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Isn't the F-14 a '70's design?

How many times did he fire that big multi-warhead missile? Just that once... Also, in all entertainment productions, the producers must make the choice between reality, and ease of understanding by the viewer. To quote the production staff of Star Wars (might be George Lucas) "if the viewer cannot understand it's purpose within 5 seconds, then it's a bad design." Yes, big, blocky reticule isn't realistic, but it's easy to spot, and easy to understand.

(attempting to stick to fresh debate ideas): IMHO, every and all VFs have some kind of swivel, or swing wings. Its part-and-parcel with the transformation process (wings fold up, swivel behind, flatten themselves against the torso, etc.,) to make a more compact battroid mode. True, the VF-22's wings don't swivel, but they still fold in on themselves - plus they can be stretched and distorted... So, yeah, swing/swivel/folding wings are a given in any transforming fighter...

The one on the right looks reminiscent of the Avenger II: http://www.mahq.net/mecha/macross/sdfmacross/avenger2.htm Though, it is different at some key points... No idea what the other two jets are, on the left.

I remember it appearing only on his helmet, and not on the HUD (as it is the virtual cockpit, the entire thing is a HUD.) Funny thing is that it is viewable in multiple camera angles and behaves in ways that reflections do not.

The throttle controlled transformation (or at least, all-mode control sticks) was introduced with the DYRL version of the VF-1 (Block 6 and later, to be technical.) Thrust vectoring is present on the VF-1. It wasn't really shown until the intro animation of the DYRL game for the Sega Saturn/PS1. Of course, as this pre-dates Macross Zero and the designs of the VF-0... If anything, it'd look more like the SV-51. I believe that is the direction that Shouji Kawamori is taking transforming airplanes, and there is a lot more crammed into that nasty plane, then is readily apparent.

Jeez... google searches work wonders: http://www.google.ca/search?hl=ja&q=poutine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine Who said anything about French bashing,eh? I was hosing a fellow Canadian, eh, on his lack of Canadienne~ism.

First appearance was in Macross Plus (launches the drones.) Next appearance was in VF-X2.

Eh? French fries, Mr. March? What about the poutine, eh?

No, I didn't say all shows are not long, drawn out series. Just that the majority are (not long, drawn out series.) For example, an exception would be the long running "Sazae-san." It's been on TV since October, 1969. I don't think that there are many shows with that kind of endurance, in any television market on Earth! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sazae-san

Something to keep in mind is that the general rule of thumb is that US TV series are produced differently than the average Japanese or Asian TV series. This isn't just anime, but all television. Sticking specifically to animation, Macross was originally accepted for something like 24 episodes (the standard series length of most anime.) At some point, the series (Macross) was expanded to 27 episodes - and we can see the evidence of that with at least one semi-filler episode: "Global's Report." The episodes after 27 were kind of an encore based on the shows popularity, and marketing successes, and the few dangling plot lines that needed to be cleared up. What is true of Macross is true of most every anime and drama made in Japan, and Asia in general. Soap operas and sitcoms are nonexistant, and by and large, every show has a set number of episodes. Anywhere from under half-a-dozen, to the triples of dozens.

In M+ you see some of the HUD info (namely targeting retricle) dispayed inside Isamu's helmet. At this point (and presumably in M7 too, as the series takes place later in the timeline,) the visor is doing more than providing shade...

I think the smell (sic. burnt cookie) comes from how they create breathable air. I know on the Russian space stations, they used something along the lines of an oxygen candle (it burns slowly, releasing only oxygen.) It makes sense that this latest space station would use the same thing to create breathable air.

Yes. Also - why would non-English speakers come to an English website, let alone be able to find the thread(s) about their product? Even if they were, the vast majority of whatever their translations (probably software, probably not real people) would spit out would be negative sounding gobblygook. Of course, I could be mistaken, and they could have a decent enough command of English to understand that this thread is full of negative criticism and not much about how to fix the bits and peices that are being criticized... Just my two cents. EDIT: just for fun, using internet translation software, I translated jenius's post into Japanese, and then back into English. Fun!

It's mid-way up the lower leg, on the left side of the picture.

Shouji Kawamori might have done them as a joke, but the legs on the Rabbit certainly make much more sense than 'hunky and huge landing skids.' If they aren't legs, and they aren't 'height adjustable' (ie: able to land on uneven surfaces,) then the usefulness of the Rabbit, as a SAR vehicle drops considerably. Aside from transport and SAR, what other roles does the Rabbit fulfill? Perhaps some C&C duties - but there doesn't appear to be a lot of internal space. The VEFR-1 "Funny Chinese" appeared (briefly, at best, I believe,) in the later episodes of the SDF:M TV series. One of them is visible amongst the plethora of VFs in the pan-up the SDF-1 when it is leading the charge against the Bodolza flagship.

Who knows - something might already be in the works - just no where near the point where they are ready to annouce it. Or... the plethora of models and toys being released recently, and in the near future, IS the 25th anniversary celebration...

Actually, they're apostles. Angels is a miss translation, further confused by the missassumption, by the presumably weak English skills of those working for Gainax, that Angel is a better translation of 使徒. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_%28Neon...s_Evangelion%29 (Knowing that wikipedia isn't always 100% accurate, I ran 使徒 through a pair of online translators, AND a kanji dictionary. The result is 'apostle.')

I agree. The jet-rocket hybrid engine of the VF-5000's super FAST pack* makes sense. It is reminiscent of the packs on the VF-1 AND the Ghost drone fighter used in the special 'angel' configuration of the VF-0. http://www.macrossrpg.com/docs/index.php/F...AST_Pack_System (Not to be confused with the Atmospheric Escape Ramjet Booster Pack that the VF-5000 also has. Scroll up from the one on the link provided.)

Ah! Thanks MechaTech. I forgot that the Rabbit has legs - and they can mount VF-1 type conformal fuel tank FAST packs on them!

Y'all might be interested in the FAST pack equipped RC-4E Rabbit that appears in one of the pages of one of the books on DYRL. It was mounting the VT-1 trainer packs. But that implies that it can mount any dorsal FAST packs mountable on the VF-1. http://www.mahq.net/mecha/macross/dyrl/rc-4e.htm (doesn't have the FAST packs. Providing link so people know which vehicle I'm referring to.) Regarding the Ghost... a civilian, piloted version of them did appear in the Macross 7 Trash manga. http://www.mahq.net/mecha/macross/macross7trash/qf3000.htm

It's not a ship. It's a large-sized mecha. I believe it is called the Golg Gants Charts (going by http://macross.anime.net//mecha/index.html ) This website calls it the Heavy Figher: http://www.mahq.net/mecha/macross/dyrl/heavyfighter.htm (there's an image of it.) This one (RPG stats, but it has multiple line-art views of the vessel) refers to it as a Golg Gants Charts (Heavy Attacker): http://unsd.macrossroleplay.org/zentraedi_golggants.html

I wouldn't be surprised if, under close scrutiny, more references and anime 'in-jokes' will be spotted in DYRL. It was produced pre-digital age, and as the movie already has the beer-missiles...

I've just started dabbling into creating 3D CG. I'm a graphic designer, and have spent years doing art, and using 2D software. So far, in my limited dabblings, the best (as in the easiest to understand without having to read the instructions) is Sketchup, by google. The nice thing is that there is a freeware version of it. Of course, no software is free of limitations, and IMHO, this software is best used for creating buildings and other structures. Give it a shot - it's free afterall. At the very least, you'll learn what you want and want to avoid in another software.

First: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayonnaise#Co...cial_mayonnaise Secondly, It's hard to answer this question without the questioner having a background in modern Japanese culture and society. Some people in Japan do literally only eat mayonnaise and rice. These are generally less-financially well-off people (or the type *cough* hard-core otaku *cough* who spend their money on other things than food.) In a way, it is an interesting way to say 'starving artist.' Another way to look at it is akin to the 'instant noodle' diet of university and college students - sometimes they do it out of neccesity (flat broke,) other times, it's from lack of time to do proper meal preparation (shopping, cooking, and cleaning.) I hope you can get a rough idea of what it means... if worse comes to worse, search the internet for the Japanese guy who survived for a few days, lost on a mountain, eating only mayonnaise and snow.