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Goddamn, that's a gorgeous background of a nebula. I think that would make an excellent desktop wallpaper!

This is the reason that's keeping me from buying the Blu-rays and DVDs. What I don't get is that we constantly see explanations as to why they simply won't put freakin' English subtitles on their releases. Is it because they can't market to the US? Is it because it's too expensive and prohibitive because the English-speaking market isn't there to pay for it? I call BS on that. When I go to the DVD store and look through their anime section for something that might catch my eye, I see some of the dumbest shows in DVD form on the shelf. Someone thought it would be a good investment to import and DUB some crappy show that nobody's ever heard of and probably never will. Why? Because they're crap! Why do they keep doing it over and over? Because they make money! I can't imagine how a show that's as popular in Japan as it is right now can't do well in the US, where there's already a fairly well-established fanbase. *sigh* I didn't mean to go on a rant there, but it's frustrating to feel like we're all having to work hard just to BE fans of this franchise. Yes, I understand that HG stands in the way. They had good foresight to work that out in the deal decades ago, and I don't fault them (too much) for trying to cling to their cash cow like a drowning man. All we ask for is a little consideration for the extra work we go through to enjoy a great product.

I am pretty sure that those barrels are for the gun's gatling mode. If you'll notice, Quarter's buster cannon is used in a gatling mode when it's not charging for a big blast.

SDFM - I picked Vanessa, simply because I love women with glasses... and she's kinda cute. I love Misa, but she gets enough attention. We need to make sure our bridge bunnies feel loved, too! M7 - Rex. Hot biker chick, leader personality archetype... irresistible. MII/M+ - Sylvie Gena. Badass pilot, badass woman... just overall badass. Thumbs up! M0 - Sara Nome. Natural beauty, fairly tall, strong and independent personality, has an affinity for all things nature. MF - Klan Klang. I can't resist the tall ones (see above), long hair, great body, badass pilot, badass woman, just overall badass... Are we noticing a trend here? On a side note, you need to add Cathy Glass to the MF list. She'd be my backup plan if Klan had to report for duty and miss the date.

Holy panel lines, Batman! It's starting to look pretty sexy. Just need to see GERWALK and battroid modes, now.

I see you're using FRED2 to take pictures. Are you creating the models and importing them into FS2?

I didn't mean that the fanboy fighting was the trolling. I was saying that the obvious obscurement of the bride's identity was intended to get the fanshipping wars started again... thus trolling for a reaction.

Just something to consider about the "petite" comment... Alto's wearing an EX-gear, so the hands and arms are larger than usual. Makes things seem a bit "off", when it comes to size proportion. On a related note, that EX-gear got the crap torn out of it. All of this imagery of fire and destruction is making the 2nd movie seem like the s**t's gonna hit the fan pretty quick. ...Then you have the YF-29 rising above Alto like some kind of phoenix. All this speculation about who the bride is is just another form of trolling. It's obviously designed to obscure any and all semblance of identification to keep the fanboys guessing. I'm gonna laugh if this "character" is actually relevant in the story, and it if is, it's neither Sheryl nor Ranka. Instead of resolving the love triangle, Alto finds someone else.

The battle scars are a great concept, but I think you went overboard on them. I'd just reduce them a bit. I do especially like the burn marks on the one side of the model, though.

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Notice how I didn't say anyone was wrong... I was just wondering if he intended on using kg and not kN.

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Oh, come on! Glavil has one of the best dialogue catchphrases ever! Which moderator is it who has "The Beauty of Moderating" as their forum rank?

Sketchley was listing the outputs of several different engines on the last page and he used kg as thrust measurements.

I can't find the actual name for it, but it's a predecessor to the Work Destroid from MacF. IIRC, that guy shows up in Dynamite 7, correct?

mmm... Ayeka... Me want.

kiloGRAMS, or kiloNEWTONS?

No, I mean where does the name come from? I was already aware of what craft to which it was assigned.

What's Caliburn from?

That makes 3 now? Excalibur, Nothung, and Durendal?

Sketchley's translation does talk about the source of the airframes, but it doesn't seem to confirm whether or not this particular pilot's (Magdalena's) is a surviving airframe, or if it's BASED off of a surviving airframe. It says that the SV-52's specs were not quite available. As Seto mentioned, there has to be some kind of market for aftermarket parts for that model. More than likely, it is possible to reconstruct a vintage aircraft this way. Maybe someone really liked the design and had the money to rebuild it. All of this air racing is very much akin to our air races here on Earth, where the pilots use restored or kit-built vintage aircraft that are highly customized. It's kinda tough to find a P-51 that's in such good shape and is able to perform on such a high level these days.

Do the SV-52's HAVE to be the surviving airframes from SWI? Can't they just rebuild them kit-style like many classic cars are made today?

Yeah, I forgot to mention that. It's not translated, although I seem to remember some blurb about someone possibly undertaking that effort. I'm not entirely sure, though. If it's one thing I'm missing, it's good fanfictions to read.

Kronnang can probably explain it a bit better than I can, but the gist of it is that there is an author out there who has been writing a Macross side-story set in and around the first Space War, where a pilot befriends a Meltran during the war. He creates excellent works of art as companions to his stories and Kronnang is always the one who's posting them.

10/10 ^