Jump to content

LOL Macross Sizes


RedWolf

Recommended Posts

Wow, Macross 25's Island 1 is almost as big as Executor.

And Executor is the size of Manhattan.

I think they might be lowballing the size of Island 1. It looks like it contains a whole metropolitan area. Although granted, its beam is a lot wider than Executor. Or Manhattan.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Wow, Macross 25's Island 1 is almost as big as Executor.

And Executor is the size of Manhattan.

I think they might be lowballing the size of Island 1. It looks like it contains a whole metropolitan area. Although granted, its beam is a lot wider than Executor. Or Manhattan.

Executor's still a mile and a quarter longer. However, it's much shorter and skinnier.

So, Island-1's much bigger, volumetrically. I can't see SF and Shibuya (I THINK that's what I read in MacF 1 or 2 last night.) fitting in it...

Edited by SchizophrenicMC
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Executor's still a mile and a quarter longer. However, it's much shorter and skinnier.

So, Island-1's much bigger, volumetrically. I can't see SF and Shibuya (I THINK that's what I read in MacF 1 or 2 last night.) fitting in it...

Island 1 is also way WAY taller.

Actually, thinking about it, Eclipse is probably about the same size as Island 1. It's shorter but fatter and taller than Executor.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Island 1 is also way WAY taller.

Actually, thinking about it, Eclipse is probably about the same size as Island 1. It's shorter but fatter and taller than Executor.

Like I said, Executor is longer but shorter. Perhaps, I should've used depth for that term.

No, Eclipse is still smaller. Think about it: Island 1 is a large oval... Or an oblong rectangle. Eclipse is a wedge (*cough* Antilles *cough*) and still shorter and less deep. I-1 is huge, and outranks anything in Star Wars, except a planet killer, like a Death Star or something.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Like I said, Executor is longer but shorter. Perhaps, I should've used depth for that term.

No, Eclipse is still smaller. Think about it: Island 1 is a large oval... Or an oblong rectangle. Eclipse is a wedge (*cough* Antilles *cough*) and still shorter and less deep. I-1 is huge, and outranks anything in Star Wars, except a planet killer, like a Death Star or something.

Oh, I know that Island 1 is huge. I just had trouble for a minute picturing something the size of Manhattan having an ocean and 3 cities on it.

You know, that makes me wonder, how big are the other Islands? They seem to be 4 or 5 miles long and a mile wide or so.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Anon updated it.

post-9033-1236384391_thumb.gif

Including the shuttle and salvage ship. :wacko:

How about having the Zentraedi Factory Satellite and Bodolza's command centre on it too?

Taksraven

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Definitely some saving going on with that size comparison. It really gives a good idea of how large some of these ships are. Wasn't Bodolza's ship like several hundred miles? Don't know the exact size, but compared to every other ship, It was a monster.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

How about having the Zentraedi Factory Satellite and Bodolza's command centre on it too?

Taksraven

Dude, for one, I think the factory satelite's on there, already.

Second, that would make everything go Death Star-compared-to-Dyson Sphere. Not cool. Bodolza's Command Center's too big. I DON' LIKE IT! I DON' LIKE IT ONE BIT!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Dude, for one, I think the factory satelite's on there, already.

Nope.

Second, that would make everything go Death Star-compared-to-Dyson Sphere. Not cool. Bodolza's Command Center's too big. I DON' LIKE IT! I DON' LIKE IT ONE BIT!

But thats what makes it so cool.

Slightly OT, but does anybody have any idea of the largest constructed object in SF/Anime?

The Dysons Sphere encountered in the ST:TNG episode Relics would have to be one of the biggest, about 3/4 of an AU in diameter.

Taksraven

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Slightly OT, but does anybody have any idea of the largest constructed object in SF/Anime?

The Dysons Sphere encountered in the ST:TNG episode Relics would have to be one of the biggest, about 3/4 of an AU in diameter.

Taksraven

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is the top end that I know of, given that it was a progression of giant mecha taken pointedly to ridiculous extremes. The final mecha were literally outsizing galaxies. Attached gif: well, you really need to watch it to the end.

post-10235-1236411933_thumb.gif

Link to comment
Share on other sites

That's just a silly extreme. Silly in that: how would they be built? How could they move without utterly obliterating everything in existance by the gravity disturbances?

Silly.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I have to wonder though... With this size chart we have a rough idea of the size of the Macrosses to each other.

Could we make a chart which more accurate than the Op pic.

Since the Macross Cannon was based I think on the earlier 4000 meter figure.

As we know now the Macross Cannon is 6000 meters.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Nope.

But thats what makes it so cool.

Slightly OT, but does anybody have any idea of the largest constructed object in SF/Anime?

The Dysons Sphere encountered in the ST:TNG episode Relics would have to be one of the biggest, about 3/4 of an AU in diameter.

Taksraven

Whoop. Mixed up the Three Star Factory Ship with Factory Satelite...

My bad.

And the big whatchit in TTGL is the biggest...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Using the old Paladin rpg Macross II figures, if they are proportioned which I doubt, I calculated the approximate size of the Macross Cannon in Attacker mode.

245 m (soldier mode) x 6000 m (Macross Cannon length) / 488 m (prone mode) = 3012 meters tall (Macross Cannon Attacker mode)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hold that thought...

post-9033-1236449505_thumb.gif

maybe it's just me but the VF-4 looks off in that chart. I think all the others are about right but the VF-4 just seems too huge. how tall is the VF-4 supposed to be?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The VF-4 battroid is a guess; there are no official figures. In my chart I made the VF-4 Lightning just a little bigger than the VF-1, but this fella has his scaled up much larger.

The VF-3000 Crusader Battroid is correct. There's some line art that clearly shows how big the thing is compared to the VF-1S Battroid.

post-114-1236483236_thumb.gif

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hold that thought...

post-9033-1236449505_thumb.gif

Shouldn't the VB-6 be in the "5th gen" or "6th gen" spot? (Possibly even the 4th gen?)

... as it appears in VF-X2, which takes place in 2050-51, meaning that it was developed and produced in the 2030s and 2040s? Not to mention the lack of "standard" 2040 and 2050 era VF tech; such as active stealth and PPB.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The VF-4 battroid is a guess; there are no official figures. In my chart I made the VF-4 Lightning just a little bigger than the VF-1, but this fella has his scaled up much larger.

The VF-3000 Crusader Battroid is correct. There's some line art that clearly shows how big the thing is compared to the VF-1S Battroid.

I've seen 13.76 meters on mahq.net, which matches your chart more or less, but this guy has it at almost 15.5 meters. I have no idea which one would be more accurate, it would really depend on whether the VF-4's battroid mode is taller or shorter than the length of the fighter mode.

all really

Dude, for one, I think the factory satelite's on there, already.

Second, that would make everything go Death Star-compared-to-Dyson Sphere. Not cool. Bodolza's Command Center's too big. I DON' LIKE IT! I DON' LIKE IT ONE BIT!

post-4286-1236486203_thumb.gif

LOL massive

Link to comment
Share on other sites

anime52K8 - your sizes are off:

Furubusu Burensu Class: 890 Km x 510 Km

Factory Satellie: 5 to more than 500 Km.

(info from Macross Chronicle)

I Just used the numbers listed on Mr. March's M3 since that's where I grabbed the pictures from.

He's got the fulbtzs-Berretzs class at 1,400 km tall, and the Factory Satellite at 3,000 km tall.

Edited by anime52k8
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I've seen 13.76 meters on mahq.net, which matches your chart more or less, but this guy has it at almost 15.5 meters. I have no idea which one would be more accurate, it would really depend on whether the VF-4's battroid mode is taller or shorter than the length of the fighter mode.

all really

post-4286-1236486203_thumb.gif

LOL massive

I DON' LIKE IT. I DON' LIKE IT ONE BIT.

:p

Needs moar scale.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I Just used the numbers listed on Mr. March's M3 since that's where I grabbed the pictures from.

He's got the fulbtzs-Berretzs class at 1,400 km tall, and the Factory Satellite at 3,000 meters tall.

You do realise that 1,400 Km = 1,400,000 m, right?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

You do realise that 1,400 Km = 1,400,000 m, right?

http://www.new-un-spacy.com/sdfmacross/fulbtzs-berrentzs.htm

yes, I do know that there are 1,000 meters in a kilometer. like I said, I used the number from the M3. I just wanted to turn something out quickly to poke fun at schizo's comment and didn't feel like doing more research than using the number's that are posted with the picture being used.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The Macross Chronicle is becoming difficult to reconcile in some respects. It's giving new numbers to ships that already had numbers. Macross Perfect Memory specifically describes the Fulbtzs-Berrentzs Class Mothership (big blue) as 1,400 kilometers tall, yet the Chronicle splits the 1,400 km figure into 890 km high by 510 km long. Same thing with the Factory Satellite, which has been scaled down to such a ridiculously small size in the Macross Chronicle, it's unclear what then the Zentradi would use to build an FB mothership. What I'm likely to end up doing is posting both sets of figures for these two ships on my website and post the sources. Fans will then have to reconcile it themselves, unless clarification is forthcoming in an as yet unpublished issue or future book.

Edited by Mr March
Link to comment
Share on other sites

As Chronicle is being published under the auspices of Kawamori-san, it can't be wrong, right?

Me thinks that what made the Furubusu Burensu Class is the same thing that made the Factory Satellite.

Anime52k8 - you're still wrong. The Furubusu Burensu Class should be at least double the size of the Factory satellite.

1,400 Km > 3 Km

1,400,000 m > 3,000 m

He's got the fulbtzs-Berretzs class at 1,400 km tall, and the Factory Satellite at 3,000 meters tall.
Edited by sketchley
Link to comment
Share on other sites

As Chronicle is being published under the auspices of Kawamori-san, it can't be wrong, right?

Me thinks that what made the Furubusu Burensu Class is the same thing that made the Factory Satellite.

Anime52k8 - you're still wrong. The Furubusu Burensu Class should be at least double the size of the Factory satellite.

1,400 Km > 3 Km

1,400,000 m > 3,000 m

that was a typo on my part, I meant to type 3,000 kilometers not 3000 meters

http://www.new-un-spacy.com/sdfmacross/factory-satellite.htm

the picture is right if you go by the older numbers (which I personally like better)

Edited by anime52k8
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I DON' LIKE IT. I DON' LIKE IT ONE BIT.

:p

Needs moar scale.

I LOVE it. It looks great. For moar scale you should now have the moon on the chart!!

Taksraven

Link to comment
Share on other sites

that was a typo on my part, I meant to type 3,000 kilometers not 3000 meters

http://www.new-un-spacy.com/sdfmacross/factory-satellite.htm

the picture is right if you go by the older numbers (which I personally like better)

Those older numbers don't make sense, as whenever we see the interior of the Factory Satellite, even for Buritai's flagship, it's cramped. However, the Furubusu Burensu Class is shown with an entire fleet parked inside of it's massive central chamber.

The current Compendium article is a mess of old and new info, but my favourite line from it is:

Normally, a group of 20-50 satellites supplied a Zentradi fleet.

If that were the case, why would they need to be more massive than a Furubusu Burensu Class, especially as we only ever see one Furubusu Burensu Class per fleet? Why would a Furubusu Burensu Class even be needed, when the much more massive Factory Satellite could fullfill the same role?

So yeah, the old numbers are inaccurate to the animation, and the new ones are more accurate, and raise far less questions.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...