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Nah. It's pretty clear that it's Sheryl. My money is on a cyborg body, with the real Sheryl tucked away somewhere. A la Macross Plus's Sharon Apple, but the difference is that Sheryl thinks she's really occupying the cyborg body AND the Macross Galaxy group sometimes takes control of the cyborg for nefarious (read: spy) purposes. But that's just me.

The Macross F website doesn't have it in the news section yet... so... some observations about #33 Macross Quarter: I remember when I translated the Great Mechanics.DX article on it (yeah, yeah, English version coming soon on the web) and was confused about a section that I thought translated as "is composed of 5 ships". At the time, I thought it was an error, 'cause they only mentioned 3 seperate ships (Macross Quarter, ARMD-L and ARMD-R). MC has cleared it up - it is indeed 5 ships: Macross Quarter ARMD-L (Carrier) ARMD-R (Gunship / Gattling style buster cannon) BASTER-L (Moveable Battery* Warship) BASTER-R (Moveable Battery* Warship) *That's battery, as in Gun Battery. There isn't a clarification of what BASTER means (unlike the ARMD page which describes what ARMD means). The fact that it's all capitals dispels the belief that it's a typo (baster > buster, or booster). VF-5000 - as expected, it's all about the aerospace booster pack (sadly not including the one that Kawamori-san designed for the model kit), as well as the VF-5000G and VF-5000T-G. VF-27 - all about the tawny (greeny?) variant. It also has about 1/3 of a page devoted to the AIF-9V. What, no seperate page for it? Tech: immigrant ship: only covers the Macross class, Megaroad class, and New Macross class - with a little bit on the SDFN. Maybe the Island Cluster class will show up on the c page? Glossary - the capital city of Eden has been clarified. It's called "Capital City". :roll: It's nice to see both Gilliam Angret (Giriamu Angureet) of VF-X2 mentioned, as well as the Queadluun-Nona :!: The 1/60 YF-19 has the 25th anniversary model, as well as the 3rd prototype "Bird of Prey" and 4th prototype "Double Knights". The extra sheet summarizes the story and main characters and mecha of SDF:M, as well as the block of stats on episode No, title, director, and so on.

Eh? It's not the battle pods? Darn it... well, hopefully it'll include (what the Palladium RPG refers to as) the Recovery Pod. Probably the "shuttle" and "hover platform" too...

It's extremely badly parsed. So it could mean that the combined mecha has two different modes depending on the ending, or that two different mecha combine into one and you only get to see it in one of the (2?) different endings.

The following do: * Zentradi Forces Pods - finally! * Battle Suits - will this be both the Nousjedel-ger and Queadlunn-Rau? Just the Nousjadel-ger? The one from M+? Or the ones from MII? * Macross Frontier Fleet * Beam Weapons

Erm... the data section ("grey box") doesn't have the engine nacelle internal equipment bays as a standard armament because the contents of which can be changed. The same thing came up with the VF-171's engine nacelle internal equipment bays. I think it's safe to say that the data section is a general summary, but information is sprinkled throughout each page. Also, I think the engine nacelle internal equipment bays are applicable to the VF-11B as well. Simply because the C version isn't that different, and it uses the exact same engines as the B version.

At approximately 1:36 and 1:48 you can see the Tornado Packs on the VF-25. It's hard to tell, but it looks like the Tornado Pack VF-25 transforming @ 1:51 while being targeted (by Brera?) Also, the words flash up: " New song(s), new enigma [riddle], New story, the galaxy's sprite [fairy] or... the goddess of war..., the long awaited theatrical edition new song(s), new story, is Sheryl a spy?! The highest [the most, supreme] live-stage opens it's power"

... then go with the other variable vehicle commercial featuring a Kawamori-san mecha. Dualis! CM 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fogayHVbkkg CM 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crZ71CE1wD0&NR=1 CM 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uFFpQuFllk&NR=1 CM 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZtZN-GQBls&NR=1 ... and sorry, I can't find the one where they have two Dualis cars... erm, dueling, nor the one with a bunch of battroid (?) mode Dualis riding a car carrier.

... and finished the VF-171 Nightmare Plus. http://www.macrossroleplay.org/forums/inde...g35423#msg35423 There were a few interesting revelations (such as the engine nacelle weapon pallets and a choice of gun pod) that I wished were included in the front data block for ease... ah well. Sadly the RVF-171 isn't really developed. Hopefully the RVF-171EX (or if one won't come to be, the VF-171EX) sheet will rectify that.

Finished the front side of the first glossary sheet. The ISC entry had one of those really, really convoluted sentences... hopefully the result makes sense.

Indeed. In addition, Kawamori-san was quoted as saying that there will be more atmospheric combat in the movie(s). So, the more aerodynamic look and feel of these new super packs is in line with that. I've picked up the magazine, and intend to do a translation of the relevant section. Just looking at it, there's an interesting comment from Kawamori, and there are things like the name of the large beam cannons written on the beam cannons themselves - something barely visible on the pictures shown so far.

I think it's simply that some of the other members automatically associate not liking as synonymous with dislike. Which is hardly the case. Case in point: there are many Macross series' that I do not like as a whole, but I do not dislike nor hate any of them. And I like certain aspects of each one.

I just saw one of those new commercials on TV - and not at a time that no one watches on an unpopular station. One of the most popular stations, during the middle of the day, and during one of (if not "the") most popular shows across the whole country! Now, if onyl Macross F had that kind of promotion... ah well, trickle down advertising is good.

Nah. Just commercials. Considering the content, the music, and the age of the model, it's clear that their aiming for a mature audience.

Re: NT article tagline: There are suspicions of a spy surfacing in the song princess (either people are thinking that she's a spy, or she herself is thinking that there is a spy). Interesting... adds a new dimension to the dual Sheryl (black - evil alter-ego, white innocent) and the face-half-covered and surrounded by gears and machinery Sheryl that appears in the preview. Hmmm... I sense a refocusing and a heavy revamping of the Sheryl/little queen storyline... and was that a new Galaxy Fleet ship or a new Vajra ship starting to poke out from behind the asteriod? (Just before the first appearance of the Macross 1/4's new guns?)

Voted fighter, but it has to be justified: all modes are great. I was initially attracted to Macross precisely because they had a realistic looking fighter aircraft that changed into other modes, yet still retained features of the main mode. I think what hooked me is the realism inherent in the VF-1. Fast forward a few years, and I'm still fascinated that the creators are throwing things in like vapor cones when passing through the sound barrier and the condenscing of atmospheric moisture when transforming into gerwalk or battroid from fighter mode. It's this level of realism that makes Macross more than the average animation or live-action series, to me.

You are most likely: a) older, wiser and more experienced (the same old shlock doesn't wind your clock anymore (re: Transformers live action movie). I'm in the same boat) b) more mature (the juvenile, coming of age, breast fetish, et al aspects of the latest series belong to a phase that you've already grown out of) c) stressed/troubled/insert appropriate word here about your life, and yearn for the simpler days of childhood. Therefore: welcome to adulthood! Nevertheless, I dig aspects of 7, 0 and F. But I don't like them in their entirety. I think the last Macross series that I liked all aspects of was Plus. But I overwatched it, and don't like it anymore. So yeah, time to make your own Macross series? (I'd plug the Macross RPG site that I play at and the transforming fighter craft manga that I'm penning, but as this is your thread...)

As well as the movie discussion thread (applicable post with lineart): http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...st&p=794460 and corrected (but still incomplete) translation: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...mp;#entry794556 If I understand Kresphy correctly, the source is the 2009.11 issue of Newtype (not released at the time of typing this).

Hmmm... in a way, the SDF-1 would make a lot of sense. It'd be in-line with the tail end of the first book (Prometheus, et al) and could also segway into an expansion of the VF-1 in space (or viceversa). Though, as that's been covered (perhaps not in great depth, but still in great breadth) in the first book, I doubt that'll be happening. For example, Pg 124 has a squadron marking for the "Planet Eden New Edwards Base" VF-1...

Heh... if you want Destroid action, Macross style, check out Macross Plus Game Edition. In the player vs player mode, you and your opponent can go at it in any of the SDF:M destroids. Though, it's a bit disconcerning seeing the HWR-00-MkII Monster hovering and making building high leaps. Ah well... at least you get to pilot it. The reverse spinning leap kicks of the Regults are also pretty funky, too.

Probably the VF-25... T.T Though, I am hoping that they'd do something on the VF-11, and it'd have a little bit on the variable vehicles in the era leading up to it's development.

My fixes in bold. It should be obviois that the image is too small and the text is illegible in many places... *The image doesn't identify them as such. But that's the name been consistantly applied to them in other materials.

Hmmm... you've said something that got me thinking... different classes of ARMD. 1st: SDFM ARMD 2nd: DYRL ARMD (going by other canon sources, the movie is supposedly filmed in the 2030s, using ships/vehicles/equipment that exists at that time in the main chronology. Couple that with the DYRL ARMD stylized arms of the SDFN class) nth: M+ ARMD (if that's what they prove to be. I'm not just referring to the one on the desk, but the one's outside the windows floating in space) nth+1: M7 ARMD: Guantanamo class Hmm...

Which makes a lot of sense. I've noticed 2 other typos on the past few pages I've translated. Which makes things that much harder for us translators. >.<

I'm getting the impression that it may work in some or many cases, but not all. For example: the muddling of the DYRL designed ARMDs in the SDFN that appears in Macross F. (Of course, I'm saying this before translating the glossary entry for the SDFN and before we've even seen a page devoted to the SDFN; if such a page is forthcoming...) Anyhow, this'll make Graham happy: VF-171 Nightmare Plus: http://www.macrossroleplay.org/forums/inde...g35423#msg35423 Still a work in progress, but I just translated one hell of a loaded paragraph. In short: in addition to the previously known VF-171 and RV-171, there's also a VB-171, a sniping VF-171, an electronic warfare VF-171*, and an unmanned fighter commanding VF-171 :!: *I translated the term as considered, but the term could also be translated as "thought of". Another translating question has come up, that my internet-fu isn't solving. This is re: glossary sheet 01's RC-4E Rabbit: http://www.macrossroleplay.org/forums/inde...g35343#msg35343 I've translated the term as "Dimiddo Bunny", but I don't think that's the best rendering. In Japanese it's ディミッド・バニー. I'm guessing it could be a typo, and was meant to be ティミッド (Timid), but does anyone know of a rabbit or bunny with a name similar to Dimiddo?