The Ramblings of Guise Dugal

Guise looks at the legendary helmet weapons of MASK and VENOM, and ponders on how much of it is actually feasible these days. Luckily, Guise is lazy and also failed Craft, Design & Technology in Secondary School.

Ok, so a guy walks straight in to a Hells Angels bar? Gutsy. Same guy moons a bunch of bikers? Tough. Same guy steals a bulldozer as a getaway car? Hardcore! Same guy threw a puppy at the bikers before making his escape? Wait, what?

I’ve read a few places on the internet that comment about how crazy the security systems and puzzles are in the Resident Evil games when dealing with the research facilities and other workplaces of the Umbrella Corporation. The most common examples of the perceived insanity tend to include the train with brake systems that require [...]

I recently touched on my desire for my own personal recording device in the form of a robot camera that could follow me around and capture all those little moments that always seem so awesome and worth sharing, but which never come across as any more than a “eh, you had to be there” in [...]

NaBloPoMo: Day Five (Delayed to 11/07/09) I’ve mentioned before about how my brothers and I grew up on Action Force, the UK re-brand of GI Joe, and about my support for COBRA and the Dreadnoks over the good guys of the series – for one thing, Cobra actually had a uniformed military organisation and supporting [...]

“All my bags are packed Im ready to go Im standin here outside your door I hate to wake you up to say goodbye But the dawn is breakin Its early morn The taxis waitin Hes blowin his horn Already Im so lonesome I could die”” ~ “Leaving on a jet plane“, John Denver It [...]

“And when he’s off to sail the seven seas He just stays indoors or hides up trees He’s been to places that you’ve never seen But his mind is blank and his passport’s clean” ~ Domino Man, The Beautiful South “I’m not going to change my passport. It’s British, you don’t mess with that. Blue [...]

Slight change from the norm here, as I did a vlog about this topic and the promptly forgot to post it. So, enjoy the video while I finish writing up the rest of it. Back already? Geez, I hadn’t really finished yet. I guess we’ll see how far we get and then I’ll wing it. [...]

“On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air Up ahead in the distance, I saw shimmering light My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim I had to stop for the night” ~ Hotel California, The Eagles Considering I knew that I was [...]

“I want my love, my joy, my laugh, my smile, my needs Not in the star signs or the palm that she reads I want my sun-drenched, wind-swept Ingrid Bergman kiss Not in the next life, I want it in this I want it in this” ~ Good As Gold (Stupid As Mud), The Beautiful [...]

“Is it Cologne with its great cathedral? Milan with its glamour and its pace? London with its river and its bridges? Lisbon with its beauty and its grace? [...] Is it Dublin with its culture and its wit? Madrid with its market square? Paris with its bustling cafes? Hull with its musical flair?” ~ Pretenders [...]

In a not-so-secret lab in Scotland, scientists have seen the first results of a program to breed a covert bio-weapon. One ‘asset’ is capable of killing 200 using a highly honed death touch. Just what is Scotlands plan for these bio-weapons and what are our hopes for survival?

We are going to blow the hell out of those dumb bugs until we don’t have anything left to shoot ‘em with! And then, we are going to strangle them with their own-living-guts! – Sgt. Johnson, Halo Over a year ago I made a small promotional video that some of you might remember. DugalCorp had [...]

Essential Cybernetic Science Department, DugalCorp Headquarters FC-D23: I hope you realise, organic, that your usurpment will not be forgotten. Ryo: What a pity. FC-D23: You might think that you are tough, but we are made of sturdier stuff. FS1-D23-U3: Mainly composite materials. Ryo: Ah-huh. FC-D23: We are the great builders, the weaponsmiths…whereas you, you are [...]

Essential Cybernetic Science Department, DugalCorp Headquarters FC-D23: It just looks a little ‘pedestrian’ to me, where are the high action and heavy artillery features. It’s got nothing remotely threatening. FS1-D23-U1: Unless you count kung fu grip and spinning blade action. FC-D23: It’s meant to be a giant robot that will crush spirits and structures, not [...]

Essential Cybernetic Science Department, DugalCorp Headquarters FS1-D23-HUD: So, how are the Arm Alliance doing, boss? FC-D23: HUD, are you going to continue to insist on creating bad team titles or do you intend to avoid a trip to the trash compactor? FS1-D23-HUD: You prefer Limb League, right? I knew I should have gone with that! [...]

Essential Cybernetic Science Department, DugalCorp Headquarters FS1-D23-U3: I mean, what is with this colour scheme, it’s like they don’t trust us to use the right pieces in the right place if they don’t colour them differently. FC-D23: I wouldn’t trust most of this crew to get the right pieces if I crushed their faceplates with [...]

Essential Cybernetic Science Department, DugalCorp Headquarters Shuuhaijin Yuki: The supreme leader ordered delivery of components for top secret plan and transfer of data and schematics, I am honour bound to follow these orders. FS1-D23-U2: Because otherwise you must commit sekkupu? Shuuhaijin Yuki: Worse, bukkake…but also, I get sacked. FC1-D23: Never mind that, how did you [...]