Definitely The Ultimate Christmas Present....

[Adrian Harris]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190986904252



Adrian.

[Steen Vøler]

oh boy - was a present to get

[Dennis Jones]

That's as long as it's still in one piece after away on a filming exercise with Brad Pitt.

Dennis.

[Steen Vøler]

well- its a Sherman vs Tiger..... Should be OK for the Tiger

[Dennis Jones]

I just wonder if they allowed either one to be painted the right colours because as I understand it 131 has the original paint on it. I think they are using the Sherman from the Museum as well. Will have to find out when we are down there next.

Dennis.

[Adrian Harris]

> I understand it 131 has the original paint on it.

Would seem from the 131 restoration journal that they stripped it back to the metal and repainted it:

http://www.tiger-tank.com/secure/journal9.htm

Adrian.

[Steen Vøler]

now - thats interesting if they repainted it to Normandy colors for the movie

[Garry Coomber]

131 was most definately stripped and repainted. However, many moons ago at one of the very first times the UK tank club went to the tank museum, probably 2002 ish, I got chatting to one of the museum people about 131's paint. Apparently an expert from Germany came over and took paint chips to analyze and determine exactly what had been used and what the original colour was. The result is what is on it today, so in theroy it is a near as possible to the original paint, and reproduceable.

[simon fuller]

131 is back at the museum and survived unscathed , which is n't surprising as the people looking after her know exactly what they have.

SF.

[Leon Benjamins]

Very nice!
Bit expencive for me
Would love to do a photoshoot with me in my panzer uniform on the Tiger!

[Dennis Jones]

We were down at Bovington on Saturday and the sound unit from the film company turned up and wanted to record engine sounds from 131. We had to stay back out of the way so no close ups I'm afraid. Had a chat to one of the workshop guys that took 131 up to Hertfordshire for the filming and he said that 131 performed well. I asked about the colour and he said the effect guys mixed up mud and water and sprayed it all over the tank and he said it was very effective. Just as we were were loading the tanks up at the end of the day the sound unit guys turned up and were very impressed with the models and the authentic sounds, he said that the recording session had gone well. Watch the video and turn the sound up.

Dennis.

http://s1041.photobucket.com/user/djpan ... 9.mp4.html

[Adrian Harris]

I'm surprised they recorded it between the buildings I would have thought it would be affected by the echoes.

Some of the Benedini sounds appear to have recorded indoors, with reverb apparent in the engine start sounds.

Adrian.

[Dennis Jones]

They had mikes around the side of the building as well and were recording 131 on it's way back to the hall. They asked the driver to go through gear changes and rev the engine up as often as he could. Apparently he got it in to 5th gear at one point with still another 2 to go. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours Adrian.

Dennis.

[Scott Swartz]

Dennis,

Do you have any idea who them film crew was? I'm looking to get some high quality recordings for a project I'm working on. Hopefully they would be willing to license them.

[Dennis Jones]

Hi Scott,

No sorry I don't know but I will try and find out when I am down at the museum next time, later this month.

Dennis.