jvmacross Posted September 14, 2022 Posted September 14, 2022 Nice cover... Ordered via Amazon.jp along with some other books... https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/双葉社/dp/4575465372 Quote
sh9000 Posted September 14, 2022 Posted September 14, 2022 Very cool. That's a nice pose to recreate as well. I think I'll order this and the pictorial book at Amazon Japan. @jvmacrossWere you able to find the Amazon Japan link for the packaging art book? Quote
jvmacross Posted September 14, 2022 Posted September 14, 2022 19 minutes ago, sh9000 said: Very cool. That's a nice pose to recreate as well. I think I'll order this and the pictorial book at Amazon Japan. @jvmacrossWere you able to find the Amazon Japan link for the packaging art book? https://www.amazon.co.jp/『超時空要塞マクロス』パッケージアート集-ビックウェスト/dp/4778038797 Quote
jvmacross Posted September 14, 2022 Posted September 14, 2022 22 minutes ago, sh9000 said: Very cool. That's a nice pose to recreate as well. Was thinking the same thing.....I may try it using Kitz Concept's Vermillion Squadron.... Quote
sh9000 Posted September 15, 2022 Posted September 15, 2022 7 hours ago, jvmacross said: https://www.amazon.co.jp/『超時空要塞マクロス』パッケージアート集-ビックウェスト/dp/4778038797 Thanks. Quote
Fortress_Maximus Posted September 20, 2022 Posted September 20, 2022 Nice cover indeed. Pity the interior art pales in comparison. Wondering what will it take for them to release a better compilation book for the classics for the TV and OVAs? Seems those series should be due a new book or two. Quote
Seto Kaiba Posted September 20, 2022 Posted September 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Fortress_Maximus said: Nice cover indeed. Pity the interior art pales in comparison. Wondering what will it take for them to release a better compilation book for the classics for the TV and OVAs? Seems those series should be due a new book or two. Great Mechanics G is a quarterly hobby magazine/mook, not an official artbook. The cover art is new, the art used in the article is reprints of official art from 1982. It's only natural there'd be a difference in quality there. Quote
jvmacross Posted September 20, 2022 Posted September 20, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Fortress_Maximus said: Nice cover indeed. Pity the interior art pales in comparison. Wondering what will it take for them to release a better compilation book for the classics for the TV and OVAs? Seems those series should be due a new book or two. Hey Fortress... One book that would probably interest you if you are mainly into old school Macross would probably be the upcoming book featuring the old Macross boxart from the original kits... https://www.amazon.co.jp/『超時空要塞マクロス』パッケージアート集-ビックウェスト/dp/4778038797 Sadly, it seems that even if each anniversary is tied to the debut of the original SDFM....very little SDFM merch actually gets released...guess we are no longer the targeted demographic...lol It probably also doesn't help that BW bent over to HG's stranglehold of all things SDFM and DYRL... Edited September 20, 2022 by jvmacross Quote
jvmacross Posted September 21, 2022 Posted September 21, 2022 Latest Yuji Kaida Collected Works Book.....lots of great Mech illustrations...but short on Macross and to add insult to injury....instead of going with fold-outs, they printed 2 of the very best Yuji Kaida Macross illustrations across two pages (they did this with other mecha illustrations too)...ugh...maybe next time on the "definitive" Yuji Kaida Works book! Quote
no3Ljm Posted October 3, 2022 Posted October 3, 2022 HAPPY 40th ANNIVERSARY MACROSS! New TVMagazine "MACROSS SUPER ENCYCLOPEDIA" to be released on Friday, October 28. https://macross.jp/news-detail/22907/ https://www.amazon.co.jp/マクロス超図鑑-仮-講談社/dp/4065295009 Quote 「マクロス」シリーズ40周年記念！ 初代『超時空要塞マクロス』から最新作『マクロスΔ』まで、映画版やOVAも含め、すべてを網羅したデカルチャーな超百科。河森正治によるバルキリー&デザイン解説や、板野一郎×unknownCASEによるマクロスCGの歴史をたどる対談を収録！ さらに、貴重な当時の企画書や初期構成案資料などファン垂涎の資料を掲載。マクロスの世界観が分かるスペシャルコラム「歌とマクロス」「三角関係とマクロス」や、キャラクター＆メカニックカタログ、今からでも間に合う、マクロス世界を理解する用語集など、この本でしか読めない企画が盛りだくさんな内容。 Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the "Macross" series! A deculturally rich encyclopedia covering everything from the first "The Super Dimension Fortress Macross" to the latest "Macross Delta", including the movie version and OVA. Included are commentaries on Valkyrie and its design by Shoji Kawamori, and a dialogue between Ichiro Itano and unknownCASE tracing the history of Macross CG! In addition, it contains valuable materials such as planning documents and initial composition plans from the time, which are highly coveted by fans. The book also includes special columns on the Macross world, such as "Songs and Macross" and "Love Triangles and Macross," a character and mechanic catalog, and a glossary of terms to understand the Macross world, all of which can be read only in this book. Quote
no3Ljm Posted October 3, 2022 Posted October 3, 2022 On 9/20/2022 at 5:45 PM, jvmacross said: Latest Yuji Kaida Collected Works Book.....lots of great Mech illustrations...but short on Macross and to add insult to injury....instead of going with fold-outs, they printed 2 of the very best Yuji Kaida Macross illustrations across two pages (they did this with other mecha illustrations too)...ugh...maybe next time on the "definitive" Yuji Kaida Works book! Hey @jvmacross. Can I ask how many pages does each Dunbine, Galient, L-Gaim, Xabungle, Albegas feature has? Thanks in advance. Quote
jvmacross Posted October 3, 2022 Posted October 3, 2022 2 hours ago, no3Ljm said: HAPPY 40th ANNIVERSARY MACROSS! New TVMagazine "MACROSS SUPER ENCYCLOPEDIA" to be released on Friday, October 28. https://macross.jp/news-detail/22907/ https://www.amazon.co.jp/マクロス超図鑑-仮-講談社/dp/4065295009 Not new, we just hadn't seen the cover... https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/29133-macross-books/?do=findComment&comment=1633786 PO'd back on August 10th... 2 hours ago, no3Ljm said: Hey @jvmacross. Can I ask how many pages does each Dunbine, Galient, L-Gaim, Xabungle, Albegas feature has? Thanks in advance. Sure, I'll check it out when I get home... Quote
Shawn Posted October 4, 2022 Posted October 4, 2022 Whew...I thought I missed one...I had gotten it earlier Quote
sh9000 Posted October 5, 2022 Posted October 5, 2022 On 10/4/2022 at 4:59 AM, jvmacross said: LOL...cover reveal threw me off too! Same here. Quote
Mommar Posted October 20, 2022 Posted October 20, 2022 Amazon is currently shipping Tenjin's Artistry of Macross right now. Dropped the listed price by over $11 too. Quote
jvmacross Posted October 20, 2022 Posted October 20, 2022 Forgot all about that book....should be getting mine soon...although I don't think there are any new illustrations in it Quote
sh9000 Posted October 21, 2022 Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) Amazon did the preorder price match guarantee on the Tenjin book so I cancelled the preorder at Rightstuf. I should be getting the book on Wednesday. Edited October 21, 2022 by sh9000 Quote
jvmacross Posted October 21, 2022 Posted October 21, 2022 33 minutes ago, sh9000 said: Amazon did the preorder price match guarantee on the Tenjin book so I cancelled the preorder at Rightstuf. I should be getting the book on Wednesday. Amazon shows at $49.99....haven't seen it cheaper....so keeping the right stuff oder for now Quote
sh9000 Posted October 21, 2022 Posted October 21, 2022 52 minutes ago, jvmacross said: Amazon shows at $49.99....haven't seen it cheaper....so keeping the right stuff oder for now I think it was a quick price drop and it happened right when mine shipped so they charged me the lower price. Quote
jvmacross Posted October 21, 2022 Posted October 21, 2022 Cool....guess it's always a good idea to get an Amazon po in just in case....you can always easily return it if you end up not needing it Quote
no3Ljm Posted October 27, 2022 Posted October 27, 2022 Macross Package Art Book February 20, 2023 Release Y5500 https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/ビックウェスト/dp/4778038797/ Quote
jvmacross Posted October 27, 2022 Posted October 27, 2022 21 minutes ago, no3Ljm said: Macross Package Art Book February 20, 2023 Release Y5500 https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/ビックウェスト/dp/4778038797/ Yep.... https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/29133-macross-books/?do=findComment&comment=1637181 Ordered back on September 15.... Quote
Seto Kaiba Posted November 1, 2022 Posted November 1, 2022 (edited) FedEx is on the ball this week. My copies of Macross Super Encyclopedia and the Macross Grand Analysis books rolled in moments ago. Macross Super Encyclopedia is a nice general reference but nothing to write home about... nothing new or particularly interesting pops out on a quick skim of its contents except for its timeline putting an approximate date to the events of Absolute Live!!!!!! in October 2068. Macross Grand Analysis is more of same, really, though its timeline omits Absolute Live!!!!!! and it has a bit more focus on how things fit together. There's a basic Valkyrie family tree done in a style similar to the MS Bible books for Gundam that joins up all the different main timeline VF designs and it's substantially accurate to previously published sources. It has one teensy-tiny problem that really irked me. It put in stat blocks for the VFs on that family tree... and the famiyl tree DOES include the VF-31AX... but the stats it lists are for the VF-31A. They raised my hopes and dashed them most expertly. Edited November 1, 2022 by Seto Kaiba Quote
Seto Kaiba Posted November 1, 2022 Posted November 1, 2022 Having some ship identification issues in the Macross Grand Analysis book. The Macross Elysion had the art for the Battle Galaxy, the Macross Quarter has the art for the Macross Elysion, and the Battle Galaxy has the storming attacker art for the Macross Quarter. Quote
sketchley Posted November 2, 2022 Posted November 2, 2022 3 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said: Having some ship identification issues in the Macross Grand Analysis book. The Macross Elysion had the art for the Battle Galaxy, the Macross Quarter has the art for the Macross Elysion, and the Battle Galaxy has the storming attacker art for the Macross Quarter. The white A4 paper (with the QR code) from the publisher that came with the book indicated those errors as well as the corrections. Quote
sketchley Posted November 2, 2022 Posted November 2, 2022 On 12/17/2021 at 9:34 AM, jvmacross said: Yep....and the insert includes a link to the website with the errors/corrections.... https://www.sun-a.com/magazine/detail.php?pid=12110 ↑ Quote
Shawn Posted November 3, 2022 Posted November 3, 2022 Can't blame em..anything past M7 for me turns into a big mecha alphabet soup 😛 At the SDCon I saw people in costume and had no clue who they were...then realized they were new Delta characters. Old age is fun Feel like Scotty in TNG S - D - F - 1. No bloody Battle, Quarter, or Galaxy. Quote
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