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I need some wallpaper
« on: October 07, 2009, 01:30:28 PM »
For some reason I have a hankering for a nice high-res picture of a WWI dogfight but I got no idea where to find such an animal. I turn to you, o guardians of the APS, to make my desktop festive...in a flaming biplane sort of way.
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Re: I need some wallpaper
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2009, 01:36:18 PM »
CGSociety may have something you like...
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Re: I need some wallpaper
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2009, 01:50:23 PM »
Google Images returned some nice results, but the full-size versions must be purchased.

Try searching for Sopwith Camel, SPAD, and other specific A/C of the era.
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Re: I need some wallpaper
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2009, 01:51:42 PM »
Use this:
http://images.google.com/advanced_image_search?hl=en
You can select size, color, etc.

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Re: I need some wallpaper
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2009, 03:15:47 PM »
"The true mad scientist does not make public appearances! He does not wear the "Hello, my name is.." badge!
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Re: I need some wallpaper
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2009, 03:33:30 PM »
Awesome pic, HT.  Looks like those hits from the Red Baron upset the hive of killer bees that had been shacked up in Snoopy's doghouse Sopwith Camel.   :laugh:
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Re: I need some wallpaper
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2009, 04:09:52 PM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak4JgrNPwIc

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Re: I need some wallpaper
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2009, 04:55:58 PM »
Those were the days...  You didn't need a master's degree to be combat pilot.
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Re: I need some wallpaper
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2009, 04:57:47 PM »
There might be posters or screen captures from The Blue Max somewhere on line. (It was an old WWI fighter plane movie starring George Peppard and Ursula Andress.)
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Re: I need some wallpaper
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2009, 05:06:52 PM »
There might be posters or screen captures from The Blue Max somewhere on line. (It was an old WWI fighter plane movie starring George Peppard and Ursula Andress.)

I have that on my "to watch" list.

While we're on the topic...what is the "cannon"  =D so to speak, of WWI aviation movies?
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Re: I need some wallpaper
« Reply #10 on: October 07, 2009, 05:22:45 PM »
Wings, The Dawn Patrol, The Blue Max, among others. There was a recent film about the Lafayette Escadrille, Flyboys I believe?
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Re: I need some wallpaper
« Reply #11 on: October 07, 2009, 06:00:19 PM »
The Howard Hughes film "Aviator" has a cool backstory on the filming of "Hell's Angels"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell%27s_Angels_(film)
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