Great Mechanics.DX articles on Macross (tranlations, discussion, etc)

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From issue 4, GM.DX has had a Macross article in every issue.

Issue, article name/contents, and location of translation (works in progress). I'll try to keep this updated as a TOC as new content comes available/is translated.

GM.DX #04 Macross F and Variable Fighters; History of VFs: http://www.macrossroleplay.org/forums/index.php?topic=2385.0

GM.DX #05 VF-25 Messiah

GM.DX #06 MF article w/ VF-25 & VF-27 stats: http://www.macrossroleplay.org/forums/index.php?topic=1934.0

GM.DX #07 Frontier Fleet and that Military Vessel: http://www.macrossroleplay.org/forums/index.php?topic=2454.msg36554#msg36554

GM.DX #08 Macross in general and how it relates to Frontier article

GM.DX #09 VF Evolutionary Theory: VF Evolutionary Theory

GM.DX #11 VF-25 Tornadeo Pack/Macross F movie

Macross disappeared in #11, but returned, as a regular (?) column called MPM: Macross Pinpoint Mechanics. Each issue has focused on one part of Macross.

GM.DX #12 Option Packs (FAST packs, Super Parts, Armour Packs, Fold Boosters, Sound System Options

GM.DX #13 Destroids

GM.DX #13, out today, has some goodies - more than expected. Beyond the MPM Destroid article (all Destroids, from all Studio Nue timeline shows), there's a rather lengthy article on Destroids. (Ie: cost, ability and performance compared to VFs).

There's a decent sized interview with Tenjin Hidetaka, along with some downright old, but awesome looking SDFM trading cards - with Tenjin's notes about the art on them! This is followed by a two-page spread of the M+ VFs - sweet! (If I'm not mistaken, it's a Tenjin Hidetaka painting!) This is followed by an interview with the illustrator Morishita about M+, with a synopsis of M+.

Later, there's a review of the Wave Tomahawk and VF-1J/S, and the Hasegawa VF egg.

Summary: well worth picking it up, if you're a big fan of mecha anime (old and new), not just Macross.