buget comes in very strongly when we talk about being a collector. there are way too many 'must have' in macross and too many categories to focus on. if someone is really interested in macross, i ask him to start off by watching the tv series and the movie. then a 1/55 because its not only a good toy but also the way it transforms goes along well with what we see on screen (apart from the heatshield and gunpod). to me, that's how a valk functions. then probably i will show him a 1/60 and a 1/48 and let him make his own decision...