Re: [DML] Re: Delorean destroyed in BTTF 3

["William Bowie" <wbowie@xxxx>]

http://www.bttf.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=forum;f=10

I think most of the BTTF car questions have been discussed at this site.


----- Original Message -----
From: "d_rex_2002" <rich@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 11:44 AM
Subject: [DML] Re: Delorean destroyed in BTTF 3


> While scale models of the BTTF Delorean and the steam engine train
> were used for portions of BTTF 3, Bob Gale and Bob Zemekis talked
> extensively about the full scale, actual Delorean that was hit by
> the freight train near the end of BTTF 3 (on the BTTF DVD box set).
>
> Bob and Bob mentioned the explosive charge used help the Delorean
> dismember upon impact with the train engine. If you watch this
> scene, you can see the explosive charge go off just before impact.
> They said the train engineer said he always wanted to do that.
>
> Along with actual Deloreans and small scale models that were used,
> several full scale fiberglass mock-ups were also used, such as the
> one used during the hover scenes, since light weight models were
> needed to work with the forklift devices for take-off and landings.
>
> Later,
> Rich
>
>
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Senatorpack@xxxx wrote:
> > In a message dated 03/16/2003 5:14:03 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > rich@xxxx writes:
> >
> > << According to Bob Gale, only one Delorean was destroyed during the
> > production of all three movies and that was in the freight train
> > scene near the end of BTTF 3. >>
> >
> > Isn't that a scale model according to the magazine article section
> of Tamir's
> > web site?
>
>
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