Mecha Press Magazine first saw publication waaay back in 1991 with the prototype issue #0. It only lasted 17 issues (18 if including the prototype issue #0) ending publication in 1995.
This magazine was a sister publication to the then popular Protoculture Addicts as a companion that focused only on mecha and their anime, mecha being typically humanoid robots but also ships and vehicles as in Japan mecha is just short of mechanical, whereas Protoculture Addicts was a broad based anime magazine.
It would give a brief synopsis of the series/ova/movie being focused on then follow that with snippets of the mecha in the show along with technical information for them, such as height/weight/weapons etc. In addition to that they would include game articles in which certain select mecha would get written up for a variety of games as well as article for assembly and painting of models or miniatures.
So, you are probably asking yourself "Okay so what is the point here?"
I was a fan of the magazine and recently acquired them all on pdf from DriveThruRPG.com (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/) and realized how their isn't a publication like this anymore. While it's research could be called light and at times circumspect, at the time that information really wasn't widely or easily available so it was all we had.
My intention is to do a "fan" project to continue the "legacy" of the magazine of sorts now that so much information is available. The key difference however is that I will do a monthly Mecha "Spotlight". This spotlight will include the background and technical information but also game statistics if any are available (and if not I will make some) for roleplaying games and/or miniature wargaming.
These are the gaming systems I intend to have listed for each to give options, as listed below, for people to play in if they so choose:
Rhodium
Mekton Zeta
WEG SW d6
WEG SW d6 Miniatures Battles
Star Wars X-wing (Note there are no points costs because I really have no idea how they cost the units in 2.5)
Star Wars Armada
Star Wars Legion
Star Trek Attack Wing
Battletech Alpha Strike
Flames of War/Team Yankee
Warhammer 40k
Now, not all spotlights will have all of these in their presentations since, for example, ships are not used in ground battles (though Starfighters or shuttles may be) so in those cases only the applicable systems will be written up.
Furthermore, all sources will be given full credit for their work that is included.
I will be starting with the venerable VF-1 Valkyrie from Super Dimension Fortress Macross (TV Series version only).
I hope you enjoy what is to come.
May all your dice rolls be in your favour, and all your battles be successful.
Mecha Press - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecha_Press
On DriveThruRPG - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/19/Dream-Pod-9/subcategory/73_186/Mecha-Press
Summary of content by Mecha Press issue - Coming Soon
Paper "Miniatures" - https://worldofjaymz.fandom.com/wiki/Mecha_FanPress_Paper_Miniatures
Spotlights for 2021:
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, VF-1 Valkyrie and it's variations - https://worldofjaymz.fandom.com/wiki/VF_1_Valkyrie_Mecha_Spotlight
Mobile Suit Gundam, RX-78-2 Gundam - https://worldofjaymz.fandom.com/wiki/RX_78_2_Gundam
Spotlights for 2023:
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Zentraedi Regult - https://worldofjaymz.fandom.com/wiki/Zentraedi_Regult
Mobile Suit Gundam, MS-06F Zaku II - https://worldofjaymz.fandom.com/wiki/MS_06F_Zaku_II
Space Battleship Yamato, The Yamato - https://worldofjaymz.fandom.com/wiki/The_Yamato
Metal Skin Panic Madox-01, Madox-01 - https://worldofjaymz.fandom.com/wiki/Madox_Unit_1
Spotlights for 2024:
Armored Trooper VOTOMS, AMT-09-ST Scopedog - https://worldofjaymz.fandom.com/wiki/MFP_Spotlight:_AMT-09-ST_Scopedog
Mobile Police Patlabor, AV-98 Ingram - https://worldofjaymz.fandom.com/wiki/MFP_Spotlight_AV-98_Ingram
Star Trek, NCC-1701 USS Enterprise (The Original Series) - https://worldofjaymz.fandom.com/wiki/MFP_Spotlight_NCC-1701_USS_Enterprise_TOS
Bubblegum Crisis, Knightsaber's Hardsuits -
MOSPEADA, Ride Armors -
Star Wars, T-65B X-wing Fighter -
World of Jaymz - https://worldofjaymz.fandom.com/wiki/Worldofjaymz_Wiki