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Miniatures Adventure => The Great War => Topic started by: Johnnytodd on 24 April 2012, 11:41:46 PM

Title: Peter Jackson Aviation - A little inspiration
Post by: Johnnytodd on 24 April 2012, 11:41:46 PM

Some of you probably know about this already but Peter Jackson, the director of Lord of the Rings is a huge WW1 aviation buff.   Here's what you do with a hundred mil$:

http://thevintageaviator.co.nz/projects/albatros-dva

Someone else started this topic on the TMP regarding the Perry's commission to sculpt miniatures for Jackson.

Title: Re: Peter Jackson Aviation - A little inspiration
Post by: smirnoff on 25 April 2012, 06:46:08 PM

There was a cracking tv programme on this company  on UK tv recently; seeing those machines flying was just superb. They even built the Se5 to original spec then re did her in line with the pilot feedback from WW1

Title: Re: Peter Jackson Aviation - A little inspiration
Post by: Elbows on 13 May 2012, 04:29:18 PM

There is some confusion about this particular film ---- but it was apparently a short trailer done by Peter Jackson to demonstrate the capabilities of a new camera.  Sadly I don't think there was an actual short film, or feature film that ever came out of this.  It does show some of his love for WW1 though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpTHFVBlm_A

Title: Re: Peter Jackson Aviation - A little inspiration
Post by: Helen on 13 May 2012, 09:12:45 PM

There is a short film made by and directed by Peter Jackson showing at the Australian War Memorial depicting an aerial dog fight over the Western Front. All I can say that if Peter Jackson thought seriously about this genre then it would be a winner in my books. The short film was fantastic.

Helen

Title: Re: Peter Jackson Aviation - A little inspiration
Post by: Beast of Bukhara on 13 May 2012, 09:23:30 PM

Elbows

You are quite right that was the simple basis behind the making of the film. I see the Perry's have been barnstorming in Peter's aircraft again ...lucky B.....