mozart Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Some great links there Quang, very interesting indeed. My wife and I, both retired teachers, were discussing yesterday why the kids in the UK still have to flog through Shakespeare studies for their educational certificates in English Literature, personally I hated it and still do. There’s a lot more involved in the study of Herge and his Tintin books from both a literary aspect and a geographical/demographical/historical perspective. When Herge’s books are thought about in the context of the troubled times in Europe in which they were written they take on a whole new significance. Fascinating! I think your build could/should lead to a Syldavian Air Force GB! Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 Glad you like the links, Max! The Tintin books spanned 50 years (1929 - 1983), each one reflecting the political and societal of the times. The stories were set all over the world: colonialism in Belgian Congo, communism in Soviet Russia, Japanese imperialism in pre-WWII China, the cold war, man on the moon,... Hergé’s draughtsmanship was extremely precise with a keen eye for detail. Tintin was hugely popular in French-speaking countries and post-WWII Europe. The books were translated in dozen languages but failed to impress overseas. Stephen Spielberg tried to introduce Tintin to the US with his recent film to no avail. mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 5 hours ago, quang said: The books were translated in dozen languages but failed to impress overseas. Stephen Spielberg tried to introduce Tintin to the US with his recent film to no avail. The books were readily available here in Australia when I was a kid, and I read quite a lot of them. It's a pity I hardly remember any of them! As for the Spielberg film - I loved it! I don't recall it being a flop at all, I can still remember leaving the cinema with a rare thought on my mind: I hope they make a sequel! Peter Jackson was due to do just that, but this seems unlikely now. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 They are the rare kind of books that afford multiple readings and take a new significance depending on the period of your life when you read them. I started reading them when I was 9-10 years old, am still reading them with genuine pleasure and even discovering new details. Q. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssculptor Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 On 5/9/2020 at 5:41 PM, LSP_Ray said: Here is a thread that explains it the best: It just seemed to me a country called Syldavia sounds like it could be a neighbor. It could be, could be. One never knows what goes on in those backwoods countries of the Balkans, South America, etc. Hopefully the book, entitled "the Streamline Locomotive" should be available this summer. Stephen Auslender, Grand Poobah, Vulgarian Armed Forces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssculptor Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 This is the first I ever heard of Tin tin. It never really made it in America's shores, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 42 minutes ago, ssculptor said: This is the first I ever heard of Tin tin. It never really made it in America's shores, I guess. Stephen Spielberg tried to make a Tintin film version in 2011 but failed miserably to convince Tintin fans as you can read HERE. In the 1960s, Hergé created a series of 60 chromoprints dedicated to aviation. Click HERE to see the entire series. An example of Hergé’s clean and exacting style. Note the details on Tintin’s RAF flight gear. Kagemusha, thierry laurent, Fanes and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Quang.....QED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 Max’s fav mozart, Fanes, Alain Gadbois and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 What a great model, and I love the Tin Tin connection, I thoroughly enjoyed watching the TV series when it was screened annually during the summer holidays, happy days. mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 34 minutes ago, Kagemusha said: What a great model, and I love the Tin Tin connection, I thoroughly enjoyed watching the TV series when it was screened annually during the summer holidays, happy days. Apparently you also like Kurosawa’s movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 45 minutes ago, quang said: Apparently you also like Kurosawa’s movies You're not wrong there, I'm a cineaste, seen more films than I can remember. quang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 10 hours ago, quang said: Max’s fav So right, and the draughtsmanship in that drawing is superb. A simplified Gladiator but so right for detail and most importantly, perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 Aviation is recurrent in Tintin. Look HERE mozart and Kagemusha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Ideal for that new Silver Wings Tiger Moth Richard I'd insert a 'Thompson Twins' video here if I could find one worth playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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