Macross Mecha Manual Updated

[frothymug]

Epic thread bump!

Any word on when there's going to be a new section for the two MacF movies? I'm starting to get intrigued by the specs on the YF-29, tornado pack, and the super pack on the VF-27.

[Seto Kaiba]

Epic thread bump!

Any word on when there's going to be a new section for the two MacF movies? I'm starting to get intrigued by the specs on the YF-29, tornado pack, and the super pack on the VF-27.

I'll level with ya here... I have no bloody idea.

Actually, this is (part of) a topic that's come up a lot lately in my chats with other Macross Mecha Manual contributors. I've been importing the relevant art books and other materials to put together sections for the Macross Frontier movies and the new stuff from Macross the Ride, and trying to stay on top of things with my own translations, but I'm uneasy about the idea of editing M3 without first getting the go-ahead from Mr March. It's his site, after all... I just provide the administrative services and some of the translations and art stock and the like. It's been a few weeks since I last talked to him, but when I do I'll be sure to raise the subject and see what we can do. I've got the site design know-how to do most of it myself, but the art side of things (like image clean-up) is entirely beyond my skill set. There's also been a little talk about how to treat stuff from manga like the Macross 7 Trash series or Macross the First.

I've also put a little time in against the task of going over M3's existing coverage to see what needs to be updated/revised, and there are a bunch of other updates that are basically ready to roll... enhancements to the Macross II section, and a whopping 216 pieces of fan art by Flaming Guantlet that are long overdue to go up.

[frothymug]

Cool. Just wanted to know if anything was coming down the pike. Thanks for the update.

[Jasonc]

Adding Frontier mecha and vehicles to the manual would be great. It's been awhile since any update, and the site is great to get lineart from.

[Seto Kaiba]

Cool. Just wanted to know if anything was coming down the pike. Thanks for the update.

Yeah, there is... it's just a matter of catching up to Mr March and cornering him long enough to get him to either build the new section out with the material I've collected for him, or at least give me the go-ahead and .psd files to do it myself. What I've got "on deck" right now in terms of art stock and/or translations includes:

New Article Material in the Queue (Pending!)

• VF-25F w/ Tornado Pack
  
• VF-27y w/ Super Pack
  
• YF-29 Durendal
  
• YF-29 Durendal w/ Super Pack
  
• EX-Gear (SpecOps? movie ver.)
  
• Macross Quarter-class (MF25 movie ver.)
  
• Macross Quarter-class (Macross-17 ver.)
  
• Macross Quarter-class (Macross-23 ver.)
  
• Battle Frontier (movie ver.)
  
• Battle Frontier (Vajra ver.)
  
• VF-19EF "Caliburn"
  
• VF-19ACTIVE "Nothung"
  
• SV-52y "Oryol" [Eagle]
  
• VF-1X++ Valkyrie "Double Plus" Hakuna Sp.
  
• VF-19A Excalibur Brauhitsch Sp.
  
• VF-4SL Lightning III
  
• VF-9E Cutlass Berthier Sp.
  
• YF-25 Prophecy
  
• YF-25 Prophecy w/ SPS-25P/MF25 "Paladin" pack
  
• YF-27-5 "Shaher Female"
  
• ADR-04-Mk.XV "Super Defender"
  
• VF-11C Thunderbolt Interceptor
  
• VF-22HG Schwalbe Zwei
  
• VA-100/VBP-1 Variable Glaug (actually a Neo Glaug)
  
• VF-0 Custom "Zeek"
  
• VF-11D "Thunder Focus"
  
• Queadluun-Alma
  
• Heaven-class cemetery ship (tentative, M7T)
  
• QF-3000E Ghost manned conversion (tentative, M7T)
  
• VF-1 Custom "Refined Valkyrie" (tentative, GAV)
  
• Daedalus II-class space carrier (tentative, GAV)
  
• VF-1 Valkyrie (DYRL-II alt. history ver., tentative)
  
• 216 new fan-art pieces by Flaming Guantlet
  

Article Updates in the Queue

• VF-2SS Valkyrie II
  
• VF-2JA Icarus/Ikaros
  
• VA-1SS Metal Siren
  
• VF-XX Zentradi Valkyrie
  
• VC-079 "SNN Valkyrie"
  
• Defender EX
  
• Phalanx Custom
  
• Tomahawk II
  
• Giant Monster
  
• GERWALKroid
  

Adding Frontier mecha and vehicles to the manual would be great. It's been awhile since any update, and the site is great to get lineart from.

Actually, that's another thing for which improvements have been talked about... specifically, cleaner, higher-quality scans of the mecha from Macross Frontier.

Speaking of... if anyone knows of a publication that contains reasonably large, clean art or CG models for Michel's VF-25G w/ Tornado Packs and/or the version of the VF-171 Nightmare Plus w/ the EX version's super packs from Sayonara no Tsubasa, please shoot me a PM telling me what book or what magazine and issue so we can import that in the near future.

[sketchley]

Oh, you should add the ARMD seen in M7T, too.

Linky w/ piccy: http://www.macrossroleplay.org/Sketchley/Statistics/ARMD/ARMDalt.htm#2038

[Seto Kaiba]

Oh, you should add the ARMD seen in M7T, too.

Linky w/ piccy: http://www.macrossro...RMDalt.htm#2038

Huh, I'd forgotten about that one. Yeah, definitely. That should go in the Macross 7 section if, as has been proposed, we're gonna add stuff from M7T to the site.

[sketchley]

Huh, I'd forgotten about that one. Yeah, definitely. That should go in the Macross 7 section if, as has been proposed, we're gonna add stuff from M7T to the site.

Might as well. Add as much Macross content as possible, and give visitors the choice of deciding which things fit in their version/vision of the Macross universe.

[Seto Kaiba]

Might as well. Add as much Macross content as possible, and give visitors the choice of deciding which things fit in their version/vision of the Macross universe.

Now that's something that Talos and I talked about at some length...

Right now, the Macross Mecha Manual's basically only covering what's unambiguously canon in Macross, barring a few minor entries over in the Game and Advanced Valkyrie section. One the the things Talos was eagerly pitching was the idea that we could/should add another section for alternate continuity and manga materials. Stuff like Macross the First's special versions of the VF-1D and VF-1J, Kamjin's ship with the tentacles, that sort of thing, maybe some of the stuff from Macross Mechatronics, unused but polished concept art like Kazumi Fujita's VF-XS Valkyrie II concept that showed up in Animage before Macross II came out. It's definitely a possibility, but it's one we gotta explore with His Marchness before we proceed.

[Jasonc]

Actually, that's another thing for which improvements have been talked about... specifically, cleaner, higher-quality scans of the mecha from Macross Frontier.

Speaking of... if anyone knows of a publication that contains reasonably large, clean art or CG models for Michel's VF-25G w/ Tornado Packs and/or the version of the VF-171 Nightmare Plus w/ the EX version's super packs from Sayonara no Tsubasa, please shoot me a PM telling me what book or what magazine and issue so we can import that in the near future.

I'll have to look through my books. I have a pretty loaded library of books, magazines, and non-Macross specific print that has a lot of Macross art in them. Perhaps I can help you find what you're looking for. I assume that the mecha you're looking for isn't in the Chronicles publications, so maybe in the movie books that were released?

Now that's something that Talos and I talked about at some length...

Right now, the Macross Mecha Manual's basically only covering what's unambiguously canon in Macross, barring a few minor entries over in the Game and Advanced Valkyrie section. One the the things Talos was eagerly pitching was the idea that we could/should add another section for alternate continuity and manga materials. Stuff like Macross the First's special versions of the VF-1D and VF-1J, Kamjin's ship with the tentacles, that sort of thing, maybe some of the stuff from Macross Mechatronics, unused but polished concept art like Kazumi Fujita's VF-XS Valkyrie II concept that showed up in Animage before Macross II came out. It's definitely a possibility, but it's one we gotta explore with His Marchness before we proceed.

Even if those alternate sections had non-canon disclaimers, or whatnot, it'd be great to be able to find everything, and I mean everything. I actually went there yesterday, hoping to find a section on weapons specifically, which would be another great feat to pull off. Being able to find stuff like the GU-11D, the capabilities of the missiles in Mac Plus, and so on, would be great as well. While I don't expect all that, it's cool that you guys are still being attentive to the site. Some of the list of valks you had up there from Macross the Ride don't have line art, would you simply just put in the pics of the model kits?

Edited December 1, 2011 by Jasonc

[Seto Kaiba]

I'll have to look through my books. I have a pretty loaded library of books, magazines, and non-Macross specific print that has a lot of Macross art in them. Perhaps I can help you find what you're looking for. I assume that the mecha you're looking for isn't in the Chronicles publications, so maybe in the movie books that were released?

Likewise, I've got a pretty extensive library to draw on... my main timeline collection's grown by leaps and bounds now that I've finished my Macross II research. You'd be correct in your assumption... none of the Macross Frontier movie stuff is printed in Macross Chronicle (or I'd have it covered already). The annoying part is that it's not in the movie art books either. I was kinda hoping that they got printed in a magazine article somewhere (maybe a Newtype issue, or Great Mechanics, I know they're not printed in DX.17), but I've had no luck turning up clean art of Michel's VF-25G w/ Tornado Packs or the movie version of what the series called the VF-171EX.

[Sdf Prime]

Look forward to seeing the update. Hey Seto Kaiba, are you still going to do your Macross II site?

[Seto Kaiba]

Look forward to seeing the update. Hey Seto Kaiba, are you still going to do your Macross II site?

Yes and no... I've got most of the material written and waiting to be reviewed by helpful souls like Talos, but the site design has been moving at a slower pace than I'd like because I've been absolutely slammed at my day job. We're strongly considering an alternative approach that would expand the coverage into the "main timeline" too, sort of as a characters and continuity version of what M3's done for mecha.

[Sdf Prime]

Yes and no... I've got most of the material written and waiting to be reviewed by helpful souls like Talos, but the site design has been moving at a slower pace than I'd like because I've been absolutely slammed at my day job. We're strongly considering an alternative approach that would expand the coverage into the "main timeline" too, sort of as a characters and continuity version of what M3's done for mecha.

That sounds cool as well.

[Seto Kaiba]

That sounds cool as well.

It does, but we're putting a priority on the Macross II stuff... since all the translation legwork on that is done. It's just a matter of finding the free time to finish the web design portion of things. Maybe over the holiday break, since the free time I was supposed to have this past week or two vanished into a minor family emergency.

[PetarB]

Really grateful for all your hard work on this, I do absolutely love the site, and refer to it often!

[Mr March]

Hey all, sorry there hasn't been much as far as updates to the Macross Mecha Manual. Real life has kept me away from Macross for a while. I appreciate all the continued interest and I want to assure everyone I am willing to continue work on the website. In fact, despire not actively working on the site for many months, I still have a substantial amount of unpublished material waiting to be added to the website. Lucky for me I keep it all chronciled in the offline website "updates" page. Otherwise I'd have forgotten what I had already worked on myself and not yet released, LOL

Truth be told, the biggest hurdle preventing me from work on the Macross Mecha Manual website is my lack of a scanner. WIthout a scanner, I can't add new material or revise old work. When I got my new computer last year (my first in 9 years...YAHOO!), I sadly lost the capabilities of my old scanner. Long story short, the move from a 32-bit operating system (Windows XP) to a 64-bit operating system (Windows 7) has made my old desktop scanner impossible to operate, even in a VM environment. What's worse, I purchased and then had to return a new 64-bit scanner because it's incapable of higher than 600 DPI via the SOFTWARE (despite the scanner itself being HARDWARE capable of 4000+ DPI). As I've explained previously, I work in very high resolutions because I want the Macross Mecha Manual to be ejoyable in the decades to come as monitor resolutions increase. Typically I build my colored artwork in sizes from 3,000 to 4,000 pixels in size, which should keep the M3 relevant for the next decade or two (I hope!). Unfortunately that means I need a 1,200 or higher DPI scanner (in software AND hardware) to continue building ultra-high resolution colored art. Few people know about scanners in depth, so I've had a very hard time trying to find what I'm looking for and make it work. I'm going to look into a new scanner again, but if anyone has any insight or tips about scanners (especially the software side of getting high DPI scans from your scanner), don't be shy.

A big thanks to everyone for keeping track of all the new stuff from the Macross Frontier movies. I've not even had the chance to see any of the new films myself, so I'm very much out of the loop right now. I can't wait to dive back into Macross.

Edited February 21, 2012 by Mr March

[Seto Kaiba]

Hey all, sorry there hasn't been much as far as updates to the Macross Mecha Manual.

As soon as I can pin you down on MSN, that will change. I've been importing art books like mad to stay on top of things.

(I've also got around 200 pieces of fan art that need to go up...)

Edited February 21, 2012 by Seto Kaiba

[Mr March]

Okay, i'll try to get online soon to chat. It'll be great to catch up.

Here's a little piece of some of the unreleased material I completed; an Old vs. New comparison of the VB-6 Konig VF-X2 Alternate Colors.

Edited February 21, 2012 by Mr March

[nightmareB4macross]

Great job as always Mr. March. I can't wait to see what you bring forth as content for the Macross the Ride. Pics, pics, and more pics!!

BTW - Were you ever aware, in the Macross (TV) there is a squadron that appears two instances, known as the "Persimmon Squadron" (Orange-ish/Red accent colors). Both times they are sent out as first wave response and immediately get blown to bits. IIRC, they apprear somewhere between episode 25 -27. The colors on them are like that of the "Alaska Base".

Check it out.

[VF5SS]

You want som gifs? Cuz I can make some gifs.

[Mr March]

nightmareB4macross

I was not aware of this variant. Fro obvious reasons, the minor variants can be rather hard to catalog because of their blink-and-miss-it nature. If you have any pictures, please let me know.

VF5SS

Gifs of what? Gifs of the vehicles in the list Seto posted?

[VF5SS]

Gifs like the fan's section.

[Mr March]

Oh fan art. There's no shortage, but feel free to submit and I'll add them.

[Mr March]

December 6, 2015
Major Update - We Remember Love!

It has been five years since the last update to the Macross Mecha Manual and it is time to remember some mecha love. Despite a lengthy absence, today marks the largest update ever completed for the website. The combined total of debut profiles and revised profiles amount to over 250 new individual pieces of artwork featured across the website. I do appreciate all the emails and love fans have for the website, but please remember the M3 is an archive (not an active news or community website) so updates will remain infrequent.

Today's update to the Macross Mecha Manual features 63 new profiles.

The task for this latest update is to share colored Macross artwork unavailable elsewhere. In much the same way the Zentradi artwork was improved, numerous other mecha are now showcased with enhanced colored art. It is my hope the new colored art will continue to distinguish my website from others and from the artwork found in official publications like the Macross Chronicle. Similarly, all gun pods and missiles site-wide have been revised with new scans and enhanced coloring to give these memorable weapons a place to shine. Other additions include improved black and white line art sections with some new line art pieces not previously featured on the M3 website.

There are two standout features in this update. First is the debut of the Macross Technical Manual, a new dedicated webpage for all fan-made analysis and technical guides about the Macross universe. The debut of this webpage features an article discussing the "Firepower of the GU-11 Gun Pod". The second standout feature of the update is the presentation of fan-made artwork by the talents of Jeff Sorley, Neldorwen, lazyMK, Daniel Dugarte/vectormz and others. These artists have created line art that has either been redrawn from rare published source books or they have drawn completely original pieces based upon the animation. This update features dozens of these pieces for fans to enjoy.

Another feature in this update is the revision of common/support vehicles. Since variable fighters, robots and ships are the stars of the Macross series those designs were prioritized for the Macross Mecha Manual. Most other vehicles were added only to provide a varied catalogue of content. Lacking sources for Macross line art and color reference meant many of these common/support vehicles were featured in tiny, poor-quality scans with inaccurate colors. Now with a much larger book collection at my disposal, many vehicles have been scanned in high resolution and feature superior colors. I have also added a small portion of new vehicles - some not found colored in any Macross publication - to once again add a little variety to the website catalogue.

Still other features of note in this update come thanks to the release of the Macross franchise on the Blu-Ray format. The benefit of these High Definition releases is access to sharp, vivid color reference from which to build better art for this website. All pre-existing screenshots site-wide have been upgraded to High Definition and numerous new additional screenshots have been added, many of which help highlight those blink-and-miss vehicles that some viewers may have overlooked.

A few final additions to round out the update are several new profiles for the More Mecha section. These additions feature mechanical designs from Neon Genesis Evangelion and The Vision of Escaflowne.

As always, make sure to Refresh the webpages you view and/or clear your browser cache to view the new pictures that have replaced existing artwork.

Enhanced Colored Art

All Gun Pods site-wide (22 Guns/Variants in total)
All Missiles site-wide (26 Missiles in total)
Various Hardware site-wide (Fold Boosters, Sensor Arrays, Cannon Emplacements, Melee Weapons, Speaker Pods, etc)
Destroid Monster MK IP
VF-0S Phoenix Reactive Armor
HWR-00 Destroid Monster Mk II
VF-1A Valkyrie
VF-1D Valkyrie
VF-1J Valkyrie
VF-1S Valkyrie
VF-1A Valkyrie "Angel Bird"
VF-1A Valkyrie "Cavaliers"
VF-1J GBP-1S Armored Valkyrie
VF-X
ARMD Class Space Carrier
Oberth Class Space Destroyer
Grand Cannon
Ambulance
APC
LVT Avenger II
Boom Lift Truck
ES-11D Cat's Eye
Comanchero
Crawler DL-88 Centipede
EC-33B Disk Sensor
QF-3000E Ghost
GN XM-3002 Junky
SF-3A Lancer II
Sea Sergeant
Glamor Spider Bug
Sentinental M-299 Sugar Foot
General Titanic VC-27 Tunny
Glamor VC-33 Mom's Kitchen
Fulbtzs-Berrentzs Class Mothership
Queadol-Magdomilla Class Fleet Command Battleship
Quel-Quallie Theatre Scout Pod
Re-Entry Pod
Zentradi Shuttle
Fan Liner
Fan Racer
Fokker D.VII
Heavy-Duty Truck
Howard LH-2000
MiM-31 Karyovin Fighter
VF-1A Super Valkyrie "Hikaru"
VF-1A Super Valkyrie "Max"
VF-1A Super Valkyrie "Kakizaki"
VF-1J GBP-1S Armored Valkyrie (Film Version)
VF-1S Valkyrie (Film Version)
VF-1S Valkyrie Max (Film Version)
VT-1 Super Ostrich Valkyrie
ARMD Class Space Carrier (Film Version)
Macross Class SDF-1 (Film Version, Macross Plus Version, Macross Frontier Version)
RC-4E Rabbit
Meltran Gunboat (Film Version, Chlore Version)
Laplamiz-Class Mobile Fortress
Gol Boddole Zer-Class Mobile Fortress
Renault A-510 Sports Car (2010)
VF-1J Target Battroid
Guantánamo Class Stealth Carrier (CV)
Northampton Class Stealth Frigate
Uraga Class Escort Battle Carrier (CV)
Drone Fighter
Civilian Helicopter (2040)
X-9 Ghost
VF-11 Unmanned Target Fighter
Stellar Whale Passenger Liner
VF-11C Super Thunderbolt
VF-11C Super Thunderbolt Aerospace
VF-11C Thunderbolt APS-11 Protect Armor Pack
VF-19F Excalibur
VF-19S Excalibur
VF-19S Excalibur (Test Flight)
VF-19S Super Excalibur Aerospace
VF-19 Excalibur Custom
Limousine (2045)
Rex Gang Motorcycles (2045)
Sports Car (2045)
Az-130A Panzerzorene
FBz-99G Saubergeran
Fz-109A Elgerzorene
Fz-109F Elgerzorene
VB-6 König Monster
VB-6 König Monster (Alternate)
Destroid Work
VF-3000 Crusader
Mardook Mobile Fortress

SDF Macross Section

VF-1 Valkyrie (Variable Fighter Master File)
VF-1J "Macross The First" Valkyrie
VF-1J Valkyrie "Armored GERWALK"
ARMD Class Carrier "Alternate"
GN Cadillada 2007
Laundry Service Panel Van
MBS TV Mobile Broadcasting Van
MP Motorcycle
Red Imperial 99
Robots (2012)
Tank (2012)
Taxicab (2009)

Macross Plus Section

Hospital Motorcycle (2040)
Limousine (2040)
Virturoid (Sharon Apple)

Macross 7 Section

City Police Patroid
VF-19S Excalibur "Alternate"
VF-19 Super Excalibur Custom
VT-1 Battroid Work
Descent Pod
Moped (2045)
Police Car (2045)
Rex Gang Motorcycles (2045)
Sports Car (Blue, 2045)
Subcompact Car (Yellow, 2045)
Tractor Trailer Type Shuttle
Unified Forces Fighting Vehicle
Fz-109F Elgerzorene "Alternate"
Amphibious Rickshaw (2047)

Macross Frontier Section

VF-25F/TW1 Tornado Messiah
YF-25 Prophecy
YF-29 Durandal
Macross Quarter Class Variable Space Carrier (Film Version)
Lancia Delta (2059)
Robot Vending Machine (2059)
EX-Gear (NUNS Special Forces)
Super Heavy Soldier Vajra
Heavy Mobile Soldier Vajra (Hound Vajra)
Heavy Battleship Vajra
Destroyer Vajra
Vajra Queen / Semi-Queen
VF-27γSP Super Lucifer
Galaxy Passenger Liner
Galaxy Refugee Ship
Queen Frontier

Macross Game & Advanced Valkyrie Section

LDR-04 Destroid Maverick
QF-9iE Ghost II (Phantom)
VF-X3 Star Crusader (Medusa)
YF-30 Chronos

Macross II Section

VF-XS Valkyrie II
VF-XS Super Valkyrie II
Motorcycle (2092)
Sports Car (2092)

More Mecha Section

ARL-99B Helldiver
AV-XO Type X-O "Zero"
Jagd Mirage "The Green Demon" (Mirage E: AUSF E1 [L] Type)
Junchoon (Engage Series: SR-2)
Evangelion Unit-01
Escaflowne
Escaflowne (Black)
Alseides
Scherazade

Macross Chronicle Information

ADR-03-Mk III Destroid Cheyenne
Destroid Monster Mk IP
VF-0 Phoenix
QF-2200D-A Ghost
Oberth Class Space Destroyer
Fulbtzs-Berrentzs Class Mothership
Quel-Quallie Theatre Scout Pod
QF-3000E Ghost
SF-3A Lancer II
Fan Liner
Gol Boddole Zer-Class Mobile Fortress
Laplamiz-Class Mobile Fortress
Sports Car (2040)
Sport-Tour Motorcycle (2040)
Stellar Whale Passenger Liner
New Macross Class Colonization Ship
Sports Car (2045)
VB-6 König Monster
Guantánamo Class Stealth Carrier (CV)
Northampton Class Stealth Frigate
Stealth Cruiser
Uraga Class Escort Battle Carrier (CV)
Varauta Fleet Command Battle Carrier
YF-24 Evolution
Mobile Soldier Vajra
Heavy Soldier Vajra
Dulfim (Escort Space Carrier)
Deneb Class Cruiser
VF-3000 Crusader
SW-XAII Schneegans
Mardook Mobile Fortress

For Fans Only Section

ARL-99B Helldiver (Silent Field)
VF-1J "Knight Squadron" (Commander Type)
VF-1S Valkyrie "Cannon Fodder"
YF-29 Victor (fan art by Dieragon)

Additions/Corrections

Added 32 new Macrosspedia entries (Anti-Laser Coating, Anti-Optical Weapon Vaporization Armor, bhp, Bio-Energy Conversion Armor, CIWS, Composite Armor, Credits, Dais, Dimension Cutter, Fault Fold, Fold Carbon, Fold Space, Fold Wave Jamming Apparatus, Flying Wing, Galactic Parallel Thought Network Plan, HEAT warhead, Heavy Quantum, Horsepower (hp), Implant (Implant Shell), Joule, Lifting Body, Long-Range Colonization Fleet, Mobile Weapon (Mobile Armor), Organic Technology, Patroid, Robot, shp, Song Shrine, Three-dimensional Space, Uroboros, Vajra Space Battle Group, Virturoid)
Added 39 new Books to that dedicated webpage with text description and a scan of each book cover
Added 1 new Schematic, each individually within a profile for: VF-3000 Crusader
Added Macross Technical Manual webpage to the site, the new home for all fan-made analysis and guides

Renamed QF-2001 Ghost to QF-2200D-A Ghost as per Macross Chronicle 2nd Edition Mechanical Sheet 04A (directories, pictures and html)
Renamed VF-1A "UN Headquarters Guard" to "Alaska Base" (directories, pictures and html)
Renamed VF-1A "Angel Bird" (directories, pictures and html)
Renamed VF-1A "Dark Bird" to "Cavaliers" (directories and html)
Renamed VF-1J (FOR FANS ONLY SECTION) "Dark Bird" to "Cavaliers" (directories, pictures and html)
Renamed Refrigerator "Fish" Truck to Heavy-Duty Truck (directories, pictures and html)
Renamed GN XM-3002 to GN XM-3002 Junky (directories, pictures and html)
Renamed M-299 to Sentinental M-299 Sugar Foot (directories, pictures and html)
Renamed SF-3A Lancer II (directories, pictures and html)
Renamed Quiltra-Quelamitz Class Medium-Scale Gunboat to Medium-Scale Gun Destroyer (directories, pictures and html)
Renamed Gorg Bodolzaa-Class Mobile Fortress to Gol Boddole Zer Class Mobile Fortress (directories, pictures and html)
Renamed Northampton Class Stealth Frigate In Macross Plus, Macross 7 and Macross Frontier sections (directories, pictures, html)
Renamed Varauta Fleet Flagship Space Carrier to Varauta Fleet Command Battle Carrier in Macross 7 section (directories, pictures, html)
Renamed Small-Size Vajra to Mobile Soldier Vajra (directories, pictures and html)
Renamed Large-Size Vajra to Heavy Soldier Vajra (directories, pictures and html)
Moved VF-1S "Dual" Strike Valkyrie from For Fans Only to Macross Game & Advanced Valkyrie as a result of this craft becoming official (directories, pictures and html)
Revised ALL Index Pages
Revised ALL Banners
Revised ALL Main Page Index Buttons
Revised the Macrosspedia (corrections/revisions/updates to dozens of entries)
Revised the FAQ
Revised the Acknowledgements
Revised the Masterlist of Macross Mecha
Revised the Zentradi Mecha Size Comparison Chart and a new scan for TIAS #11 Size Chart
Revised the Size Comparison Chart Battroids
Revised the Size Comparison Chart OFFICIAL Macross Ships (Attack modes) (and deleted old chart)
Revised the VF-19 Excalibur Engines Analysis Page (Addendum noting the repeat of the error in the VF-19 Master File book)
Revised the For Fans Only Page moved all technical analysis/guides to the new Macross Technical Manual Page

Line Art Revised/Added Destroid Monster MK I (Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-0A Phoenix (All Colors, including Gun Pod, Color Code Transformation Guide)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-0A Phoenix "Shin" (All Colors)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-0S Phoenix PWS-0X Reactive Armor (Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added SV-51 (Color Code Transformation Guide)
Line Art Revised/Added HWR-00 Destroid Monster Mk II (Color and all line art)
Line Art Revised/Added MBR-07 Destroid Spartan Mk II (Color Combat Baton, all line art)
Line Art Revised/Added MBR-04 Destroid Tomahawk Mk VI (Line Art)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-1A Valkyrie (all Colors, Block 4-5 instrument panel)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-1A Valkyrie "Alaska Base" (Battroid, )
Line Art Revised/Added VF-1A Valkyrie "Angel Birds" (line art)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-1D Valkyrie (all Colors, Color Code Transformation Guide, line art, All schematics including Macross The First type VF-1D Valkyrie made by Talos)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-1J Valkyrie (all colors, Battroid rear, internal line art, Battroid Schematics)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-1J Valkyrie (Styled, all colors)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-1S Valkyrie (all colors, battroid rear)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-1S Super Valkyrie (RMS-1 Reaction Missile)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-1J GBP-1S Armored Valkyrie (Colors with new scan, Missiles)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-X (Color)
Line Art Revised/Added ARMD Class Space Carrier (all colors and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added ARMD Class Space Carrier "Alternate" (All Colors)
Line Art Revised/Added Oberth Class Space Destroyer (all colors and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added SDF-1 Macross (Missile Launcher Color, three pictures of the bridge line art)
Line Art Revised/Added APC (Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added LVT Avenger II (Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Boom Lift Truck (Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added ES-11D Cat's Eye (Color)
Line Art Revised/Added DL-88 Centipede (Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added QF-3000E Ghost (Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added GN XM-3002 Junky (Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added SF-3A Lancer II (Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Sea Sergeant (Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added SC-27 Star Goose (Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Sentinental M-299 Sugar Foot (Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added VC-27 Tunny (Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Fulbtzs-Berrentzs Class Mothership (Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Nupetiet-Vergnitzs Class Fleet Command Battleship (line art and bridge line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Queadol-Magdomilla Class Fleet Command Battleship (Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Quiltra-Quelamitz Class Medium-Scale Gunboat (line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Quel-Quallie Theatre Scout Pod (all colors and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Gnerl (Fighter Color)
Line Art Revised/Added Re-Entry Pod (Color and Line Art)
Line Art Revised/Added Fan Liner (Color and Line Art)
Line Art Revised/Added Fan Racer (Color and Line Art)
Line Art Revised/Added Fokker D.VII Replica (Color and Line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Heavy-Duty Truck (Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Laundry Service Panel Van (Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Tank (Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Taxicab (2009) (Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added MiM-31 Karyovin Fighter (Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Zentradi Shuttle (Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-1J GBP-1S Armored Valkyrie (Film Version, Colors with new scan, Missiles)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-1A Super Valkyrie (Gun Pod Color, RMS-1 Reaction Missile, Line Art)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-1A Super Valkyrie "Hikaru" (Colors)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-1A Super Valkyrie "Max" (Colors)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-1A Super Valkyrie "Kakizaki" (Colors)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-1A Valkyrie "Hikaru" (line art)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-1S Valkyrie (Film Version, Colors)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-1S Valkyrie Max (Film Version, Colors)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-1S Strike Valkyrie (Fighter)
Line Art Revised/Added VT-1 Super Ostrich Valkyrie (Line Art)
Line Art Revised/Added ARMD Class Carrier - DYRL (Missile Colors)
Line Art Revised/Added SDF-1 Macross (Colors, Bridge, Macross civilian city)
Line Art Revised/Added Macross Class SDF-2 (Line art)
Line Art Revised/Added RC-4E Rabbit (Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Meltran Gunboat (colors)
Line Art Revised/Added Laplamiz-Class Mobile Fortress (colors and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Boom Lift Truck (Film Version, line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Gol Boddole Zer-Class Mobile Fortress (colors and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Nupetiet-Vergnitzs Class Fleet Command Battleship (Film Version, line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Quiltra-Quelamitz Class Medium-Scale Gun Destroyer (profile updated)
Line Art Revised/Added Golg Gants Charts (Color)
Line Art Revised/Added Zentradi Shuttle (Film Version)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-4 Lightining III (Battroid, Fighter, Color Code Transformation Guide)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-11B Thunderbolt, VF-11B Super Thunderbolt (Battroid Color, Super ALL Colors, Gun Pod)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-1J Target Battroid (Color)
Line Art Revised/Added HWR-00 Monster Mk II Target Destroid (color)
Line Art Revised/Added Guantánamo Class Stealth Carrier (CV) (color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Northampton Class Stealth Frigate (color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Uraga Class Escort Battle Carrier (CV) (color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Limousine (2040) (color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Sports Car (2040) (color)
Line Art Revised/Added Sport-Tour Motorcycle (2040) (color)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-5000B Star Mirage (Gun Pod)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-17D Nightmare (Macross Plus section, Gun Pod)
Line Art Revised/Added YF-19 Prototype No. 1 (ALL colors)
Line Art Revised/Added YF-21 Prototype No. 1 (Gun Pod)
Line Art Revised/Added YF-19, YF-19 FAST Pack, YF-19 Fold Booster (Battroid, GERWALK, Gun Pod, Fold Booster and ALL line art)
Line Art Revised/Added YF-21, YF-21 FAST Pack, YF-21 Fold Booster (Battroid, Gun Pod, Fold Booster and ALL line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Zentradi "Enemy" Battle Suit (Color)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-1J Valkyrie "Milia" (All Colors)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-11B Super Thunderbolt "Pink Pecker" (ALL colors)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-11B "Milia" (ALL colors)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-11C Super Thunderbolt (All Colors)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-11C Super Thunderbolt Aerospace (ALL colors and ALL line art)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-11C Thunderbolt APS-11 Protect Armor Pack (Gun Pod)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-11D Thunderbolt "Jamming Bird" (Line Art)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-17D Nightmare, VF-17D "Diamond Force", VF-17S "Teal" (Gun Pod, Spiritia Absorption Pod, Fold Booster)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-17S Nightmare, VF-17S Super Nightmare (Gun Pod, Fold Booster)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-19F Excalibur (All Colors, All Line Art, Color Code Transformation Guide)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-19S Excalibur (All Colors, All Line Art, Color Code Transformation Guide)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-19S Excalibur "Test Flight" (All Colors)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-19S Super Excalibur Aerospace (All Colors)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-22 Sturmvogel II (Battroid, Fold Booster and Gun Pod Colors; fighter line art)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-22S "Gamlin" (Battroid and Gun Pod Colors)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-22S "Max" (all Colors)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-22S "Milia" (all Colors)
Line Art Revised/Added Sports Car (2045) (Colors and Line Art)
Line Art Revised/Added Tractor Trailer Type Shuttle (Colors and Line Art)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-5000G Star Mirage (Zolan Shock Gun Pod)
Line Art Revised/Added New Macross Class Colonization Ship (revised profile html page and Battle 7 Attack Mode)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-11MAXL Thunderbolt Custom (Launcher Pod Color, Missile Color and Line Art)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-19 Excalibur Custom (Battroid/GERWALK/Fighter Color, Speaker Pod Color, and All Line Art)
Line Art Revised/Added FBz-99G Saubergeran (All Colors, Color Code Transformation Guide, Line Art)
Line Art Revised/Added Fz-109A Elgerzorene (All Colors, Gun Pod, Cockpit Pod, Line Art)
Line Art Revised/Added Fz-109F Elgerzorene (All Colors, Gun Pod, Heavy Blaster, Line Art)
Line Art Revised/Added Meltran Gunboat "Chlore Fleet Command Ship" (colors)
Line Art Revised/Added Queadluun-Quilqua (line art)
Line Art Revised/Added VB-6 König Monster (All Colors, Color Code Transformation Guide)
Line Art Revised/Added VB-6 König Monster (Alternate, All Colors)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-3000 Crusader (All Colors and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-11B Thunderbolt "VF-X Ravens" (All Colors)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-11B Thunderbolt "VF-X Ravens" Yellow (All Colors)
Line Art Revised/Added YF-11 (VFX-11) Thunderbolt (Macross M3 Version, All Colors)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-17D "VF-X Ravens" Nightmare (Gun Pod and Fold Booster)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-19A Excalibur (Battroid, GERWALK and Gun Pod Colors)
Line Art Revised/Added Destroid Work (color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Island Cluster Class Colonization Ship (Macross 25/Macross Frontier)
Line Art Revised/Added Guantánamo Class Stealth Carrier (CV) (scan and artwork)
Line Art Revised/Added Northampton Class Stealth Frigate (scan and artwork)
Line Art Revised/Added Uraga Class Escort Battle Carrier (CV) (scan and artwork)
Line Art Revised/Added Stealth Space Cruiser (scan and artwork)
Line Art Revised/Added Queadol-Magdomilla Class (Assault Module) (color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added YF-29 Durandal (all color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-3000 Crusader (All Colors and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-5000B Star Mirage Macross Plus Type (Gun Pod)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-5000B Star Mirage "VF-X Ravens" (Gun Pod)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-5000B Star Mirage Macross M3 Type (Gun Pod)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-1X Valkyrie Plus (Gun Pod Color)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-22 "VF-X Ravens" (Battroid and Gun Pod Colors)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-2SS Valkyrie II, ALL PROFILES (Battroid Colors; Green/Nexx ALL Colors, cockpit line art)
Line Art Revised/Added VF-2SS Valkyrie II SAP (Gun pod, Auto Attack Bits)
Line Art Revised/Added Motorcycle (2092) (All Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Sports Car (2092) (All Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Mardook Mobile Fortress (All Color and line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Mardook Fleet Flagship (line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Mardook Large Battleship (line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Mardook Medium-sized Battleship (line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Mardook Scout (line art)
Line Art Revised/Added Mardook Single-Person Shuttle (line art)

[jenius]

Awesome, your site is an amazing reference.

[wmkjr]

Cool update! Thank you for your hard work!

[Scyla]

Amazing work Mr. March. Thank you very much.

[seti88]

Valuable resource for all macross -fans alike! Can spend hours reading...

Appreciate your hard work mr march

[Primus1X]

I see you have updated the time-stamp for the Oberth-class Star Destroyers' debuts as well as the caption for the LH-2000, among other things.

Keep up the good work!

Edited December 8, 2015 by Primus1X

[Kelsain]

Ah, you've been teasing us for so long!

I'll definitely check out the update this afternoon.

[Mr March]

jenius

Thanks, it's important that I include as much accurate reference as possible, in the best quality possible.

wmkjr

I hope you like the new "Destroid Work" colored art in the Macross Frontier section, given that it is your avatar

Scyla

Thanks for saying so. I really appreciate the thanks from fans. It's always good to hear. And I'm really glad it's something folks really enjoy.

Seti88

Thank for saying so, it means a lot. Make sure to carefully go over the site and refer back to the "Updates" for a comprehensive list of all the new material. There is so much in this update to see. You don't want to miss any of it.

Primus1X

There were hundredes of corrections and revisions to do for the written trivia as well. I worked hard to try to credit as many designs directly to the artists as I could. Junya Ishigaki's credits were all revised. I also tried hard to correct grammar and spelling where I could. And of course, add as much accurate, official trivia as is possible. The Macrosspedia not only features a lot of NEW entries, but dozens of the existing entries have been corrected/revised/expanded. With as many citations as possible, so fans can cross reference the content.

Thank you for the kind words. I hope this update is worthwhile for you and everyone.
BTW, if you ever notice anything that might need a correction, don't be shy. Let me know

Kelsain

It was never my intention to take so long for this next update, but that's all on me. I just wish I had so much more time for the site. If only I could get paid to do this
There is a LOT to look at and much to read. So make sure to take your time and enjoy!

[no3Ljm]

[charger69]

I guess I've found something interesting!

It's from Great Mechanics - Summer G

Early GBP-1 Design! What you think Mr. March?

[akteon]

Awesome news! Thank you for your efforts!