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Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:44 am Post subject: Anyone want a Centurion?
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Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:05 am Post subject: Re: Anyone want a Centurion?
You gotta explain this one. Is there a Centurian hidden under that beast? _________________ Bob Smart (bsmart@xecu.net) Last edited by bsmart on Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:24 pm; edited 1 time in total

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Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:40 am Post subject: Re: Anyone want a Centurion?
I thought the Centurion came with a turret? Nice picture!!

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Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:17 pm
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Yes it has Centurion running gear apparently... It appeared in 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' where it was 'used' to break into the bank of England.

IIRC there is a flap on the front and another '6-pounder' pops out!

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Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:26 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone want a Centurion?
Since the Centurian was the 'Universal' tank that resulted from the combining of the Infantry and cruiser tank lines Could this be considered a lineal decendant ( and throwback) of the TOG line making this the TOG-3? _________________ Bob Smart (bsmart@xecu.net)

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Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:48 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone want a Centurion?
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Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:21 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone want a Centurion?
The model makers had a modicum of smarts to use existing parts for the critical elements. They would have been stumped to reinvent the wheel - the torsion bar - the track pad - etc. It was a strange movie and its only saving grace was Sir (?) Sean Connery as the controller of all the heroic characters who came to life.

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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:18 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone want a Centurion?
What was the vehicle used in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" desert scene? (It's not a quiz, I don't know myself....)

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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:42 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone want a Centurion?
Dang you're right! Late model Centurion tracks and you can just make out Centurion roeadwheels. That's the strangest Hollywood rebuild I've ever seen. I expect the IDF to start making these for occupation duties! The Raiders of Lost Arc (#3?) tank was a MUCH lesser product than this, it sorta looked like a cartoonist's representation of an old 'Liberty' tank.

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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone want a Centurion?
- mike_Duplessis The Raiders of Lost Arc (#3?) tank was a MUCH lesser product than this, it sorta looked like a cartoonist's representation of an old 'Liberty' tank. There are several good views of the Indiana Jones vehicle here: www.theraider.net/film...allery.php

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