You fellas must not have been around when MMC was going through all the Azalea discussions last year. I think it was around April Fool's Day, because they posted a teaser pic of Predaking hinting at a 6th member, then had Azalea in Predacon colors perched on the shoulder of the combiner prototype. (Personally, I loved this mold in orange, red, and yellow! Also, the 6th member turned out to be Felisaber.)
After that, MMC did some research, gauging fan interest. They stated they wouldn't proceed unless there was enough interest. Well, there must have been (I know I threw my support behind it!) because not only are they doing Arcee, they have a total of four fembots planned:
Azalea, Zinnia, Euoatorium, and Salvia Prominon. (Scroll down to R-08)
So, as to comments that MMC should scrap this because of lack of interest? Unless Has/Tak's unseen items are putting pressure on these figures, MMC has already done that homework and determined that there is interest. (Plus, at least one mold is going through PSX, meaning that they will pretty much only manufacture to pre-sales, much like the Felisaber offering.)
[Edit] Here's the pic from the first post in this thread:
I should just have pointed you all there to see the story in MMC's own words...
william-james88 wrote:Also be weary of hope in this hobby. Hope is just undiscovered disappointment.
My nephew wrote:Bacon is meat candy.
Agamemnon, barebacked rider of flying robo-dragon, and not often constipated either...
(I answer to Ag or Ags. Agamemnon is too long to type. Plus, there is something elemental about calling me Ag.
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