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14 February 2004, 10:42 AM
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The biographical info on the director Peter Jackson from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) states that Jackson is a collector of WWI model planes.
5th sentence under the topic "Trivia": Biography for Peter Jackson Successful Movie Director + WWI Airplane Hobby = new WWI movie? If anyone bumps into Mr. Jackson, please ask him to consider filming a WWI aviation movie. We're bone dry out here.
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14 February 2004, 11:31 AM
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Nice catch, Amy!
Here's another bit I searched up, although a little dated: http://www.toymania.com/toyshows/tf2002/pr...w-jackson.shtml |
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14 February 2004, 05:04 PM
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I thought I read on this forum not too long ago where someone said he owns some replica WWI aircraft, and the toymania website seems to confirm that. Maybe he'll make a three part, 10-hour epic, with extended edition DVDs....
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14 February 2004, 07:42 PM
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I caught part of a recent interview with Jackson: Seems he was interested in a re-re-remake of "King Kong."
At least it could have biplanes!
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15 February 2004, 05:53 AM
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I believe he owns a Camel
In fact, I seem to remember reading somewhere that Gene Dimarco from ORA flew it at an airshow in NZ last summer. and the cowl fell off  Mark found it - Peter jackson Camel |
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15 February 2004, 07:25 AM
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I believe that Jackson is a frequent bidder on e-bay. Unfortunately, I have gone up against him on occasion and have come out second (or third, etc.) best. With the success of the latest movie, he will be unbeatable.
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15 February 2004, 10:02 AM
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qn! That doesn't look like a 130 hp Clerget...no expert, but IS that what a Clerget looks like? Here's the Good News: Jackson is relatively young. The flying bug bites deep. He's got a career to maintain and moves to make - better to time them right and "win" than time them wrong and "lose". He may be thinking exactly of making a good WW1 movie - a Real Deal. He may be picking a moment. The fact that he's A Proud Owner is a good thing. Be even better if he were also a Proud Flyer - then he'd be guthooked fer shure.
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I can't see the engine well enough to tell the make. But the text says it a Gnome. Clerget looks some thing like this: Clerget renderings Mark |
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15 February 2004, 10:19 AM
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It is a pitty he does not go for more authenticity
 Would be a pitty if his triplanes or in the end even Tiger Moths would go with any movie about WWI aviation he might be thinking of! it is a Gnóme rotary I see in the Camel. Achim
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