It’s movie time again..
We’re set mid 60’s and we’re looking to dress the deck of a British aircraft carrier with some static airframes. The “carrier” is being built at the studio (part real / part CGI) so:
– Something period.
– Something road transportable.
– Ideally something in good enough condition not to require painting.
Is there a museum out there with something suitable and would like a bit of winter revenue? Im guessing we’d need it for a week starting 14th Nov.
No no, we’re not going to blow it up before anyone asks!
Any bright ideas?
By: Jayce - 3rd November 2013 at 19:47
Plenty of Gannets around and they look the part too.
By: CADman - 3rd November 2013 at 18:47
Sea Venom at Dux…. Doh !!! they sold it !!!!!!
Surely filming at the museum locations, with blue screen ect would be better than dragging aircraft to the film location ? As already meantioned Newark and Bruntingthorpe would appear to have suitable exhibits
By: TonyT - 3rd November 2013 at 09:39
There’s also a nice Scimitar on there
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By: TonyT - 3rd November 2013 at 09:33
One at Duxford too
List of owners survivors here
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/seahawk/survivors.php
By: Taifun - 3rd November 2013 at 07:30
My thinking too, nice Wessex 5, synonymous with any 60’s shipborne Carrier operations, they would all have at least one
Already have a rather lovely Wessex in, would just like something fixed wing to compliment the choppers. Seahawk would work well. I know the Dunsfold, Gatwick and FAA ones..
Thanks Guys!
By: David Burke - 2nd November 2013 at 22:15
I don’t think its realistic for the FAAM to be moving aircraft out with twelve days notice for a film shoot. I would have thought filming at Bruntingthorpe with live Buccaneers would have been considered a long time ago!
By: sticky847 - 2nd November 2013 at 21:33
having just been to the FAA museum today for the first time in 20 yrs or so( even tho i work next door) what about them, or their reserve collection?
By: TonyT - 2nd November 2013 at 20:11
My thinking too, nice Wessex 5, synonymous with any 60’s shipborne Carrier operations, they would all have at least one
By: snafu - 2nd November 2013 at 19:24
Plenty of Wessex around, and they are fairly transportable…
By: TwinOtter23 - 2nd November 2013 at 18:48
Complete ‘period’ airframes may be a little large for a 10 day move – where’s the studio?
By: Zebedee - 2nd November 2013 at 18:26
This wouldn’t be for the *cough* Man From U.N.C.L.E. movie by any chance…
😎
Zeb
By: Taifun - 2nd November 2013 at 18:19
You guys are already helping!! 🙂
By: Rocketeer - 2nd November 2013 at 18:06
BDAC has a wasp helicopter of the right time, Royal Navy, complete. We have a SHAR too, but prob a bit new. Have cockpit sections including a Sea Vixen, Scimitar and Sea Hawk of correct age…..
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November 2, 2013 at 6:03 pm