However, after the first few meetings, and with only part of the story and a few of the mechanical designs in place, Bandai began to lose interest in the project due to the anticipated release of "", and claiming that the simultaneous release of two "Gundam" stories would confuse fans. As a result, Bandai abandoned the project with Model Graphix, putting it on "pending" status. With only an alternate color version of the "FAZZ" model released, the fan community started to doubt the authenticity of "Sentinel" (due to the display of a sample model kit at the 1987 "Japan Hobby Show"). Bandai did not take action to defend the issue.