Movie Armor Group Build

J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Monday, August 2, 2004 5:42 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by MartianGundamModeler
I have been wanting to build the tank from "Reign of Fire" but that would could be a sci fi movie even though the tank, a cheiftan, looked mostly stock...

I think that tank in Reign of Fire was an M-41 Walker Bulldog. I could be way wrong, of course...but that's what I thought it was.

~Brian

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MartianGundamModeler

Member since
November 2003
From: Tennessee

Posted by MartianGundamModeler on Sunday, August 1, 2004 9:37 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Dwight Ta-ala

QUOTE: Originally posted by J-Hulk

QUOTE: Originally posted by Rob Gronovius

I've been working on the pseudo M1A1 Abrams tank from the Hulk movie.

Rob, will Hulk smash?
That is, are you doing a dio of a scene from that sequence?
Cuz if you are, I'd really love to see it!

Dwight, you were working on one, too, right?

Funny you guys should mention using mini hero figs with military kits. i have a small die cast metal figure of War Machine [black iron man armor] that I was going to use in a 1/35 dio with either my M1A1 or Bradly. The fig is almost an eaxct match for 1/35. They also have Spidey, Iron Man, and a few others in this line. [I have that Hulk hero clix fig by the way as well]. I have been wanting to build the tank from "Reign of Fire" but that would could be a sci fi movie even though the tank, a cheiftan, looked mostly stock...
Yeah but my 2 year old kid played with that hulk figure that I was supposed to use and returned the half upper body only. Still looking for replacement...because I couldn't find one that is right for a 1/35 scale.

"Some men look at things the way they are and ask ' Why?'. I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?".--Robert Kennedy taken from George Bernard Shaw's "Back To Methuselah" (Thanks to TomZ2) http://martiangundammodels.50megs.com/index.html

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Dwight Ta-ala

Member since
July 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Friday, July 30, 2004 9:00 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by J-Hulk

QUOTE: Originally posted by Rob Gronovius

I've been working on the pseudo M1A1 Abrams tank from the Hulk movie.

Rob, will Hulk smash?
That is, are you doing a dio of a scene from that sequence?
Cuz if you are, I'd really love to see it!

Dwight, you were working on one, too, right?

Yeah but my 2 year old kid played with that hulk figure that I was supposed to use and returned the half upper body only Big Smile [:D]

. Still looking for replacement...because I couldn't find one that is right for a 1/35 scale.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 30, 2004 7:06 PM

More info: A friend told me that they had the M48A3 when he was there during operation Lam Song 719.

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adrake2

Member since
February 2004
From: Ft. Bragg, NC

Posted by adrake2 on Friday, July 30, 2004 6:29 PM

ARVN did use their M41 Walker Bulldogs in combat. However, when the Lt. was hit by those mortar (?) rounds, he was standing behind a M-48 (or early M-60) which was used in Vietnam by US forces so that scene is authentic.

-Aaron

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 30, 2004 10:30 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Larry_Dunn

Full Metal Jacket used the Walker Bulldog, which AFAIK wasn't used by the Marines. I don't know if the Army even used them in Vietnam. It was kind of showing its age by the 60's, and was pretty light -- it was produced to replace the Chaffee!

*snip*

The M-41 was used by the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1963 and never saw combat while in U.S. service. Several were sold to the ARVN and were deployed but apparently were abandoned in the field.

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diggeraone

Member since
July 2003
From: Ozarks of Arkansas

Posted by diggeraone on Friday, July 30, 2004 10:13 AM

Hay you all forgot Red Dawn,they had some good tanks in that movie.Like the Duster,BMPS,T-72s,Russians anti-aircraft tank and the M1A1s.Digger

Put all your trust in the Lord,do not put confidence in man.PSALM 118:8 We are in the buisness to do the impossible..G.S.Patton

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 30, 2004 9:30 AM

Full Metal Jacket used the Walker Bulldog, which AFAIK wasn't used by the Marines. I don't know if the Army even used them in Vietnam. It was kind of showing its age by the 60's, and was pretty light -- it was produced to replace the Chaffee!

How about if we leave this open ended, so that stuff in progress can be included? Say we have until the end of the year. It might give some who are playing with conversions the incentive to finish them up. Grandpa, check out some of the 60's war pictures -- there are plenty that use 50's-60's era hardware unmodified except for a coat of paint and some markings. I may do one of those "German" Pattons painted in desert colors from the movie Patton!

Hessler's "Tiger" is tempting though .... Then again, Brian already nailed that.

Should I ask the FSM dudes to add this to the GB page, or should we keep it informal?

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zokissima

Member since
July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Friday, July 30, 2004 8:51 AM

I know it's a bit OT, but any chance of anyone being interested in a 'What-if" group build. I think it was Larry who suggested it last time as well, or was it someone else?

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Rob Gronovius

Member since
December 2002
From: Fort Knox

Posted by Rob Gronovius on Friday, July 30, 2004 8:01 AM

Yes, the base kit is the Matchbox Challenger since the side skirts, tracks and suspension are very close to what the stills from the movie use. Then the Revell of Germany M1A1 will dress up the kit to bring it into looking like an Abrams.

The Hulk will be played by a Hero Clix figure used in gaming.

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Friday, July 30, 2004 6:50 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Rob Gronovius

I've been working on the pseudo M1A1 Abrams tank from the Hulk movie.

Rob, will Hulk smash?
That is, are you doing a dio of a scene from that sequence?
Cuz if you are, I'd really love to see it!

Dwight, you were working on one, too, right?

~Brian

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 29, 2004 7:39 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Larry_Dunn

1/35th scale models of any vehicle in any war movie...
Any takers? If nothing else, it would encourage us to watch some old war movies!

This sounds cool.
Movies from any country and era?
And would that include TV shows such as Hogan's Heros and Black Sheep Squadron?
I once saw an episode of Hogan's Heros in Germany, it was dubbed in German.

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Rob Gronovius

Member since
December 2002
From: Fort Knox

Posted by Rob Gronovius on Thursday, July 29, 2004 7:05 PM

I've been working on the pseudo M1A1 Abrams tank from the Hulk movie. It is a British tank (Chieftan) dressed up to look like an Abrams. They did a pretty good job, but it looks a little small.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 29, 2004 6:48 PM

Okay how many of Oddball's Shermies are we going to see here.....or does the mismatched Shermie not count as it ain't painted Panzer gray? Big Smile [:D]

For ideas browse this site for over 600 films to choose from:
http://users.aol.com/sailgower/WWIImovies.html

What about TV as well as the movies?
Hogan's Heroes
Band of Brothers
etc

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tigerman

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March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Thursday, July 29, 2004 5:19 PM

I see it didn't take long for this one to get up, after reading the other posts.

Here's one, you can make a M3 Halftrack into a German one from the movie Sahara and many more movies.

Eric

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zokissima

Member since
July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Thursday, July 29, 2004 1:52 PM

lol, honestly, it's quite funny at some of the 'German' tanks found in movies.

Just out of curiosity, aren't the tanks found in Full Metal Jacket authentic?

This is an interesting idea, I'd be very curious to see how some of these turned out.
I don't think I'll be able to commit to this one. I'm kind of looking at building some Soviet stuff soon.

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, July 29, 2004 12:10 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Larry_Dunn
The hitch would be that it can't be an accurate representation! It has to be an M3 painted to look like a German half track, the M47's from Battle of the Bulge as Tigers, etc.

You mean like this? Wink [;)]

Glad to see my silly post in the Battle of the Bulge GB thread got you thinking!

I'm still working on Guffy's "Sherman," you know...it's about half done (started three years ago!).

~Brian

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Model Grandpa

Member since
July 2003
From: Keizer, Oregon

Posted by Model Grandpa on Thursday, July 29, 2004 11:57 AM

I have been wondering when this would come up. I think it’s a great idea and would be lots of fun but I don’t believe my scratch building abilities will let me participate…. so put me down as a maybe.

Regards, Dan Building Scale Models At The Speed Of Dark

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 29, 2004 11:49 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Larry_Dunn

Amazing but true fact -- there is an aftermarket kit for, I think, the T34 to make it into that Tiger that was used in Kelly's Heroes and Saving Private Ryan.

I saw that somewhere too.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 29, 2004 11:36 AM

i don't think i'll join this one but, i recently watched "A Bridge Too Far". could believe what they were using as german tanks, LEOPARD 1s!!!!!!!! they had added armour on the sides, thats the only diference.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 29, 2004 10:45 AM

Amazing but true fact -- there is an aftermarket kit for, I think, the T34 to make it into that Tiger that was used in Kelly's Heroes and Saving Private Ryan.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 29, 2004 10:29 AM

Sure I would probably do one of those German Pattons from Patton. Tongue [:P]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Movie Armor Group Build

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 29, 2004 9:19 AM

Here's a purely-for-fun group build suggestion. Let me know what you guys think.

1/35th scale models of any vehicle in any war movie from, say, WWII to OIF. (so no Sci Fi). The subject would be a vehicle that is used in a movie to represent a tank, halftrack, truck, etc.

The hitch would be that it can't be an accurate representation! It has to be an M3 painted to look like a German half track, the M47's from Battle of the Bulge as Tigers, etc.

The "Tiger" in Saving Private Ryan would qualify because it wasn't a real Tiger. The build-up would have to represent the actual doctored vehicle in the movie.

This may at times require some scrratchbuilding, but often not -- often the "German" or "Japanese" vehicles in movies are just American stuff painted in different colors.

I think the tanks in Full Metal Jacket would qualify too.

Any takers? If nothing else, it would encourage us to watch some old war movies!

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