Glenn, if it makes you feel any better, my Rocketmen submission also hasn't gone very far. I have plenty of ideas for it, but it isn't picking up steam.
Veez, I still have my 1/144 Gundam models, as well as some other ones. The models are very flexible, but I'd recommend gluing the pieces together to make them more solid. If you'd like to see pics, I'd be more than happy to oblige. I plan on eBaying them (can I use that as a verb?) in the near future, but I thought I'd give you first shot.