A product outside of Japan with Macross designs and BW gets some sort of credit? Would it be worth it to them to put a stick in HG's eye?
Who knows, and no point in really discussing it, I suppose. It seems like they aren't talking.
Looks like its an addition. Instead of producing new toys with the extension, they simply added it to the kit. But, hard to say for sure until someone here actually gets one.
I vaguely recall reading about people complaining the head was too close to body on the original release. I assume this is in response to those complaints?