Well, Already collecting the Yamato so what's another 100 piece set At least HLJ have all 100 for pre-order unlike the Yamato which they just add the next one every week and you have you remember to get one before they ran out.
My goto store for hobby supplies from Japan is closing in a few months. Get you Mr. Hobby paints and stuff now. Price are comparable to buying them locally in Japan and they have a $12 flat rate shipping so it's nothing if you order a bunch of stuff at a time like me.
Hobbysearch current sale have the VF-31J and VF-31C on sale.
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/search?typ1_c=109&cat=gundam&state=0&sold=1&sortid=0&target=&searchkey=Bargain
Yes, there are light leakage along the fuselage and leg. I was planning on doing a video about it but got sidetracked. Will see if I can put it together in the next day or so.
Might be a problem. The leg for the Battroid (used in the Gerwalk mode) is solid core and have no provision for the light tube. The connector between the leg and foot is also a solid piece where light cannot pass through. You'll be better of saving the OP-11 for the fighter mode and build a custom LED setup for the Gerwalk.
Looks to be scratch built as the only other 1/144 carrier deck kit was from a long dis-continued Dragon Kit
http://www.dragon-models.com/d-m-item.asp?pid=DRA4598