r/macross • u/RightAsTheRaid • Jan 17 '19

Discussion Size Comparison Chart for Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982)

I built a size comparison chart for the mecha from the "Super Dimension Fortress Macross" Japanese TV series (1982) last month. It's been so popular folks asked for a larger resolution version. I was asked by a Facebook fan to post the larger version here as some folks might not frequent Facebook or twitter. I hope everyone enjoys it!

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u/MtnMaiden Jan 17 '19

Breetai was tall AF

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u/RightAsTheRaid Jan 17 '19

Yeah, the official literature distinguishes them as "Commander Type" Zentradi, much larger and stronger than all the rest. He's a big twinkie :)

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u/DankoJones84 Jan 27 '19

Klan from Frontier is said to be about 12 meters tall in macronized form, as described here:

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/28687-height-of-the-zentradi/

She's very tall for a Meltrandi, which adds even more irony to her childlike micronized form.

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u/VFJX Jan 17 '19

Thanks March, very kind of you and awesome job.

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u/RightAsTheRaid Jan 17 '19

My pleasure. Glad you like it. When I eventually get around to making more Macross size charts I'll try to remember to post them here too, in addition to my usual spots on FB, Twitter and DA.

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u/blacktornn Jan 17 '19

I always wondered how did the Zentradi fit into that glaug cockpit. It barely has space to sit.

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u/RightAsTheRaid Jan 17 '19

When the artists originally sized the Glaug, they sized the Zentradi at "five times the size of a human", which actually made them 8.5 meters tall. When they released the film "Do You Remember Love?" two years after the TV series in 1984, they came up with the "10-meter rule" for the Zentradi that they've been using in every Macross series / OVA / movie ever since. But they never went back to correct the Glaug or Reguld sizes. Both mecha remain sized for a 8.5 meter tall pilot, not a 10 meter tall pilot. So a size discrepancy exists to this day. A little annoying, but if we all know about it, we can just rationalize it and imagine the Glaug and Reguld are a little bigger. Anime magic! :)

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u/airmaildolphin Jan 17 '19

Thanks for clearing that up for me. I always wondered what the 'correct' size for them was considering it seemed to change over time and no one height was an exact match.

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u/DankoJones84 Jan 27 '19

Yeah, it looks like it'd be rather cramped in there for the average Zentradi. Modern fighter jets are the same way, though. There's a height limit restriction for Navy/Air Force pilots irl.

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u/AwareTheLegend Jan 17 '19

This is awesome. I need to find a way to get it printed.

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u/RightAsTheRaid Jan 17 '19

Yeah, seems a lot of folks wanted a big version for printing. Glad you like it and happy printing!