my VF-1S re-ish is my favorite valk. i also have a 1/60 Strike and a 1/72 YF-19A but the Bandai takes the cake for me. I regard my yammies as nicely diecasted finished models. one bump and you got hands and armor falling off and paint chipping. its got great detail and poseability, like a model, but they're delicate. (i know this isn't breaking news.. )
the bandai is rock solid and I consider it to be the most accurate representation of the valkyrie because it was the original toy design/vision Kawamori had back in the late seventies. i guess they are saying now that the 1/48 is the perfect transformer but i will always like the 1/55.
is it me or does the re-ish feel a little more fragile than the Jetfire? i used to have one back in the day and it seemed more solid, but maybe it was just loosened up from so many transformations.
anyways the re-ish's are gorgeous, the painted on markings are really high quality with lots of detail and it has immaculate QC.