All Macross is the real deal. Including the PS games, music concerts , manga and light novels, etc.
While I would welcome ANY Macross in engrish, I'm not sure SDFM would set the world on fire.
That sounds like a solid theory @Shawn It's also know Takani had few other references as SDFM was still in production when this was painted. So references were scant. Hence the VF in Gerwalk mode with its arms tucked in.
Iv'e always loved his early Macross paintings.