From: Jon Shoop (shoop19@brick.net)
Date: Sun Jun 13 2004 - 14:23:52 PDT
Like saving Private Ryan.......FAUX german stuff...I think one of the SPR
Tigers is in California....a morphed T34 I think...
There are some T34s heading for the US.....being imported by a fellow in
Tennessee............possibly this year...
Jon
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From: "GOTaM35" <GOTaM35@joetrapp.com>
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Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 3:28 PM
Subject: [MV] T-34's as Tigers in "Kelly's Heroes"
> I finally bought Kelly's Heroes on DVD and watched the movie again with
> great scrutiny. I am concerned the white halftrack tank destroyer didn't
> have the little dip in the windshield for the gun barrel, but figured
there
> could be one out there with like that, but I figured the Tigers had to be
> fake. Much to my suspicion as soon as I got a good look at them I noticed
> the road wheels and drive sprockets of the T-34. Once again one of my
> favorite child hood memories was dashed as yet another phony was
discovered.
> Even so they are very convincing Tigers.
>
> Am I right about the T-34's? If so, does anyone know anything about how
> they did it and what ever happened to them? It would seem there would be
a
> little use for a replica Tiger or Panther in the movie industry. That
would
> make a worthy project after I finish restoring my Scout Car (sometime in
the
> year 2010 at the rate I am going).
>
> Joe Trapp
>
>
>
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