Well, if I want to display my fighters in fighter mode and don't want to waste space I just extract the feet and let it stand on them. Works reasonably well.
I have to say the way the plastic is matte to semi-glossy and the deep-brilliance of the purple-greyish paint makes the toy look great. It just exudes quality.
The canopy has so much of that rainbow paint on it, that it looks more like a mirror. I can barely see the pilot.
The same paint on my VF-1 V2s is barely noticeable, here it clearly is overkill.