Armys 2 nd armored division, pushes into the heart of germany in april 1945 just days before the nazi. Fury was an m4a2e8 76w hvss sherman tank, and lucy sue an m4a2 sherman, but as you dont see the engine decks, so for sake of the story, they could be mistaken for petrolfueled units the a2s carried a diesel powerplant. The type of tank they wanted to use was nowhere to be found, the result of heavy casualties on the battlefield. It was a pretty good modern war movie, even if not the most likely scenario. Tank from the scene of the fight vs shermans with the movie fury.
However two of the steps were confusing regarding the detail pieces on the sides of the. Oct 17, 2014 david ayers fury is not the sort of film that tries to weave mystery and ambiguity into its tale of wwii bravery and the cost of such bravery. Cmonboard movies features the latest movies and the classics. This is the 5 scale m4a3e8 sherman fury plastic model kit from italeri. It also has an upgraded 76mm gun with an improved rate or. As an m4a1 tank, the oldest model of tank in 3rd platoon, old phyliss definitely earned its name. For the unaware, its a ww2 tank movie starring brad pitt, written and directed by david ayer.
Outnumbered and outgunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon. No that being said, fury was the first movie in a very long time to use an actual tiger 1 tank, rather than having a model placed onto the hull of another tank. Don wardaddy collier brad pitt commands a tank with a fiveman crew in the storied 66th armored regiment in the 2nd armored division, as it is invading the heart of germany in april 1945 just days before the nazi surrender. The shermans used in the movie were an m4a3e8 76w hvss sherman tank from the bovington tank museum named as fury, lucy sue, an m4a2 sherman, matador an m4e8 76w hvss, murder, inc. New fury images featuring brad pitt, shia labeouf, and logan. Simon q the upcoming world war ii film fury puts tank warfare front and center in a.
Mind you, these little wwii tanks had one thing going for em speed. One tank crew in the division would kill 12 tanks, 258 armored vehicles and self propelled guns, and 1,000 german soldiers in only 79 days. Jun 25, 2014 brad pitt leads his tank crew through the horrors of hitlers last stand in this graphic, actionpacked war movie, writes mark kermode published. Tamiya 5 m4a3e8 sherman easy eight fury movie model kit. Mar 19, 2018 that movie inspired me to build a sherman just like the one in the story of the film and about a year later italeri released a e8 5 sherman with fury as one of the build options. You will need to purchase figurines separately if you want a crew for it. I have used the tamiya 5 late tiger production and the 5 tamiya m4a3e8 easy eight sherman for. See more ideas about model kit, tank fury, sherman. Behind the scenes, a tank expert kept fury authentic. Fury ending explained by director david ayer screen rant.
Fury is a 2014 world war ii film starring brad pitt as a us army tank commander fighting during the closing months of the war in europe. As it was a snap fit kit more or less molded in color, it was a good starter kit. Watch brad pitt in the first trailer for tank movie fury. The tank charge was done early and mid war as the short 75 didnt have the same punch. The movie is pretty straightforward in its examination of how young norman ellison logan lerman gets broken into the trials and horrors of war. Please subscribe to my other youtube channel travel trolls tv. The allies huge superiority of numbers was irrelevant to the crew of a tank like fury, creeping around the corner of a wood in france, or.
Today i released my fury at the biggest tank museum in the world. The tank was part of the 3rd platoon, taking command after matador was ambushed and destroyed. Was fury the only movie to use a real tiger i tank. The vehicle itself is a m4a2 76w hvss or m4a2e8, lent by the tank museum at bovington. Much of the movie tracks the evolving relationship between. In this video i build a diorama from fury, specifically the scene of fury leaving camp. Fury is a brad pitt movie i can sink my teeth into. Italeri 5 m4a3e8 sherman fury us army tank plastic kit ita6529new. Nov 21, 2017 the idea to build this tank was inspired by acclaimed war film fury which is a honest, bare knuckle look at the horrors of wwii as the allies invaded germany at the end of the war. Fury 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Willys jeep hotchkiss jeep post war gmc cckw 353 lwb long wheel base tipper gmc cckw lwb long wheel base blood wagon dodge wc54 ambulance white m3a1 halftrack reproduction tiger 1.
Axis track services are pleased to announce the sale of vehicles from the film set of fury. M4a3e8 sherman fury tank w5 resin crew model movie edition. Fury is een britsamerikaanse oorlogsfilm uit 2014, geregisseerd, geschreven. Bill betts, now 91, was a radio operator on sherman tanks during the second world war. An ipetitions page was created with a goal of 1,000 signatures seeking wargaming to fix the fury tank model, only 176 signatures have been signed as of thursday, september 6, 2018. With brad pitt, shia labeouf, logan lerman, michael pena.
In military collectibles, supply often falls short of demand. Nonetheless, they were significantly weaker than heavy tanks such as the tiger i, accurately portrayed in the movie. He doesnt play the pretty boy, in fact, if anything, hes anything but a pretty boy. I would only recommend this kit to anyone looking to build a scale replica of the tank in the movie because the model is reasonably accurate right out of the box however it does leave much to be desired in terms of fit and quality. M4a3e8 furysergeant wardaddys tank from the movie fury. Fury 2014 internet movie firearms database guns in. This will be true for most who go to watch fury, which stars brad pitt as the commander of a sherman tank doing battle in germany in april 1945. Even though the actor in the image, and the present, tired of the horrors of war, tank. As you can see this model is both battleworn and full of character. In reality this sherman was able to stand somewhat of a chance of taking on the dreaded tiger and panther tanks of nazi germany. The original tiger 1, the worlds last working tiger i tank, features in the film fury.
Fury film features last working wwii tiger tank live science. In fury, the 2014 film starring brad pitt and shia labeouf, a fiveman crew in the storied 66 th armored regiment, part of the u. Sherman m4a2e8 fury conversion company b models and. Some trivia about this movie, the collings foundation, the charity that flies the b24 around, owns the m4a3 sherman used in this movie. The m4a3e8 fury is an american tier 6 premium medium tank. Sure wish whoever produces these supertest leaks or whatever wouldnt always fail to include the gun handling soft stats.
Mar 06, 2018 the crossroads in which the guys m4a3e8 tank breaks down after hitting a land mine, leaving them stranded in the german countryside with 300 soldiers heading there way. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. A nightcap to end all nightcaps for brad pitts tank squad in fury. First update, here are some new shots from the movie. Can be used as a load on flat rail cars for military shipment by freight train.
Discover the stories of the heroic gis who rolled into nazi territory in the final weeks of wwii and faced off against an enemy that refused to. When the producers of fury planned to make a technically correct film about an american world war ii tank crews exploits, they ran into a problem. Oct 09, 2014 80 thoughts on m4a3e8 fury model and statistics foryouramusement on october 9, 2014 at 4. The top layer of the symbol will go away then from the paper and can be applied to the item. Nicknamed as the easyeight or e8, this tank is a quicker, slightly better armored version of the m4 sherman. The vehicle variant was massproduced and saw battle beginning in late march 1945, with a total of 4542 vehicles of both suspension types manufactured. I thought it would be more interesting to create the actual tank used in the film. This is a plastic model kit unbuilt unpainted not a toy. The films production went to great lengths to provide accurate weaponry and armor for the period, including utilizing the. The upcoming world war ii film fury puts tank warfare front and center in a depiction of the final allied push into germany in 1945. At the end of august 1944, a new bogie suspension was designed. However, in the actual movie, they used an m4a2e8 for most of the external shots. They pass round the dusty bottle, swiped from a top cellar, in anticipation of terrible onslaught. Wwii tank crew that inspired the movie fury realcleardefense.
It features a fully detailed engine compartment, with working gm 6048 u6 engine, turret traverse and gun elevation with unlimited traverse. Despite being completely obsolete in its original form, old phyliss was modified with a new turret featuring. The italeri kit comes with its m4a3e8 also known a s the easy eight and has a huge amount of stowage to recreate the look of the tank and its load from the movie. It can be easily differentiated from the other shermans by its more rounded shape. He talks about the memories reignited by fury, which stars brad pitt as a sherman tank commander leading his team through germany in 1945. Special premium version of the standard m4a3e8 sherman. Ayer was concerned to be as accurate as he could regarding military uniforms, weapons, and maps. In april 1945 i was a gi in germany fighting in a sherman tank, and i wondered how close the film gets to what i remember.
The events of the film fury and its crew were meant to reflect the real experiences of world war ii. The tank used in the movie was an m4a2 sherman tank named ronharry t224875, lent by the tank museum. The tank they are using in the motion picture fury is an m4e8 sherman tank. The sherman weighed 33 tonnes and had a 75mm gun, compared to the tigers 54 tonnes and a. Old phyliss was the name of an m4a176w tank commanded by ssgt. See more ideas about sherman tank, military vehicles and military. Italeri m4a3e8 sherman fury plastic model military vehicle. Oct 02, 2014 sony pictures over 35 fury images starring brad pitt, shia labeouf, logan lerman, jon bernthal, michael pena, scott eastwood, and jim parrack. Oct, 2014 the upcoming world war ii film fury puts tank warfare front and center in a depiction of the final allied push into germany in 1945.
The titular tank, fury, represents a m4a3 76w hvss, also known as a m4a3e8, or easy eight. A grizzled tank commander makes tough decisions as he and his crew fight their way across germany in april, 1945. Get in touch today and own a piece of cinema history. This gun could penetrate 120mm tigers max frontal armor at yards with standard ap.
Ayer was influenced by the service of veterans in his family and by reading books, such as belton y. Lego moc6562 m4a2e8 fury sherman tank technic model. The model is complete built and painted, executed, as shown in the pictures. All said and done i am pleased with how it turned out with the exception of the figures. This was my sons first tank model, after being obsessed with them for some time. It, along with the fellow sherman tanks in the platoon, took part in the beetfield assault and the wrestle with the tiger. I would only recommend this kit to anyone looking to build a scale replica of the tank in the movie because the model is reasonably accurate right out of the box however it does leave much to be desired. Fury is a 2014 american war film written and directed by david ayer, and starring brad pitt. With the upcoming cinematic release of fury this month, the war movie genre finally has a realistic, historically accurate, film focusing on tank crews and armored combat in world war ii. Last operational tiger tank used in movie fury tiger tank, german.
The film, out now, follows an american sherman tank crew in the waning days of world war ii. It was meant to portray an m4a3e8 from early 1945 for the movie. Sold by model merchants and ships from amazon fulfillment. Fury film features last working wwii tiger tank live. The product was complete and transaction was prompt. They have based the model on the one that appeared in the recent movie of the same name that starred brad pitt as the tank commander. As the film makes clear, a sherman tank was a lightweight in comparison to a tiger.
He talks about the memories reignited by fury, which stars brad pitt as a sherman tank commander leading his. The m4 sherman, officially the medium tank, m4, was the primary battle used by the united states and the other allies in world war ii, and proved to be a reliable and highly mobile workhorse. In military collectibles, supply often falls short of. Fury is a 2014 american war film written and directed by david ayer, and starring brad pitt, shia labeouf, logan lerman, michael pena, jon bernthal, jason isaacs and scott eastwood.
Fury was the name of a latewar m4a276w hvss sherman tank that served as the primary setting of the film of the same name. Italeri 5 m4a3e8 sherman fury us army tank plastic kit. M4a3e8 fury sergeant wardaddys tank from the movie fury. Todd mccarthy of the hollywood reporter simply said, fury is a good, solid world war ii movie, nothing more and nothing less. It broke down and they substituted an m4 105 hvss which was modified with a 76mm gun turret for some scenes. The british 1950 film they were not divided did use an authentic tiger tank, several. I am not a natural armour modeller so much thought went into this. Dec350 us army m4a3e8 sherman tank, markings for movie tank fury. As part of the uk dvd release, the game also hid 300,000 codes inside copies of the film, which gave in game rewards and bonuses. The problem with brad pitts tank garrett on the road. Its interesting to note that the tanks shown in the movie were a mixed bag. Overview this is a scalemodel of the famous american sherman tank version m4a3e8, also known as easy eight for h0 model railroads.
Oct 18, 2014 director david ayers tank epic fury was his first. If you are looking to build a m4a3e8 tank not affiliated. A very nice display of the sherman tank fury out of the. This will be the first of two updates on fury 2014 this week. Dec 16, 20 this will be the first of two updates on fury 2014 this week. Nicknamed the easyeight in reality this sherman was able to stand somewhat of a chance of taking on the dreaded tiger and panther tanks of nazi germany. It comes right after the 75th anniversary of the start of wwii, which began on sept. A 118 fully motorized scale model of the m4a2e8 sherman tank used in the film fury. Tamiya 35346 5 us medium tank m4a3e8 sherman plastic model kit. Hammond the world war ii movie, fury, which won the box office on its opening weekend, stars brad pitt and a tank they used to make in hammond. The fury is an upgraded m4 using the same highvelocity 76mm as was on the hellcat tank destroyer. They were outgunned and outarmored by superior german tanks, but what the american m4 sherman tank crews lacked in firepower, they made up for in courage. Im glad a young friend when youre 90, somebody 64 is younginvited me to see fury, the movie about gis in sherman tanks fighting in germany in april 1945.
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