Carrier film stars?

[shaun]

I was asked if they could use my carrier for the film (1995) but seening as i had just started a new posting i would not let it go. my mate sent his (the one that was on milweb just before christmas). They were painted sand by the film company and then back to green after they had been finished, he was appauled by the paint finish when it came back to him. It was so bad he put it at the back of the shed and left it there in shame.
My carrier "Puddle Jumper" was used in "D-Day to Berlin" along with my another mates one "Windy".
If you watch the film "the way ahead" they push very realistic wooden carriers and wooden Dingos over the side of a sinking ship. There is a really brilliant film with Arthur Askey in ( i cant remember what it was called)where he is a carrier crewman, all sing and servicing early carriers. then there is the start of a "Canterbury tale" with carrier tearing through the country side and attacking a horse and cart. ok so its off to you tube !

[RichardT10829]

not to be too critical but......... that light stone appears to be the wrong shade (if it is meant to be 1940's light stone) ...unless its actually desert ZI pink in which case its spot on : i would love for my carrier to get used in a film but would have to specify i drove it and had a cameo part in the movie now that we have more carriers in use here it would be nice for HBO to do a band of brothers type affair about other commonwealth forces other than the US of A all the time.

[Jordan Baker]

King Arthur Was A Gentleman is the movie you were thinking of. I downloaded it from the following site.

http://www.archive.org/details/KingArthurWasaGentleman

[RichardT10829]

Cool !!!!! right with all this singing I'm off to join the army

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Check http://www.imcdb.org/

[pzrwest]

I checked out the video on King Arthur Was A Gentleman.... was very good so I too downloaded it and going to save it to a dvd.

[alleramilitaria]

i have 2 carriers that were used in one of the living dead movies filmed in canada, they were just burned out cut up hulks in the background of the motorpool area.

dave

[Keith Webb]

Saw this link on that page...



Something hit it pretty hard to break the chassis like that.

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Check http://www.imcdb.org/

[carrierbarry]

Kevin

I remember the carrier that came back from the Falklands well we had it at Bletchley Park for many years. It was a fantastic little machine that run well.
It was sold about 2002 via Carl Brown to Shaun Hindle.
Shaun can tell us more what happened to her. I think it got painted green and is ever "Puddle Jumper or Windy"

I know the mechanic that worked on Evita next time I see him I'll ask about the others.

Who's got the one from A Bridge Too Far ? I may be wrong but did'nt Clive Huges supply those vehicles?

Richard all carriers are different. Don't worry to much about the shade of paint. There are never two carriers the same colour. Now as like 1940's paint it what ever colour you can get hold of.
I had to take my carrier to Buckingham Palace a few years ago and it's Guards Gloss Green, may be wrong but so right for the day.

Remember if it looks right it probable is!!!

A fantastic New Year to all.

Barry