A great video clip from the Tank Museum
The Tank Museum has obtained the tank used in Steven Spielberg’s new World War One blockbuster Warhorse.
The fully operational replica of a British Mk IV tank is set to go on display when the film is released next week, and will also be used in the Dorset based Museum’s tank displays later in the year.
The full sized replica was based on the Museum’s own Mark IV, which was built in 1917. OSCAR award-wining special effects company Neil Corbould Special Effects LTD, whose credits include Saving Private Ryan and Gladiator, visited The Tank Museum in 2010 to take measurements from the vehicle and copy original documents related to the MK IV tank held in the Museum’s Archive.
The film is pretty good as well.
How many do we get for a billion? And should we put 120, 105 or 90 on it?
How did you get a picture of the Weaponised Phil Platform?
Odd that’s its a Mark IV, given the scene in which it appears takes place in late 1918, shouldn’t it be a Mark V?
Very astute Ian, not sure
@ Ian: According to my friend Wikipedia, MkIV’s were involved in the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux in April 1918 (against A7V’s no less!), so it is likely that there were a few hanging around until the end of hostilities (assuming they hadn’t broken/bogged down by then!)
On the subject of films, what happened to the tank from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade? That looked a very convincing WW1 replica, apart from the turret on top! Who built that one and where is it now?
A friend of a friend says the TM paid £150k for this replica.If this is true it could be a good bit of business with the centenary of world war one and of the tank coming soon.No doubt there will be plenty of new films and documentaries which may require a tank.
Actually they were around until the end of the war. WW1 AFV loss rates, both to mechanical failure and enemy action were very high, but an entire infrastructure was put in place for recovery and repair which meant that vehicles “lost” could be turned around put back in service rapidly.