I first came upon Macross with the bandai 1/55 back in 85/86... but it was too expensive, so my dad got me the AMAI? plastic kit of the VF-1D and 1S
Only until 3 yrs ago did i started collecting the yamato 1/60 vf-1s, then the 1/48, 1/60 MacZero...
My preference would be the fighter, then gerwalk mode with super/strike parts.
Also VF-1 Strike in Fighter mode with landing gear down is nice... here are some pics of my humble collection...