I would go further and say that a remake in the vein of ReBSG would do much more good for Macross than just recreating the original story with new designs. Thats why ReBSG did so well, it opposed the campy 70's era of bell bottoms and tight pants by being substantive about the fact that the human species was on the edge of extinction. No line dancing, no casino planets or whatever.
Take out all the cheesy and nonsensical stuff, and make the story focus on the terror of having ones existence in the universe removed by force.