t34 with jet engines

M1abramsRules

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t34 with jet engines

Posted by M1abramsRules on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 4:15 PM

I remember a while back someone posted a picture of a T34 with a jet engine mounted on it, that was designed to put out oil well fires. can anyone post the pic again or tell me where I can find it?

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 5:33 PM

I remember seeing an Imax movie called "The Fires of Kuwait" that had a short bit on that modified tank. I've been looking around for any pictures of it but so far have only fond verbal description of it. I got this from one site dedicated to the movie.

"Many methods were used to quell the blazes. Some teams used conventional oil-fire extinguishing techniques. The Americans used dynamite to blow out the fires. The Hungarian team recycled a Russian T34 tank to create a spectacular prototype called "Big Wind." They removed the gun turret and replaced it with jet engines from MIG-21 fighter planes. They injected water into the jet stream to blow the fires out."

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 5:37 PM

Ahh...here we go...pictures of it Smile [:)]

http://www.kritzberg.com/thebig.htm

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M1abramsRules

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Posted by M1abramsRules on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 7:10 PM

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!!! I am doing a project on jet engines right now, and I thought it wuld be interesting to have that.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 7:13 PM

Cool, good luck with the project Smile [:)]

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gjek

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From: Tacoma WA

Posted by gjek on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 11:47 PM

Wouldn't this give the judges a fit at the next model show!!! AC or Armor?

Msgt USMC Ret M48, M60A1, M1A1

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zokissima

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July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Thursday, April 15, 2004 8:25 AM

Honestly, what category would this fit into. Man, but it looks like a heck of a scratchbuild. And it'll definitely be something different if someone decided to make one.

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J-Hulk

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February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, April 15, 2004 8:28 AM

That's pretty dang cool!

~Brian

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M1abramsRules

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Posted by M1abramsRules on Thursday, April 15, 2004 9:03 AM

put it under emergency vehicles as a fire truck........

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zokissima

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From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Thursday, April 15, 2004 10:06 AM

QUOTE: put it under emergency vehicles as a fire truck........

lol yeah, a firetruck to put out the fires of hell! Really makes you think what else is out there Big Smile [:D]

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 15, 2004 10:40 AM

You've got to give that Hungarian team who built it full marks for originality Smile [:)]

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M1abramsRules

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Posted by M1abramsRules on Thursday, April 15, 2004 10:46 AM

yeah, it was originally designed to spray chemicals to decontaminate AFVs in case of a nucleur exchange

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 15, 2004 11:10 AM

I think it's awsome!!! If I was better at scratchbuilding I would try it. Tongue [:P]

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zokissima

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From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Thursday, April 15, 2004 1:37 PM

QUOTE: If I was better at scratchbuilding I would try it

You and me both! Smile [:)]

THe enclosure doesn't even look that difficult, but it's the engines that would be the most difficult, I think.
Plus, those are interesting shots on the web, but not enough of a resource. Maybe someone has plans for it out there somewhere..

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 15, 2004 2:10 PM

Cool vehicle! I wonder if the guy who proposed it was laughed at in the beginning.

Ron

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M1abramsRules

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Posted by M1abramsRules on Thursday, April 15, 2004 2:40 PM

can you imagine revving those engines to maximum capacity??? Big Smile [:D]

land speed record, here we come.

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zokissima

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From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Thursday, April 15, 2004 2:53 PM

QUOTE: can you imagine revving those engines to maximum capacity??? land speed record, here we come.

Hehehe, fastest tank ever. Imagine they had that in WWII.

"The Tiger? HA! We'll run circles around it"

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M1abramsRules

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Posted by M1abramsRules on Thursday, April 15, 2004 3:02 PM

"just position it so ze tiger is behind and srow the switch, Ivan!!! ve'll try melting it!!"

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M1abramsRules

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Posted by M1abramsRules on Thursday, April 15, 2004 3:03 PM

hmm, does anyne know of 1/35 jet engines?? Big Smile [:D]

jk

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 15, 2004 4:19 PM

Allright, if I get another t-34 kit I'm going to scratchbuild it!!! No, really I will! And of course I will post pics, but the question remains:

QUOTE: hmm, does anyne know of 1/35 jet engines??

. And if I cant find 'em I make them to! It's a dream, but the pics will be on the forum someday... Tongue [:P]

Who's with me?

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 15, 2004 6:46 PM

Good luck, I would love to see what you can come up with! Thumbs Up [tup]

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M1abramsRules

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Posted by M1abramsRules on Thursday, April 22, 2004 2:11 PM

I'll try 1/72 someday here

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 22, 2004 4:48 PM

Wow I actually haven't seen such a thing ever in my life. Thanks for the pics.

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addunbar

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December 2003
From: Maryland, U.S.A.

Posted by addunbar on Thursday, April 22, 2004 5:32 PM

Here is a Hungarian page showing "Big Wind" in action, along with some interior shots

http://www.autopiac.hu/szamok/2002/17/cikk36.html

Unfortunately, I don't read Hungarian and can't tell you what it says.

Also, apparently a film was made in 1992 about the Kuwaiti fires -- Fires of Kuwait. It is reviewed at the following website:

http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Reviews/Reviews.asp?ReviewID=1636

-Alex