ME109 "Barn Find"
Discussion
Halmyre said:
XJ Flyer said:
Yertis said:
I wonder if it would be possible to 'remaster' BoB using CGI to correct and enhance the aerial scenes? I'm sure it would. Then we'd all be happy, provided it was done intelligently of course, preferably with Eric as technical advisor.
Susannah York's bits can be left alone of course.
Or swap Susannah York with Claudia Cardinale in Once upon a Time in the West.She would have looked great in Susanna York's kit in BoB.Susannah York's bits can be left alone of course.
Dr Jekyll said:
Eric Mc said:
It couldn't be done at the time. There were no airworthy DB powered 109s available at all and as far as I know, no functioning DB601s or DB605s that could have been used. It was another quarter century at least before a DB powered 109 flew again.
It wasn't an "easier" solution - it was the ONLY solution.
And, to be accurate, any genuine 109 of the real Battle of Britain period was of the E version, which outwardly was quite different looking to the G versions. Putting a DB601/605 on a Buchon would not have produced an accurate looking Battle of Britain 109 in any case.
And to look accurate they would still have needed Jumo engined HE111s, plus ME110s, DO17s, JU88s and a load more Hurricanes.It wasn't an "easier" solution - it was the ONLY solution.
And, to be accurate, any genuine 109 of the real Battle of Britain period was of the E version, which outwardly was quite different looking to the G versions. Putting a DB601/605 on a Buchon would not have produced an accurate looking Battle of Britain 109 in any case.
There are a raft of 'faults' and 'errors' in the film from an anorak point of view, but, it really doesn't matter in the overall scheme of things IMHO.......apart from that bloody door bell of course
Yertis said:
I noticed that doorbell when I was quite young. 
I think that it's at Robert Shaw's house, when Ian McShane has just spent the night. We had the same model doorbell here until recently, I imagine it's a bit of a classic doorbell among enthusiasts for such things.
Its a Freidland "Melody" with integral neon.....putting my coat on now!!!I think that it's at Robert Shaw's house, when Ian McShane has just spent the night. We had the same model doorbell here until recently, I imagine it's a bit of a classic doorbell among enthusiasts for such things.
aeropilot said:
The RAF flying kit is all wrong as well, Type C helmets rather than Type B and MkVII/MKVIII goggles instead of MkIV and mostly all late war sheepskin flying jackets as well.
There are a raft of 'faults' and 'errors' in the film from an anorak point of view, but, it really doesn't matter in the overall scheme of things IMHO.......apart from that bloody door bell of course
You need to add all those errors to this list.... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064072/trivia?tab=gf&...There are a raft of 'faults' and 'errors' in the film from an anorak point of view, but, it really doesn't matter in the overall scheme of things IMHO.......apart from that bloody door bell of course
TEKNOPUG said:
You need to add all those errors to this list.... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064072/trivia?tab=gf&...
I think people complaining about errors in the credits not being in alphabetical order is taking the piss, a bit.
Well here's a real 109 undergoing engine runs prior to first post restoration flight. This one was rebuilt from a recovered crashed a/c (I pressure from Russia, but don't know the Werke No. for this one)
It's also clearly been fitted with a non-original electric starter system.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKufcdKDrW0&fe...
It's also clearly been fitted with a non-original electric starter system.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKufcdKDrW0&fe...
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