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  1. Mr March
    As far as I know, there are no official speed figures for the Cheyenne II or the Mk. III Cheyenne, either with the rollers or running on foot. EDIT: revising my guess, since the Mk. III Cheyenne specifically states the rollers are for high speed, so maybe it is faster on it's wheels than it is running. Which is scary given the prescedent set by the Tomahawk's running speed (the trivia also states the rollers don't damage the roads/decks). I'd think that when running, the Cheyenne II would be AT LEAST within the 160 - 180 km/h range established by the VF-1 Valkyrie and the Destroid Tomahawk, but likely faster given the 50 years of advancement in technology. IMO, It's a safe guess, however unofficial.
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    Not bad. What's the character and from what anime?
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    Hikaru is shown running a MBR-07 Destroid Spartan Mk II at maximum ground speed without a problem. It's actually more likely the Destroids and Valkyries are less stable at slower speeds; once they get going they likely stabilize, much like any biped. Oh trust me, I have compared Gundam to Macross. Extensively. As is often the case, Macross outperforms Gundam (yes, even using Gundam Century figures). Because the Macross mecha are so much smaller than Mobile Suits (VF-1 Valkyrie is 12.68 meters tall vs. RX-78-2 Gundam at 18.5 meters tall), their legs have to move FASTER to achieve the same running speeds. Meaning the legs of a variable fighter or destroid are outperforming those of a mobile suit. Originally, the RX-78-2 Gundam had a maximum running speed of 165 km/h (later changed to 205 km/h, which incidentally doesn't work with the official RX-78NT-1 Gundam Alex's speed...but that's another discussion) while the VF-1 Valkyrie moved almost as fast, at 160 km/h. If one were to scale a VF-1 Battroid's performance up to the 18.5 meter height of the Gundam, the VF-1 would move at 233.4 km/h, faster even than the revised 205 km/h figure But wait...the VF-1 is the slowest known Macross mecha! As we know, dedicated ground units like the MBR-04 Mk VI Destroid Tomahawk run at 180 km/h. If we scaled that performance up to a robot far larger than the Tomahawk's 11.27 meter height - say, the 18.5 meter size of a mobile suit - such a Destroid would be moving at 294.3 km/h Go Macross
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    While I am flattered that fans look to the Macross Mecha Manual for trivia about the mecha of Macross, just keep in mind that the Macross Compendium is the number one official source for English language Macross trivia. Should there be a debate, it never hurts to double check the Compendium just to be sure my facts (and your own) are in order Nonetheless, I've taken this opportunity to update and re-upload a new version of the Destroid Tomahawk profile (refresh your browser cache) to the M3 website. The new profile includes all the updated weapons, design features and written text descriptions from the Macross Compendium. Including the impressive 180 kilometers per hour land speed
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    VF1-wip

    Mr March replied to kornholio73's topic in Fan Works

    A good start.
  6. Mr March
    I would not label the Master Files as fan fiction. Despite the caveat that they are not part of the "official setting" (not "canon" as us westerners say), the Master Files are nonetheless official Macross products and as such, are authorized merchandise officially part of the Macross catalog. Thus they are above any fan-made art posted online (like what I - or other amateur fans - might build and share online), fan fiction written by fans or any of the Macross doujinshi that's been created. Doesn't make that big of a difference to most folks, but the books do need to be categorized separately. In some rare instances, elements from dojinshi books like Sky Angels have found their way into the official setting via publications like the Macross Chronicle (particular pieces of trivia for the SF-3A Lancer II come to mind). So the distinction can be important.
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    Not that I've ever seen in any of my Macross art books. The closest thing would be line art for the pre-crash SDF-1 Macross (TV version) and the Supervision Army Derelict, but they are both different from what is shown in episode 31.
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    Given what's been said on this topic across multiple web forums now, I feel it's important to restate that I don't object to the idea of these variable tanks. I just want that made clear (speaking only for myself), because I think the fervor with which we've had to explain the writing of the Macross universe might make this topic feel more adversarial or objectionable than is the case. Personally, I like the idea of a variable tank. As entertainment, I'd find them almost as fun as Valkyries. And given the few similar vehicles shown in the Macross universe, it is not a stretch to imagine variable tanks could be featured. I'm just posting the reasons why such vehicles aren't currently present and that I (personal opinion) think including variable tanks - in any big way - is at odds with the fiction established for Macross. That's not to say Macross can't be written differently, because Kawamori and Co. do that with each installment; that's just not how it is right now. At the end of all of this, I still want folks to feel free to dream!
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    To be fair MiT, I think statements like this one that you've made is the reason some folks feel frustrated addressing your points and posts. The UN Spacy has not - and never has - ignored ground forces. Not only do TANKS and MOBILE GUNS still exist in the UN Forces all the way up to 2059, but INITIALLY Destroids ARE ground forces for the Macross universe (in addition to being space-capable). Further, the VF-1J GBP-1S Armored Valkyrie was designed specifically for ground combat (GBP-1S Ground-combat protector weapon system), and the armored systems appear in all the Macross eras. I think the point many have made is that after Space War I, variable vehicles become so wide-spread, cost effective and better armed that the variable fighters ground capabilities could fulfill MOST of the ground combat needs of the UN Forces. The UN Forces then likely supplemented any gaps the variable fighters could not fill with less numerous (and likely the cheapest) conventional armored fighting vehicles and destroids. Having said all that, I keep feeling the need to repeat that this is all just "how" and "why" variable tanks don't appear in Macross in any serious way. No one is preventing you from imagining variable tanks and certainly it is "possible" for such mecha to appear in the Macross universe. All we're saying is a variable tank doesn't fit all that well with what the creators want the Macross fiction to be. I will say this: I wish I could just design, draw and color a Macross-style variable tank for you. I think that would satisfy your enthusiasm
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    I don't recall anyone saying that it does. But cost IS a factor. Cost being a serious consideration comes up time and again in all the official written fiction for Macross. This is because in-universe, it's a real limitation that has to be considered when building anything. From a writers perspective, cost was likely written time and again to make the Macross fiction feel more "real robot" and hence more like our own world.
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    That would be consistent with the official trivia. The VF-1 Valkyrie is officially described as 20 times the cost of a Destroid. Also, aboard the SDF-1 Macross, the Destroids were far more numerous than the VFs (initially, 212 VF-1 Valkyries vs. 587 Destroids).
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    Nel has been on DeviantArt for many years. http://neldorwen.deviantart.com/
  13. Mr March
    I knew the sword name, although I also recall it had many different names. But I really like your reading on Delta so far, especially given how Kawamori has so often in the past borrowed heavily from a piece of fiction or mythology to inform the whole story he tells.
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    With all due respect, I think that is a misrepresentation of Kaifun's character as we're shown throughout the series. Kaifun's pat on the back to Global is not wildly out of character nor is it under-written insight telling the audience he's actually coming around. Kaifun is being opportunist and condescending, plain and simple. He patronizes Global with a token display of empathy, which we know he does not have, all while the two are on camera, of course. He does this for the same reason Kaifun does everything he does in the SDF Macross series: the opportunity to preach and influence/manipulate others to his fundamentalist pacifism. It's the same reason he leapt at the chance to "chaperone" Minmay aboard the SDF-1 Macross, against the wishes of Minmay's parents. It was the perfect chance to legitimately get aboard the ship where he could have the most opportunity to spread his word and undermine the military with the eyes of the entire world centered upon that stage. it's the same reason he became a b-movie action star, to use his popularity and money to achieve the same. In Kaifun's mind, there's no way in hell he thinks of the Minmay Attack as a military operation (despite whatever the actual reality of the situation may be). Everything we know about Kaifun would almost guarantee that in his mind the whole situation is the ultimate pacifist victory, proving culture is more powerful than the despicable, war-mongering ways of the military. I can just imagine Kaifun being spectacularly thrilled at the idea of the Military NEEDING Minmay and her singing to save humanity. In his messed up world view, it vindicated him and validated everything he's stood for his entire life. The fact that the situation was also enormously public and incredibly high profile certainly didn't hurt his camera-mugging personality. It's also why post-war, Kaifun turns into an abusive mess. Minmay was given all the credit for this cultural victory rather than the pacifism that Kaifun felt she was supposed to represent. He also clearly resent's Minmay's failing popularity and blames her for the fact that she can no longer be used by him as a mouth piece for his own agenda (however ironic and pathetic that may be). I think Kaifun is shown as incredibly consistent throughout the series, this episode in particular.
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    Great news.
  16. Mr March
    Yes, I remember this was a brutal one-two punch in the feels. I also really enjoyed how the original SDF Macross has a sequence which shows Hikaru struggling with the fallout of Kakizaki's death, something that was missing from the American edit of the show back in the 80's. It was a poignant way to show what Hikaru was going through and how he had no one but himself to rely upon, no one to help him cope. It really informed his character from this point forward and I believe was one of the reasons he was able to finally confront Minmay about his feelings just 8 episodes from now. THis episode also contributed to making Kamjin a more credible menace and less of a cartoonish non-threat.
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    I think this is the same topic as the one we had on the MAHQ a few months back. It's a fine topic, to be sure. Just saying Macross very rarely features any ground transformable vehicles, but it has in the past and certainly could in the future. No production reason prevents more such transformation-capable ground vehicles in the Macross universe. Naturally, anyone is free to imagine Macross with more of them and you couldn't be faulted. It's a fun idea. As for why there haven't been such ground transformables thus far, I believe the points I raised in the MAHQ thread retain their merit: Ground-based mecha already exceed performance of conventional ground vehicles for speed and armament. Hence a "tank" mode might not be practical, even if enhanced with OverTechnology The existence of current Macross mecha (destroids, valkyries) make ground vehicles obsolete, whereas the reverse cannot be said. Destroids are described as "the most successful land-combat weapon" As it is said, the fiction of Macross - by default - implies the Battroid/Destroids are superior land-weapons to tanks (that includes an OverTechnology-built tank). They have to be superior, otherwise there is no point to building Battroids/Destroids. Hence, the fiction of Macross kinda falls apart and essentially there’d be no reason to make a show about transformable “real robots” titled Macross. I think that's basically the "story" reason why they haven't been included.
  18. Mr March
    Yeah, this has certainly been a sad 2016 so far. First David Bowie and now Alan Rickman. Alan Rickman was a special actor to me not just because he was very skilled and entertaining, but because he came along at the right moment in my then young life to teach me an important lesson about public image and celebrity. For me, Alan Rickman was the first actor for which I learned to separate Rickman the person from the characters Rickman played. Like many young boys my age, I first saw him in “Die Hard” (1988) and loved him so much, I had to learn more about him. As I read and watched interviews I learned more about Alan Rickman and then realized he was a very genuine, personable, funny fellow…nothing like the evil Hans Gruber. At that young age, this realization not only heightened my opinion of his acting but it was also the point at which I made it my business to know actors by name and as real people rather than “that person in that film”. Many years later I would come to realize how important this critical thinking skill was, but it also allowed me to enjoy films, film actors and filmmakers while divorcing myself from the intolerable industry of celebrity. I’d never met Alan Rickman and he wasn’t my friend, so I didn’t want to know about his day-to-day life, or who he was married to, or for what his ex’s or idiot sons/daughters were arrested. He taught me to focus upon and respect the only relationship that mattered, he as the performer and me as the audience watching that performance. For all his great performances - whether in Die Hard, Sense and Sensibility, Galaxy Quest or Harry Potter – I am grateful. You will be missed Mr. Rickman!
  19. Mr March
    With release of Star Wars The Force Awakens, I've formatted the posters into some SIII wallpapers. The portrait posters I had to offset in order to maintain the text title, but they turned out fairly well.
  20. Mr March
    I'm going for a third viewing, but just waiting for it to die down a little. After two packed screenings (one on release day and one just after Christmas) I think I'd like a little milder experience for the third time. Maybe end of this month.
  21. Mr March
    I think what enraged me the most is that Misa was unfortunately attracted to Kaifun because he looked so much like Riber, her dead boyfriend. I think Kaifun was also so infuriating because the very nature of the SDF Macross series spoke about the horrors of war, the tragedy and how it traumatizes people, yet here comes a character that ignorantly dismisses all that pain and suffering our heros have been enduring to try to make things right. I can see how even the production staff could have been angered by the character: outside of the fictional world, it must have hit them personally, as if all the great story telling and character work they created for the SDFM series was being undermined by this one jackass
  22. Mr March
    Yes, definitely Thruvel-Salan Class. A view we're not typically used to seeing, but definitely the same class.
  23. Mr March
    That is pure comedy gold! I wonder how many romantic comedy fans this will inadvertantly snag
  24. Mr March
    This came as a shocker, especially given how good he looked for his age and the fact that I'd heard nothing about his battle with cancer this last year and a half! So sad. I always really admired Bowie for his ability to reinvent himself continuously and produce music worth attention in contrast to so many of his contemporaries who often couldn't achieve the life and creativity of Bowie. He was also one of us, an outsider whose life as an entertainer always reflected us when none of our other pop culture did. He gave a voice and provided a human face to so many that were ignored in our cultures. You will be missed, David Bowie!
  25. Mr March
    Glad I could help, LOL Something to remember about the official trivia in the Macrosspedia, it's often taken from many sources and I often struggle writing and re-writing these entries. And passing them through defacto editors, like Seto It's not easy given the language barrier and given the subject matter. So it might not ALWAYS make sense or read perfectly. Priorities for the Macrosspedia are: 1st, write the trivia so it's enjoyable to read to English-speaking/writing readers 2nd, to properly interpret the Japanese trivia for accuracy...WITHOUT sacrificing readability 3rd, to include as much trivia as possible to make comprehensive entries One of the biggest obstacles in writing the Macross trivia is dealing with both the vagaries of this fiction (which is highly unusual) and in the process of research, discovering incongruencies or contradictions...or just a lack of clarity on the subject. I think you'll find much of the Macross trivia I include in the M3 is lengthy and verbose in order to account for those problems translating the source material. The entry on Energy Conversion Armor was sourced repeatedly and re-written at least half a dozen times to include everything and avoid fan-interpreting what was there. I always want to err on the side of offering too much information to the reader, even at the risk of too much text. We can't always know what the creators meant, so I push to include everything they wrote and present as is...such that folks can read it all and can decide for themselves what the Macross creators intended.
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