Scheduled for release on March 4 is Macross Chronicle 43. Preview of the pages listed below.

Character sheet will have Maximillian Jenius of Macross DYRL.

Color Guide for the recently released 1/72 VF-27 Lucifer Normal Type was translated to English. The normal type is the cannon fodder variant of the VF-27 Lucifer mainline fighter of Battle Galaxy that was seen in the Macross Frontier anime series.

Hobby Link Japan once again announces a sale on select Macross Related products.

Saw this picture at Amiami’s blog of a Klan Klan figure wearing a VF-25 Messiah’s Super Pack. Since its from Megahouse, I guess it would be logical to assume that it is a 1/8 scale figure. This was taken from the ongoing 2010 Wonder Festival in Japan.

Lets face it, this hobby of ours ain’t exactly cheap. Aside from the cost of the model kit, one of the major things that burns a hole in the pocket of a model kit builder is the paint. And with gas prices going up, we can expect not only the model kit to go up but also the paints. That’s because plastic and paints have some derivative of crude oil as their raw materials. So any way a modeller can try to scrimp on the use of paint can help further his hobby.

Took stock of the model kit color guides that have been translated to English from the original posted at the construction manual. Found out that there’s a lot there already. Decided to create a list for easier look up. Will update this page periodically whenever a new model kit’s color guide gets translated to English.

Looks like the 1/72 Cannon Fodder VF-27 model kit made by Bandai has a name already, VF-27β Lucifer Normal type. Saw these pics over at Amiami, plus its product page over at Bandai Hobby Site. Selling price over at Amiami is 3,980 yen. At Hobby Link Japan its selling for 5,500 yen. 5225 yen at Hobby Search, 4125 yen over at HWJapan

Scheduled for release on February 4, 2010 is issue 41 of the Macross Chronicle. While on February 18 will be the release of issue 42. Previews for the two issues were already posted at the Official Macross Frontier blog.

Issue 41 previews include:

Mechanic Sheet: The Vajra of Macross Frontier. They are said to be biomechanical weapons, as in live beings that produce their own weapons. In the Macross Frontier series they were even shown as having the capability to adapt like the Borg against their enemies. Without the “assimilation” factor of course *snicker*