mixup_1 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Hope no one minds me posting this in here but seemed the right place. Basically, I was at the cinema last night to see FURY. Has anyone else seen it, what did you think? Would like to hear what others thought. For me, I ******* loved it! What a show! Great story, brilliant piece of cinema...and has now given me such a drive to do my first tank. Either the Sherman or the Tiger? But which? Could anyone recommend a good kit to start with? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 What scale and accurate how.....To the film or to the war? The Tiger is an early version and was captured in North Africa IIRC, the Shermans are a mixed bunch including early through to very late versions. Nice to see the film is generating some interest in AFV modelling though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 There's a discussion about exactly what model of Sherman was going on on M-L, and which kit to use - the consensus seems to be to use one of the Tamiya (ex-Tasca) M4A3E8 kits, or the Dragon Thunderbolt M4A3E8 kit I would think the Tiger should be a mid- or late-production variant but since it's pretty generic, it's up to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 The Tiger is not at all generic, it's 131 from Bovington: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCZ Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I think a Tamiya ex Tasca is good choice (and for nice price...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixup_1 Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 Thanks all for the feedback, thinking 1/35 would be a nice scale to work on, with enough detail to do it justice. Think I might take a look at the Tamiya M4A3E8. Sorry, noob question imcoming...(Ex Tasca)?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 The Tiger is not at all generic, it's 131 from Bovington: I meant that the Tiger could be any model of Tiger 1 from any unit (hence generic) - I knew it was actually 131 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 But it couldn't be from just 'any unit', it is an early.....A version issued prior to Kursk. The cupola in particular is distinctive and this vehicle, quite naturally, also has other features that place it uniquely among the tanks sent to North Africa. You can't have accurate to Hollywood and accurate to WWII in the same model in this instance (as far as I'm aware, I'd be quite happy to be proven wrong). However all due credit to the film, they still did a 100% better job than any other WWII film before them.....I mean it's an actual Tiger trundling around, not a dressed up T-34 (and I hope Bovvington made a mint by providing it too, they do a fantastic job, best in the world, bar none)! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingo Degenhardt Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Although in the movie it is '131' I'd go for a late production Tiger E to 'match' the E8 - Tamiya or Academy. I liked them both, but have not built any other in 1/35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Wilson Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 That late in the war (April '45) the Tiger I had been out of production for some time and many of those sent into battle were from training units. These were often earlier vehicles like 131 that would have been rare in combat the previous summer. There are a number of photos of them including one in Berlin. Some had the later steel wheels installed but not all. The Feifel Air cleaners were probably removed however. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygif290368 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 The Hybrid(recycled) Tiger from Italeri would be an ideal candidate as the match up to Fury. http://shop.italeri.com/Products/6928-6487-sdkfz181-pzkpfwiv-tiger-i-hibr.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FZ6 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I plan to see the film this week. I wonder it we will see any special Fury edition Shermans or Tigers depending on licencing agreements..... I'm sure someone at some point will produce a tank commander with a likeness to Brad Pitt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Going tonight... Looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I'm sure someone at some point will produce a tank commander with a likeness to Brad Pitt. Ask any tank commander, he'll tell you his parents already did. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Just watched it tonight. It was ******* ****** BRILLAINT! Makes Saving Private Ryan look like a Jolly round the countryside. Not only that, but it was slightly dark in places and really showed the pressures and issues our guys were having to deal with. The combat scene were brutal. I've never felt so inside of the battle. Watch it. Ben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidelvy Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Took the Boy last night and enjoyed the film very much. I thought some of the themes were strikingly similar to Saving Private Ryan, but I don't mean that as a criticism. The thrill of action and the horror of battle were nicely balanced so that excitement was tempered by revulsion at the consequences of war. As for whether it is a better than Saving Private Ryan I have yet to see another film that made me react physically in the same way as when I first watched that film. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 As for whether it is a better than Saving Private Ryan I have yet to see another film that made me react physically in the same way as when I first watched that film. I feel the same way.....Probably for different reasons though! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigh827 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Thanks all for the feedback, thinking 1/35 would be a nice scale to work on, with enough detail to do it justice. Think I might take a look at the Tamiya M4A3E8. Sorry, noob question imcoming...(Ex Tasca)?? As no one is giving you an answer. Tasca is was a model company, and Tamiya bought or rented their molds to make this kit. Revell of Germany does this all the time with at least three other companies, Dragon being one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Took the Boy last night and enjoyed the film very much. I thought some of the themes were strikingly similar to Saving Private Ryan, but I don't mean that as a criticism. The thrill of action and the horror of battle were nicely balanced so that excitement was tempered by revulsion at the consequences of war. As for whether it is a better than Saving Private Ryan I have yet to see another film that made me react physically in the same way as when I first watched that film. Undoubtedly the first 28 mins of Saving Private Ryan was one of the best combat scenes EVER. However, the rest of the film is pure Hollywood. I didn't feel engaged in the invasion scene in SPR and I felt like an onlooker. In Fury, I felt totally immersed, anxious and (at points) quite scared. The ending of Fury was little over the top if you ask me, but other than that it really was great. Ben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCZ Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Yes. Tasca (now re-named to Asuka) was Japanese model company and their kits are now re-boxed by Tamiya (Sherman Easy Eight & Sherman Firefly) and Eduard (Sherman M4A1). Complete Fury crew make a Russian company Bravo 6. (From resin). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 I though the film was fantastic! Really well filmed and slightly apocolypse now in places, overall excellent! I rather fancy getting an M4A3E8 to model. Probably a Hobbyboss one in 1/48! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 In the world of Braille, I bet Airfix are kicking themselves for not popping a new Sherman, Heller must be feeling quietly smug, Trumpeter and even Unimodel are probably on the upturn and I'd imagine Dragon are desperately trying to remember what they did with all those moulds......Wonder how much they will attempt to charge for their (excellent assuming they haven't simplified it) 1/72 M4A3E8 when they rerelease it (which they surely will)? I'm betting around £25.....Double what they were selling it for last time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 I saw it tonight with jnr and thoroughly enjoyed it. The end scene may, as has been pointed out, been a bit OTT but it was thoroughly engrossing all the same. Almost makes me want to make a trundly thing too. A technical question about the Fury's turret if I may. I always associate the 'round' shape with WWII and that of Fury as a post war thing? Israel springs to mind. Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigh827 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 With the up gunning of the Sherman to a 76 mm a new turret was introduced, that was more squared off. Israel replaced the 75 mm gun turrets of their Shermans when they up gunned first with a French copy of the 75 mm used on the Panther, and later the 105 mm used on the M-48, M-60, Leopard-1, and the M-1 Abrams, with copies of the 76 mm turret. So it can be seen on Shermans from late 1944 on ward, and the HVSS suspension used on the tank in Fury shows up late in 44, and by the end of the war all new 76 mm armed Shermans are fitted with it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich G Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 I haven't seen the film yet, really looking forward to watching it as I've heard lots of positive things. If it's given you the tank bug, Italeri are currently selling 1:35 scale kits that have 'World of Tanks' bonus codes, It's a computer game based around tank warfare, not everyone's cup of tea I know, but if you are someone that enjoys playing the odd computer game it's worth looking into as you get to make a model and then play a game where you get to shoot them up! Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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