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Desert Gunner (1986)

Desert Gunner - Takara - 1

Takara Logo

SCALE: 1/72

INITIAL RELEASE: 1986

MEDIUM: Polystyrene

RARITY: (4)

 

Desert Gunner - Takara - 2

 

Desert Gunner - Takara - 3

Desert Gunner - Takara - 4

 

Desert Gunner - Takara - 5

 

Desert Gunner - Takara - 6

Desert Gunners on the March

 

ABOUT THE DESIGN

ABOUT THE KIT

The 1980s saw a slew of original science-fiction model series come out of Japan.  (SF3D, also featured in this section, was another one of them.)  While most of these series focused on giant robots and battlesuits (Gundam, Dvorak, etc.) a few posited imaginative fighting vehicles that at least were a little less anthropomorphic.

Like S3D, The "Fang of the Sun Dougram" Combat Armor Series posited a future civil war fought with advanced robotic armor.  But the vehicles in this series were larger, more futuristic, and looked like refugees from H.G. Wells' classic "The War of the Worlds."   For example, this Desert Gunner featured a tank-like body propelled by six huge spider-like legs, ostensibly designed for maximum maneuverability in sandy/rocky terrain.

The "Fang of the Sun Dougram" (What the hell does that mean?) was carried by a few fringe hobby dealers in the mid-1980s.  The kits were subsequently re-issued by Revell under the "Robotech" moniker during the big Transformer/Japanese Robot craze a few years later.

This Desert Gunner model was from the original Takara series.

 

Desert Gunner - Takara - Box Art

Original Box Art

 

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