Help support TMP


"WWI Flying Museum" Topic


4 Posts

All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.

Please use the Complaint button (!) to report problems on the forums.

For more information, see the TMP FAQ.


Back to the Biplanes Message Board


Areas of Interest

World War One

Featured Hobby News Article


Featured Recent Link


Top-Rated Ruleset

Beer and Pretzels Skirmish (BAPS)


Rating: gold star gold star gold star gold star gold star gold star gold star 


Featured Showcase Article

GallopingJack Checks Out The Terrain Mat

Mal Wright Fezian goes to sea with the Terrain Mat.


Featured Profile Article

Gas! Gas! Gas!

The importance and use of chemical warfare in WWI and its application to tabletop wargames.


982 hits since 19 Jan 2022
©1994-2024 Bill Armintrout
Comments or corrections?

Wolfhag Supporting Member of TMP19 Jan 2022 5:12 p.m. PST

Have any of you Brits been to this place or seen the planes:
YouTube link

Wolfhag

Rakkasan19 Jan 2022 8:19 p.m. PST

Since its in New Zealand, I expect very few have.

David Manley19 Jan 2022 10:24 p.m. PST

My daughter nearly did when she was on her gap year, but covid forced her to come back to the UK just before her trip there. Many of my Kiwi friends have visited though

Blutarski21 Jan 2022 8:00 a.m. PST

Peter Jackson = an incredibly passionate fanatic, whose efforts will help to preserve living history for many future generations to come.

Anyone who is unfamiliar with the scope and commitment of his program should go to his Vintage Aeroplane website and just read the (very lengthy) essay on Jackson's project to manufacture (from scratch, not re-build) 100pct authentic WW1 era Mercedes aero engines. The degree to which his team has gone to deliver 100pct historical accuracy is just mind-boggling – for example, re-discovering the lost art of producing WW1-era lambskin carburetor diaphragms.

The closest I have ever been to seeing flying WW1 a/c in the USA has been Cole Palin's Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in the Hudson River Valley district of New York state. As nice as that is (spectators are close enough to smell the castor oil lubricant discharge when they fire up their rotary engine powered a/c) its scale pales in comparison to what Jackson has created in NZ.

I'd love to see a WW1 aero movie done by Jackson.

B

Sorry - only verified members can post on the forums.