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#1 User is offline   Biscuit 

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Posted May 09, 2008 - 12:52 AM

No discussion of the women of World War II would complete without a photo thread dedicated to the more aesthetically pleasing of our sex. Without futher delay, here's Rita Hayworth to kick things off!



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Posted May 09, 2008 - 05:12 PM

Um.....er......*gulp* Nice find Heather......:applause:
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Posted May 09, 2008 - 05:45 PM

now there is a really lady .. they dont make them like that any more
my god you should see the bush pigs around this place where i live :applause::rofl2:
we went there once .. and all wos grand
hence the day / it all fell apart ... :rose:

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Posted May 09, 2008 - 07:55 PM

Glad you like guys! Its not really my thing, so research has been slow moving. I thought there would be some really cool website that tracked the history of the pin-up girl and could pinch some pics and history, but no.

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Posted May 09, 2008 - 08:32 PM

Heather,

Things may have been different in the 1940's but beauty was beauty. Pin-up girls helped morale and a happier soldier or sailor is going to a better one. That also was as true then as it is now.
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Posted May 09, 2008 - 08:46 PM

I agree Jim! As kid watching WWII flicks, I enjoyed the moments about the pin-ups girls in the movies becuase it always generated so much enthusiasm and happiness among the characters! On that note....

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I don't know who Veronica Lake is, but she's a sure bet to improve morale anywhere!

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Posted May 09, 2008 - 09:20 PM

All I know is that she was an actress. I don't even know if she was any good!
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Posted May 10, 2008 - 01:39 PM

Love pin ups. I have an extensive collection of Vargas, McPhearson, Rust, etc. alas, most are not appropriate for posting.
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Posted May 10, 2008 - 01:42 PM

Veronica Lake was extremely popular in the fourty's n' she did a couple of movies that managed to make her an icon amoung both men n' women in the US.

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Posted May 10, 2008 - 02:11 PM

Freightshaker said:

Love pin ups. I have an extensive collection of Vargas, McPhearson, Rust, etc. alas, most are not appropriate for posting.



It would be great if you could post a couple of appropriate ones!

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Posted May 10, 2008 - 08:39 PM

Ms. Lake was best known for the way she wore her hair, of all things. Not the color, but the way she combed her bangs...McCoy has the better shot, which shows how she draped it over one eye. That was apparantly so seductive to men of the era.

I have to admit that my preference is for Rita, though!

Heather, if you have a Barnes & Noble near you, and you're interested in the subject (even mildly, as they are an artform to many), I just picked up a book lately of pinups...I think it was about $12! I've been meaning to try my hand at similar illustrations, as I find the subject facinating, and I picked up the book when I saw it, as a reference piece. What really fueled my interest of late is work done for advertising posters for the Axis & Allies Moiniatures game system that I have way too much money invested in. If I ever do anything decent in the form, maybe I'll post a pic or two, if anyone's interested.
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Posted May 10, 2008 - 09:40 PM

I actually have a bunch of pin up sites bookmarked. When friends go to the war zone I always send pin ups. So I have bought many a pin up calender and book, plus I have downloaded a lot from the web. When I get home I will see about posting some.

I have always thought that the WWII era pin ups are classy and perfect to send to soldiers overseas. :applause:


Hey whiterook! You are an artist?

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Posted May 10, 2008 - 10:18 PM

Biscuit said:

Freightshaker said:

Love pin ups. I have an extensive collection of Vargas, McPhearson, Rust, etc. alas, most are not appropriate for posting.



It would be great if you could post a couple of appropriate ones!


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Alberto Vargas, my favorite artist:
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I have ALOT of these so I can take requests.
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Posted May 10, 2008 - 10:29 PM

Ah, yes... Shades of sneaking peeks at my father's Playboys!!
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Posted May 10, 2008 - 11:46 PM

Whiterook said:

Ms. Lake was best known for the way she wore her hair, of all things. Not the color, but the way she combed her bangs...McCoy has the better shot, which shows how she draped it over one eye. That was apparantly so seductive to men of the era.

I have to admit that my preference is for Rita, though!

Heather, if you have a Barnes & Noble near you, and you're interested in the subject (even mildly, as they are an artform to many), I just picked up a book lately of pinups...I think it was about $12! I've been meaning to try my hand at similar illustrations, as I find the subject facinating, and I picked up the book when I saw it, as a reference piece. What really fueled my interest of late is work done for advertising posters for the Axis & Allies Moiniatures game system that I have way too much money invested in. If I ever do anything decent in the form, maybe I'll post a pic or two, if anyone's interested.


Of course, we would be interested. I was shocked to find there was still a sub-culture for pin-ups. There was even a thread on some forum for how to dress up like a pin-up. Five or six girls posting pics to emulate and tips to look more realistic.

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Posted May 11, 2008 - 12:53 PM

As I was going thru some pics for other areas, I came across this one.....It shows a pin-up taped up to the gun shield of a German Halftrack. An obvious place for inspiration.....and the other side has some sort of wildcat. The pics look to have been taken from magazines of the time..

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Thought it would be an interesting addition, Heather...:applause:
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Posted May 11, 2008 - 02:35 PM

:applause: What about Betty Grable.

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Posted May 11, 2008 - 11:01 PM

Great stuff guys! Keep it coming. I am touring a sub in the next couple of days and they specifically mentioned the pin-ups in the brochure. Maybe I can snap a few pics and get 'em up here.

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Posted May 11, 2008 - 11:06 PM

Biscuit said:

Great stuff guys! Keep it coming. I am touring a sub in the next couple of days and they specifically mentioned the pin-ups in the brochure. Maybe I can snap a few pics and get 'em up here.


Are you going on the Gato class in San Fran?
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Posted May 11, 2008 - 11:12 PM

Freightshaker said:

Biscuit said:

Great stuff guys! Keep it coming. I am touring a sub in the next couple of days and they specifically mentioned the pin-ups in the brochure. Maybe I can snap a few pics and get 'em up here.


Are you going on the Gato class in San Fran?


Not sure. Its in Fisherman's Wharf and I think it includes ship. I would think so. Never been to town that had 2 touring subs in different parks.

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