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  1. sketchley
    Just picked up #80 and, it blew my socks off. No, not the content (nothing really new), but how they handled the corrections: 1 reprinted foldout page (yawn) and 2 (!) pages of correction STICKERS. Yes, stickers. It certainly beats what we got last time: a single page on the inside back cover of text revisions (which, laughably, this issue also has! ).
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    I have similar sentiments - to the extent that I've taken two "sabbaticals" from MW, and from a couple of years ago, I started refraining from posting some of my opinions (because, invariably, someone will strongly disagree) and skim reading the longer, vitriol soaked posts of some members. On the flip side, the phenomenon isn't limited to Macross fans at Macross World... but it sucks that what should be the core of support for Macross in the English speaking world has such a dark side to it.
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    RM++ Project: Mechanic: F NUNS 03B: VF-171EX Nightmare Plus EX: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRmechanic/MCRmechanic.php#MF - a nice, in-depth look at the General Craft and the RVF-171 variants. In addition to loads of new info, one of the biggest head scratchers in Macross F has been clarified: the "Anti-Vajra MDE Particle Anti-Gravity Gun" is actually supposed to be the "Anti-Vajra MDE Heavy Quantum Reaction Gun"! Makes a LOT more sense. Alas, the editors didn't pick up on that before they published the 03A sheet...
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    RM++ Project Macross 7 Episodes: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRepisode/MCRepisode.php#M7 Episode: 7 52A & B: Encore "The Strongest Woman's Fleet" - some interesting points raised in the commentary. On the other hand, while two of the topics clarify that the character/mecha designs come from the movie and the story comes from the TV series, it doesn't go any further than that. Frustrated! The section on the Quadoran series seems like filler to me... Episode: 7 53A & B: Theatrical Macross 7: The Galaxy Is Calling Me! - just as interesting a commentary. The first topic does add to things (or at least spells out what one can infer happened in SDFM/DYRL) and provides an interesting overview of speaker units in Macross in general. The other topic, sadly, comes up short - avoiding answering questions like what happened to Barugo after he lost his body and before he was resurrected?
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    RM++ Project: Timeline TF 05A: The Dispute Surrounding "Galactic Hegemony": http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRtimeline/MCRtimeline.php - The first RM fills in some much needed backstory on the L.A.I. Co.. The other RM provides a lot of food for thought on the relationship of a private military company and the government/military. Though, I'm not sure if throwing around the idea that S.M.S.'s actions are treason are entirely valid... at least the RM provides reasons why the Frontier Fleet effectively ignored them when they left.
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    RM++ Project: Character 7 UN 08A: Mory / Deek: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRcharacter/MCRcharacter.php#M7 - all you wanted to... nope. But it does provide a good run-down of what the non-hero pilots faced in the series (again, underlying how great the underlying concept of M7 really was, even though how it ended up being dramatized (and to a lesser extent, animated) leaving something to be desired). History: F 08A: The Battle Of The Vajra Homeworld: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRhistory/MCRhistory.php#MF - the highlight is the RM on the Vajra Homeworld - loaded with goodies, not the least of which is the motivation of both fleets. Complete! (well, recomplete): Mechanic: 7 Citizen 03B: City 7 Civilian Vehicles: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRmechanic/MCRmechanic.php#M7 - aside from some tense changes, its basically the same, aside from the big question inducing change: why was it moved from the 7 Civilian 01A to the 03B position? And what's the new 01A sheet?
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    Thanks for bringing this back to attention - that story is just as fun the second time through. And I'm heartened that someone has actually gone to the trouble of immortalizing it.
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    RM++ Project: Character: Ai UN 05A: Claudia LaSalle: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRcharacter/MCRcharacter.php#DYRL - bit light... Complete: Gallery: Ai: Super Dimensional Fortress Macross Do You Remember Love? #79: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRgallery/MCRgallery.php#DYRL - looks like only one image from the original isn't being republished in the Revised Ed.. Episode: F 00E: Macross F (Frontier) The List Of Mechanic/Character In Each Episode: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRepisode/MCRepisode.php#MF - another in the series of sheets that I see no need for... Mechanic: All 02B: Size Comparison: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRmechanic/MCRmechanic.php#all - some meat on the bones of this one - a definitive take on the size of some of the Zentraadi ships (are they the size of the Japanese Islands? No, just the size of Hokkaido!). #81
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    RM++ Project: Episode: II 06A & B: Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II -Lovers Again- Episode 6 "Sing Along": http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRepisode/MCRepisode.php#MII - quite a satisfying pair of sheets to wrap up the series. Aside from thickly underling Hibiki's significance to the Marduk's future (something that, IMHO, never came across in the dup from 2+ decades back), it speculates into the origins of the Macross Cannon base. Neat! Mechanic: Other UN 04B: Variable Guraaji / Neo Guraaji: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRmechanic/MCRmechanic.php#Other - a complete overhaul of the original*. The enlarged images of the three VFs are a joy to look at, and the expanded details and more thorough examination of the VFs is nice. On the other hand, they only serve to deepen their mystery - the sheet even goes so far as to admit that it doesn't know if the Variable Guraaji or the Neo Guraaji came first! * So changed, I'm retaining the original: Extra Sheet: Game & Advanced Valkyrie 4: VF-14 Vampire, Neo Guraaji, Variable Guraaji: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCother.php
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    RM++ Project: Mechanic: Plus UN 04A: Ghost X-9: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRmechanic/MCRmechanic.php#M+ - not much extra coverage, but the enlarged images (and painting!) are nice. The RM leaves a bit to be desired, but its nice to know that the diamond shapes on the Super Parts are micro-missile launcher firing ports, eh. Episode: 7 51A & B: Encore "Which One Do You Like?": http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRepisode/MCRepisode.php#M7 - The highlight of the sheet has to be having ALL of Viheeda's lines all in one place. The Commentary is a nice read, and the Topic on Takeda Eri nicely rounds things out with a decent amount of real life/behind the scenes info.
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    I'll take that justification (it's the only way to wrap ones head around Kawamori's "each onto itself" statement and still making sense out of things). Complete: Goods 05: The Valkyries That Appeared In Publications And Games: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRgoods/MCRgoods.php#05CG - This sheet makes me feel like one of my requests on the reader response card has been answered! Alas, it doesn't go as far, or as deep as I would have liked it to. E.g.: we get the Kawamori penned VEFR-1 from "SDFM Model World" (which also appears in SDFM), but the alternate Phalanx heads by Miyatake Kazutaka aren't mentioned. That said, we get a bunch of rare mecha, and, at the very least, where they appeared. Ie: the LDR-04 Maverick from "SDFM Remember Me" and the Daedalus 2nd Generation from "SDFM Eternal Love Song". The highlight is the images and description for the VAL-0B (ABL equipped model) from the "Character Model Magazine". Have any of you readers seen or heard of that before? It's a first for me. And what do you know, it's on a Chinese language site (saves me from having to scan it, yay!): fighter: http://vf-research.com/introduce/VF-0/VAL-0B/VAL-0B.htm fighter (underside) and battroid: http://vf-research.com/introduce/VF-0/VAL-0B/VAL-0B2.htm
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    RM++ Project: Timeline TF 04A: Tranquillity And Unrest: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRtimeline/MCRtimeline.php - some nasty run-on sentences in the source material that were difficult to wrap my head around
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    Right now, the only thing that's clear is that it broke up in midair (debris field extends up to 15 km). Generally, such a catastrophic failure doesn't happened in as new an aircraft as the one involved (but that can't be completely ruled out at this time) - it's where I'm in complete agreement with you. So I'm left with one big thought: if it was a mechanical failure or terrorist bombing, it's one heck of a coincidence that it happened where the plane went down.
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    RM++ Project: History M 18A: The Macross City Battle: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRhistory/MCRhistory.php#SDFM - some interesting points, especially about what happened after to the city. Technology 04A: Zentraadi Mobile Weapons: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRtechnology/MCRtechnology.php - some more interesting points, though it kind of sidesteps why the Quadoran-Roh that appear in Macross 7 are the movie version designs, and not the TV version.
  15. sketchley
    Uhm... let's not talk about that here.
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    RM++ Project: Character M UN 02B: Hayase Misa: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRcharacter/MCRcharacter.php#SDFM - some good points are raised on her motivations to become the Megaroad 01's captain. Character Plus Citizen 01B: Guld Goa Bowman: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRcharacter/MCRcharacter.php#M+ - I really don't remember Guld proposing to Myung at the airport in the Manga Video dub... is my memory faulty? (it's getting close to 15 years since I last saw the dub) or was it something "lost" when they translated the dub? Worldguide: Ai 02A: Meltrandi: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRworldguide/MCRworldguide.php - their explanation for the mysterious light coming from the chest when the Meltrandi soldier dies is intriguing, to say the least. Their (and the Zentraadi's!) motivations for seizing the Protoculture ruins is even more so.
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    Apparently it is composed of indexes. Only indexes. For the Mechanic, Character, Timeline, History, Technology, Worldguide, Glossary, Episode, Heroine Gallery, Gallery, Song, and Goods sheets.
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    Complete: Gallery M: Super Dimensional Fortress Macross #77: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRgallery/MCRgallery.php#SDFM - not much. On the other hand, the reverse has 4 Destroid paintings that didn't make it into the original edition! Episode: F 00D: Macross F Eyecatches: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRepisode/MCRepisode.php#MF - an interesting overview of the Eyecatches. But I'm ultimately left with the thought - couldn't the energy have been sent on something else? RM++ Project: Ai 01G: Super Dimensional Fortress Macross Do You Remember Love?: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRepisode/MCRepisode.php#DYRL - quite a nice range of Topics, and they all add insight - especially on the production side. Though, the point about how one of Max and Miria's scenes ended up being cut reinforces how much better the film is without it (leaving things up to the viewers imagination always pays off in greater films, eh).
  19. sketchley
    Unknown. I don't even think its factual. If memory serves, she became the leading Protoculture scientist, and later became the leader of the 117th Research Fleet that was investigating the Vajra. Perhaps that's where the poster your referencing made the mistake? Assuming that 'leader' means 'joined the military and worked her way up the ranks', when it means nothing more or less than leading the fleet?
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    RM++ Project: Episode: FB 01A & B: Super Dimensional Fortress Macross Flash Back 2012: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRepisode/MCRepisode.php#FB - finally, an answer to the question 'Did Minmei get on the Megaroad 01 or not?'. I would've liked to finish all the comments on the music videos, but after finishing Sunset Beach, I came to the conclusion that my energies would be better spent on more rewarding content. Suffice to say, the comments for the other music videos are in a similar vein.
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    RM++ Project: Episode: 7 50A & B: Encore "On Stage": http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRepisode/MCRepisode.php#M7 - overall, this sheet reminded me of how good the episode was in general, and how it rounded out the series. Other than that, there's nothing particularly new that the sheet brings to the table...
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    It *may* be related, it may not. That's the one [frustrating] thing about Macross: until it's directly said, anything is possible. The only thing that's clear is that at the time of Macross Zero, only the Nome sisters and the Afos have this blood type.
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    A bit more on Alpha-Bombay: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRglossary/Glossary02a.php
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    That's NHK 'Broadcast Satellite' TV, for those that don't know. For English native speakers in Japan, it's funnier than the ASS-1, as it crops up in daily life, and in more unexpected ways!
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    Complete: Mechanic: All 03A: The Vicissitudes Of VF Cockpits: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRmechanic/MCRmechanic.php#all - this one was a bit more informative and fun than I was expecting. A good read, and a good look back over the series (of series).
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