I just got mine this afternoon.
I went thru the manual first then went thru it step-by-step while transforming it....very conscious that I might break something.
It's in transforming him back to the jet mode that I exerted too much force in pulling the cockpit that it popped off -- it's part of his features anyway. Whew!
I'm basically a Transformers guy and this is my first Macross jet in a long time. My previous one was the 1st ver. 1/60. Somehow the 2nd ver. feels smaller....and it's definitely much lighter w/o those die-cast legs!
I'm not too sure yet but I think (and hope) that they used the same type of plastic as Hasbro's Masterpiece Starscream
