These were made before IDW's involvement with the line, as with the Gator variations, so unless the creative team decides to write them in to the comic book I imagine they'll just be prototypes sitting on a shelf in Chuck's office. Statues of the new cast would be cool but I hope DST/IDW explore the ideas of playsets and vehicles more. The Mini-Figure Resin Display Stand was awesome and I think the only thing that stopped it's release was the $80 price tag. Throw a few exclusive Minimates in with a playset and I'm sold.
Zach: can you give us some more info on the Battle Beast statues? Who sculpted/painted them? Where are they currently living? And are there plans to do the same sort of thing with the current Battle Beasts characters?