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Added translations of the connection between the VF-25 and VF-27, and the paragraph on the VF-171EX in the first post of http://www.macrossroleplay.org/forums/index.php?topic=1934 (Great Mechanics.DX 6 - MF article w/ VF-25 & VF-27 stats)

Gah! More money going to go bye-bye. And I've already exceeded my book buying budget for this month!

No, no, no. He was crushed by the collapse of the Studio Nue offices on South Ataria Island just after Hikaru Ichijo rammed through it in a transforming VF-1D. (Remember: TV series story, movie designs!)

Different style battle class ship for a different style super long range emmigration city class ship? Sounds logical.

My take is that he's wearing those earrings with the fold quartz. Therefore, he sees past the illusion, and sees the source - the Battle Galaxy which is transmitting the signal from the bound up (crucified?) Ranka. Whom, given the lack of life in her eyes (typical anime dull-eye/all colour & no black technique), is under the control (mind control?) of someone else. Which, IMHO, Aruto realizes and is about to do something about. And then Burera shows up. They fight. Aruto's VF-171EX is destroyed. I won't be surprised if next episode has Aruto busting inside the Battle Galaxy in his EX Gear to save Ranka.

MBR (Main Battle Robot), ADR (Air Defence Robot), SDR (Space Defence Robot), & HWR (Heavy Weight Robot). See the Hobby Handbook for details, alternative models, and the Earth Trekkers.

First half of the Character: M0 03a Anti-Unification Alliance Soldier sheet http://www.macrossroleplay.org/forums/index.php?topic=1941 Will try and post more later. Starting to get eye strain >.<

Try the Macross Compendium first. For starters, it's officially sanctioned by the people behind Macross. Not to mention that most stats write-ups on Macross reference the Compendium. http://macross.anime.net/wiki/Megaroad_Class (or here, for the non-Wiki version: http://macross.anime.net/mecha/united_nati...s/Megaroad.html )

Or... how much do the characters change and grow during the various series? How many costume changes do they have? How many story events do they have? For the most part, Basara is in a cockpit, singing; and Misa is at a control chair on the bridge. Minmei, on the other hand, had a lot more stuff to do. But... who says that the Basara and Misa sections are finished? Look at the SDF:M VF-1J. We thought that was finished at 3 pages. Looks like it'll grow to at least 5!

Ah, but one must keep in mind that that Zentraedi fleet showed up after a bunch of battles that saw a bunch of M7 capital ships blown up real good. The statement may also have been taking the number of VFs and battlesuits in account as well. And then it may have just been good old artistic licence to make things seem more dramatic.

I though I'd read it for a laugh. I closed it when I got to the line of maid cafes being available near LA and Canada. Whut the heck does that mean? That the border areas of Canada are rife with maid cafes??? Holy not doing research, Batman.

Nor the cemetary ship. Nor the concert hall ship. Unless if we're due to get a 2nd page on the fleet, and/or the casino ship (and others) was left off because it's considered minor.

For all the people hoping for a lengthened last episode: http://tv.yahoo.co.jp/listings/?detail=1&a...mp;starttime=25 or http://tv.yahoo.co.jp/program/3531/?date=2...525&ch=8410 Macross F 01:25 to 01:55. The regular time slot.

The VF-171 being easier to fly than the VF-17 comes from official text on the VF-171. I can't remember if I've seen cheaper to produce. But the VF-17 is definitely cheaper than the AVF. The VF-171 rectified the VF-17's poor atmospheric performance. The VF-171 is also the successor of the VF-11. See the cannon text on the VF-171 for further information (though you might have to do some translations from Japanese.)

Ah... but this is Macross we're talking about. The sad truth is that the vast majority of details that us fans want to see, are never created (or never released to the public.)

Partial translation of the last bottom third of Worldguide 17a: http://www.macrossroleplay.org/forums/index.php?topic=1938.0 I've finished another page (Soldiers of the Anti-UN) and am in the midst of a third page (Super Long Range Emmigration). HOpefully I'll be able to find them time to type them up...

If you're big on characters, magazine art, and a story digest with colour pictures, it's a great book (magazine?). If you're looking for mecha pictures, and (especially) mecha statistics, look elsewhere. Also has a list of famous lines/quoted dialogue from the first 17 episodes. Macross history (brief, and both in RL and in series), Q&A on Macross in general, Macross F single and album releases, songs per episode (which OP, ED and any songs played during), Macross series song history (1 to 3 of the major songs per each series), Macross Ace Frontier (VF-25, VF-72, VF-1 transformation, Strike VF-1S, YF-19, VF-19 Kai, AND which songs from which series included in the game), interview with Shoji Kawamori and Macross F goods (Bandai VF-25, straps, cards, Satelite keitai something or other site). Official File 2 release date: 2008.11.07 (Friday), A4 size, 630 yen (tax included). The magazine artwork looks positively beautiful. It's great to see that stuff without blocking out part to most of it. Though, all but one of them come from Animedia...

You know, the R.I.P. (or RIP) may just be someone on the staff messing with us English fans.

That's easy to answer: until the VF-171EX, none of the VF-171 "Vampire Plus" had EX-Gear (unless if you believe the novelization is more accurate than the anime).

They wouldn't dare make the "twist" ending what they did. That's just unspeakable! That was also the longest wait for next week's preview. And when that flashed across the screen, I ROFLMAO. Deculture strikes again! PSt: the text that flashed across the screen was talking about the real life concert tour. No mention about next week's episode being longer than usual, or in a different time slot. Just the ultimate of ultimate refrences to the first series.

Expect 1 more sheet on the VF-1J as well. The latest only shows the transformation from fighter to gerwalk. Though, it's got me a little worried - are they going to stretch things out this much for EVERY VF?

Didn't translate that. Look in the text on the bottom of pg 80, you'll find the English there.

With Gubaba. This is Japan. Expect something, and you're bound to be disappointed. Expect nothing, and you'e going to be pleasantly surprised.

Contents review of Issue 5: http://www.macrossroleplay.org/forums/inde...g26823#msg26823 (Not going to repost here. Same as previous reviews.)