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>The gunpla sold well but that came shortly after
Also worth noting that part of why Bandai picked up the license in the first place was that it caught on with mil-SF nerds, and scratch-built models started popping up in hobby magazines. Bandai were looking to get into licensed properties at the same time, saw this one with its own cult following that already had an obvious customer base for plastic kits, and the rest is history