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                        Battle of the Bulge on Tonight!!!

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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Friday, September 26, 2003 8:00 PM
                        Glad you liked it, Larry!Big Smile [:D]
                        No, the figure looks nothing like Shaw, unfortunately. I tell myself he's the stunt double you can ocassionally see in the film in place of Shaw (although the figure doesn't look like that guy, either!). He's just from the Tamiya "German Tank Crew at Rest" set, and I simply swapped a head to get the right Hessler-esque jacket-cap combination.

                        Gotta finish Guffy's "Sherman"...
                        ~Brian
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 26, 2003 12:25 PM
                        waaaaahhhh.... i missed guffy ( "you wanted to see the germans... well here they come!") and hessler ???
                        that's what i get for not logging on more often...Sad [:(]
                        frostySmile [:)]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 26, 2003 10:09 AM
                        I have the movie on tape but, I missed it last night on TV (I was at work)

                        I did however come home and watch the episode "Bastogne" from Band of Brothers. Great DVD set!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 26, 2003 9:57 AM
                        QUOTE:
                        As many of you well know, whenever that magnificenlty flawed film is mentioned, I am compelled to post some pix of my old Italeri M-47 "Hessler's King Tiger!"
                        So here we go:


                        HA HA HA!!!! Brilliant! I love it. Does the figure look like Shaw? Hard to see from the pics.

                        Go ahead and knock the movie, but how many of us didn't first gain our admiration for the Tigers from that dumb movie?

                        Did they modify the M47's in any way, besides painting them grey? (Grey?!?!?!?)
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                        Keyworth
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: NE Georgia
                        Posted by Keyworth on Thursday, September 25, 2003 9:37 PM
                        J-Hulk, we're still waiting on Guffy's tank!Big Smile [:D]
                        "There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"
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                        Keyworth
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: NE Georgia
                        Posted by Keyworth on Thursday, September 25, 2003 9:36 PM
                        J-Hulk, we're still waiting on Guffy's tank!
                        "There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 25, 2003 8:32 PM
                        I wanna see more new stuff!!! Like Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers! I know SPR wasnt real, but damn what a good story and great footage! How bout a movie about Michael wittman!!
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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Thursday, September 25, 2003 8:04 PM
                        I love Robert Shaw, great actor. He will forever be Quint in Jaws, one of my favorite movies. Another inaccuracy, why did they have a Brit play the lead role of a German?

                        "It is well that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it."-R.E.Lee













                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, September 25, 2003 7:51 PM
                        Someone say the magic words?
                        "Battle of the Bulge??"
                        I believe they did!

                        As many of you well know, whenever that magnificenlty flawed film is mentioned, I am compelled to post some pix of my old Italeri M-47 "Hessler's King Tiger!"
                        So here we go:




                        Man, I love that old flick!
                        Set aside your penchant for accuracy and bask in the glow of tanks tanks and more tanks!

                        And who doesn't love Robert Shaw?
                        ~Brian
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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Thursday, September 25, 2003 7:11 PM
                        Telly was a dog! Even in real life he was a dog in his social life. I still think of him as Maggot in The Dirty Dozen. Great cast, great flick. Cool [8D]

                        "It is well that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it."-R.E.Lee

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 25, 2003 7:04 PM
                        Hey where else are you going to see Telly Savalas get the girl, sort of. Or at least have a love interest?

                        Glenn
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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Thursday, September 25, 2003 7:00 PM
                        The Battle of the Bulge has been mentioned many times in the past and I echo Rob's comments. Laughable, but tolerable.

                        "It is well that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it."-R.E.Lee

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        okieboy
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by okieboy on Thursday, September 25, 2003 5:19 PM
                        Yeah, I know it's nowhere near accurate. But in this case I'm making an exception since heavy metal
                        will be putting rounds down range!

                        Roy
                        "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence upon those who would do us harm." George Orwell
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                        Rob Gronovius
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Fort Knox
                        Posted by Rob Gronovius on Thursday, September 25, 2003 4:29 PM
                        It's got to be one of the worst historically inaccurate WW2 movies. Good shots of the M47s though.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 25, 2003 3:18 PM
                        A fun movie!

                        Of course, in real life, Peiper rolled his eyes when given the heavy panzer battalion, and put them at the back of the column, so the ponderous beasts would not get in the way.

                        It's a great opportunity though for fans of American armor to see lots of it, upclose and personal -- especially M47's.
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                        okieboy
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Battle of the Bulge on Tonight!!!
                        Posted by okieboy on Thursday, September 25, 2003 2:20 PM
                        Greetings my fellow Treadheads,

                        The History Channel will be showing the movie "The Battle of the Bulge" tonight at 8pm eastern, 7pm central.
                        Set your VCRs now!


                        RoyWink [;)]
                        "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence upon those who would do us harm." George Orwell
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