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                        t34 with jet engines

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                        Scorn
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                          March 2004
                        • From: Sarepta, LA
                        Posted by Scorn on Thursday, April 22, 2004 8:49 PM
                        I am planning on trying this out sometime too! Just too dang cool!
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                        Mourningstar
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                          March 2004
                        Posted by Mourningstar on Thursday, April 22, 2004 8:44 PM
                        why dosent anyone ask someone in the wing thing forum?
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                        addunbar
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Maryland, U.S.A.
                        Posted by addunbar on Thursday, April 22, 2004 5:38 PM
                        I just checked eBay. "Fires of Kuwait" is currently for sale in both DVD and VHS formats.

                        -Alex
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                        addunbar
                        • Member since
                          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
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        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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                        M1abramsRules
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                          June 2003
                        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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                          November 2005
                        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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                        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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                        M1abramsRules
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                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Thursday, April 15, 2004 3:03 PM
                        hmm, does anyne know of 1/35 jet engines?? Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D] jk
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                        M1abramsRules
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                          June 2003
                        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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                        zokissima
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                          July 2003
                        • 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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                          June 2003
                        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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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        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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                        zokissima
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • 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
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        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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                        M1abramsRules
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                          June 2003
                        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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                          November 2005
                        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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                        zokissima
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                          July 2003
                        • 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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                        M1abramsRules
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                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Thursday, April 15, 2004 9:03 AM
                        put it under emergency vehicles as a fire truck........
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          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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                        zokissima
                        • Member since
                          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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                        gjek
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • 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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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 7:13 PM
                        Cool, good luck with the project Smile [:)]
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                        M1abramsRules
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        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
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        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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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          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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                        M1abramsRules
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        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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