A little info on that seemingly lost thread, it had to do with finting the STOP.VEF and SPACEAGE.VEF Fonts used in CAD Software to make viynal prints and stickers, that where used in battlestar galactica (the 2000’s one) i was alerted to the thread on either Whatfont or DAFONT, where i had posted the RTM font screenshots, a user alerted me to the battlestar discussion and they had used my photos as refference, that similar fonts dated back to 86 and earlier, i also made posts about the Checkmate font and its simularities to the RTM font, i also posted the original font that the robotech logo was modified from, and then photos surfaced of the original font, no book was listed, neither what the font was actualy called, i then used that image and superimposed it over my photos to confirm the match, it was genuine, that edit i made is long gone, since my PC had died at the time, i checked all signs of the forum in my gmail and it was gone, ive kept searchign t othis day using google images and such and havent found the thread, This is all i can rremember about it, hope it helps in rediscovering the lost thread

edit: the original forum post has been FOUNT tho the RTM Font has been removed (image expired)
http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/forum/case/1049557/
here’s a quote

Robotech: The Movie / The Untold Story opening titles use a phototype from the early 1970’s. I haven’t found a name for it yet but it has been used by The Cousteau Society since 1973. It’s not a one-time custom job for the film, nor is it CG Zarana, Spaceage.vef, or Checkmate - though each would make great digital substitutes.

http://images.all-free-download.com/images/graphiclarge/calypso_equipe_cousteau_133570.jpg

this is AS CLOSE as we will get to it