tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post3054364420207805110..comments2024-03-18T04:09:49.450-05:00Comments on Future War Stories: Future War Stories From the East: FANG of the SUN DOUGRAM (1981-1983)Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-12315167868686265262024-01-25T03:08:10.246-06:002024-01-25T03:08:10.246-06:00I will never watch anime on Youtube. It's been...I will never watch anime on Youtube. It's been an ambition of mine to watch every Takahashi work in order since the '90s. Now I can finally afford the tech I have an LD player spinning the Dougram box sets and a genlock running the subs on a CRT. Finally, I've reached nirvana. Only 10 eps in but Dougram is the show I should have seen a lot earlier. The politics and detailed and realistic combat are excellent. Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06647499305063568480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-45508893698203174892017-09-20T17:57:27.920-05:002017-09-20T17:57:27.920-05:00I wished someone had explain it to me back in the ...I wished someone had explain it to me back in the day...instead I had to wait until the age of the internet. Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-2043687956467884282017-09-18T09:41:45.798-05:002017-09-18T09:41:45.798-05:00I remember having an Orguss toy back in the early ...I remember having an Orguss toy back in the early '80s. Didnt even know what it was but it 'transformed' into 3 things and the plastic was quality and the engineering was tight. The decals were lackluster but i didnt care. Wasnt until the late 90's via the interwebs that i found out about the toy's origin.<br /><br />Its really funny how this stuff works out. As a kid i confused Battletech for Robotech and was confused why they were so different until the local Comic Store Guy(yeah, like the Simpsons) explained it to me and my brother.Gabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781422819590598386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-49624898719287220082017-09-14T16:50:13.846-05:002017-09-14T16:50:13.846-05:00What an amazing model kit! So wished I could back ...What an amazing model kit! So wished I could back in time and buy the hell out of these models. I will be buying the "GARTAN" model at some point for the FWS offices. Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-67075182348941134902017-09-14T16:45:38.897-05:002017-09-14T16:45:38.897-05:00Thanks so much! I very much attempt for FWS to be ...Thanks so much! I very much attempt for FWS to be THE resource for MSF writers and I glad that we are living up to our mission statement. Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-79242855011712310302017-09-14T13:03:45.304-05:002017-09-14T13:03:45.304-05:00Toys R Us stores on the west coast had a glut of t...Toys R Us stores on the west coast had a glut of the Takara Dougram toys in the clearance aisles in the mid/early eighties alongside cheap little orguss and dorvack toys repackaged as "converters". The Takara toys in question were amazing, depicting either a "Soltic" mech or the titular Dougram. They were, I think" 1/72 scale, consisting of a diecast metal endoskelton replete with working pistons and mechanical details, onto which plastic armor could be layered to complete the mech. These were packaged more like fine cigars than toy robots; the entire box was sold inside a navy blue leatherette slipcover without any images on it save either the deloyer or government insignia and some elegant text in silver ink. As a kid, I found it very strange that the revel models cost twice as much as the deluxe Takara toys (although it was the models that I wanted... I built the recovery truck from the "robotech" model line and I still have it in storage today).OPMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16684951292025089336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-42581889961212451572017-09-13T13:00:58.023-05:002017-09-13T13:00:58.023-05:00I just discovered your blog doing a search for mil...I just discovered your blog doing a search for military hardware for a military scifi series I'm currently writing. Read the article about power armor--which my story includes--and really enjoyed the hell out of it. You've done some serious research on the subject which I really appreciated as it duplicates my own work on the subject.<br /><br />My grandfather was a huge fan of E.E 'Doc' Smith and because of him I read those early uses of powered armor.<br /><br />Anyway, you've done some seriously amazing work here and as a scifi author myself I really appreciate seeing someone so devoted to the genre of military scifi that they've done such a huge and comprehensive volume of work.<br /><br />Congratulations on a job well done, and my heartfelt thanks.M Barnettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05639804147230928539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-82828620820752466582017-09-12T15:09:16.632-05:002017-09-12T15:09:16.632-05:00One of my favourite anime series of the period. Bi...One of my favourite anime series of the period. Big influence on BattleTech, who used the Dougram/Shadow Hawk mech for the original ride of Natasha Kerensky's of Wolfs Dragoons. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-85336653866045916322017-09-10T13:03:51.709-05:002017-09-10T13:03:51.709-05:00Some believe that the mecha combat game was also a...Some believe that the mecha combat game was also an inspirationWilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-48062655331645391352017-09-09T22:39:06.717-05:002017-09-09T22:39:06.717-05:00Great article! A fellow Battletech fan has told me...Great article! A fellow Battletech fan has told me to check out Dougram, just to see one of the more obvious inspirations for the MechWarrior franchise if anything else. Steel Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033636526460614949noreply@blogger.com