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From: John Foust <jfoust_at_threedee.com>
Date: Mon Apr 9 09:46:09 2001

>From: "Craig Sawyers" <c.sawyers_at_tech-enterprise.com>
>To: <greenkeys_at_qth.net>
>Subject: RE: [GreenKeys] Refinishing question...
>Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 08:52:44 +0100
>
>> I
>> demonstrated the M14 Strip Printer with Gumming Desk. They want to
>> film the unit later this month.
>
>Thinking of WWII period stuff, you all might be interested in a film that
>will be released in the US in August/September called Enigma. It is a
>dramatisation of a novel by Harris of the same name, and has been produced
>by Mick Jagger.
>
>Reason I know about this is that I have been restoring some cipher equipment
>at Bletchley Park, and that is where much of the filming was done, and where
>all the props are. These are ridiculously convincing! There is a full size
>replica of the centre section of a U-boat, complete with rust streaks (you
>feel obliged to knock on it to convince yourself it isn't made of metal),
>and a 30 foot scale model of a whole U-boat for long shots. There are
>several Turing Bombe replicas, and three Typex cipher machines (these look
>so convincing I leant on one of them to reach something, and it toppled
>over! They usually weigh a hundredweight!).
>
>Anyway - those in the UK, or visiting, can see the props as well as real
>exhibits. I'm looking forward to seeing the film!
>
>Craig
>
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