Winter Wonder Fest Minerva, Minerva Night Beat/Muzzle, Ginrai and Hi-Q

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-...photos-174382/

So good. How ridiculously rare and secondary-market expensive do we think these will be?

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/7...1329052815.jpg

meh, im more interested at the figures at the back than the ones theyve got featured :p.. these are just too big

Can't see much demand for these... but I can see a fan frenzy if those two at the back were reissued as a 2 pack :cool:

Muzzle looks like he's undergone an interesting new transformation.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Skullcruncher

Can't see much demand for these... but I can see a fan frenzy if those two at the back were reissued as a 2 pack :cool:

---

My crystal ball predicts Generations 2013 wave 2 Nightbeat, with wave 5 Minerva repaint.

Looking at Hobby Link Japan, the previous figures have been about $110 which is waaaaaaaay more than I'd pay. I do want them though. :o

Quote:

---

My crystal ball predicts Generations 2013 wave 2 Nightbeat, with wave 5 Minerva repaint.

---

Don't get my hopes up a year in advance!

Are these actually licensed or are they unlicensed garage kits? (like say the BotCon Japan exclusive AI figure)

I'd heard that Wonderfest items are given temporary permission, or at least were at one stage. But seeing the Autobot symbol on there, at an official event that has TakaraTomy present, I'm thinking these might have some sort of authorised status?

They release actual Tomy exclusives there some years, and I remember those Wheelie Toys from years ago (I think that was from Wonder Festival)... it's all so confusing. Too many toys...

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Sky Shadow

So good. How ridiculously rare and secondary-market expensive do we think these will be?

---

How good is the Nightbeat one! Argh, hopefully not too expensive and hopefully official too. Will keep an eye on these ones for sure. :)

They're licensed. By Cms corp. Who make horribly expensive doll figures. There was a bit of stuff running around last year about the prototype of this.

Here

And Cms blog post here

Breifly talked about in the figma thread
It looks like the sign under Minerva blabbles on about the Nightbeat colour being a Wonderfest Summer special.

Can't see anything about the normal colour version. Nor Ginrai. Wouldn't surprise me to see a general release of these, although they usually go for about 8000 yen or so.

Ooo, More info from Here.

Yep, nightbeat colours are fro Wonderfest Summer. But Minerva and Ginrai will get general releases. The G1 nightbeats were borrowed from Tak tom for display. Normal Minerva will get a release along the same time as the Nightbeat colour version. So Summer 2012 for them (winter for us). No word on whether Ginrai is the same time as Minerva, but I ave a feeling it will be from what was read.

More:

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-...ginrai-174413/

Ginrai groupies:

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/8507/120220e.jpg

Looks like Ginrai will use a lot more plastic than Minerva if he stays that size - the prices on these will inevitably be over $100.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

Are these actually licensed or are they unlicensed garage kits? (like say the BotCon Japan exclusive AI figure)

---

I'd say they are licensed limited run 'garage' kits. Takara-Tomy seems friendlier and more flexible in this regard than our local Hasbro. Hasbro Hong Kong is also friendlier apparently.

For me, they look nice but as LiegePrime said, they are too large and not really my thing.

Dollies aren't my thing but I can think of 2 or 3 West boys drooling over these, The old perv brothers I'd call them :p:D

For those who missed it:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Tetsuwan Convoy

They're licensed. By Cms corp. Who make horribly expensive doll figures. There was a bit of stuff running around last year about the prototype of this.

Here

And Cms blog post here

Breifly talked about in the figma thread
It looks like the sign under Minerva blabbles on about the Nightbeat colour being a Wonderfest Summer special.

Can't see anything about the normal colour version. Nor Ginrai. Wouldn't surprise me to see a general release of these, although they usually go for about 8000 yen or so.

Ooo, More info from Here.

Yep, nightbeat colours are fro Wonderfest Summer. But Minerva and Ginrai will get general releases. The G1 nightbeats were borrowed from Tak tom for display. Normal Minerva will get a release along the same time as the Nightbeat colour version. So Summer 2012 for them (winter for us). No word on whether Ginrai is the same time as Minerva, but I ave a feeling it will be from what was read.

---

edit: there was more to this post. I don't know what happened to it! :confused:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by 1orion2many

Dollies aren't my thing but I can think of 2 or 3 West boys drooling over these, The old perv brothers I'd call them :p:D

---

Yes ol' head honcho :D:D

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Paulbot

My crystal ball predicts Generations 2013 wave 2 Nightbeat, with wave 5 Minerva repaint.

---

I'd like to see that.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by valkyrie_76

Yes ol' head honcho :D:D

---

What's that line you and Tets collect called:confused: Figma is it:p:D

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Paulbot

Muzzle looks like he's undergone an interesting new transformation.

---

I don't think that's meant to be Muzzle. There was a variant of Minerva called "Minerva Nightbeat" - it was sold as a mail-away exclusive for 1800JPY and four Robot Points. While the toy is identical to Nightbeat, it was marketed as Minerva.

Woohoo! HLJ has now got Minerva up for preorder. Got one for myself.

Me too. Hurrah!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by High_Q

Woohoo! HLJ has now got Minerva up for preorder. Got one for myself.

---

AmiAmi has it cheaper.