TANKBUSTER

𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟴 - 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟵⁣
In the closing years of the Cold War, the US Army’s AAWS-M (Advanced Anti-Tank Weapon System - Medium) solicitation program came to a conclusion, with the contract being awarded to Texas Instruments and companies that would later come to be known as Raytheon and Lockheed Martin. The AAWS-M was to receive the designation FGM-148… 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯.⁣
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On the other side of the Pacific, Gainax’s critically-acclaimed OVA series 𝘎𝘶𝘯𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 was released during this time as well. This was the directorial debit of Hideaki Anno, who would later go on to helm 𝘕𝘦𝘰𝘯 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘌𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘎𝘶𝘯𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 would lay the groundwork for Gainax’s future success and establish the hot-blooded “soul” of future anime in the Gainax lineage.⁣
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35 years later, we wanted to pay homage to two of the most influential creations in the realms of Weapons and Waifus.⁣

Size: 3.5in overall
⁣Artist: Lucidity