Alpha Fighter AFC-01I - Aoshima (Mospeada)

Something I've always wanted from young. Ever since I watched the anime, played the pen & paper rpg and the arcade game, I've always wanted an Alpha fighter and a Veritech Fighter. (and an SDF-1; transformable battleship??!! Gimmeh!) Something about the transformation just appeals to me; simplistic and ingenius. 

I've been putting off getting one because of other "commitments" aka Transformers, but now I finally got my hands on one. This version is by Aoshima  , it's got good level of detail (better if you follow the instructions and apply all the stickers) and it has die-cast metal parts reminiscent of early transformable toys. Only drawback is that due to its age, the glue which holds certain missile flaps has hardened and the parts tend to come off. The arm joints are rather loose and the hip joints don't swing outwards (design fault or limitation due to transformation?) and tends to lose some poseability because of this. Regardless, it's still a rather decent representation. 

Added some pics of the figure in fighter mode with decals applied.