Of course YOU and a few others will be able to re-shape it
Yamato had already taken this into consideration with their VF-19 line, did anybody complain about that at the time?
Message to jenius: As a lot of people read your reviews before purchasing a toy, I'd recommend you to kindly update the VF-171 Durability & Built section which still states that "so far the expected 5% failure rate seems to be correct"
You can inform them if you want but I don't think you need to. They already know about those markings:
They are even panel lined. The painted resin prototype we've seen so far is lacking all the little markings.
Mr-K's also mentioned his interest for the VF-25 line but he thinks Bandai are doing a great job -let aside the licenses. Maybe in a more distant future, he said.