I was actually the winning bidder on two of the three auctions, specifically:
"DINO-RIDERS - STEGOSAURUS" PROTOTYPE LOT
http://www.hakes.com/item.asp?Auction=208&ItemNo=121015"DINO-RIDERS" PROMOTIONAL LOT.
http://www.hakes.com/item.asp?Auction=208&ItemNo=118955I had bid on the Brontosaurus prototype armor that was auctioned off a few months ago and I got into (and lost) a huge bidding war. I wasn't going to lose the Stegosaurus prototype without a fight and this time I won. On the promotional lot, I agree that these things went for a lot more than expected and are probably over priced but I can say that the promotional binder is really cool (I actually had one of these but it was incomplete). It has a ton of pictures and info. The animation cell and Manga pictures were also big selling points for me.
As for the schematics in the other auction, I put in a decent bid but just couldn't get over the price point and so decided to let that one go.
And sorry to disappoint, but I don't have any intention of releasing any toys based on schematics! Not my area of expertise - I'm just a fan like you guys. At any rate, it may be that everyone is a winner at my expense since I will take more pictures and upload to the website for all to enjoy.
Stay tuned . . .
P.S. - as to the question of whether the body of the Japanese comic book is different than the normal U.S. comic books, the answer is yes. It is completely different. You can see a PDF version here:
http://www.dinoridersworld.com/publications-catalogsandadvertisements.html