Hoseman Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Just what a bunch of bored crazy Russians can do when they put their mind to it!! Dont know if seen before but I think its BLOODY AWSOME!! Looks the mutts doohdahs to me! http://izismile.com/2012/02/14/handcrafted_tiger_i_tank_replica_69_pics_1_video.html# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoranWC51 Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 The Tiger was built, at great expense I'm sure, for a movie company that was making a WW2 movie and wanted a exact copy of a Tiger tank. The builders used a Kamaz truck engine (not 100% sure of the engine make, though) for propulsion. The copy Tiger is amazing in all its detail. I'm sure they could build more and sell in the west. One of these Tiger copies would look so much better than the T34/T55 based ones we've seen in pictures from "Kelly's Heroes" (T34 based) to "Saving Private Ryan" and "Band of Brothers" (T55 based) This one was apparently used in Band of Brothers, is based on a T55, and was photographed at Arsenalen, the Swedish armor museum in Strängnäs, where it was exhibited. The private owner lives in Sweden Goran N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddy Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Just tried to view the link at work, but it was blocked as 'Tasteless' Want to view it more now:-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 That Tiger in Sweden was not used in Band of Brothers, it was built for a series that never went beyond the pilot. It is on a T55 chassis and the turret is built on an Abbot turret and ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoseman Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 That Tiger in Sweden was not used in Band of Brothers, it was built for a series that never went beyond the pilot. It is on a T55 chassis and the turret is built on an Abbot turret and ring. Isn't the BoB one at Duxford? Made from wood mostly and covered!! Been up close to it and looks bloody good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoranWC51 Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Thanks Adrian. I stand corrected. I had a look at the "Ersatz" Tiger at Arsenalen and there's quite a distance from the drivers seat down to where the Tiger's vision slot is. Must be over a meter! A bit like trying to drive a 50 ton tank sitting 1-1,5 meters away from the mailbox slot opening. You cannot see more than a thin sliver of whats ahead of you. Scary! Goran N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11th Armoured Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Isn't the BoB one at Duxford? Made from wood mostly and covered!! Been up close to it and looks bloody good. The Duxford 'Tiger' is the one from Shaving Ryan's Privates, apparently - a reasonable effort, but I'd much rather have the Russian one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 The very good Tiger 1 replica was built for a Russian movie which I think was called 'White Tiger', I watched it on youtube and only saw a shoddy Tiger 1 pastiche in shot, I later read that the really very good Tiger 1 replica was never used in the film, so it was built for nothing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoseman Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 The Duxford 'Tiger' is the one from Shaving Ryan's Privates, apparently - a reasonable effort, but I'd much rather have the Russian one... [ATTACH=CONFIG]93792[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]93791[/ATTACH] Yep, that's the one I meant!!! Think I've seen White Tiger, sure it was on movie tho!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 The very good Tiger 1 replica was built for a Russian movie which I think was called 'White Tiger', I watched it on youtube and only saw a shoddy Tiger 1 pastiche in shot, I later read that the really very good Tiger 1 replica was never used in the film, so it was built for nothing! I watched the film and although the Tiger looked good it wasn't a perfect replica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I watched the film and although the Tiger looked good it wasn't a perfect replica. That's right, the perfect replica wasn't used in the end ;-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 That's right, the perfect replica wasn't used in the end ;-( Any idea why it wasn't used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I read that the director wanted an over the top Tiger 1 as the Russian main character was supposed to be obsessed by the Tiger 1 and as such imagined it 'larger than life'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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