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    Worst war film ever ?

    in MV Chatter

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    With regard to the substitution of (more) modern vehicles in lieu of period vehicles in film, it might be a thing of the past.

     

    The recent Matt Damon film 'The Green Zone' used Hueys while filming, but these were turned into Blackhawks by post-production CGI wizardy. So you see real actors leaping out of a real helicopter, but you see a Blackhawk on screen.

     

    So, I'd hope the forthcoming remake of 'Dambuster' will include whole squadrons of realistic Lancasters.

     

    jch

    I am going to boycott the Dambusters film until they give Mr Gibsons dog it's proper name

    Roll on summer

    in American Vehicles

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    Nice and warm here, I managed to fit a new fuel sender unit on my GMC, so now I have a working gauge. Trouble is the wife might see how quick it goes back to the empty mark.

    good thing about having a tipper is that I didn't have to drop the tank, just lift up the back!

    What's it's history.

    in American Vehicles

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    I am quite new to the military vehicle scene. I now own a 43 CCKW dump truck.

    Like most enthusiasts , I imagine, I would love to know more about its life and history.. Where'd it go, what service did it see, etc. By reading previous posts, it would seem that being an American vehicle, it's almost impossible. When facilities allow I will be doing a full restoration in the future, so maybe with luck I can find some original markings.

    However in the mean time I have discovered a few things concerning paint.

    first layer was grey by the look of it, covered with olive drab, then a darker drab. After that it appears to be a desert sand colour, then olive drab on top of that. Another point is that the two rear bumpers appear to have been painted white a very long time ago.

    It came to the UK from Norway , being brought here by Speilburgs film company in the early 1990s.

    obviously a 70 year old vehicle will have various layers of paint, but I was surprised to see the sand colour.!

    also was it normal to paint the bumpers at the back white ? Or was this done for a specific unit or area?

    I am clutching at straws here I know, but any help would be useful !

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