Fang of the Sun Dougram

Fang of the Sun Dougram (Japanese title: 太陽の牙ダグラム; Taiyou no Kiba Dougram) is a 75-episode anime television series, created by
Ryusuke Takahashi and Sunrise, aired in Japan from October 23, 1981 to March
25, 1983.

Toymaker Takara was
the show's main licensee. They made a very successful plastic model kit series,
a large number of diecast toys,
and also released several strategy wargames set
in the Dougram world. The latter included tiny, unpainted diecast combat armors
as playing pieces; additional scale accessories were available separately.

The diecast toys were produced in three sizes. The 1:144 scale "Collection
Series" featured a hollow diecast body and leg structure, with plastic detail
parts. The "Dual Model Series" (in two scales, 1:72 and 1:48) featured a zinc-diecast endoskeleton upon
which plastic armor pieces were attached. Although the imported toys were physically
identical to the Japanese ones, the packages were modified for American shelves.
The 1:144 scale boxes had sleeves to be hung from pegs, while the larger toys
had English-language stickers glued over the original boxes.

Takara also
produced a magnetically-jointed Dougram and several soft-vinyl toys. Although
the vinyls didn not have specific scales, they appeared to be between 1:100
and 1:60 scale. Toy manufacturer Seven, a Takara spin-off
devoted to low-end toys, produced several plastic and rubber Dougram toys as
well.

Neither the film nor the television series were released in North
America. However, plastic model
kit manufacturer Revell released
many of Takara's Dougram kits as characters in their Robotech
Defender series, and Takara sold
much of their diecast toy
line through American toy stores in the mid-Eighties. The detailed construction
of the toys, the lack of any background info on the characters, and the revolutionary
slogans printed on the boxes ("Fight! Dougram to save independence of the
Deloyer!" or "We will never approve independence from our federation!") confused
many. (Wikipedia)