FansHobby MB-12 Athena (Minerva)

[Tilarta]

I'm glad to see they are finally working on an authentic Headmaster Junior Minerva.
https://i.imgur.com/ZiwTU4il.png
She's been on my wishlist of overlooked designs for a long time now and I'm glad they're finally creating her.

Does anyone know when this toy will be released?
And which retailers may be selling her?

I'm assuming this may be a long time away, since I couldn't find any colored prototypes.
This is the most relevant video I could find:
https://twitter.com/fans_hobby/status/1141388003580903424

[tinyJazz]

The altmode is sweet. I don’t really follow third party that much but ShowZStore.com & ohmyprimus.com have got preorders for fanshobby’s other upcoming figures, so it might be worth checking with them.

[Tilarta]

I wonder if they put some detail into the boot area.
They show the interior of her boot in an episode and there's a portable surgical bay in there.
According to the description of her altmode, she's classified as a Nontransporting EMS vehicle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nontransporting_EMS_vehicle).
Edit: No boot detail, her arms are folded up under that section.

I only go for 3rd Party when they make the obscure characters.
There's just too many of the well-known characters, in my personal opinion, 3rd Party should exist to create the toys Hasbro doesn't.
Or maybe the characters that only get a few iterations before being forgotten.

Scale Comparisons:
https://i.imgur.com/EGFp6OVl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/BfshX3xl.png

And just for fun, with the original Nightbeat:
https://i.imgur.com/4ydkYrhl.jpg