±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: cgsimpson
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6645

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 717
Total: 717
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Community Forums
02: Home
03: Community Forums
04: Community Forums
05: Member Screenshots
06: Community Forums
07: Photo Gallery
08: Photo Gallery
09: Community Forums
10: Photo Gallery
11: Community Forums
12: Community Forums
13: Community Forums
14: CPGlang
15: Photo Gallery
16: Downloads
17: Community Forums
18: Community Forums
19: Community Forums
20: Community Forums
21: Community Forums
22: Photo Gallery
23: Home
24: Photo Gallery
25: Community Forums
26: Photo Gallery
27: Downloads
28: Community Forums
29: Community Forums
30: Photo Gallery
31: Community Forums
32: Community Forums
33: Community Forums
34: Downloads
35: Community Forums
36: Community Forums
37: Community Forums
38: Home
39: Community Forums
40: Community Forums
41: Community Forums
42: Your Account
43: Community Forums
44: Community Forums
45: Community Forums
46: Home
47: Home
48: Community Forums
49: Community Forums
50: Photo Gallery
51: Home
52: Home
53: Community Forums
54: Community Forums
55: Community Forums
56: Community Forums
57: Community Forums
58: Community Forums
59: Community Forums
60: Member Screenshots
61: Home
62: Your Account
63: Community Forums
64: Photo Gallery
65: Community Forums
66: Your Account
67: Community Forums
68: Community Forums
69: Photo Gallery
70: Photo Gallery
71: Home
72: Community Forums
73: Photo Gallery
74: News
75: Community Forums
76: Community Forums
77: Community Forums
78: Home
79: Community Forums
80: Photo Gallery
81: Community Forums
82: Community Forums
83: Community Forums
84: Community Forums
85: Photo Gallery
86: Community Forums
87: Community Forums
88: Community Forums
89: Community Forums
90: Community Forums
91: Home
92: Community Forums
93: Community Forums
94: Community Forums
95: CPGlang
96: Member Screenshots
97: Community Forums
98: Home
99: Community Forums
100: Your Account
101: Community Forums
102: Photo Gallery
103: Community Forums
104: Community Forums
105: Community Forums
106: Community Forums
107: Photo Gallery
108: Community Forums
109: Community Forums
110: News
111: Community Forums
112: Community Forums
113: News Archive
114: Community Forums
115: Community Forums
116: Community Forums
117: Community Forums
118: Photo Gallery
119: Community Forums
120: Community Forums
121: Community Forums
122: Community Forums
123: Downloads
124: Community Forums
125: Community Forums
126: Community Forums
127: Community Forums
128: Community Forums
129: Home
130: Community Forums
131: Home
132: Community Forums
133: Home
134: Community Forums
135: Photo Gallery
136: Photo Gallery
137: Community Forums
138: Community Forums
139: Community Forums
140: Community Forums
141: Community Forums
142: Community Forums
143: Community Forums
144: Community Forums
145: Community Forums
146: Home
147: Downloads
148: Community Forums
149: Home
150: Community Forums
151: Community Forums
152: Community Forums
153: Home
154: Photo Gallery
155: Community Forums
156: Home
157: Community Forums
158: Community Forums
159: Member Screenshots
160: Community Forums
161: Community Forums
162: Community Forums
163: Community Forums
164: Community Forums
165: Home
166: Community Forums
167: Photo Gallery
168: Community Forums
169: Community Forums
170: Community Forums
171: Community Forums
172: Community Forums
173: Community Forums
174: Community Forums
175: Community Forums
176: Community Forums
177: Home
178: Community Forums
179: Downloads
180: Downloads
181: Community Forums
182: Community Forums
183: Community Forums
184: Community Forums
185: Community Forums
186: Photo Gallery
187: Community Forums
188: Community Forums
189: Community Forums
190: Community Forums
191: Community Forums
192: Community Forums
193: Community Forums
194: Community Forums
195: Community Forums
196: Community Forums
197: Community Forums
198: Community Forums
199: Community Forums
200: Community Forums
201: Home
202: Home
203: Your Account
204: Your Account
205: Community Forums
206: Photo Gallery
207: Community Forums
208: CPGlang
209: Community Forums
210: Downloads
211: Community Forums
212: Photo Gallery
213: Community Forums
214: Community Forums
215: Community Forums
216: Community Forums
217: Community Forums
218: Home
219: Photo Gallery
220: Community Forums
221: Community Forums
222: Community Forums
223: Community Forums
224: Community Forums
225: Community Forums
226: Community Forums
227: Community Forums
228: Community Forums
229: Community Forums
230: Home
231: Downloads
232: Community Forums
233: Community Forums
234: Home
235: Community Forums
236: Community Forums
237: Community Forums
238: Community Forums
239: Community Forums
240: Community Forums
241: Downloads
242: Community Forums
243: Community Forums
244: Community Forums
245: Home
246: Community Forums
247: Community Forums
248: Community Forums
249: Community Forums
250: Community Forums
251: Community Forums
252: Community Forums
253: Photo Gallery
254: Downloads
255: Community Forums
256: Home
257: Community Forums
258: Community Forums
259: Community Forums
260: Home
261: Photo Gallery
262: Community Forums
263: Community Forums
264: Community Forums
265: Home
266: Home
267: Member Screenshots
268: Community Forums
269: Community Forums
270: Community Forums
271: Community Forums
272: Community Forums
273: Member Screenshots
274: Community Forums
275: Community Forums
276: Community Forums
277: Community Forums
278: Community Forums
279: Community Forums
280: Community Forums
281: Community Forums
282: Community Forums
283: News Archive
284: Photo Gallery
285: Community Forums
286: Community Forums
287: Community Forums
288: Community Forums
289: Community Forums
290: Community Forums
291: Community Forums
292: Community Forums
293: Home
294: CPGlang
295: Community Forums
296: Community Forums
297: Photo Gallery
298: Photo Gallery
299: Home
300: Community Forums
301: Community Forums
302: Home
303: Community Forums
304: Community Forums
305: Photo Gallery
306: Community Forums
307: Community Forums
308: Member Screenshots
309: Community Forums
310: Community Forums
311: Community Forums
312: Community Forums
313: Home
314: Photo Gallery
315: Community Forums
316: Community Forums
317: Community Forums
318: Community Forums
319: Home
320: Community Forums
321: CPGlang
322: Your Account
323: Community Forums
324: Community Forums
325: Community Forums
326: Downloads
327: Community Forums
328: Photo Gallery
329: Community Forums
330: Your Account
331: Photo Gallery
332: Community Forums
333: Community Forums
334: Community Forums
335: Community Forums
336: Home
337: Photo Gallery
338: Home
339: Community Forums
340: Community Forums
341: Community Forums
342: Photo Gallery
343: Community Forums
344: Community Forums
345: Home
346: Photo Gallery
347: Photo Gallery
348: Photo Gallery
349: Community Forums
350: Community Forums
351: Community Forums
352: Community Forums
353: Community Forums
354: Community Forums
355: Photo Gallery
356: Community Forums
357: Photo Gallery
358: Community Forums
359: Member Screenshots
360: Downloads
361: Community Forums
362: News Archive
363: Photo Gallery
364: Home
365: Community Forums
366: Community Forums
367: Community Forums
368: Statistics
369: Home
370: Photo Gallery
371: Community Forums
372: Community Forums
373: Member Screenshots
374: Community Forums
375: Community Forums
376: CPGlang
377: Downloads
378: Downloads
379: Community Forums
380: Community Forums
381: Home
382: Community Forums
383: Community Forums
384: Home
385: Community Forums
386: Community Forums
387: Downloads
388: Community Forums
389: Photo Gallery
390: CPGlang
391: Home
392: Community Forums
393: Photo Gallery
394: Community Forums
395: Community Forums
396: Community Forums
397: Community Forums
398: Downloads
399: Community Forums
400: Photo Gallery
401: Community Forums
402: Community Forums
403: Community Forums
404: Photo Gallery
405: Community Forums
406: Photo Gallery
407: Community Forums
408: Photo Gallery
409: Downloads
410: Community Forums
411: Community Forums
412: Member Screenshots
413: Member Screenshots
414: Photo Gallery
415: Community Forums
416: Community Forums
417: Community Forums
418: Community Forums
419: Community Forums
420: Community Forums
421: Community Forums
422: Community Forums
423: Home
424: Community Forums
425: Member Screenshots
426: Community Forums
427: Photo Gallery
428: Community Forums
429: Community Forums
430: Community Forums
431: Photo Gallery
432: Home
433: Downloads
434: Home
435: Community Forums
436: Community Forums
437: Community Forums
438: Community Forums
439: Community Forums
440: Photo Gallery
441: Community Forums
442: Community Forums
443: Member Screenshots
444: Photo Gallery
445: News
446: Community Forums
447: Community Forums
448: Photo Gallery
449: Community Forums
450: Community Forums
451: CPGlang
452: Community Forums
453: Home
454: Photo Gallery
455: Community Forums
456: Photo Gallery
457: Community Forums
458: Your Account
459: Community Forums
460: Community Forums
461: Community Forums
462: Community Forums
463: Community Forums
464: Community Forums
465: Member Screenshots
466: Community Forums
467: Community Forums
468: Community Forums
469: Community Forums
470: Community Forums
471: Community Forums
472: Community Forums
473: Community Forums
474: Community Forums
475: News
476: Community Forums
477: Home
478: Community Forums
479: Community Forums
480: Your Account
481: Community Forums
482: Community Forums
483: Community Forums
484: Community Forums
485: Community Forums
486: Community Forums
487: Community Forums
488: Community Forums
489: Community Forums
490: Photo Gallery
491: Community Forums
492: Home
493: Community Forums
494: Community Forums
495: Member Screenshots
496: Home
497: Community Forums
498: CPGlang
499: Community Forums
500: Photo Gallery
501: Community Forums
502: Photo Gallery
503: Community Forums
504: Community Forums
505: Home
506: Photo Gallery
507: Community Forums
508: Your Account
509: Home
510: Photo Gallery
511: Community Forums
512: Community Forums
513: Community Forums
514: Photo Gallery
515: Your Account
516: Community Forums
517: Community Forums
518: Home
519: Community Forums
520: Community Forums
521: Community Forums
522: Home
523: Community Forums
524: Statistics
525: Community Forums
526: Community Forums
527: News
528: Community Forums
529: Your Account
530: Community Forums
531: Photo Gallery
532: Your Account
533: Community Forums
534: Community Forums
535: Community Forums
536: Downloads
537: Statistics
538: Community Forums
539: Community Forums
540: Community Forums
541: Community Forums
542: Community Forums
543: Community Forums
544: Home
545: Photo Gallery
546: Downloads
547: Community Forums
548: Community Forums
549: Community Forums
550: Community Forums
551: Community Forums
552: Community Forums
553: Community Forums
554: Community Forums
555: Community Forums
556: Community Forums
557: Photo Gallery
558: Community Forums
559: Community Forums
560: Home
561: Photo Gallery
562: Community Forums
563: Community Forums
564: Community Forums
565: Downloads
566: Community Forums
567: Community Forums
568: Community Forums
569: Community Forums
570: Community Forums
571: Photo Gallery
572: Home
573: Home
574: Community Forums
575: Home
576: Photo Gallery
577: Home
578: Community Forums
579: Community Forums
580: Community Forums
581: Community Forums
582: Home
583: Community Forums
584: Community Forums
585: Community Forums
586: Home
587: Photo Gallery
588: Community Forums
589: Community Forums
590: Community Forums
591: Home
592: Community Forums
593: Photo Gallery
594: Member Screenshots
595: Community Forums
596: Community Forums
597: Community Forums
598: Home
599: Photo Gallery
600: Community Forums
601: Home
602: Community Forums
603: Community Forums
604: Home
605: Downloads
606: Community Forums
607: Community Forums
608: Community Forums
609: Home
610: Community Forums
611: Community Forums
612: Community Forums
613: Community Forums
614: Community Forums
615: Community Forums
616: Community Forums
617: Community Forums
618: Community Forums
619: Community Forums
620: Community Forums
621: Community Forums
622: Photo Gallery
623: News
624: Community Forums
625: Community Forums
626: Community Forums
627: Community Forums
628: Home
629: Home
630: Community Forums
631: Community Forums
632: Photo Gallery
633: Community Forums
634: Photo Gallery
635: Community Forums
636: CPGlang
637: Community Forums
638: Community Forums
639: Community Forums
640: Community Forums
641: Community Forums
642: Community Forums
643: Community Forums
644: CPGlang
645: Downloads
646: Community Forums
647: Photo Gallery
648: Community Forums
649: Community Forums
650: Community Forums
651: Community Forums
652: Photo Gallery
653: Community Forums
654: Community Forums
655: Community Forums
656: Community Forums
657: Community Forums
658: Community Forums
659: Community Forums
660: Community Forums
661: Photo Gallery
662: Your Account
663: Member Screenshots
664: Home
665: Community Forums
666: Community Forums
667: Community Forums
668: Community Forums
669: Home
670: Community Forums
671: Photo Gallery
672: Community Forums
673: Community Forums
674: Community Forums
675: Photo Gallery
676: Community Forums
677: Community Forums
678: Community Forums
679: Community Forums
680: Community Forums
681: Community Forums
682: Community Forums
683: Community Forums
684: Photo Gallery
685: Photo Gallery
686: Community Forums
687: Community Forums
688: Downloads
689: Community Forums
690: Home
691: Your Account
692: Home
693: Community Forums
694: Community Forums
695: News Archive
696: Home
697: Home
698: Community Forums
699: Community Forums
700: Member Screenshots
701: Home
702: Community Forums
703: Your Account
704: Community Forums
705: Photo Gallery
706: Photo Gallery
707: Community Forums
708: Downloads
709: Community Forums
710: Photo Gallery
711: Community Forums
712: Home
713: Community Forums
714: Member Screenshots
715: Community Forums
716: CPGlang
717: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
AFV Quiz of the Day: Mystery Movie Halftrack
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Go to page Previous  1, 2
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Dubliner
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 94

PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:53 pm
Post subject: Re: AFV Quiz of the Day: Mystery Movie Halftrack

André,

You win the prize (now I have to come up with a good prize). Maybe I buy you lunch on my way to St. Vith and the Twin Villages this coming winter.

The Mystery Movie Halftrack is the Opel Maultier Panzerwerfer 42 at the Victory Museum. A few good pictures of the vehicle can be found here:

Sd.Kfz.4/1 Opel Maultier Panzerwerfer 42

My conclusion is based on a number of pictures of the prop 251 from 3 movie productions in the late 70s, visual inspection of weld seams in the body of the Victory Museum Maultier Panzerwerfer 42, and some circumstantial evidence from a few contacts in the film services business. Most of weld seams in question can be seen by looking through the rear access doors of the vehicle at the “Victory�.

In order to carry out the conversion from 251 to Panzerwerfer 42, a series of hull modifications had to be made in addition to restoring the Universal Carrier running gear and mounting the 150mm rocket launcher. The hull and chassis had to be lengthened, the hull cut down in several places, and the rear of the vehicle completely rebuilt. Examining the welds, I believe evidence points to someone (Mr. Ahrend or hired hand from the defunct "Victory Memorial Museum") taking a torch to the old movie prop 251 hull, saving portions of the original plate work and then building a new Panzerwerfer 42 hull incorporating the salvaged components.

In the next few weeks, I plan to write up an article on the conversion on my Filmpanzer blog.
Back to top
View user's profile
Andre_Flener
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 26, 2006
Posts: 17
Location: G.D. of Luxembourg
PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:05 pm
Post subject: Re: AFV Quiz of the Day: Mystery Movie Halftrack

Hi Dubliner,

yeah, it seems indeed like that halftrack is actually based on a movie prop! *oh well*

Remember Mr. G.F.A.'s other museum in Bastogne? Before that one changed its owner (the local tourist office bought it), it had a very weird looking Sd.Kfz. 251 with plywooden bodywork on display, but here at least the chassis with running gear had been genuine. Fortunately, that '70s era creation is now gone...

Re: [Quotation] "... on my way to St. Vith [...] this coming winter."

Here's a good tip when you will be near St.Vith:

Ardennen Poteau '44 Museum

(Disclaimer: yes, I'm somehow affiliated! Laughing )

Regards,
André Flener
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website
Dubliner
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 94

PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 1:37 am
Post subject: Re: AFV Quiz of the Day: Mystery Movie Halftrack

André,

I have to admit I have developed a soft spot for the "Victory" film prop based Maultier Panzerwerfer. It’s the rare case where Mr. G.F.A. actually improved the condition of a vehicle.

Best Regards,

Dubliner…
Back to top
View user's profile
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 2 of 2
All times are GMT - 6 Hours
Go to page Previous  1, 2



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum