I am a Chinese Macross and HW2 fan.
There are many people know this mod in China ,they always ask this mod's progress .So I think the Release of the current alpha of the Macross TC will attract new blood from Chinese fans!
You don't really absolutely need Maya anymore, there's a nifty little tool that can get you around it. http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?t=101507