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Okay, here are two of the sillier pics I could find of myself.

I got permission from Jeff Russell, the creator of the Starship Dimensions site, to create a modified version of his mecha size page using the Macross data as opposed to the Robotech data. Click here to see it. To compare with the RT version on Jeff's site, click here. The differences are the Glaug, Regult, and Nousjadeul-Ger are all somewhat smaller according to Macross data than the RT data. I'm assuming that all the data is referring to the same measuring points--if it turns out that the Glaug is 16.55 m to the top of the canopy, while RT is reporting 18.1 m to the top of the gun, then my version is incorrect. I've also put up a scan of a "group sketch" showing comparative sizes from Macross Perfect Memory. I've posted it in one of the topics, but it's also here.

Speed Racer/Mach Go Go Go. Behind all the childish stuff, there's some good family drama there (Racer X/Speed/Pops), plus spies, intrigue, exotic locations, and fast cars. The only problem is, I think they'd have to tone down all the Mach One gadgetry or it'll just be too corny/campy as a live action movie.

If you do want to get something costly and high tech (well, relatively), you could use a compass cutter. (Just be sure to use something to protect the decal/sticker from getting a pinhole in the middle.)

Any idea how Macross 7 Trash managed to get released internationally (in French, German, and Italian translation) then?

Nope, Bush flew the F-102...when he felt like showing up, that is.

Well, I'm glad this topic was brought up, because I had no idea the Glaug had missiles, let alone where they're housed. I didn't have time to do any scans last night, but I found one of the cockpit images on the net. The view is looking forward from the pilot's seat (or a little behind). The missile tubes are on the far right.

To followup on the previous post, several people have tried to identify the various bootlegs of M0, especially volume 2. http://www.importanime.com/ helps a little but there's only a review for the Manga International version of vol. 2. The video problems happen for me both on my home DVD player and on a computer DVD player, so it's not a question of monitor vs. TV. It could depend on the DVD player, or maybe there are manufacturing problems or subversions of the MI bootleg. It's not pixellation, it's a bunch of fine horizontal lines which appear during action sequences, as if half the scan lines are missing.

I don't think that would work very well. At least, I imagine it turning into a Macross version of The Phantom Menace. I'd prefer to explore the same material by having the UN Spacy come into contact with the Supervision Army in "present" time and explore the mystery of what happened, perhaps eventually discovering the original Protoculture star systems. But I don't know how much of that would overlap with what's been done in M7, since I've only seen a few episodes of the latter.

The Advanced Tactical Fighter program started in 1981, but the F-22 wasn't designed until some time later. Since this guy is advancing an idea that's counter to commonly known facts, it's incumbent on him to provide quotes and precise references. It could be that he's confusing the ATF program (which involved the competition between YF-22 and YF-23) with the plot of Macross Plus.

But wouldn't the missile stall and/or be unmaneuverable if it doesn't have sufficient airspeed?

Oh, yes, it does look cool.

Oh, hey, you're on the LO:MAC Forums? What's your SN? I think you may have replied to my thread way back, at least someone made a Macross remark in reference to my Shin Kudou handle. Nope, I just poked around and found the forum after you mentioned it. But now I might lurk there a bit.

Yup, those are the missile ports. I compared the entry for the Glaug in Macross Perfect Memory (page 170) with the keyed model images referred to above. The only item in the entry which has a "X 6" next to it must be the missiles, and the same kanji and kana appear there as in the pointer to the black circles. The kana ミサイル transliterates as "misailu". Also, if you look on the same page, there are a few interior cockpit drawings where you can see a pair of cylindrical structures which appear to lead to the ports. These probably house the uppermost two missiles; the third missile is probably too low to be visible in the drawings.

For those wondering, the forums Cmd McBride mentions in the above post are at http://www.lo-mac.com/ Interesting anecdote--I wonder how much is true! Hm. At least some is corroborated. Lots of reports that Speicher was the pilot of the Hornet downed by a MiG-25.

If you don't mind the sculpt/finish of the Matchbox pods (or you're willing to customize), the 1/48 would look okay in a forced perspective diorama. A very nice example of the latter can be seen here. Read the description for scene 4, then click the link. Note that the ship model in the background has to be a much smaller scale than the GI Joes used in the foreground (12" GI Joes = 1/6 scale), but artful placement of the objects and construction of the ground and background make it all look properly proportioned and in perspective. Here's another example of a project using forced perspective with models in different scales. In this case, the builder is using both 1/100 and 1/144 models.

Are you saying they're branching out from the cool green cucumber designs into spicy red Zent-radishes?

That doesnt make sence, if fast packs is space only the fan is useless. Guess our great froating head had a differnt view of space back then or its some kind of overtech fan that anime magicly blows something to cool it down. Well, since the exhaust is a gas, the fan could theoretically help move it out of the launcher. And I could see a need to get it out of there before it condenses and freezes inside the launcher. But basically you're right--how hard can it be to vent gas in space? Have any spacecraft used fans in this fashion?

If you look at the Bandai 1/100 Glaug picture (e.g. here or here) you can make out some writing pointing to the six black circles on the fuselage. You might need a better-quality scan, but I'll bet your answer is there.

Gee, Snoopy's Doghouse, is a favorite of mine. Damn...I used to have a toy of it, and you just reminded me of it for the first time in decades. Now I probably have to go hunt for it on eBay. Out of real-world airplanes, my fave is probably the F-4 Phantom. Because: 1) When I was quite a little kid, my parents bought me an F-4J model kit. I think it was at the Goddard visitor center in Maryland. I never properly finished the kit, but I enjoyed looking at the picture and fitting the parts together. 2) It looks cool and mean. I never understand why so many people think the F-4 is ugly. To me, it's the first American jet fighter that looks "right". With the exception of the F-86, most everything before it looks antique (e.g., the original Phantom I, Banshee), funky (Demon), or corny (century series, Corsair). 3) Although it had flaws as a dogfighter, it was a jet that did everything for much of the Cold War, as an interceptor/air superiority fighter/tactical bomber, serving with distinction in war and peace with the USAF, USN (and Marines), and many allies including Britain, Germany, Japan, and Israel. It was the only plane that was used by both the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds. It was in US service from 1961-1995 (the last decade or so in the Wild Weasel role), and remains in service with other nations. I don't really have a second favorite--I like a lot of other planes. Maybe the Hornet simply because I've gotten a lot of enjoyment out of Graphic Simulations' Hornet flight simulators.

Kwamzin/Kamujin/Khyron. As with Rolli, Warera, and Konda (Bron/Rico/Konda), his role is so small and and his appearance so different from SDF Macross that the only way you could really recognize him without a program is by his voice. Edit: fixed the Zentradi names.

No, he's talking about the scan from Macross Perfect Memory. Many of the Valkyrie sketches contained therein show different kinds of gunpods. Since I can't read Japanese (other than sounding out katakana, which will only get you so far), I can only guess that they're early versions of Kawamori's final design. Some of the other versions look kind of like Tommy guns. I doubt any of them are supposed to be canonical, but if you'd like you could consider them prototypes.

Well, the origin of the word for the series came from a cross between "megaroad"/"megaload" (indistinguishable in Japanese AFAIK) and "Macbeth" (as pronounced in Japanese, it's "Makubesu"). Details in the Animeigo liner notes, which were fortuitously posted to Usenet. As for an actual meaning in English, none that I'm aware of. I remember getting excited when I first heard of "macros" (i.e., programmable shortcuts for performing multiple computer operations), but there's no connection. The closest meaning would be as a derivative of "macro-", meaning "big" (actually, "long" in Greek). I don't know if Kawamori et. al. ever intended it, but we could suppose that the name is short for "Macro Star Ship".

Update: I just measured my Glaug with it standing as tall as possible, and I got a scale of 1/54. (More details in the "scale of destroids and other toys" thread.)

Inspired by my receipt of destroids and Botoru (Nousjadeul-Ger) from kanata67, I just did some measuring of my own and came up with slightly different numbers. For the officer's battlepod (Glaug), I got it to stand up as straight as possible by wedging folded-up bits of paper behind the feet, then I measured to the top of the gun, and I got a height of 30.6 cm. 30.6/1655=~1/54, or close enough to 1/55 to be a better match for the chunky monkeys (and I suppose MPC) than the 1/60 Yamatos. I think top of the gun is the correct measuring point since we're comparing to the height overall. For the N-Ger, I get a height of 16.7 cm measured to the top of the head. (I believe this is the correct measuring point for height overall even though the shoulder-mounted gun is higher than the head on the toy, because in the line art the gun is lower than the head.) The official height of the N-Ger according to the Compendium is 16.4 m, so the scale is 16.7/1640=~1/98, thus very close to the 1/100 Takatoku/Bandai/bootleg toys. See also the thread "1/48 Valks vs Matchbox Battlepods" for further discussion and pictures.