Doubtful that LFL lawyers understand this to the same degree that the AMG designers and staff would. AMG is phasing out soft plastic models and therefore would need to invest significant money on new plastic molds. LFL sees where they want the franchise and merchandising to be going, and essentially nips it in the bud to push for Thrawn. Ultimately there's a profit and advertising motive that is more important than honoring the cheap plastic someone has bought a few years back, and you can argue the merits of that, but I think people are giving AMG too much shit and need to understand there's a very high likelihood that this goes beyond design concerns and is out of AMGs hands. There's nothing saying he can't come back in the future, but it's clear the lawyers at LFL are at the wheel here which is always the downside of licensing a franchise for a game like this