributed by HeeroToyMaker.

The image below shows a mock-up and is not the final version that will be released in March / April 2010

Big news for fellow collectors of the "Lucky Draw Transformers" as the December issue of TV Magazine is now out in Japan and it is normally this end of year issue that features the mass prize competition for the gold chrome figures from various toy lines.  Well mark this year down as TV Magazine do not appear to do holding such a draw this time. Yes the issue is out and there is no sign of the photo-shopped gold toys on the background of the cover that normally happens.  So does this mean that we have seen the end of these highly limited and prized toys?  Perhaps.  Its possible that they have delayed the draw until the January issue that is out next month.  We'll have to all wait and see on that, though it could be that the competition has been dropped for various reasons from fakes being made, to some draws being rigged so that certain figures are not actually draw at random, to the recession meaning that TV Magazine and/or the toy manufactures have decided that it is just too expensive to produce figures this year.

We will have more on this story as it unfolds, and as we say it could be that they have simple pushed the draw back to the Jan 2010 issue, as they seem to be releasing the issues earlier this year.

For more magazine scans, you may wish to check out the Magazine areaa on Transformers At The Moon which contains scans from not only the Japanese Hobby Magaines but also various UK and US sources as well.

Whilst putting on our Lucky Draw Transformers toy gallery at Auto Assembly 2009 we were asked by a few people "where can I buy one of those".  Well the easiest place to start is eBay, of cause, but you can often find Lucky Draws on Yahoo Japan as well as via some online stores.

Below you will find some links to various auctions.

Gold Henkei Convoy­
Black Tracks
Perfect Choice Cheetas
BW Blue Convoy
Black Fire Convoy
BW2 Silver Galvatron
Green Unicron
Metals Pioneer Silver Convoy
Gold ML Convoy
Gold Magmatron
Fire Kicker
White Moon
Brave Maximus­
SL Gold Grand Convoy
Gold Metals Convoy
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Well after showing off the toy exclusively at Auto Assembly 2009, you can now find full size images of the incredible Car Robots Black God Magnus (Black Ultra Magnus) along with the first ever images of Black God Fire Convoy (Black Omega Prime).

The gallery also contains image of Sams Club Optimus Prime combined with Black God Magnus.

You will need to check back later for images of Black God Magnus in vehicle mode and more images of this extremely rate Transformers figure.

To wet your appetites even further, we thougth we'd giv you a run down of the Lucky Draw toys you can expect to see at Auto Assembly 2009

Beast Wars
Gold Megatron
Blue Convoy

Beast Wars II
Gold Lio Convoy
Galva Lio Convoy
Silver Galvatron
White Moon

Beast Wars Neo
Blue Big Convoy
Gold Big Convoy
Black Magmatron
Gold Magmatron

Beast Wars Metals
Silver Convoy
Gold Convoy
Silver Megatron

Beast Wars Returns
Perfect Choice Cheetas

Collectors Edition
Secret Starscream
Primus
Black Sixshot
Clear Sixshot

Car Robots
Black Super Fire Convoy
Black God Magnus

Micron Legend
Gold Super Convoy
Gold Jetfire
Black Megatron
Green Unicron

Superlink
Gold Grand Convoy
Custom Colour Grand Convoy
Gold Std Convoy
Gold Rodimus
Silver Rodimus
Black Megatron
Fire Kicker
Gold Omega Supreme

Galaxy Force
Gold Galaxy Convoy
Gold Master Galvatron
Gold Megalo Convoy

RobotMasters
Custom Colour G1 Convoy

Movie
Gold Leader Optimus Prime statue
Gold Voyager Optimus Prime (loose and boxed)
Gold Protoform Starscream

Henkei
Gold Convoy
Gold Galvatron

Hopefully I've not missed anyone off the list.  If there is space we may also display a few "Fake Lucky Draws" to help you know which toys are not official.

With Auto Assembly 2009 starting Friday evening here within the UK we thought we'd give you another incentive to come along if you have not already made up your mind.  As you probably know by now at the event we will be showcasing our Lucky Draw collection the majority of which can be photographed for this website.  However there are two Lucky Draw items that we own that we have not yet photographed for the website. 

One of the items is the 2004 TV Magazine Colouring Contest figure Robotmaster G1 Convoy.  The only images of this figure that have previously been seen were from a Yahoo Japan auction and a few images taken by Ultra Convoy who won that auction.  Of the 10 figures that were produced, only Ultra Convoy's and our own are the only ones known to be in collectors hands.

The second item is even rarer and we believe only four photographs of this toy exist as well as a scan of the magazine from which it was originally offered.  We have only seen this figure for sale once since it was produced.  Who is the figure?  None other than the second half of Black Super God Fire Convoy ... Black God Magnus!

We will not be publishing images of the toy on the internet until after Auto Assembly 2009, so if you want to see the figure you will have to come along to the event and have a look at the display.  The figure will be shown on both days, but remember that only Sunday visitors will be able to see our entire Lucky Draw collection.

For full details on Auto Assembly 2009 and to book your tickets, visit the website at www.autoassembly.org.uk

An auction has appeared on ebay for a Chrome Silver Transformers Movie Protoform Optimus Prime toy.

The figure is not one of the official TV Magazine Transformers Movie campaign Lucky Draw Transformers released in 2007, but certainly looks pretty nice.  The toy is either a fake, custom, testshot or staff item (we feel either the first or third).

You can see all the images in our Transformers Prototype area.