Sulendil Ang

March: Wow, I'm looking forward for the next update! So when do you think will the update come? This month's end?

And I challenge you to fly here and kick me. I'm NOT going to pay the ticket.

March: Good to hear about the transformation pictures. So be a good boy and work up the rest, ok?

BTW, I remember you said that there's going to be a profile update to G&A section. I wonder what new VF you wanted to added to that section?

March: Again, great job!

Just a minor comment: I wish you can put their name of the side of each planes. Not everyone can recognize a side profile of a Valk as good as you or me (even myself takes about a minute to figure out what's what).

Until episode 16.

Told you the whole invasion plan is crap.

Poor Fork, can't handle a little temper, huh?

BTW, the Amlitzer Encounter (sp?) is nice battle. That, and Yang is seriously good at running away. something I realise only recently. Episode 16 is full of events, with death of Kaiser Frederich IV and the retirement of some high ranking officers of both sides, together with the introduction of the Earth Cult and their plots with Phezzan. Now Yang is in Iserlohn, I'm going to see how FPA going to manage this giant fortress.

almost down'd the whole 25 episodes!

Now gotta read up what version instead of Lunar for the 25th...

Well, gg AVI by veffidas is a good choice.

March

Well, I guess we work with a different approach, then. I'm much more technical, so I'm always demanding more details as much as I can, and damn those stupid colours, they just get in my way!!! (Yeah, that's how someone with a total lack of artistic taste talks. )

Your point is valid, through. This is not a pre-school colouring contest, and there's no need to fill in every single space with bright colours. It would looks very cheesy.

I think I didn't say it clearly about insert colouring. Take the SV-51, for example. Since you have coloured yellow for the intakes, which is featured in the insert, why don't you just put the same yellow colour into the same intakes? I guess it's just me want to be consistent.

And don't worry about spoiling the transformation processes. I'm actually suffering to decipher the process, trying to put a 2-D lineart into a 3-D frame. Do you know how many midnight oils and brainpower do I burn just to compute those data? And without a model to play with, I don't even know how I come I understand the whole process, so I'm must be brilliant or something. That's the main reason I request for the pictures from the beginning: to ease the burden of us fanboy. (Ok, ok, I mean me. )

BTW, am I correct to assume that the legs (or to be precise, the lower legs sections) of SV-51 turn during a point of transformation? Because without the turning, I can't fathom how the knees end up in its position in the fighter mode.

Unfortunately, as Hurin noted in this topic, it's the problem with MW servers, and there's little we users can do to solve the problem.

Since I also encounter this problem from time to time, my advice is to do the waiting game, and do something else on the meantime.

Yeah, I finally see some results. Good job, March!

However, I do think there's room for improvements.

1. I personally prefer if you have separate colour codes for the head and the torso. Take SV-51, for example. Fans (like me) might ask where's the SV-51's head are during the fighter mode, so doing separate codes is more newbie-friendly for the rest of us.

2. Can you also apply the colour code into your insert pictures? Again, to make it more newbie-friendly, and comparison between it and the main picture is always fun.

I wonder, through, have you done the VF-1/VF-0 yet? I think in terms of transformation, VF-1 is the most simplest and the most iconic, so let's do one for that first, and then we shall see where can we improve the concept. (since I'm much more familiar with VF-1's transformation than the other VF)

Also, I wonder where's the fan-like thing on the back of SV-51 comes from?

Now, get moving and start working!

Wow, it's exciting to see our fellow MW members to do such a huge project. Gogogo, everyone, I will support you guys... by keep on cheer up you guys...

(Yeah, I don't have the copy myself, and my japanese wasn't really the best. But I can help if you guys ever meet a translation problem of difficult kanji)

Since we're on the topic, can a mod please pin this topic for easier access? Thank you.

BTW, for those who wants to join the translation effort, but can't do so because of lack of material (ie can't get Chronicles in their places), what should they do? Can they request for the scans?

I'm actually kind of annoyed at the Nyan Nyan Service Medley, though...because now, whenever I listen to "Lion," I keep expecting to hear "Ai Oboeteimasuka" woven in with it...

Happens to me, too. In fact, I'm so confused by these two songs that I'm always expect a line or a note to appear when it's supposed to be from the another one.

Why, why? Why there is no 'All song is AWSOME!!!' button in that poll?

I like almost all the songs in MF. Some of the more memorable ones including Diamond Crevasse, Lion, Infinity, Triangler, Northern Cross, Sagittarius☆9pm Don't be late!, Ai Oboete Imasu ka, Welcome To My FanClub's Night! and Nyan Nyan Service Medley.

Watched until episode 11.

I love the VF-11 transformation. It's such an underrated design, both as a fighter and as a Battroid. The fighter mode is so elegant and I love the football player silhouette of the Battroid mode. Plus the Protect Armor looks fantastic. Loves my Thunderbolt

Seconded. I think that VF-11 is a very good design in terms of grunt VF. Love the Protect Armor as well.

Now, hurry up and get my colour-coded VF pictures done.

A question: is there a reason why Reinhard has two surnames? Will this being explained in the main 110 episodes series, or will it be explained in Gaiden/movies?

Also, how many of the LOGH has been subbed? I know the whole main series, the whole first Gaiden, some episodes of second Gaiden, and the first movie has been subbed by Central Anime, but how about the others?

I'm currently watching Gundam 00 and LOGH Season 1. Both are awesome in their own ways, so can't wait to see more.

Also during the battle at Planet Legmiza (From LoGH the Movie:My Conquest is the sea of star),

You will be overwhelmed by the FPA fleet, but if you manage to gather them in one spot, Reinhardt will ignite the planet destroying them all.

Yeah, that scene is pure gold. Makes a very good first impression when I first see LOGH, as that movie is the first I see of the long series.

BTW, I'm into episode 7 now, and man, Yang proves to be a good tactician.

That Trunit fella want him to dead in Iserlohn, but he end up being a hero. What a way to promote your enemy, my good ol' Secretary of Defence.

And now I understand why those Imperial forces keep calling FPA as rebels. Keep confusing me when I first see the series.

BTW, Morpheus, what type of game is the new LOGH game is? Tactical turn-based just like Advance Wars and SRW? And in which platform?

And finally. Drop the love triangle stuff. I know this is the anniversary show..but come on..enough already.

Not possible. After all, the love triangle is one of the three parts that make a Macross show. Not going to see this theme gone anytime soon.

Frontier is the Gundam Wing of Macross sequels.

Since I do like Gundam Wing, I take it as another awesome, positive review of Macross Frontier.

My own take on Macross F? Well, not really the greatest anime ever, although it's what I called good. Nice mecha design, good songs, and some nice tribute to the SDF Macross. Story is not as strong, but I'm personally have no issue with how Kawamori handle the love triangle. Overall, it's another title that worth the name of Macross.

With Gundam at least, a lot of those statistics are bunk and in some cases made up after the fact after the show ends. Are they really that essential to have to "compare" things?

I concur with March on this topic. I just it's just us being a tech geek.

Well I can live with any time without those statistics, I always hope there's at least some sort of explanation of a mecha's technology. And data is a very good way to get our brains working and opening a new topic to discuss them. The very example is the recent release of the VF-25's partial data. Truly shows that the next generation VF is truly a beast compared to the YF-19/YF-21 generation. And there's height and width data to see if there's even enough space for the internal missiles, and don't forget the weapons statistics, too! etc, etc, etc...

Bottom line: Statistics is, while not an essential part to enjoy the shows, a very entertaining way to enjoy the wonder behind mechas in a real robot anime.

I've been playing around with the game a bit, but I'm not sure how to access the Max/Milia VFs or the Zent power armour in standalone mode. Are these supposed to be unlockable, or is it somehow based on tech level? My current understanding is that only weapons are unlocked through the singleplayer campaign. Can someone fill me in on how these are accessed?

Well, for Max/Milia VF, you need to gain points for them. Usually, the points given at the beginning are far too low to purchase them, as they cost 10000+ points. After you sortie, go and kill some enemies to gain those points, and when the points exceeds 10000, returned to your mothership and switch to the VF.

As for Zent power armour, you can only access them only if you choose to play as Zent.

HAHAHAHAHAAHAHA

Omg, that would be hilarious!

*gasps for air*

Look at it this way; miclone Max piloting a Reguld is no more absurd than piloting a Valkyrie with a guitar stick

[joke mode:on]Hey, stop insulting Basara, would you? I bet you wouldn't able to pilot a Valkyrie with a guitar stick as cool as him. You're just jealous of him, able to seduces a whole fleet of Meltrandi with his singing. BOMBAAA!!![/joke mode]

Nay, simply said, Max could bet anyone with any plane, even it's just a paper plane.

Hey, anyone has a copy of the first movie of LOGH? I'm trying to download it via torrent, but with few seeds, there's no hope I can get them...

Did anybody find the video quality of Lunar's release of ep # 25 really, really poor?

I found the video quality much worse than other episodes Lunar have released. Really fuzzy, blurred and pixellated in places.

Graham

Seconded. It's really a poor quality video, most notable is the broken scene in 11:03. As a long time viewer of Lunar, I can't say I'm not disappointed by that.

Was it really rebuild, or kawamori just wanted to canon DYRL designs??

Depends on how you see it. In Flashback 2012, we do see the Macross City when Megaroad launched, and it's clearly seen that SDF-1 has the DYRL? designs. Combined the fact that Macross did get badly destroyed once in the end of TV series, and FB 2012 is the sequel of it, we get the idea that the Macross is simply undergoes refits.

Of course, there's no denying that Kawamori loves DYRL? designs, and he will uses them whenever he can.