SchizophrenicMC

Good God... Maybe the download will be ready by Christmas, the DVD by Easter... DAMMIT! Well, if it's like that, keep them. They've put their share of work in. Hopefully they become well soon, not just for this, but for their own sakes. A sick person is a person losing his time.

So... I'm confused. May as well get the answer here: Is DYRL? considered canon, in any way, shape, or form? Tell me this: What are you using as your transformation reference? That'd be helpful, so as to make questions like this never exist. The VE-1 is just a modified VT-1. The only difference is the sensors embedded in it, and the AWACSFAST Pack. (Airborn Warning And Control System Fuel And Sensors Tactical Pack) The VT-1 used the T-FAST. (I may be making up names, but they serve only to fill in the role they play. So, 8... But, that still is more than the 0...

Compared to the VF-25: Shorter nose One-seater cockpit Skinnier fuselage Fixed-wing Single-laser Head Turret Similar engines Same vertical stabilizers All in all, you can tell it was the VF-25's prototype, but you can see that a lot changed. I would like to see a VF-25D, trainer, fixed-wing, or otherwise. Does the VF-0 have the most variants? A: Cannon Fodder. D: 2-seater trainer/Radar ops. S: Commander Variant. C: Single-seater Radar ops. (Is there a B? I'm pretty sure I read about a B somewhere. Yes, I do consider the models to be canon.)

Damn... Well, though it's not Fruitfly's fault about her condition, you may want to recast, depending on how long she'll be out of it. As for Cristina... If she won't answer, she's not worth the trouble. I always thought she was overrated, anyway... In the end, I'm not qualified to make the decision, but I can't wait to see the movie in English. Flip a coin. That's what I do. Look how I turned out... Ok, maybe I just put you off of coin flips... I'll say this: If it's going to take a week or more in the hospital, and she's got less than 65% of her lines complete, recast. If she has more than 65%, she's worth the wait. Cristina, on the other hand, is not replying out of choice. Unless she has become ill, or has some previously decided thing she has to do, (Decided before she took on DYRL?) her role should be recast. I have respect and sympathy for those who are unable to do, due to factors outside of their own control, but I have none for those who don't put forth toward their obligations out of choice. I may have a harsh view, in comparison with yours, but, it is my own. Do what you will, Hikuro. Only you can make the decision.

Never thought of that... It could be some sort of Fold Perception System... My point is that the VF-27 and 25 transform more like the SV-51 than the VF-19, and share more similarities with the former. Besides that, it looks more like a SV-51 aesthetically, than a VF-19. @Sumdumgai: I also liked the YF-24. There should be some more stuff about it...

There's like 3 dubs, though, so I may have gotten my info confused... Galaxy was on the Frontier (Get it?)of technology, but I'm pretty sure that a 20 year old (or older) military technology would be a tiny bit old-hat, dontcha think? (In 2040, the YF-21 was tested using the BDI and BCS. They both required a neural implant. This means that by 2059, the implants would be 20 years old, at the least.) I don't think most of the other fleets have banned implants, it's just Galaxy encourages them. We have nothing to go by for the YF-24 except its FIGHTER-ONLY schematic. It's out, off the bat. However, the VF-25 and 27 don't transform at all like the VF-19. The Nose cone, for one, is facing directly down, instead of outward. Secondly, the torso folds in the same way as the SV-51. I can give you the wings, but even then, the 27 has fixed wings, unlike the VF-19. (Only later revisions had the fixed wing. Before that, they had VGWings.) Also, the wings fold up onto the back, not the legs. Look at the attached photos. We agree, more or less, on the BCS. It's different, though similar.

If ever a VF-27 model was made, I'd paint on Nora's scheme, myself! XD Eh... Somewhat what I was saying there. It uses a system based on the BCS and BDI systems. BDI is kinda iffy here, since Ranka apparently can see the effects. BCS seems to have been worked on, allowing it to be slave controlled from outside, rather than requiring a physical link to the plane, as BCS needed. (Funny how Guld's International Version voice actor went on to play Batou, eh? (He also played Ben (Kenobizaki) Dixon of Rowboat tech.)

I agree. BDI is outdated at this point, considering that more and more fleets are accepting cybernetic implantation. Galaxy is the perfect example, as most of its residents had cybernetic implants of some sort. (I can't remember about Sheryl, but... Is she even from Galaxy? I thought she was born on the 117th Research Fleet... Or maybe I'm mixing stuff up.) Look at the Ex-gear. It can slave control a VF-25 completely separate from it. (Most likely through a pre-programmed link between armor and plane, though it can be manually linked to another, as we see in MF 7, when he slaves Luca's RVF-25F.) It wouldn't be much of a stretch to say that, using software based on the BDI and BCS systems, Brera, or any cyborg pilot, can slave the controls of his plane directly to his cybernetic brain, possibly from long range. The VFs in Frontier remind me of those in Zero. For one, the VF-0 is similar to the VF-1, which the VF-25 is similar to. Therefore the VF-0 is similar to the VF-25. The VF-27 bears a great resemblance to the SV-51. Not just in paint scheme, but transformation and wing design. (Thruster colors are also the same between the respective Valks.) (Who agrees with me: VF-27(Brera)=SV-51(Nora)?)

That's my point. I can see conventional controls as the control system, but it's not the entire interface. The other part is plane-to-pilot. How does the whole crazy cockpit thing work? If it's some sort of Cybernetic implant thing, why can Ranka see it? And it looks to be similar to the screens on the flooring and side walls of the YF-19. Does it serve that purpose? It's just confusing. I think out-of-universe, it's just to look cool. In-universe, I dunno... (Though, you can see his arms resting on the side consoles, with his hands raise somewhat. I would assume that those are the joystick and throttle.) I think you can safely say that it's not on a BCS or using a BDI. Instead, it uses conventional controls with some sort of acid-trip display system. Its controls can be slaved to something else, similar to the VF-25/Ex-gear SCS. That explanation works for me. If only I could get my hands on a real one, and reverse-engineer it... THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!

What about Ranka? She was all in the holographic-y cockpit (It doesn't actually look like that. It's some LSD tripped up effect portrayed in your Brian by the cockpit systems, via cybernetci implants) and she's not at all machine! Kawamori's gonna have trouble explaining this one...

It's mostly the YouTubers. They say that it wouldn't be able to, due to conventional turbines being too inefficient for the fuel supply to last that long. No, they're not MW people, but they do seem to care about the subject. (We MWs kinda obsess over the subject, knowwhatImean?) So, how exactly does the VF-27 interface with its pilot?

Yeah, but my point is that even though they would eat more fuel, they wouldn't eat all of it in a few seconds, as is suggested by some speculationists. The VF-0 used conventional turbofans, which have been made MUCH more efficient anyway, due to the magic of O-tech, that were tuned to maximum output. It was still, nowhere near that of the VF-1, which used the first TRTs. Radar in the head unit! We get it! (But not in the VF-1 and 0. They couldn't have had it. Just doesn't work that way.) So, if the DYRL? Transformation Control is to be taken as canon (all the rest of Macross did), how do you choose between GERWALK and Battroid? It's the same flick of the throttle, right? I liked the SDFM one better, simply because it was simple. (If DYRL?'s a movie within the Macross mythos, how come more of it is taken as canon later on than the series?)

I just thought of something: Everyone always says that VF-0s would eat WAY too much fuel while in its non-fighter modes, since it uses conventional fueled turbines. They compare it to the AV-8 Harrier, which eats more fuel in VTOL than in conventional flight. This is a bad thing to compare it to for one reason: Overtechnology. It's pretty obvious. The technology that, when studied, led to the development of cheap, easy-to-manufactue giant robot planes, could result in more fuel efficient jet turbines, no? It makes sense... Sorry if that's off-topic. Just had to bring it up.

Look at the left arm, very closely. IT IS FLOATING! New transformation technology? The force? Invisible Duck Tape?

You know, it should be noted that every, single VF has the nose radar facing down. The VF-19 is a possible exclusion, but even the 25 and 27's noses point down in Battroid mode. The whole leg mechanism of the VF-1 relies on perfect timing. If it's not timed within milliseconds of the exact optimum, it could end in the loss of: A leg, an engine, the landing gear on that side, the entire plane. I think the VF-1 should be considered to be less complex than the others; it was designed first, both in real-life and in-universe. Even the VF-0 was designed later in Macross Universe. It's the same for the F-4 versus the F-14. The latter was designed after the former, and had more technological advances, as well as more complexity. As for the whole "Pilot Safety" thing, think about it: The VF-1 had a heatshield. Yes, it was ECA. However, the VF-25, for example, has the bottom of the nose section, the nose cone (Which should be considered to be 2 pieces, due to the fact that it's round), and the frame of the plane, made of space metal, which is a form of alloy, resistant to damage, apparently. This is much better than just a heatshield and your head being protected by part of the fuselage. All that said, I'd say if you have a weapon capable of getting through ECA, it won't matter much. Something powerful enough to get through one layer would be strong enough to get through 3. Valkyries: It all comes from somewhere. Transformers: Where. The Hell. Did that. Come from? This is why I like Kawamori, he's at least somewhat realistic. You know, as realistic as transforming giant robot planes go... Hell, a VF would probably be the mech to make it in real life, since it's so versatile. Damage, Transformation, and You: Well, there's not much to say except, for one, the variable nature of VFs simply increases its ability to absorb pressure damage from an explosion shockwave: Look at Kakizaki's valkyrie. It began to basically fold up into a GERWALK when the OD Barrier overloaded. This is an example of that power. However, it also makes it easier to cripple. Battroids are slower, larger targets than Fighters. If you destroy part of a Valk, it won't be there if it transforms. If you bend something, transforming could rip said component apart. If your entire transformation system jams for whatever reason, the whole thing could be lost as it rips itself apart. The benefits must outweigh the risks, though, because we've only seen a few do this, despite the thousands of Cannon-Fodders not taking any damage like this. There are thousands, yet none of them faces this. Strange, there are only so many ways to destroy a cannon-fodder, yet that never happens.

It's very likely that if FAST or Full Armor packs are ever made, they will be conformal to the plane's shape, and since the VF-25's FAST Pack fits around the fuselage and is held in place by its bottom section in the anime, this could be taken advantage of, should a FAST pack be made for the model. However, you're right, only time (most of it at night) and Devoted Japanese Devs can tell...

Thanks for the review, Jarrod! Now, I've got to get $60, so I can get it upon its re-release. Grr... Money... The comparison between the VF-1 and the 25 just shows how small the Valkyrie was. Now, we've actually got variable fighters that can say they're the size of a fighter jet! Anyway, I've only ever half-finished a Bandai model, ever, but I saw the instructions online, and quickly discovered that some Zoids models are harder to build. This is a definite buy, if you like Macross Frontier, the VF-25, or Bandai. I wish I had one, now. This has gone up my wishlist, even past the Chogokins. Once again, great review!

If she's off-limits, why is she all bent over in that seductive pose? Poli, your VF Girls are awesomeness. Keep it up, man!

If you ask me, it looks more like the SDF-2. More curvy and whatnot. The SDF-1 was really boxy. The SDF-2 was more badass, though. Great job, man!

If I put spoiler tags around it, will it be acceptable?

It's true: . However, It's not like we're used to in most Valkyries.

Took forever to find the prescription generator.

The only solution is for the ASS-1 to come down and crash on a pacific island somewhere. Then, everyone'll stop what they're doing, form a United Earth Government, and send the best of the best scientists to rersearch and rebuild the thing over the next 10 years, at which point, a species of giant, humanoid aliens will attack, spend the next year-and-a-half fighting the one ship, then destroy all life on Earth, and get destroyed at the end by the Grand Cannon in Alaska, leaving the 70,000 citizens of what used to be Macross City, who now live inside of the SDF-1, to try to rebuild what used to exist in the wastelands and deserts left behind by the war... It'd make the middle-easterners happy, as the rest of the world sould live in the same, shitty deserts as them...

No... It's depressed at MF24's ending. Yeah. That's it.