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On 11/21/2017 at 6:21 AM, anime52k8 said:

yeah, that's not ominous at all...

https://gizmodo.com/the-first-known-interstellar-asteroid-looks-incredibly-1820613194

Pointed out in this forum as well. I find it funny that other posters in that forum say the artist's impression resembles ships from Battlestar Galactica and Star Wars when it  more closely resembles a Zentradi Nupetiet-Vergnitzs Class battleship.

The fifth part of Macross Alexandria: Manifest Destiny:

Part 5: We Are Coming, Nineveh (PDF Download)

WARNING: This story deals with themes such as political and religious views expressed by some characters in the story that may offend certain readers, so reader discretion is advised. Don't tell me I didn't warn you!

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Notes:

This part of the story got delayed because I felt lazy to write (again)

This part of the story has the first appearance of the special guest character from the real world. I included that character as this story is about how will present-day Earth react to the arrival of the Alexandrian Union NUNS expeditionary fleet from the Macross Alexandria universe.

On 9/16/2017 at 10:42 PM, Shadow said:

I think we missed an opportunity shelving the T-50A for a Light fighter though.

There is a light fighter variant of the T-50A, the F/A-50, which is in service in the Philippine Air Force.

On 9/5/2017 at 4:51 AM, grss1982 said:

But if I'm not mistaken that looks like a VF-25 being compared to an F-22. LOL

Of course the VF-25 is way superior the F-22. The disparity between fifth-generation variable fighters in Macross and present-day fighters is shown in my fanfic Macross Alexandria: Manifest Destiny.

Does anyone have starboard view images of the CVN-99 Asuka II from M0? There is a port view here though. This thread could have had one, as it is about a CG model of the ship, though the pictures of the CG model can't be seen. I will use the images as references for a Shipbucket drawing of the CVN-99 that I am working on.

3 hours ago, Scream Man said:

So let's talk paint. 

By the time of macross Delta, I think the Valks are using a kind of SMart Paint on their fighters. In Episode 7, right at the start as Delta are going onto their mission on the cat planet, The Valks (And Walkures carrier ship) all black shift to this stealth camo. Do we have any idea if this is actually a thing?

I ask because suddenly custom colors on a fighter seem like they'd be relatively easy to do. You just program the scheme and the planes smart paint system changes it for you. 

Will I finally stump Seto with a questyion about a Valkyries PAINT?! Tune in to find out! 

It could also be a holographic projection like the Walkure outfits.

The fourth part of Macross Alexandria: Manifest Destiny:

Part 4: Road to War (PDF Download)

WARNING: This story deals with themes such as political and religious views expressed by some characters in the story that may offend certain readers, so reader discretion is advised. Don't tell me I didn't warn you!

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Notes:

This part of the story features a guest character from Battlestar Galactica 2003. The special real world guest character will appear later in the story.

Pagbigyan by Gee Flow and Larz (Sekai Records):

On 03/08/2017 at 11:58 AM, Seto Kaiba said:

One has to wonder if Microsoft will file a lawsuit over that... it's pretty effing blatant.

IMO they do not look too much like Halo Spartans, but still have a resemblance.

The third part of Macross Alexandria: Manifest Destiny:

Part 3: Down to Earth (PDF Download)

WARNING: This story deals with themes such as political and religious views expressed by some characters in the story that may offend certain readers, so reader discretion is advised. Don't tell me I didn't warn you!

Spoiler-free summary:

Some notes:

This part of the story was delayed because I felt lazy to write

This part has the first appearance of an idea that I have in mind for this story. In later parts this story will also feature a special guest character from the real world. As this story is about an expedition from the Macross Alexandria universe going to another universe with a present-day Earth to find the Protoculture Archives, I am pretty sure you could figure it out

7 hours ago, frothymug said:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/06/23/space-warfare-america-could-soon-have-new-branch-military-protecting-outer-space.html

I really hope they actually settle on the term "Spacy".  

It would most likely be called "Space Force" though. The US Air Force currently controls practically all of US military space assets, and any Space Force would most likely be an offshoot of the Air Force. It will only be called "Spacy" if it is an offshoot of the Navy, which for the reason I wrote previously is unlikely.

Kapampangan Ku Pagmaragul Ku by Run-D, Sky Yhel, JT Punyal, Thugztah, Rezzpekk, Snash and Faith of AC Undaground (Angeles City, Pampanga):

9 minutes ago, Dobber said:

I am aware of that, and the Firefox BOOK was first published in 1977. I'm  talking about a fictional timeline that could easily be tweaked to fit actual program developments. 

Chris

I am also aware of that, though of course your scenario could always work in an "alternate universe" setting

On 06/07/2017 at 8:12 PM, Dobber said:

I LOVE the Firefox. I've been toying with a slight redesign of it using faceted angles over the whole airframe like the F-117. It's nose section already sort of does it. Would fit in the story too, we steal the Firefox and use what we learn from it for our Stealth program giving the F-117.

Chris

Sorry to burst your bubble but actually the F-117 was in development since the 1970's as part of the Have Blue program.

23 hours ago, F-ZeroOne said:

Never knew there would be a navalised Gripen NG variant. However, if as stated its CATOBAR due to various messy decisions a few years ago (its a long story), then no HMS Liz Two wouldn't be able to deploy them.

How about the naval version of the HAL Tejas instead?

14 hours ago, Sildani said:

Gripen NG will be made in a navalized variant. Dunno if CATOBAR will be required, it's a small light aircraft. 

Gripen Maritime is CATOBAR according to this data sheet (PDF).

The second part of Macross Alexandria: Manifest Destiny:

Part 2: On the Other Side (PDF Download)

WARNING: This story deals with themes such as political and religious views expressed by some characters in the story that may offend certain readers, so reader discretion is advised. Don't tell me I didn't warn you!

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Some notes:

I am working on the third part of the story. This story reuses ideas from my canceled crossover fanfic with Robotech, namely the use of fold gates that lead to other universes.

The first part of Macross Alexandria: Manifest Destiny:

Part 1: The Gate (PDF Download)

WARNING: This story deals with themes such as political and religious views expressed by some characters in the story that may offend certain readers, so reader discretion is advised. Don't tell me I didn't warn you!

Spoiler-free summary:

Some notes:

The concept of this story is based on an idea I found here, how would present-day Earth react to the arrival of an expeditionary fleet from the Macross Alexandria universe? The story will show the cultural dissonance between present-day Earth and the Alexandrian Union from the Macross Alexandria universe, as well as the technological disparity between them. The basic plot of the story, especially in the later parts, is very loosely based on the Revelation of John from the Bible. I am currently working on the second part of this story.

On 17/05/2017 at 10:18 PM, Shadow said:

It would be nice to take the Lockheed T-50A, fit it with weapon avionics and a radar (maybe even the F414 engine), and you basically have your light fighter/attack aircraft for the USAF and Air Guard. It would be a spiritual successor to the F-20.

That already exists in the form of the F/A-50, which is the primary fighter of the Philippine Air Force:

12 hours ago, Devil 505 said:

Yeah, about that...

For the record that is the real-life inspiration for the FAST packs in Macross. The Conformal Weapons Bays on the F-15SE take it even further by the inclusion of weapons bays inside the FAST packs.

A story about the off-duty lives of the characters of Macross Alexandria during Holy Week:

Macross Alexandria: Holy Week (PDF Download)

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This story deals with the off-duty lives of the pilots of Nazareno Squadron during Holy Week in 2070. It is loosely based on my own experiences during Holy Week.

I am currently working on Macross Alexandria: Manifest Destiny, which takes place a few months after the events of this story.

Nung Agyu Kumu by Kay X and J Trick (a Kapampangan Hip-Hop love song):

The third and last part of Macross Alexandria: The Sagittarius War:

Macross Alexandria: The Sagittarius War

Part 3: Retribution (PDF Download)

WARNING: This story deals with themes such as political views expressed by some characters in the story, religious extremism and state-sponsored terrorism that may offend certain readers, so reader discretion is advised. Don't tell me I didn't warn you!

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I am working on Macross Alexandria: Manifest Destiny as well as another story that would take place between the events of Macross Alexandria: The Sagittarius War and Macross Alexandria: Manifest Destiny. That story would be a short story that would show the off-duty lives of the characters of Macross Alexandria.

3 hours ago, Zinjo said:

I like the idea of NUNS Marines.  They are the perfect hybrid for a terrestrial / space story.  However, I never saw a need for a variable tank.  Armored GERWALKs,  GBP's, a Marine version of the VB Koenig, LHD type carriers like the Quarter, etc... yes, they would be essential to a Marine arsenal.   The Marines are generally a task force, not a Navy or an Army in scale.  If you base them on the US Marines, you will notice that the US Marines tend to use proven gear and are rarely prone to adopting bleeding edge tech since troops need dependable equipment to do the hard missions.

While the variable tank is primarily for "Rule of Cool", the NUN Marine Corps in the Macross Alexandria stories use Valkyries like the VF-25 and deploy from either an Uraga Class carrier or a SDFN Macross Class using dropships. The NUN Marine Corps in Macross Alexandria mostly uses the same equipment as the (larger) NUN Army for the sake of commonality. However, their expeditionary role means that the NUN Marine Corps uses the Beatrice family of amphibious wheeled armored vehicles instead of the larger tracked vehicles preferred by the NUN Army, which also uses the Beatrice family in the same roles as the real-life Stryker in the US Army.