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Stealing a VF, blowing up satellites, significant collateral damage (and potentially huge loss of civilian life), and destruction of UN Spacy property and equipment. Plus the UN Spacy, once they figured things out, could've fired a shot from orbit to destroy the computer inside of the SDF-1. I certainly hope that the UN Spacy is smart enough to not make a hero out of someone who steals planes and shoots at his best friend with bullets and missiles inside of a densely populated area. Again, the way Macross Plus ends is a romanticized version of reality.

I remember reading somewhere (not sure if it's canon or otherwise) that civilian colony fleets were disassembled, and their parts used to build the colony. In terms of colonization missions, one must remember one small line in the timeline in the compendium (I'll let you guys find it). The meaning of it is quite big. In effect, there are (were?) two types of colonization mission: short range and long range. The dividing line is 100 light years from Earth. The Megaroad and New Macross Fleets are the long range type. The short range, well, given that they only went out 100 light years, I doubt that they had any big ships, and probably used ships only as bus-like transports (Embatron Transport anyone?) Eden was colonized by one (or more likely, a bunch) of these short-range colonization missions. Therefore, the big colony ships and fleets weren't involved in its creation. Of course, it doesn't mean that the big colony ships can't stop there and pick up supplies/colonists, take a month of R&R, etc.. In my research on Eden, I've come up with the following:

Didn't he get tossed into jail? I know how Macross Plus ends, but that's a rather romantic ending and doesn't have any of the consequences (for example, an unpowered SDF-1 crashing back to Earth would cause a minor earthquake, not to mention a tsunami, among other things.) EDITED for clarity

Animax is a cable anime channel here in Japan. For 24 hours they are running the most popular 27 shows out of the "Anison Best 500". Why Flashback 2012? Doesn't say. My guess is that it is the shortest of all the Macross releases (as in, there are no following episodes, parts, chapters, and as a stand alone, it is shorter than the movie, DYRL.)

It's also pretty much the only line art that exists for it.

デカルチャー！！！ What's not to like about "Deculture!!!"? (Note the three (3) exclamation marks. I guess the Zentraedi who said it was suitably freaked.)

Hmmm... rushed? No. When is this due to be released? Unknown. Have we seen concept art? Yes. About a month + ago. Therefore, it's matching or possibly beating the M0 publicity. Aside from what others have mentioned about Big West and Macross publicity, Sunrise/Bandai and the Gundam Marketing Machine , the two series (Gundam and Macross) most likely have wildly different release schedules (meaning Gundam is sooner). Also note that I have not seen ANYTHING on the two biggies (Gundam and the new Eva movie) anywhere but in magazines devoted to anime. Yup, despite the perceived hype, even they are off the radar map. The only anime (aside from the everpresent shows like Conan) that I have seen advertised is that Cup Noodle one - "Freedom", and a bunch of old anime and sentai series that are being incorporated into Pachinko machines (Hokoto no Ken, Kamen Raida, etc.). So yeah - consider this the pre-Christmas excitement. If you're not careful, you're going to burn yourself out, and be spent long before Christmas (Macross Frontier) gets released. In other words: take a Macross break, do something else, and check back in a month. Dante74 - reread Graham's post. He gives a rough time estimate. Another good point of reference is the last update by Egan Loo to his Macross website.

I agree, the VA-3C used by the poachers is a great design, especially with FAST packs and harpoon! Of all the VFs created after the VF-1 series of designs, it is the only one that truly captures the overaggressive look the VF-1 has with FAST packs. All of the other ones are great, and the aerodynamic lines of their FAST packs certainly are cool, but they all tend to lose the aggressive "I don't even have to give a rat's a$$ about airflow, I got the power to spare!" look to them. Checked out the latest (September) issues of the anime mags, nothing on the covers to indicate anything on Macross F. I'm guessing next month's issues will have plenty (big announcements saved for those who paid money to attend the concert, eh?)

Take care to stay out of the blast radius of the nuke (your own, or the opponents.) I once got fried when I fired a nuke (I think it was sans lock-on) and it decided to chase me instead! The enemy ships in the easier settings are fairly easy if you keep moving, make hit and run attacks. However, they get progressively more deadly at the more difficult settings. In fact, they fire different weapons! The Hatchet class for example, in Maniac mode fires some kind of heat-seeking nuke at the player; a weapon not used in the easier settings!

I was thinking about Macross and tentacles, and the conclusion that I came to is - EVERY Macross anime since SDF:M (excluding Flashback 2012), has had tentacles! Exedol in DYRL. Sharon Apple in M+. Protodevlyn in M7. Space Whales in M7D. Octopus in M0.* *Ok, the last one's a bit of a stretch, but then I have to ask: are the red energy beams fired by the Birdman a kind of tentacle? Since the Birdman is rightfully a monster, and all the previous Macross productions have "monsters from space" (Sharon Apple falls into this broad definition.) Therefore, monsters aren't anything new to Macross...

I'm not denying that they could be imaged from the San Francisco trams, but merely pointing out that Japan has a lot of trams in operation, some of them with similar designs. http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/images/hiroshima_tram_600.jpg http://images.google.co.jp/images?svnum=10...mp;q=Japan+tram Mind you, it could all be an injoke or something else to tie into Macross Dynamite.

Japan has plenty of cable cars. Maybe it's just to make the series more realistic for the target audience (Japanese)? Or it's indicative of the population size and mass transportation needs of the colony vessels? And/or it's a stylistic statement, as the colony vessel in Macross 7 had subways... perhaps the new fleet is entirely composed of smaller vessels, that minimize the risk to a large chunk of the population. In this theory, the effects of the events of Macross 7 are clearly evident, giving the strongest support to this series being a continuation of the Macross story, and not a reset.

I don't know the time of the original post, but currently it is 12:40 PM, JST. From the time of this post, it is another 5 hours +alpha.

Not interested in doing the project, but some advice: rescane the image. Not only is the scan out of focus in a vertical swipe down the center as Dante74 said, there is also a horizontal white line about halfway. The easiest solution is to scan the image in multiple passes to make sure the entire image area is scanned correctly, with plenty of overlap. The person interested in this project should have the tools (ie: Photoshop) to merge the seperate images together smoothly. I do this with the manga that I am producing - drawn on B4, and scanned into the PC on an A4 scanner. Usually 3 or 4 scans are required to get all parts scanned correctly. Lining it up is very easy (if the paper is squared with the frame over the glass when scanning!)

Thanks. Indeed, it is definitely about* 450 m by about* 220 m. *Why about? That's what the book says.

The image is showing up as a jpg, and not animated (both link image and image on the site linked to.) Also, check out my avatar. Home-made animated .gif all the way, baby! Higher resolution is available here: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/54677027/ (click download to see the actual .gif.)

Different productions, different designs. As the dimensions aren't in TIA: The Select #11, and I don't have the Gold Book, a scan (at a legible resolution) would be appreciated.

Try: http://unsd.macrossroleplay.org/zentraedilang.php Note that Zentraedi was originally created as Zentraedi/Japanese (and any English translation being a translation of Japanese terms,) and the voice actors used in DYRL where foreigners (native English speakers,) to give the language a more exotic feeling in it's pronunciation.

Shoji Kawamori, ever the fan of Gundam; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Colony_%28Gundam%29

You point out the obvious (Macross is a work of fiction), I point out the obvious. Quid pro quo. The names Sketchley, and it's to show that not only some of us, but the majority of us have been down these lines of thought before. Apeman007, FYI, is me. :wave:

No. Though there is a diffence in effect: people generally have soft lines and tones, mecha generally have angular lines and hard differences between tones. Technically, only inking requires true artistic skill, as any monkey with a computer with the right software can apply tones and shade. Though, the real skill comes in placing light sources, shadow and whatnot correctly. Impossible if you don't have a base background in art. CG skills are a whole different ballgame, and it is recommended to not invest serious cash into software and training until you are certain that you'll be able to use the skills, and the software fits your needs for the immediate future. (Of course, there are plenty of free and/or short-term trial software available. Try them out.) Mecha-artistry, to be honest, I don't think Macrossworld is the best place to be asking these kinds of questions. This site is primarily devoted to the toys of Macross. There are few artists here. I recommend http://www.deviantart.com/ You will also find a lot of mecha that people have drawn on the site. http://search.deviantart.com/?section=brow...3A5&q=mecha Perusing the variety of images available is a good way to figure out what works, and what doesn't. My bottom line answer to this topic is: if you're serious, start with pencils and inking only. They make or break mecha art. Tones and shading only enhance great line art. The best mecha art, in fact, doesn't need anything on the pencils or inks! Of course, experiment to your hearts content, just beware of the fallicy of American comic art: colour (and by extension tones and shading) does not make up for bad art!

http://www.google.co.jp/search?hl=ja&q...macross&lr=

Hardy har har. A more technical explanation is warranted, please and thank you; because the technical jargon removed, common internet English using explanation has caused the confusion. Technical jargon full explanation: FAST Packs are filled with reactant. Reactant being used both as fuel for the thermonuclear engines of a VF's engine nacelles, as well as being used, whilst in an atmosphere-less environ as the substance used to move through the engine to provide thrust.

Then please explain why: a) they explode violently when damaged and b) why all publications that refer to them as such, use the term FAST, even in Japanese? (You can spot the acronym buried in Japanese text, as roman letters are used.) Eg: "TIA Special: Macross Plus", Pg. 58.

Just glancing at it, it looks like the list is pretty much correct. Some notes: the VF-11D Kai and VF-22 Transatmospheric Super Parts are the same, and they are also used in Sound Energy/Spiritia Warfare. the transatmospheric and atmospheric packs/parts contain (if I remember the translation correctly) a scram jet engine.