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There are a LOT of fleets that we don't know anything about...

Does this mean they have the Macross 7 license?!

Woo! My RSS downloader just picked up 37-40

Considering how similar the VF-19F, S, P, & Custom are; Bandai would be silly not to milk these molds for all they're worth and release as many variants as possible.

He's linking directly to the flash videos on the official site. Get mediaplayer classic + CCCP, it's better than VLC anyways.

I dig it.

Good, one less troll.

Well, it being the 51st colony fleet is internally consistent with the numbering of Macross 7 and Macross 25. Interestingly enough, one of Sketchley's translations lists Frontier as being the 11th Super Long Distance Emmigration fleet (http://www.macrossroleplay.org/forums/index.php?topic=1422.0). I wrote that off as a mistype, but it would make sense if only a few fleets had that distinction, Frontier and Galaxy being examples of such. As for the validity of the liner covers and the decade earlier launch; in Frontier episode 7 the narrator states that Galaxy was launched several years before Frontier (every translation I've seen has used the word 'several'. I think if it was a decade long gap, the wording would have been different.

I still haven't seen a citation for your claims regarding Macross Galaxy's numbering (re: 9th fleet) or launch date. I haven't seen this anywhere in Chronicle, or the Compendium. Also, see the above post by Sketchley;

Did you read my post? They only listed the fleets that have appeared in the series itself, or off-screen material. Take a look at the Megaroad Article, it was on the old compendium as well, and it only lists 4 fleets. The intro to Macross 7 specifically refers to the launch of the 37th Long Range Mission being the 7th New Macross Class colony. Macross 7 and Frontier have pretty consistent fleet numbering that would indicate there are no gaps in the colony plan. 7th New Macross / 37th Colony Fleet 25th New Macross / 55th Colony Fleet Seems to me that those numbers add up pretty tidy... you should google Occam's Razor, I think you need a shave.

There is nothing in that article indicating that there are only six New Macross fleets. The fleets listed are just ones that have appeared in shows, radio dramas, or off-screen material, note that the article on the Megaroad Class only lists 01, 02, 03, and 13. As for the Chronicle Thread, I've combed over it, and haven't seen anything listing the production numbers, or dates of production for the colonies.

I'm looking at the colonies page from Chronicle Vol. 1 right now and it doesn't list any dates... it simply shows pics and has descriptions of each colony type. You claim: a. There are only 13 'small' New Macross Class fleets prior to the switchover to Island Cluster class b. Production of the 'small' Macross colonies ends in 2040 c. Macross Galaxy launched 1 year after Macross 01. Please link to a references for these claims, that's all I'm asking.

Please tell me you're not basing this assumption on the clip shown in Frontier episode 1. It was meant to quickly illustrate the colonization programme, not give a detailed outline of when the ships were launched. Please bear in mind that clip also shows the Macross 7 and Megaroad 1 departing Earth at the same time. It is hardly a reliable source of information. And we know this how?

I figured as much. Redwolf, your conjecture is not canon fact, please stop stating it as such. There is a big difference between "I believe the 1500m ships stopped being produced in 2040", and simply stating it as though it was canon information.

Please don't post your conjecture as if it were published canon. Just because we've never seen the in-between fleets in any stories, that doesn't mean they don't exist.

I'm well aware of what each on-screen ship looks like and that the later ones are larger. But what is your source for production of the 1500m ships ending in 2040? Is it printed in official material, or is this another assumption based on the Macross 13 being the last one we've seen on screen?

Where are you getting this information from? We don't know which ship was the first to hit the 1600m mark, for all we know it could have been the Macross 15 (or any other prior to 21). It would appear that the New Macross class carriers are pretty inconsistent in design anyhow, Battle 5, 7, 13, 21, and 25 are all quite a bit different from each-other.

That track is sick! Is it available for download/purchase anywhere? Unless my google-fu has failed, all I've found is a facebook page with no links or anything on it.

No poo Sherlock. It's a show about a guy who flys his guitar controlled robot into combat zones and shoots rock'n'roll lazers at space monsters. If you go into a show like Macross 7, Godannar, or G Gundam expecting SRS BZNS of course you're going to be disappointed.

Either one would be fine with me, neither of these fighters has gotten a lot of love in the form of models or toys; but I'm chomping at the bit for a VF-17.

I'll definitely be picking up the Fire Valkyrie! Here's hoping they do the the Blazer and VF-19P as well. This series is starting to catch my attention, partsformer or not, it looks like it might be our only real shot at getting a transformable VF-17 toy.

These would be perfect scale for wargaming, provided there were battroid and gerwalk modes of each fighter, and some baddie units. I'm going to check the local hobby shops and pick up a couple, see how they stack up.

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Very cool, can't wait to see the final product! Do you guys have a blog or an RSS feed I could subscribe to?

Crazy suprise this morning, my RSS torrent downloader picked up episode 33-36 by VIP, looks like they're still alive and kicking!