Landships II

Centurion · Legend

A really BIG model

Roger Todd · Legend

That's the 'Bad Taste'/'LOTR' director Peter Jackson's working replica tank:

http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=63528&p=3&topicID=4818360

He also owns working replica WW1 fighters.

Who said money doesn't make you happy? Cretin...

Centurion · Legend

I should add that its in New Zealand and was originally produced for a WW1 film.

eugene · Field Marshal

WOW IF YOU SPEND THAT MUCH MONEY MIGHT AS WELL MAKE IT ACCURATE AND PAINT IT BROWN

Mark Hansen · Legend

eugene wrote:

WOW IF YOU SPEND THAT MUCH MONEY MIGHT AS WELL MAKE IT ACCURATE AND PAINT IT BROWN

And put the unditching rails on the right way round.

P.S.: It looks as though he has based it on the Emhar kit. The reversed unditching rails are the same as Emhar's and it looks very much like the rear of the sponsons are at 90� to the body instead of angled to allow the sponson to be pushed into the tank. Are there any views available taken from towards the rear of the tank?

P.P.S.: The rear views at the Maple Leaf Up forum do appear to show a flat backed sponson, exactly like the Emhar kit. It's a pity that he made such a good job and then fell short.

-- Edited by Mark Hansen at 03:48, 2006-09-05

-- Edited by Mark Hansen at 04:05, 2006-09-05

Vilkata · Brigadier

This is The Lord Of The Rings directors tank. It was not made for a movie. It was made just for him.

You are thinking of the tank built for the "ANZACS" TV series from the 80's staring Paul Hogan. That tank was much less accurate:

That's the only photo I can find at the moment, it's at the "RAAC Memorial and Army Tank Museum". The image has not been skewed - the tank really is that out of proportion. You'd think they could have at least sat down with a bunch of old WWI photos to get a good idea of what one would look like. This thing looks like half between an A7VU and a MkIV!

Oh, I'll attach the photos I have of Jacksons tank - where it IS painted brown. I believ those are some of his personal replica aircraft in the background aswell.

---Vil.

-- Edited by Vilkata at 08:59, 2006-09-08