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RE: Tiger I in Saving Private Ryan movie - 8/16/2007 2:25:30 AM   
pzrwest



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Status: offline 		check out this repro StugIII built by a Canadian group. I know it's short 1 rolad wheel and the track is wrong but for a repro I wouldn't mind owning it
http://www.willysacres.com/StuG3.htm

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RE: Tiger I in Saving Private Ryan movie - 8/16/2007 4:06:48 PM   
pattoncommander



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Status: offline 		On the movie Tiger theme, the "Tigers" are Czech made from T-54 and T-55 chassis and built up with fiberglass and sheet metal. So the track is too narrow and the they don't have interleaving wheels, but they are reliable and are, in my estimation, a very good 3/4 size tiger for the movie. Better than using US M-47s, minus the turret bussle box to represent tigers in "Battle of the Bulge", and M-41 Walker Bulldogs. Notice in two of the destroyed and burning tank scenes, that the burning tank is not the same as the one that was hit. Hollywood isn't going to burn a riunning tank...so they cut filming and switch a old junker to burn. European film makers are a lot more innovative on war movies than hollywood. Some of those Czech made Tigers are in the hands of some civilians to have fun with and some are even used in documentaries...look at some of the U tube stuff ,...look close....thery are NOT tigers....BUT, they are tunning, and do a decent representation. I'd like to have one myself, but would add some dummy outer wheels as repro interleaves. M-41, some M-24's, M-47 and M-48s are still available to movies, but I have never seen an M-60 in a movie. In "The tanks are Coming", shot at ft knox in the early 50's, an M-36B1 TD was used as a Panther, even thought the Patton Museum had a Panther and some nice Pz III's which could have been placed in a static position for the movie.

Bill

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RE: Tiger I in Saving Private Ryan movie - 8/16/2007 4:18:55 PM   
pzrwest



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Status: offline 		Another note on the Battle of the Buldge movie is they painted the American tanks the tank the Americans used in German late war camo colors

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RE: Tiger I in Saving Private Ryan movie - 11/25/2007 1:45:20 AM   
rprcat


 

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Status: offline 		All hollywood tigers are built on t-34 chasis all the way back to Kelly's Hero's.

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RE: Tiger I in Saving Private Ryan movie - 11/29/2007 4:11:05 AM   
shadopilot



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Status: offline 		The Finnish movie "The Winter War" has Russian T-26 light tanks in it. I haven't watched it in a while but I'm pretty sure there are T-34's also. The 1993 German film "Stalingrad" has some T-34's and Sdkfz 251's. Very intense movie. The battle of the city is well done. Looks like they filmed it in a real bombed out city.
There's a T-34 in the new Hannible Lechter movie. I think its called "Hannible Rising"??

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RE: Tiger I in Saving Private Ryan movie - 11/29/2007 4:15:28 AM   
shadopilot



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Status: offline 		"Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" has a very well done WW1 type tank. I don't think its made to look like any real tank though. Plus its way to fast!!

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RE: Tiger I in Saving Private Ryan movie - 11/29/2007 4:18:15 AM   
shadopilot



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Status: offline 		Both "Sahara" movies have M3 Lee or Grant tanks.
Old one with Humphrey Bogart. New one with James Belushi. NOT the newer Mathew Mcconaughey movie.

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RE: Tiger I in Saving Private Ryan movie - 11/29/2007 5:02:34 AM   
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quote:

"Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"


The tank was custom WW1 inspired (British Mark IV tank with Tadpole Tail), with a British-style turret from a later tank.



For those interested here is the tank from the movie:



And here it is today:






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RE: Tiger I in Saving Private Ryan movie - 11/29/2007 5:09:25 AM   
shadopilot



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Status: offline 		Oh!, what a shame!! I would give it a good home!!!! I promise to care and feed it.

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RE: Tiger I in Saving Private Ryan movie - 5/19/2008 5:44:11 AM   
CHIEFSONN


 

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The only working Tiger 1 is in England , and the Tiger 1 from Aberdeen proven grounds is also there and should be returning soon this year .

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RE: Tiger I in Saving Private Ryan movie - 5/19/2008 8:20:35 PM   
googlydoogly


 

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Status: offline 		Actually, it's more likely that the Indian Jones tank was a copy of the Mk. VIII.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_VIII_(tank)


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RE: Tiger I in Saving Private Ryan movie - 5/21/2008 7:45:55 PM   
rivetcounter


 

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Status: online 		There are a lot of false statements on this thread let me put the record straight, The only running Tiger I is hear in England there are supposedly 2 running Tiger II 1 in France and 1 in Germany though this runs very infrequently Russia has 1 mid Tiger I, Sturmtiger, Tiger II, Ferdinand and a Jagdtiger all of these tanks are "supposed" to be in running condition though none have run in many years condition though the Sturmtiger in 1998 was missing the engine and radiators the Russians also have a VK3001P this was an experimental Tiger and was transformed into a 128mm SP "Dicker Max" there was also a late model Tiger I on a military base this had been recovered from a range near Moscow but this was stolen probably after many hands had been greased.
people keep babbling on about the so called US Tiger I from Aberdeen that was sent to Germany many years ago and is now in the hands of a private collector in England this will not be going back to the US any time soon least not in our life times.
The Tiger in "Saving Private Ryan" is a T34 this is in Duxford museum though not in good condition there where other T34's built and used in films the Russians built many for documentaries many years ago some sauces say as many as 50.
The Tiger in "Band of Brothers" is a T55 as is the Jagdpanther the Stug is converted from a FV432 the Marder is a real Marder and all the 251 half-tracks are in fact post war OT810 the T55 Tiger has stared in several documentary and will be in one or more films in the not too distant future

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RE: Tiger I in Saving Private Ryan movie - 6/3/2008 9:59:29 AM   
uksniper


 

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Status: offline 		I'm new to this site and found this thread interesting as I have had the opportunity to visit Bovington, Volgograd (Stalingrad) and a few other places along the way. There are a few inaccuracies in some of the posts without evidence to back up their claims. One of the Tigers from the movies is a T55 tank with the gap between the 1st and 2nd road wheel (see first picture). It belongs to the second battlegroup of re-enactors. They can be seen at the War and Peace Show. They also have a Stug which is made on a British Abbot chassis with an added roadwheel (see picture). http://www.warandpeaceshow.co.uk/ There are lots of pics on there that you will either love or hate. The ones in Saving Private Ryan are said to be both T-34 tanks as described on the Second Battlegroup website. They should know as they were there.

I have attached a T34 and T55 chassis picture for comparison to the Tiger 1.

The second Battlegroup can be seen at http://www.sbg1.mistral.co.uk/ they starred in Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers. They have also been in many documentaries.

If you want to buy your own movie prop tanks and have US$50,000 to spare visit http://www.tankride.com/Special_Sales.html





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RE: Tiger I in Saving Private Ryan movie - 6/3/2008 12:13:45 PM   
wackywheelz



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Status: offline 		Yep, the SPR Tigers were T-34 based. Here is a good link:

http://cs.finescale.com/forums/910148/ShowPost.aspx

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