The opening scen of Battle of Britian... Where did they get all the He-111s?

TheMightyFavog

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Wed Jun-22-11 10:01 PM
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The opening scen of Battle of Britian... Where did they get all the He-111s?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNVVoH9-QH0&feature=related

Wow... Didn't know that many even survived the war.

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MicaelS

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Wed Jun-22-11 10:06 PM
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1. Probably fiberglass / wooden mock-ups

The Spits that were blown up on airfields later in the film were that.

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Doc_Technical

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Wed Jun-22-11 10:46 PM
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2. Recently retired from the Spanish Air Force.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CASA_2.111

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispano_Aviaci%C3%B3n_HA-1112

Hitler wanted Generalissimo Francisco Franco (Who is still dead)
to join the fascist side during WW II, so he gave license to
build these German aircraft.

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Aristus

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Wed Jun-22-11 11:21 PM
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4. You beat me to it!

You've earned your name Doc Technical... :thumbsup:

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NYC_SKP

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Wed Jun-22-11 10:47 PM
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3. That long shot of them lined up looked like a painted special effect.

I've forgotten the name of the technique, pre-computer generated, actually painted.

that's my guess.

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MilesColtrane

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Thu Jun-23-11 01:10 AM
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5. Rotoscoping?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotoscoping

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Archae

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Thu Jun-23-11 01:11 AM
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6. Matte painting.

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NYC_SKP

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Thu Jun-23-11 02:24 PM
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7. That's it, matte painting.

Thanks!

:hi:

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