time to Get out the Grey paint and the Swastika stencils again !!

TsrJoe · August 26, 2011, 06:45:41 AM

there was a Polish film where an Li.2 was mocked up to look like a pretty convincing Wellington, i think they had Yak.11's too in another as Fw.190's

ChernayaAkula · August 26, 2011, 09:25:37 PM

Quote from: McColm on August 26, 2011, 05:47:36 AM
In one of the Bond movies a C-130 was painted to look like An-12 Cub.

In "The Living Daylights"? That was a Moroccan C-130. They only had to change the roundels and the bort number. The camo is Morocco's standard C-130 (and now C-27!) camo. It's interesting that in some scenes, they actually used a C-123 Provider.

The snow-covered Atlas makes for a rather convincing Afghanistan. So they not only fake aircraft, they fake whole countries!

McColm · August 27, 2011, 12:57:44 AM

In the film 'Vanishing Point' the car driven by the Polish actor was supposed to be the Hemmi version, but I think this was painted on along with the dust. I could be wrong with this info.

Taiidantomcat · August 27, 2011, 01:49:56 AM

Im still curious about the backstory on this one^

McColm · August 27, 2011, 03:18:56 AM

First thought was the IIyushin II-28U Beagle/training aircraft.

PR19_Kit · August 27, 2011, 03:24:23 AM

Quote from: McColm on August 27, 2011, 03:18:56 AM
First thought was the IIyushin II-28U Beagle/training aircraft.

It is, reporting name 'Mascot', but why does it have WWII style Luftwaffe markings???

Taiidantomcat · August 27, 2011, 08:13:46 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on August 27, 2011, 03:24:23 AM
Quote from: McColm on August 27, 2011, 03:18:56 AM
First thought was the IIyushin II-28U Beagle/training aircraft.

It is, reporting name 'Mascot', but why does it have WWII style Luftwaffe markings???

Right on both!

McColm · August 27, 2011, 08:15:16 AM

errr,
pass, can I phone a friend?

Taiidantomcat · August 27, 2011, 08:29:58 AM

Quote from: McColm on August 27, 2011, 08:15:16 AM
errr,
pass, can I phone a friend?

LOL

I was thinking it could pass for an Arado 234 if you squint just right.

Something perfect for this (well worth the click, trust me) Make sure to check "Examples" at the bottom of the explanation there.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JustPlaneWrong

Theres even one for trains! enjoy PR-19!

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JustTrainWrong

I think I might post this and the other articles about ships in tanks in general discussion.

trekaddict · August 28, 2011, 03:03:19 AM

Quote from: arkon on August 24, 2011, 04:56:48 PM
i think the better hind is the one from Red Dawn. had lots of other whiffed american to ruskie vehicles also.

There is actually an annecdote I heard that was that American Intelligence Officers of some description approached the film crew and asked where they had gotten their hands on several T-72s.

Hman · August 28, 2011, 07:02:46 AM

Quote from: Taiidantomcat on August 27, 2011, 01:49:56 AM

Im still curious about the backstory on this one^

Hi the mystery deepens (perhaps).

http://www.airport-data.com/photographers/Ian+Woodcock;653/Germany;5359;5.html This aircraft is a "Ilyushin IL-28U/Preserved at Peenemunde".

PR19_Kit · August 28, 2011, 07:05:50 AM

If that's their idea of 'preservation' I'd hate to see what it would look like if they'd neglected it!

McColm · August 28, 2011, 07:15:57 AM

They must have been trained in Gibraltar, they don't seem to be able to preserve theirs either. Cover it in a layer of concrete or use it as the sea defence.

ChernayaAkula · August 28, 2011, 05:42:45 PM

I was surprised to read this is supposedly preserved at Peenemünde, as I always thought this was a Polish plane and used for some film. Looking around a bit on Flugzeugforum.de, it is actually a former East German NVA-LSK Il-28U used for target-towing duties and sits at Peenmünde's airport, not the museum (as the "preserved" might make you think). It was indeed used for a film. Interestingly enough, only the port side of the aircraft was painted like that. The starboard side is still in natural metal/aluminium dope or whatever it was painted beforehand.

Nothing is known what will become of this plane. The general consensus is that it will probably be cut up for scrap some time. Sad, really, as the museum now occupying the compound of the former Heeresversuchsanstalt is only about a kilometre away.

Taiidantomcat · August 28, 2011, 05:55:15 PM

Quote from: ChernayaAkula on August 28, 2011, 05:42:45 PM
I was surprised to read this is supposedly preserved at Peenemünde, as I always thought this was a Polish plane and used for some film. Looking around a bit on Flugzeugforum.de, it is actually a former East German NVA-LSK Il-28U used for target-towing duties and sits at Peenmünde's airport, not the museum (as the "preserved" might make you think). It was indeed used for a film. Interestingly enough, only the port side of the aircraft was painted like that. The starboard side is still in natural metal/aluminium dope or whatever it was painted beforehand.

Nothing is known what will become of this plane. The general consensus is that it will probably be cut up for scrap some time. Sad, really, as the museum now occupying the compound of the former Heeresversuchsanstalt is only about a kilometre away.

Thanks, Moritz!