Mr March

SMALL GUN! SMALL GUN!!!!!!!!!!! Oh my gawd why the hell did they make that thing so small!?!?! I sure hope he doesn't use that lame-assed weapon in the film, because that's what will make or break it! I can't believe that they'd get everything else with the costume right and then give him this stupid small gun. What are those idiots thinking? This beats Vader's tiny hands in the prequels films or the VF-25's weak hands in Battroid mode for utter crapness! This film is going to suck soiled ass! I'm totally going to see this opening night in my cosplay outfit. There, happy now bsu?

AC/DC was never glam metal.

A thing of beauty. I can't wait until these are released.

Of course the Full Armor has tons of missiles. The Armored Valkyries always have tons of missiles inside them Thanks for the video kresphy!

Killer Loli cliche. This looks bloody awful

M Frontier or Frontier M?

Allow me to make your day (and mine) worse: http://macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=25487

This is a couple days late and I really should know better given that I post on a Dune forum, but here is news you all should definitely know about: http://www.variety.com/VR1117982560.html QUOTE Berg to direct 'Dune' for Paramount Misher producing adaptation of sci-fi novel By TATIANA SIEGEL Peter Berg is attached to direct a bigscreen adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi novel "Dune" for Paramount Pictures. Kevin Misher, who spent the past year obtaining the book rights from the Herbert estate, will produce via his Par-based shingle. Herbert's 1965 novel is a sweeping, futuristic tale set on the remote desert planet Arrakis, which produces the interstellar empire's sole source of the spice Melange -- used for distant space travel. An empirewide power struggle ensues over the control of the spice. Berg would be the latest helmer to take a crack at the property, which spawned a 1984 David Lynch film as well as a 2000 Sci Fi Channel miniseries starring William Hurt. New Amsterdam's Richard Rubenstein, who produced Sci Fi's "Dune" and sequel "Children of Dune," is also producing alongside Sarah Aubrey of Film 44, Berg's production banner. John Harrison and Mike Messina exec produce. The project is out to writers, with the producers looking for a faithful adaptation of the Hugo- and Nebula Award-winning book. The filmmakers consider its theme of finite ecological resources particularly timely. Paramount envisions the project as a tentpole film. Berg and Misher enjoy strong ties dating back to Misher's executive days at Universal Pictures. Misher also produced Berg's second directorial outing, "The Rundown." Actor-turned-helmer Berg most recently directed the upcoming Will Smith starrer "Hancock." His directing credits include "The Kingdom" and "Friday Night Lights." I'm concerned. VERY concerned.

I love the tall, slim but strong look of the newest Valkyrie. The VF-25 is the Clint Eastwood of variable fighters; Good, Bad and Ugly!

LOL Classic.

I think a name change is in order to Sumownedgai

Damn. Sorry to see Clarke go.

I live in hope

Nope, just one will do fine.

Game mechanics and the fiction itself are two entirely different things. Even Macross suffers when adapted to game form. Ask any Starcraft fan

LOL Yes, there are some of us fans that don't buy a dozen of everything

Actually, the Battletech mecha are quite fast and nimble, despite their sometimes erroneously lumberous appearence in the various media, such as the video games. Battlemechs can acheive speeds up to 150 kmph, making them much faster than any conventional tank that is limited to 60-70 kmph. Battlemechs also have the distinction of being the most broadly varied line of fictional war machines, massing anywhere from light 20 ton machines up to heavy, 100 ton vehicles. The battlemechs are also incredibly adaptable and their modular design allows them to be modified for many different kinds of operational requirements. Unlike most mecha shows, Battletech is a rare example of a truly combined arms approach to fictional mecha.

The anti-mecha fans failure to suspend disbelief is something I've always found rather curious (and ironic in the case of SW). I'm of the opinion that unless a humanoid/walking machine can be made agile and fast enough to compete with/surpass wheeled/tracked vehicles, such humanoid/walking machines would be useless/very limited in any practical military application

Oh, the Reguld looks so purty. Definitely getting one of these.

AC comes in for the win. Nice catch!

azrael and TheLoneWolf Ahhh, that's why it's never really been answered. Thanks you two. VF5SS From a certain stand of realistic usefulness, I can see (to a degree) why the anti-mecha crowd loves to go on their fanboy lynchings. I've always thought that the way giant robots are most likely to be introduced in real life is as an addition to the combined arms and will grant that a lot of anime simply assumes far too much in order to make it's stylish super hero robots the unchallenged stars of the show. Realistic deployment of giant war robots would no doubt have their place in the pecking order of military materiel, like any other war machine such as a tank or jet. Of course, tanks and jets would also be more advanced than our contemporary machines by the time giant war robots become practical, so our own limited, conventional perception of these vehicles should be understood when we speak of combined arms. Digressing , this is all entertainment and science fiction of course, so we expect a certain degree of creative license to take place. I don't blame Macross for being Valkyrie-centric anymore than Gundam for being Mobile Suit-centric or Evangelion for being EVA-centric. In fact I applaud and embrace such story structures. But it does lead to a very narrow and simplistic view of the larger military organizations; organizations which would never be composed of just one type of super unit while all the others remain at their 20th century level of sophistication Even Macross Frontier is guilty of this; fifty years of advanced OverTechnology and we still see 20th century era LAV's on board City 25

I didn't know that about Milliard. Is it actually official? I hope we can find an answer. I'm surprised to see a discussion like that on stardestroyer.net. That site, along with a bunch of other Star Wars/StarTrek/Babylon 5 message board websites in the same "social circle" have long had communities filled with anti-mecha sentiment. I'm surprised some troll hasn't entered the discussion screaming "BOLO!"

These pictures have been out for a while now. I have them all on my website.

Granted, we all may be concentrating on different features of the Valkyries. I tend to think those that see VF-1 (more specifically, VF-0) are largely concentrating on the main wings and their similar leading and trailing edges. Personally, I saw SV-51 the most when I first looked upon the VF-25; that nose, forward fuselage and forward intakes are unmistakable. The VF-25 Battroid strongly felt YF-19-like at first glance. Upon closer examination (and the further availability of pictures) there's a lot more new and unique to the VF-25, most pointedly the transformation. As far as the VF-25 resembling other Valkyries, I see SV-51, YF-19/VF-19F/S and even a little VF-5000, most notably the upper torso in Battroid mode. Looking at the Macross Frontier anime, I came up with this very quick silhouette comparison (as luck would have it, the VF-0 and VF-25 are almost exactly the same length; 18.69 and 18.72 meters respectively):

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