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  1. sketchley
    In some ways, they never went away. They've just been relegated further and further into the background. They're there, if you know where to look. In the post SDFM era, we've been introduced to: Cheyenne II and Destroid Works (Macross F) ADR-04-Mk XV S-Defender (Macross the Ride) PPB equipped HWR-00-Mk II Monster (Macross M3) some type of MBR-04 derivative that combines the long-range precision fire of the ADR-04 Defender with the short-range missile circus of the SDR-04 Phalanx the civilian construction Destroids in Macross 7 If you include the Zentrādi Mobile Weapons: Battle Suit (Macross Plus) Gjagravan Va (VF-X2) Annabella Lasiodora(VF-X2) Quadoran-Aruma (Macross the Ride) Gurāji Kai (Macross Digital Mission VF-X) Super Gurāji (Macross Delta) Jināru Air-Battle Pod Kai (Macross Digital Mission VF-X) Rigādo Kai (Macross Digital Mission VF-X) ZBP-104 Rigādo: (Macross Delta) ZBP-106 Rigādo(Macross Delta) Kerukaria [Quel-Quallie] (Macross Digital Mission VF-X) * the "Kai" versions have been misnamed as "Stealth" versions by some Western fans
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    I actually don't mind her (that much). Part of the reason is that there are people in RL just like her—so in one sense, she's there because she's the 'everyman' that represents the audience (or part of it, at least). And the writers do tend to treat her with more dignity than, for example, Noel Shempsky was (Fraiser, for those that don't). The other reason is she's one of the few (and I do mean few) characters on the show whose character is actually developed beyond a cardboard cutout. If the show took more time out from its constant plot, and spent some time developing its other characters, I might have a different opinion. But it is what it is...
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    Actually, it is; albeit in Hiragana order: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiragana#Table_of_hiragana
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    Writers/Publishers not having access to the materials aside (E.g. the combiner Zentrādi battlesuit from M3 doesn't appear in MC), how many of those alleged errors were authorized by Kawamori-san himself? If memory serves, Kawamori-san was given some kind of leadership or 'last word' control over the publication. And then there's this from the very first issue*: "This "Macross Chronicle" is produced with the stance that it's a collection of records that bring together the interpretations by various personalities of the history that flows behind the Macross series. I hope that the readers will discover their own true "Macross" by using this book to take in the adventures that are among the 30 years of accumulated Macross history. " Which—among other things—opens up the can of worms that the publications that are in conflict with MC are true onto themselves (in the context of their respective productions), and MC approaches things from the holistic (or big picture) perspective; tying into Kawamori-san's assertion that each production is an in-universe dramatization of real events, whereas the MC is the real events (or akin to an in-universe Janes defence publication/encyclopedia Britannica). Note that I'm not fully disagreeing with your assertion that there are errors, just wishing to point out that we don't have access to the publisher's decision making processes or reasons behind certain choices. Maybe the publishers had the 'correct' information, but they were told to change it to the allegedly 'incorrect' information by the powers that be?** As MC was being released more-or-less concurrently to Macross Frontier, perhaps we should take the stance that MC is an in-universe publication correct only in the context of MF? * http://sdfyodogawa.mywebcommunity.org/MCRseriesguide/SrsGuid.php#0203 ** Access to materials aside, we have circumstantial evidence that Kawamori-san himself has forgotten/changed key details over the decades. Then there are such things like the Earth Trekkers being written out when Macross Zero made it's debut, etc.
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    It may not actually be bad software per se, it may just be that the have a monitor improperly setup, and they colour corrected the images to what their monitor shows, not what the artwork actually looks like when printed. (The opposite extreme is their scanner "colour corrected" the images, and no one bothered to colour correct the scans.) Another possibility is the printers getting the ink mixture wrong (or the ink balance was slipping in the part of the batch you guys got). So many simple things can muck up graphic design and printing.
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    I think you missed his point. Responding with a wall of text breaking down and categorically responding to each one of the poster's sentences in a sea of negativity is what he's complaining about. (Is it all negative? I don't know. TLDR. Overkill has a way of killing the conversation.) Maybe it's time for a different tack—what we liked about the show? I'll go first: Getting to see Michelle Yeoh kicking but on a (semi-regular) basis.
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    I think it is doing that for any long post. Perhaps "true" = view the full post. Thanks for switching the link takes to "last post viewed" thing. New software version can be a major pain. On the other hand, as I only use the white version (old man eyes, light on black leaves "sunspots"), I really appreciate that the new version has added a bunch of colours to highlight things.
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    It's as complete as I've been able to make it (time, and motivation permitting ) Nevertheless, go read it. Sooner or later myself, or someone else, will fill in the parts that haven't been touched yet (which is pretty much all of the character sheets )
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    Not a fault per se: (Activity > Unread Content) Is it possible to enlarge the (relatively) small circle to the left of the topic title that takes us to the first unread post? Perhaps changing to a rectangular shape (if possible) will improve things? (using the Default_IPV theme on Firefox on desktop Win10. Circles are same [small] size in the Carbon theme.) Also, the Edit Post function is... hidden under the hamburger icon. Is it possible to restore that to a more visible location? (E.g.: next to "Quote" at the bottom of the post).
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    Of the 3 you mentioned, Macross Chronicle is the only one we can verify. That's not to say that the source material of the other information is incorrect1, but without knowing where they came from, they are as trustworthy as fan-made information. 1 at the time of their respective publication—when it comes to SDFM, DYRL, et al, Macross Chronicle is usually the most recently published material.
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    I was referring mostly to the bacteria stuff. The effects of the Galactic Whales on Valkyries is kind of hard to miss—subtitled or not.
  12. sketchley
    Completed: Macross Chronicle Worldguide 13A: Various Planets: http://sdfyodogawa.mywebcommunity.org/MCRworldguide/13aVariousPlanets.php I'm a little bit stunned by how much this single sheet covers. Because it covers so much, details are thin, but it does provide a bunch of facts that I've never seen anywhere else—too many to list in a short summary here! Perhaps the biggest revelation is that the Zolans are not marsupials (at least in the sense of using their abdominal pouch to raise their young). The reasons why Zola is unsuitable for human habitation are also... rather surprising (given how well the Zolan setting is arranged and how much is new to me, it makes me wonder just how much was "lost in translation" in the fansub I watched way back when!) The sheet's hat-trick is a shout-out to the various planets that have appeared in things as diverse as Isamu's service history bio in Macross Plus to the 2 VF-X games, what kind of planets they may or may not be, and why they're breeding grounds for terrorists. Again, details are light, but what breadth! ... I wish I had gotten around to this one 5 or 6 years ago! (^_^;)
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    I decided to (finally) get around to scanning the 8th image of Elysium today: http://sdfyodogawa.mywebcommunity.org/Stats/Locations/OutsideBorders/Elysium.php#Elysium ... it's not much to look at, but I'm sure the MW members who don't have the Mook(s) in question will appreciate being able to view the full set of pre-production image boards for Macross Digital Mission VF-X—not to mention see how different the envisioned game and what was released are!
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    Thanks for providing the statement, and I'm honoured that you think so. You got the translation right. It is odd that VFMF doesn't expand on what the earlier versions are (unless if they're copying from another source/writing based on Kawamori-san's requests). I wonder if any of the other books mention anything about the 1st and 2nd generation engines...? (nothing comes to my mind. However, I don't believe I've ever attempted to translate one of the thermonuclear turbine engine sections so far... ) On the other hand, we all know that those VFs carry the 3rd generation Active Stealth. So, there's always the possibility of a brain fart in the writer...
  15. sketchley
    Nah, Rise of Skywalker is correct. Last Jedi tried to tell a coherent story (whether it succeeded or not is a debate for other venues). RoS was... well, saying that they succeeded in making a movie that not only walked back the changes made in TLJ (instead of building on them), and then cramming 3 film's worth of content into 1 movie is... putting it politely. Back on topic: while I don't mind Discovery, it's highly forgettable, and not something that I want to rewatch anytime soon. The best part of it was the characters, the worst part is the plot, which—among other things—didn't slow down to focus on anything else, such as the characters! Due to that (and the hyper-kinetic pacing and editing of the action scenes where it is impossible to figure out what's going on), I'm not bothering with Picard or The Lower Decks. On the other hand, I am currently (re)watching Voyager. While that show leaves a lot to be desired, it is more memorable than Disco, while giving the plot (and characters!) time to breathe.
  16. sketchley
    If you're referring to the section I think you are, I initially thought that too. On closer inspection, it's about the side-of-the-chest thrusters (how they're stowed in Fighter, how they form in Battroid, etc.) Nevertheless, the next page on the electromagnetic locks looks interesting, but the real good stuff is the breakdown of where they use energy conversion armour, and what materials (alloys, etc) are used in what parts of the fuselage (and that's not once, but twice! The Streak-revisited and another later in the book).
  17. sketchley
    The model of the ES-11D they used shouldn't have been pictured like that in the atmosphere! It has the Integrated Space Propeller and Propellant Tanks on the wing engines! Nevertheless, I like that the book goes into a bit more depth on the QF-3000. It's just too bad that they don't have any picts of it with its FAST Packs.
  18. sketchley
    What's the original statement in Japanese?
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    What about the one in the QF-3000E? My impression is that it is an earlier model than the one found in the VF-1. (If I was being generous, I'd say the ones in the VF-1 are the "finessed" versions.) Thus making the VF-1~VF-17 the second generation. The other possibility is the "burst" engines that appeared in Macross the Ride—they're kind of a step between the earlier versions and the Stage II that appeared in the VF-24 and it's descendants.
  20. sketchley
    Thank you for looking into it. Maybe it was a panicky corporate officer after all? That, or one branch of the company went all guns-blazing to complete the project, and it was only after the fact that the senior staff found out about it after it was flagged by the German Peace Society. And as European sensitivities are rather complex, I can see it prompting the corporate response. So, ultimately, from what we can gather, licensing fees were the root cause of the sets cancellation, but not in the way I initially interpreted. It was merely the fact that Lego was paying money to an arms manufacturer (which, when phrased like that, sounds rather distressing... ).
  21. sketchley
    Looking real good. The time and effort you've spent on the interior makes me wondering if I should crack mine open and add a few highlights to the interior too... (I just panel lined/weathered my "Christmas ornament" ) However, when building mine, that long straight joint from to bottom between the pieces that you've labelled 0 and 5 (or 10 and 15) doesn't sit flush on mine. I just snap-fit mine together, and I *may* not have correctly assembled the interior. However, it's something to be aware of (you may need to use glue to get a flush surface). As it's only visible from the rear, I display the Death Star II as it appeared in the movie—so no one's the wiser.
  22. sketchley
    The books I order are all sent via Japan Post (that's domestic order→domestic mailing address). If they do the same with international orders, maybe the 'unknown reason' are the problems international mail is experiencing due to the Covid-19 pandemic?
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    That's the official statement. The problem with it, though, is that the set was already in production and being released (sold) to the public. If it was against their company policy, why did it reach the stage where the set was being produced and members of the public were purchasing it before it was cancelled? So, that leaves us with 2 possibilities: the aforementioned gear problems, or problems with the licensing (or both). It makes sense to provide a smokescreen (the official statement) for both those issues, but if it was a gear problem (a manufacturing/materials problem), wouldn't that warrant a delay while they sorted things out, not an outright cancellation? The gear problem is doubly odd, as it begs the question: why wasn't it sorted during prototyping and test production? Regarding mention of licensing fees: is this something the company would want to publicly admit? At the very least, it makes sense to conceal it to maintain an amicable relationship for possible future business.
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    That's pretty impressive, especially as the Avro Arrow was completed in 1957!
  25. sketchley
    Keep in mind that Lego cancelled a recent aircraft set (that had already started to see a limited release!) because of licensing fees. Blame the lawyers and companies wanting to protect their corporate image (as licensing fees inevitably includes questions about how such things are going to be used/depicted in-game).
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