sketchley Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Complete: Issue 71 Back Cover/Sticker Insert: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRseriesguide/MCRseriesguide.php#SerGui - thankfully it'll be the last time we have to do the reorganization - they're getting to be a major headache! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Issue 74: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seto Kaiba Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Heh... nice. Some of my buddies are gonna be thrilled there's been some love for the Metal Siren. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr March Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 That's better. More new stuff is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchley Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 RM++ Project: Timeline Ai 01A: Contact With The Zentraadi: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRtimeline/MCRtimeline.php - some interesting points, especially how they work in the movie opening from the SDFM-DYRL game into the chronology. Mechanic: F NUNS 04A: AIF-7S Ghost: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRmechanic/MCRmechanic.php#MF - also some good points - the QF-3000E being a fighter-bomber comes first to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexxstrait Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 Sadly Metal Siren was already featured in that way in the old edition, nothing new here. The 2JA got the shaft it seems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr March Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Oh damn, you're right. Issue 44 of the first Chronicle run. It's small on the cover - it's not the marquee image for the issue - but it's there. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seto Kaiba Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Sadly Metal Siren was already featured in that way in the old edition, nothing new here. The 2JA got the shaft it seems To be fair, the VF-2JA probably deserved to get the shaft... it's so frigging minor even though it's an unconventional and interesting design. It'd be like them giving a cover to any of the other one-scene wonders like that messenger plane from Macross Galaxy, or the construction Valkyrie from Macross 7. Still, nice to see a nice big version of the Metal Siren painting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchley Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 RM++ Project: Character 7 Citizen 04B: Vihiida Fiizu: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRcharacter/MCRcharacter.php#M7 - with all you ever need to know about her drum set! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchley Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 RM++ Project: Character: D7 Citizen 02A: Mylene Flare Jiinasu: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRcharacter/MCRcharacter.php#MD7 - alas the RM on Sazapii is too short and only ends up recycling a barest outline of what happened, let alone why Mylene got into it, or Sazapii's ulterior motive. History M 14A: Zentraadi Soldiers Defect: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRhistory/MCRhistory.php#SDFM - quite a bit more juicy - providing some insight into the thinking behind the actions of key players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchley Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 RM++ Project: Timeline Ai 02A: The Love Song That Reverberates In The Giants: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRtimeline/MCRtimeline.php - quite informative. I like how the first RM delves into what and why the Zentraadi are doing what they're doing to the Macross at the beginning of the film, and the second RM adds a dimension to the Zentraadi that I haven't come across before: in the movie timeline, the Zentraadi (and Meltrandi) ARE the Protoculture - albeit twisted, and only a shadow of their former selves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexxstrait Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 Meh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchley Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Meh... Screw the cover image - note the episode sheet for FB 2012! (And the timeline sheet for one of the 2 MF movies) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr March Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 issue_75_1.jpg Meh... I guess it's a good thing I've not spent time revising the colors for this mecha then At least it's a new painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seto Kaiba Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 issue_75_1.jpg Meh... I'll second that emotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexxstrait Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 Screw the cover image - note the episode sheet for FB 2012! (And the timeline sheet for one of the 2 MF movies) Yeah, that is indeed cool :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchley Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Complete: Mechanic: TF SMS 03A: VF-19EF/A "Isamu Special" / VF-25A Messiah: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRmechanic/MCRmechanic.php#TMF - quite a tour de force. Not so much for the stats per se, but the back story. It fills in a lot of blanks about what happened to not only Isamu, but also Jan. I really like how it also incorporates MtR events in (not just the VF-19EF name), and, if I'm not mistaken, also references the VFMF:VF-19 book (that book is the only other place I've came across the "ARIEL" VF-19 control program. Not sure if it has appeared in anything more official before the VFMF book's publication). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchley Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 RM++ Project: Episode: M34A & B: Super Dimensional Fortress Macross Eps. 34 "Private Time": http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRepisode/MCRepisode.php#SDFM - some good points, especially in the craftsmanship aspects. History M 15A: The Interstellar Wedding: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRhistory/MCRhistory.php#SDFM - the RMs are handing - collecting an overview of Max and Miria's activities between SDFM and M7, as well as the names of all 8 of their daughters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-15 Banshee Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Ah yes, episode 34, one of my least favorite episodes of the reconstruction arc. Kaifun should have gotten the same end as Yuna Roma Seiran in Gundam SEED Destiny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchley Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 RM++ Project: Episode: 7 46A & B: Macross 7 Eps. 46 "Gamlin's Revolt": http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRepisode/MCRepisode.php#M7 - although the commentary raises some very good points, the two RM's leave me wondering what the point of them is (aside from summarizing things). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchley Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 RM++ Project: Mechanic: 7 UN 03B VF-11MAXL Kai: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRmechanic/MCRmechanic.php#M7 - compared to the other pages that have been expanded, this one is light on changes and other new content - though, having a complete set of specs for the Sound Booster is nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchley Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 RM++ Project: Timeline II 01A: The Marduk Invasion And Peace: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRtimeline/MCRtimeline.php - reading this reminds me of how many good ideas there were in this series, but how it ultimately wasn't executed very well as the production aimed at being an imitation, rather than a progression of the SDFM/DYRL story. Compare with Orguss II (truly the only thing MII is comparable to), where they took things in a new direction (like M7 did, but without some of the good ideas found in MII). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchley Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 (edited) Complete: Mechanic: Other UN 08A: YF-30 Chronos: http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRmechanic/MCRmechanic.php#Other - quite a nice sheet, with a nice blend of stats and story from the game (especially for those of us who don't have it). Also, Kodachi Ukyou's influence can really be felt in the character/aircraft/planet names. There's just something so much more literary about the stuff he produces (such as allusions and so on). Eg: the cyclicality meaning of Ouroboros in the context of the characters who appear in the game, and the "sayings of the high one" literal meaning of Havamal, the NUNS Special Forces in the game. I haven't seen a writer have this much fun with names since Harry Potter And on top of that, references to other great Macross games! Edited June 9, 2014 by sketchley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Issue 76.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexxstrait Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 Wtf!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Wtf!!!!! Maybe Tenjin took the day off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr March Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Look on the bright side; only four more chances to be disappoointed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Look on the bright side; only four more chances to be disappoointed LOL...or a few more years until version 3.0!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexxstrait Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 Owww!!! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr March Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 LOL...or a few more years until version 3.0!!! Don't even joke about that. I swear I will jump off the top of Orthanc with a dagger in my back if they publish this series again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-15 Banshee Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 OK, I love the VF-1 as much as the next guy but this is how many covers it's been on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azrael Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 OK, I love the VF-1 as much as the next guy but this is how many covers it's been on? Way. Ahead. Of. You. Don't get me started on those other 2 topics that the Chronicle loves to cover. Every frakin' costume... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seto Kaiba Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 LOL...or a few more years until version 3.0!!! *wince* Oh gods no... please no... at least they should wait a few more titles before they throw out another edition. My poor bookshelves can't take the strain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchley Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 (edited) RM++ Project: Episode: M35A & B: Super Dimensional Fortress Macross Eps. 35 "Romanesque": http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRepisode/MCRepisode.php#SDFM - I found the commentary and topics quite enjoyable. A nice balance between in-universe, the production side, contrasting with the DYRL version, and putting an underline between Kawamori et al's trolling in Macross - before such a concept even existed! Episode: 7 47A & B: Macross 7 Eps. 47 "Basara Dies": http://sketchleytranslation.host-ed.me/MCRepisode/MCRepisode.php#M7 - the episode title is still quite provocative, eh. Alas, I didn't find the commentary and topics as enjoyable as the SDFM episode sheets. Issue 76.... Not sure if there's anything to get worked up about. Look at the contents: Mechanic Sheets: UN Naval Vessels (MII), VF Cockpits Changes (new), Fz-109. Character: Saotome Aruto, Lynn Minmei Timeline: Frontier Fleet And The Fight With The Vajra (TF) History: Factory Satellite Op Episode: MD7 Opening/Ending, SDFM Eps 36, M7 Encore "On Stage" Song: Northern Cross/Fairy Goods: Macross Related Publications 2, Blu-Ray 2 All are single sheets, and the VF-1 on the cover is recycled from a previously released fold-out page. (Yeah, I get that we're receiving one less Tenjin painting, but the magazine is so much more than his paintings). Edited June 10, 2014 by sketchley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 ...but the magazine is so much more than his paintings... Yes, agreed.....like how MW is more than just about the latest VF toy releases from Bandai and Arcadia.....however, that's what arguably generates the most interest for the site....similarly, the Tenjin illustrations are the draw for the Macross Chronicle, even if there is much more going on in each issue....it is what it is...and I'm perfectly fine with it... BTW, without your translations........most on this site would probably be left with just the art when it comes to the Macross Chronicle....so thanks for helping us get the most bang for our buck (several hundreds of bucks worth!) via your continued translations...very much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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