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  1. sketchley
    Variable Fighter Master File: VF-1 Valkyrie Wings of Space: http://sdfyodogawa.mywebcommunity.org/OTvfmf/OTvfmf.php *new and improved translation* *now in colour* Releasing a bit early, as it's coming up in discussion a lot recently. I'm still working on additional parts, currently the Twin Beam Cannon Pack (not to mention cleaning up after I had to reset my Word Processor and it annoyingly activated "dynamic quotes"—something distinctly incompatible with plopping into HTML/PHP ).
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    "Variable Fighter Master File: VF-1 Wings of Space" (self described as "non-Official Setting") also has something on this: (quoted as I'm still in the process of finishing up the PHP and adding some additional translations for it's release on my site: http://sdfyodogawa.mywebcommunity.org/OTvfmf/OTvfmf.php ). So there's that usage—the VFs essentially flying by inertia from a space catapult launch and being accelerated by gravity, and then waiting in the sortie area to be picked up... all in an effort to preserve fuel.
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    One workaround that might work is the aforementioned server side includes. That way, you can use those (and the CSS) to easily add future modifications (obviously you're limited to headers/footers, and only changing [in this case redefining] the appearance of the HTML mark-up you've added to each page (e.g. links now look like this, H2 headlines look like that while H3 looks like this, etc.). Mind you, you don't really need to be changing how the translations look (it's just text after all).
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    I agree with him. I use as minimal a write-up on my translations site as possible. Sure it's old and crusty, but it gets the job done (just copy/paste the content into a self-made template, add html markup [spaces, bold, etc.], check that all the links work, and publish). As far as CSS goes... it's not that hard. Do what I did, examine the CSS (and other HTML programming) from your favourite sites, and adapt what works for you for your needs. The only real trick with CSS is figuring what stuff you need before producing a bunch of pages (otherwise you have to waste time going back and making changes and other fixes). Anyhow, here's the CSS for my stats site. In this case, the main actions are getting interactive buttons (on mouseover), so visitors don't have 'mystery meat' buttons (spoilered): The net effect can be viewed here (specifically the changes when you mouseover the buttons and links): http://sdfyodogawa.mywebcommunity.org/OTvfmf/OTvfmf.php The only trick I can tell you is figure out the code on one page. Once it's working, only then cut and paste it into your CSS. And keep in mind the KISS principle (or less is more). As for the links at the top and bottom of my site - that's why I use PHP: server side includes! They're a bit tricky to get working, but the effort spent setting them up really pays off when you only have to modify a couple of bits of code on 2 or 3 pages to change the entire site (just like CSS).
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    Amazon Japan has some picts of the book's interior: https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/4815600309?pf_rd_p=ce2eab38-4495-4b24-90fc-38dbaedf3574&pf_rd_r=KHSC6233NC6G7BNYAR45 I'm really digging all the stealthy 'sawblade' panel lines they've added to the hi-res colour picts.
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    Learn Japanese?
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    Apologies, I should have said "I usually use the Default_IDB, but am trying the MWDefaultWhiteBlue" last night (posting after working at a side job on top of a regular day at the full time job is not a good combination). I've reverted to Default_IDB, and it's all back to normal. Thank you for going to all the extra effort on our behalf.
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    Not a problem per se... I use the MWDefaultWhiteBlue theme (the black one... let's just say that I'm extremely thankful that there is a white option! ) The latest version feels... 'squished'. It's almost like the cellpadding has been set to 0. This is at the very top (upper left home > MW News and Updates, etc., to the 'Reply To This Topic' button), and the very bottom (lower left Twitter, Fakebook, etc. buttons to the 'Mark Site Read' link in the lower right corner). Individual posts (and member descriptions to the left of posts) are OK as-is (they seem unaffected by the loss of padding elsewhere). Thanks for looking into this!
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    Speaking of that... I wonder if they'll pick up on the stealthy medium-range missile launcher pods that appeared in one of Kawamori-san's rough designs (an idea he later recycled into the HAIM-95A Missile Launcher Pods on the VF-0).
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    All my translations on the VFMF series can be found here: http://sdfyodogawa.mywebcommunity.org/OTvfmf/OTvfmf.php Alas, I've done nothing on Operation "Phantom Sword" (currently hard at work on getting an expanded, and much improved translation of VFMF VF-1: Wings of Space in php format, and am looking to tackle the stuff on the VF-1EX after that. )
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    Great Mechanics 06: Macross Zero Feature: http://sdfyodogawa.mywebcommunity.org/OTgreatMechanics/OTgreatmechanics.php 100% newly translated - I just wish I had more energy/time/etc to finish this (what you see is what was completed before Christmas preparations started in earnest last year. 4 months on the motivation to polish off the Kawamori interview has evaporated). (^_^;) That said, the article provides a neat snapshot of things on the eve of Macross Zero's publication. How they handle the "preview" in the pre-Youtube era is also... amusing. Nevertheless, I hope you, dear readers, also find the production and technical sides (shot composition, detailed analysis of shots, etc.) as interesting as I did. Note: also updated the summaries of the Great Mechanics G section with the most recent issues (for those fellow Macross book collectors out there).
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    Seconded. Release date is unchanged in Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.jp/ヴァリアブルファイター-マスターファイル-VF-11サンダーボルト-マスターファイルシリーズ-Graphic/dp/4815600309/ref=pd_ybh_a_9?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=G68PMJHDY2C7DYWWT8BV Edit: The SB Creative (publisher) HP also has the 2019/03/09 release date: https://www.sbcr.jp/products/4815600303.html
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    Aren't they based in China? Ergo, other pressing obligations would be Chinese New Year? (the busiest travel period of the year)
  14. sketchley
    Are you referring to this? That is the Spanish language section of the forums you know...
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    That appears to be the "Howard GU-11C(P)" introduced in the Variable Fighter Master File: VF-4 Lightning III book (apparently developed for the VF-4G, to give it extra "stopping power" )
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    That actually happened to me once: late show on a Monday night. So-so movie. I remember the usher coming through in the middle to check on things in the theater, and saying "I bet you feel like a king"! On topic: personally, I think the 'leaked' movie title is just a red herring. Like 'Blue Harvest' was for RotJ.
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    Le Hornet. They went with the English name as-is. (Also, with the feminine form, wouldn't it be La Hornette? ) (Je suis Canadien. Je regrette de ne pouvoir parler qu'un peu.)
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    Apparently Verhoeven stopped reading the book after a couple of chapters. So there's that... Nevertheless, good point Tekering! Starship Troopers (movie) is the spiritual successor to Robocop! Complete with bizzare-o CMs! :lol:
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    Lower left? I believe it says something along the lines of "due to the (landing gear) wheel sticking out in the interior, it doesn't open." 内側は車輪がでるため、ひらかない。
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    As they're aiming for a 2020 release, I hope they've already finished most of the script! I'm tempted to guess that this teaser (of a teaser) is a test run for the special effects and mood of the cinematography (and as for music, sound effects, and props, it's not like those ceased to exist after GB2! )
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    Wasn't Delta a follow on to Frontier? Nevertheless, the big question is what kind of music will they use. Will it be back to rock? More idol/J-pop? Knowing that will help inform on the setting, and ultimately, what direction the series takes.
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    Since my name was dropped... What he's been saying about the characters and the adaptation process is on the money. The only thing OT I can add is when Seto brought up one of the female protagonist's main life goals as being a good housewife, it got me thinking that a) one really should be looking at the originals in Japanese, not what was presented in Robotech (as Seto and the others have been pointing out), and b) looking at Japanese culture itself (but not with cultural blinders on. More like in the 'put yourself in their shoes' vein). Going back to the 'good housewife' point, it brought to mind thoughts of: how much is that show a child of the '80's? How much were the writers reflecting reality or the idealized female character for their target demographic (not necessarily male)? Expanding on my b): I teach youths, and a surprising number of female students have responded that their dream job (or future plans or whatever) is to be a housewife. As that's right now (the 2010's), it begs the question of not so much gender roles in the culture, but how the role of people (both men's and women's) are dictated in society. So, perhaps instead of psychoanalyzing the mess that is Robotech (I have fond memories of the show, mind you. But it's been left in my childhood for a reason), I humbly suggest something more current like: why the Me Two movement hasn't really caught on in Japan like it has in other parts of the world, and why that movement has had more traction in South Korea? (A country which is much, much similar culturally and linguistically to Japan, than the English speaking countries that the majority of us originate in.)
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    And another piece for those in need of a Macross-style mecha fix to tie them over until we start to get details on the next Macross series: https://www.deviantart.com/studiootaking/art/Gen-1-MC05-LWRIII-2T-Verifer-2-774970285
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    There are also the political aspects to take into consideration. Without a centre tank, it's a lot easier for domestic politics, as well as international relations, as they can say the lack of a tank means it's a dedicated defensive fighter. Though, my impression is that it is literally becoming a missile truck for the more forward deployed F-35.
  25. sketchley
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henohenomoheji
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