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so the Zombie Apocalypse is real!
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Zombie attack at the Flying F
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IT IS! We managed to get a few of them before we were over run...
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Sooo cool , would be neat to be in the movies. cant wipe this grin off of my face.
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Funny thing is, several times the director had to cut the filming and say something like "Okay zombies, pleeeease stop grinning! Look mean!"
Being covered in fake blood and ravaging the neighbourhood just doesn't come naturally to most folk.
It really all is fun though, seeing how this stuff is done.
Most of it is fun anyway, I'm hoping my unscripted backflip over the *$#^ barricade looks good on film because it bloody hurt! (Yeah I know, whine whine...) But that's what I get for not making sure it hadn't been moved during takes. My marks were still good, the barricade had just been knocked sideways about 10".
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What's the name of the big truck on 8 wheels next to the deuce? I don't know what it is. Sorry, not military.
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Hard to tell with the glasses but JeffL, you sure look like an old buddy of mine from Florida. Nice to see all the vehicles out and about, I have got to get back out that way if only for Rudy's.
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It IS military! M1003 M.A.N.-----
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That's entirely possible. Jeff isn't on here much these days (if ever?), if you PM me your contact info, I will pass it on to him.
That is actually a 5-ton next to the M1003, it just makes it look like a Deuce!
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I think he might have meant that he wasn't military, not the truck.
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Nice collection! Looks like alot of fun.
That MAN is wicked-cool.
That MAN is wicked-cool.
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You're right, working in the movies can be a real hoot. One of our "Group" members is big into that stuff. He does alot of pyro work as well as black powder cannons for old style events in them, "Gods and General's", "Last Samurai" and others. He manufactures them custom as well. From "book end and "G.I.Joe" scale to full size. He measures them by whay they shoot, like golf balls, tennis balls etc.
He says the directors can be idiots with your gear, and you have to rent it WITH yourself as driver to protect it. He's got some deal working now, and is rebuilding a couple WWII vehicles as well as converting a 1950's vintage LCVP landing boat to look exactly like a WWII "Higgins" boat. He's decided to take some of our "Group"s 'Cannoneers' with him on the next job. I "ain't" one of them. Don't do well around them even when I know they're firing. Too much history for it....... But chasing zombies sounds better than being the target for three police swat teams that have you trapped in a high school and they have simunitions, while they only allow you BLANKS........
He says the directors can be idiots with your gear, and you have to rent it WITH yourself as driver to protect it. He's got some deal working now, and is rebuilding a couple WWII vehicles as well as converting a 1950's vintage LCVP landing boat to look exactly like a WWII "Higgins" boat. He's decided to take some of our "Group"s 'Cannoneers' with him on the next job. I "ain't" one of them. Don't do well around them even when I know they're firing. Too much history for it....... But chasing zombies sounds better than being the target for three police swat teams that have you trapped in a high school and they have simunitions, while they only allow you BLANKS........
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Sorry for the confusion. I'm not military. Thanks for the truck ID.
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Darn. I was hoping to find more pictures of the m1003 on the internet. I really like that body style with the quad steer in the front and two axles in the back. I've seen some demag hauling trucks with flat beds like this and think they're pretty cool.
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ba , you might want to check this:
man kat - Google-Suche
german wiki site for the MAN KAT:
MAN gl – Wikipedia
MAN website:
MAN Nutzfahrzeuge - en
OD Website, M-series MANs
http://www.olive-drab.com/idphoto/id_photos_man_8x8.php
Cheers,
Mark
man kat - Google-Suche
german wiki site for the MAN KAT:
MAN gl – Wikipedia
MAN website:
MAN Nutzfahrzeuge - en
OD Website, M-series MANs
http://www.olive-drab.com/idphoto/id_photos_man_8x8.php
Cheers,
Mark
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Thanks. That's the one.
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As I understand it, they were only used in small numbers and mostly by the USAF. There was a heavy truck proposal submitted by a GM/M-A-N team, but it lost out to Oshkosh with HEMTT and PLS.
As RW66 indicated, it is basically the same as the M-A-N Kat.
It is a beautiful truck, but VERY complex. I imagine it would be much simpler to maintain in Europe with parts available locally rather than Trans-Atlantic, but Sarge keeps her running.
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As RW66 indicated, it is basically the same as the M-A-N Kat.
It is a beautiful truck, but VERY complex. I imagine it would be much simpler to maintain in Europe with parts available locally rather than Trans-Atlantic, but Sarge keeps her running.
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I found a few videos of R/C replicas. I find this to be an affordable alternative. Lol. I've done a little modeling so it could be a cool long term project.