Hey guys, I got an interesting request out of Canada over at my general snowcat forums and thought that you folks here are better equipped to reply since this forum is dedicated to the Bombardier machines.
So here is the deal, a producer who is filming a small film, to be used on the History Channel, needs to use a Bombardier B12 or similar machine of 1950 to 1959 vintage. He will compensate the owner modestly for the machine use.
The unit is needed in Canada in the THUNDER BAY and/or NORTH BAY areas. They will pay for shipping, but obviously someone who has a machine reasonably close would be their first choice. They also need an operator (the owner) to be on site to show them how to use the machine and potentially to operate it during some of the filming.
Below is some of the correspondence I have had with them:
We are hoping to film a small movie for tv for the History Channel that dramatises the 1959 construction of the first Ice Road from Yellowknife to Echo Bay NWT by John Denison. We are looking at Thunder Bay and North Bay as potential locations (as we don't want to travel to NWT).
Our research indicates that Denison used what he called a Bombardier 'Bug' to scout the potential route of the 'Ice Road'. It is possible that the actual model was a B-12 (but that's conjecture on my part).
We would expect to rent the machine for two weeks of filming - likely late January 2011 - and hopefully the owner would travel with it to ensure correct operation. We assume that we would need either a flat bed or cube van to transport the vehicle to and from its home.
This is NOT a big Hollywood movie but we would expect to pay a reasonable sum for use; owner's time; transportation; accomodation & meals; gas and oil. The production would insure the vehicle during the rental period.
Sam Jephcott
Toronto
Scott's email = cyclopscorp @ sympatico.ca
(copy & paste the email, but remove the spacing on either side of the "@" to make the email link work properly)Again, as you folks are far more equipped to deal with this request I'm throwing it over to you.
Hopefully someone here has a machine that will be the next
star of the History Channel
