Even so they still would have laid out a fair bit of cash on CAD renders and maybe even in the process of having the moulds developed. And mould development is where a large chunk of the money goes in making toys.
But I believe they announced on their Facebook page that this was still going ahead a theirs was more IDW inspired then G1. And remember that this one is apparently a stand alone UM, not a 'White Prime in armour' like the MP is rumored to be. Because this apparently matters to people
I may end up with both![]()