Deluxe DINOBOT Beast Wars Transformers PROTOTYPE – FIRST SHOT / TEST SHOT – Jerry Palmer Collection

LAST ONE AVAILABLE! 

Very rare 1995 Beast Wars Deluxe Dinobot FIRST SHOT / TEST SHOT from the former collection of Hasbro/Kenner product developer Jerry Palmer.  And full disclosure I recently sold one of these and believed it to be the last, but found another… but this it certainly the last one and your last chance.

This example remains factory sealed in its original bag, untouched since it was prepared for delivery to Hasbro more than 30 years ago. One was opened years ago for display and is shown in the photos for comparison — the one you are purchasing is still sealed.

Approximately 48 Dinobot samples were produced in Hong Kong as part of Hasbro’s pre-production/quality-assurance process.

How many survived is impossible to know. Hasbro QA paperwork I’ve found for similar Deluxe Beast Wars figures shows that as many as 30 examples could be used during quality testing. Jerry Palmer’s collection contained several examples of certain characters and no examples at all of others.

These first shots/test shots were prepared in factory bags for delivery to Hasbro, with Hasbro product developer Jerry Palmer being the original recipient of the examples in this collection.

This is an unmistakable pre-production piece and a fascinating survivor from the development of the original Beast Wars toy line.

FOREVER AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEED

I forever guarantee the authenticity of this prototype. I guarantee it will pass AFA/CIB authentication or I will pay the authentication cost and refund your purchase price.

This is the LAST ONE AVAILABLE.

An exceptional piece for an advanced Transformers, Beast Wars, Hasbro, Kenner or pre-production toy collection, still factory sealed just as it was prepared for Hasbro in 1995.

IMPORTANT: The Hasbro/Takara paperwork shown in the final photograph is provided for reference and provenance context only. The paperwork is NOT included with this listing.