It's getting to be more like the early 80's every day, I mean even the valks are going back to removable nose sections. But hey, that's fine, so much of this hobby is about nostalgia any way. It will be like I'm a kid again, pulling the nose off my VF-1S model to transform it! As far as the material goes, PVC works for me. Yammato could carve the thing out of wood at this point and I don't think I would be the only person ordering two shipped next day air. The leg CFT's are a bonus though.
And why is everyone having kids, don't you know a child is the surest path to financial ruin?