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  1. Mr March
    Hmm, I don't think I have that one. I'll have to grab it. A good font choice!
  2. Mr March
    I'd suggest treading lightly when discussing danbickell's model. More has gone into that one model than most of us will likely do in our entire lives Just a note about the pilot in the cockpit, be very careful to ensure any pilot model is not seated upright with the legs dipping low. The line art for the VF-1 clearly depicts the pilot seated in a reclined position and the legs positioned more horizontally than vertically, which would have a big effect on the amount of space below the pilot. http://www.macross2.net/m3/macrossdyrl/vf-1a-fastpack/vf-1-dyrl-cockpitcrosssection.gif
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    If as a reader or viewer you are interpreting the characters in A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones as heroes/villains or protagonists/antagonists, you are missing almost everything George R.R. Martin is trying to accomplish with his writing and doing his stories a terrible disservice. The purpose of this series is to examine the humanities with adult eyes, to understand why people of both extremes (honorable or nefarious) succeed and fail. The story highlights why the strengths of these characters allowed them to attain power and why those very same strengths are the weaknesses that lead to their failures/deaths. It is a very realistic look at human nature and power. In particular, Martin's work highlights why the idealistic/honorable people we claim to want in power actually make for utterly awful politicians and why the manipulative/selfish also fail us through their actions under the guise of pragmatism. Yes, this series can sometimes be terribly depressing. This series can also be at times be one of the most rewarding and entertaining stories ever told. George R.R. Martin and Benioff/Weiss craft entertainment that doesn't treat the viewer like a child; it assumes you're grown up enough to handle these harsh issues. There's no shortage of entertainment that infantilizes us and allows us to escape reality (that's why we all love Macross); but A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones isn't one of them. That isn't a "cliché"; that's called greatness.
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    I'm not going to get into the debate of scale, but I will say that as a rule fans do not have the luxury of dismissing any official published material when analyzing any part of Macross. Fans have previously tried to dismiss plenty of official material from Macross to fit various theories and that is wrong by default. We as fans don't get to just say the DYRL?, or Macross 7, or the Variable Master File books aren't official because they MAY contradict something we've figured out on our own. We're fans, nothing more. We are forced to include EVERYTHING as evidence and then we have to rationalize for all sources being all inclusive with each other. That's the ONLY way we fans are allowed to examine the Macross franchise. It's all or nothing; no piecemeal. So yeah, we don't have the option to dismiss the animation and line art when examing scale for the VF-1 Valkyrie In the next update to my website, I have a much better scan of the VF-1 Valkyrie schematics. Also I have a DYRL? size comparison chart that has the pilot next to the VF-1. I'll attach these images to this post. Maybe this art might help your investigation.
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    Agreed. Official or not, this is top notch work. It looks professional! Well done.
  6. Mr March
    Ah, the Shaloom fiasco. Not exactly Macross fandom's finest hour
  7. Mr March
    The music of Macross Frontier sounds exactly like what a director would choose if his taste in music hasn't changed in 20 years. Kawamori doesn't strike me as the kind of person that spends any effort challenging his own musical tastes; I can't see him listening to any new music unless it already reminds him of the sound he enjoyed decades ago. This is not to single Kawamori out as unique; in all fairness most people are like this. It's almost a law of nature that humans lose the ability to adapt as they grow older. That being said, no one has mentioned that music - for any dramatic production of any kind - is used extensively to set tone, mood and provide context. The many Macross animated series - with the exception of Macross Plus and Macross Zero - all try to achieve a specific style that incorporates themes like popular culture, the female idol, war, epic drama of operatic scope, youth, community, etc. As a result of those dramatic requirements the music in the show itself will be chosen by necessity. A certain feeling is meant to be evoked by the show and the music is a big part of that presentation. Change the music and it might not achieve the emotion meant to be conveyed to the audience. Of course if the music is too familiar and played out - regardless if the tone is right - the audience won't feel emotion at all because they are bored. This is just a creative reality that typically drives the necessity to adapt. See my first point above for why that doesn't always happen
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    It's long been speculated that most of the Macross mecha from the SDF Macross era were originally scaled according to Zentradi that were 8-8.5 meters tall, not 10 meters. The "10 meter rule" appears to be something that came about much later, likely to make the size a nice round figure and as a compromise for the many scaling errors shown in the animated productions up to that point. So the size of the Zentradi mecha and the Valkyries is fine given the original "smaller" size of the Zentradi. A size chart from the SDF Macross era animation materials vividly depicts the scales (see picture)
  9. Mr March
    If Kermit only knew how easy it is to be green
  10. Mr March
    That is very cool to see those names.
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    My site follows the established nomenclature of the Macross art books, so I can't really provide any more insight than that. The ships are shown named "CV" in books like This Is Animation Series Macross 7 Animation Materials. The CV-to-CVS could be an intentional change from the Macross 7-era to the Frontier-era, but I suspect it's probably either sourcing or random; some writers bible or script from the Macross 7-era says CV, while another says CVS. Then when writers of the Macross Chronicle come into the franchise years later, no one is around to say one way or the other; to most, it's probably not even that important. So they pick one and go with it Perhaps it might also be the tendency of the Macross Chronicle writing staff to just add letters and digits to stuff, like all the new gun pod designations
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    Wasn't the Armored VF-25S shown flying inside the Island 1 in GERWALK mode only? It would make much more sense that it could fly in that mode with armor than it would flying the thing in fighter mode. Although as azrael already pointed out, the Island 1 colony only produced 0.75 gravity, which would place less restriction upon non-aerodynamic flight.
  13. Mr March
    I've seen enough trailers. Only want to see the movie now
  14. Mr March
    So I got free tickets to go see Star Trek Into Darkness and I'm extremely upset. I can't comment on what I dislike about the film without going deep into spoilers, so I'll discuss the many things to like in this film. First and foremost, the character work is pure cinematic gold. There's so much good development here, especially for Pine as Kirk and Quinto as Spock. Even better, each character has a moment (sometimes two) and the dialog does a great job making these characters shine in a great piece of ensemble writing. You'll be hard pressed to find characters as entertaining as this in a summer blockbuster. The performances are again pitch perfect, from leads Pine and Quinto, to the supporting cast by Saldana, Urban, Cho and Pegg. Even minor characters like Peter Weller's Marcus and especially Bruce Greenwood's return as Pike inject some real gravitas to the proceedings. Of course I have to comment on Benedict Cumberbatch as the villain; he's sufficiently menacing, a little over-the-top, amazingly physical and extremely intelligent. Anyone who knows Cumberbatch from the BBC's Sherlock series will instantly understand why he was hired to play this bad guy. The special effects are again very impressive and there are some truly harrowing moments of space hazards that will make you cringe. The sets, costumes, makeup and action set pieces are all very well done. This movie is NEVER boring and always has you on the edge of your seat. There are even a few minor surprises that I didn't see coming, particularly one of the early scenes in which the heroes are attacked in a huge skyscraper by an attack craft. They even managed to inject some of the moral arguing and philosophical pondering that old Trek was known for without it feeling forced or tonally out of place. This sequel is an enjoyable time at the movies even despite some serious flaws. If you liked the first Star Trek (2009) and you are the type of fan that didn't see anything wrong with Super 8, you will adore this movie from beginning to end. Be prepared for a great summer film. But if I may indulge in a quote of Leonard Nimoy's Spock; "That being said..."
  15. Mr March
    I can confirm that the leg/engine livery on the VF-1A Valkyrie CF is depicted most commonly as empty in the SDF Macross animation. Thus you can clearly see the same white and brown painted colors within the strip as without. I had to do plenty of research when initially coloring all the Macross mecha for my website and I remember this one specifically. Yes, a lot of Macross images on the search engines lead to the MW forums, understandably. Many google images also point to my website now. If you type "macross mecha" into google, there are hundreds of images from my website that display. Which I suppose is good, but also bad; when I try to replace an old, inaccurate coloring of a mecha, it takes a year or two to eventually drop most instances of the image from Google
  16. Mr March
    As always, great work. The use of color is interesting; reminds me of stage lighting, like much of the official Macross 7 artwork produced as promotion for the series.
  17. Mr March
    Hell yeah, that was a great film. It's actually interesting how good Gravity looks yet it feels like a very different film with a completely different visual style. Very impressed so far. This was my reaction as well. I was astounded how uneasy I felt watching just this trailer. I saw a comment on a film site that said; "Oh, this is what awe feels like" to illustrate how long it had been since a trailer has provoked the feeling so much and so well. I think I'm putting Gravity along side (perhaps above) the Man of Steel trailer #2 for best trailer of the year. Very impressed.
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    LOL! Rare it is these days that MW has any humor, but bravo Duke
  19. Mr March
    What was that I was saying a few posts back about bad franchise games doing well? Aliens: Colonial Marines Sales Prove Bafflingly Massivehttp://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/123916-Aliens-Colonial-Marines-Sales-Prove-Bafflingly-Massive 1.3 million...wow.
  20. Mr March
    Strange enough I couldn't find a topic about this movie even though I've been following development of it for a while. So I'll post this trailer for Gravity, the next film by Alfonso Cuarón (who you might know as the director of Children of Men). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufsrgE0BYf0 I can't remember the last time I saw a trailer with this much tension in it. Very excited to see this film.
  21. Mr March
    Oh, I remember this well. It made coloring the ship for my website Very difficult
  22. Mr March
    Dear gawd...
  23. Mr March
    I like them all. Very dramatic poses! Nice work.
  24. Mr March
    Yeah, this is an old but good one. Worth another viewing
  25. Mr March
    I saw Iron Man 3 on Saturday with three friends and we all enjoyed it. This third Iron Man film is certainly a good night out at the movies and was better than the average super hero film. Shane Black was a perfect choice for directing RDJ with some classic Stark-esque dialogue and Black's trademark self-aware humor. The opening to the film (and that song) was VERY ballsy. The action was solid as were all the performances, especially RDJ, Paltrow, Kingsley and of course, Guy Pearce continues his unstoppable run. I also really appreciate the twists this film had to offer, which is no small feat for big, box office summer movies that are far too often as predictable as sunrise. I didn't see the big reveal coming and I love that. Despite Iron Man 3 representing a return to grace for the character, this movie was an absolute mess as far as plot. Even some characterization is pretty shaky. Plenty of the individual scenes were great, but very often big leaps of logic happen between those scenes or no logic is played at all. Lots of really stupid stuff happens without explanation (Extremis, Iron Patriot, Killian, etc) and too often the old "it happens because the script demands it" rules why events play out the way they do. As much fun as I had I definitely don't hold this film as high as the first Iron Man, which has no shortage of problems itself but is far more easy to forgive. I'd give Iron Man 3 a solid 7 out of 10, but I won't be revisitng it like I do the first film.
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