Showing posts with label Citadel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Citadel. Show all posts

Wednesday, 30 March 2016

Lone Mack R


Seen briefly in the opening chase scenes , this vehicle was used to haul one of the 3 War Rig trailers during production
It was sold to a local at the end of filming




Type: Prime Mover
Faction: Citadel
Donor Vehicle/s: Mack R
Fate: Sold to a local still surviving 2019

Friday, 4 September 2015

Misc Bikes

Yamaha XT660R Tenere ("Jerry Can")
Bike #8 Gas Town - Yamaha YZFR1 Extended ("Number Plate")
Bike #3 Armada - Yamaha YZ450F ("The Tumor")

Kawasaki Vulcan VN900 ("The Horseman")

A mixture of Citadel , Gastown and Bullet Farm motorbikes , distinguished by the mechanical look and addition of thunder sticks


Caltrop Vehicle #4




Type: Pursuit Vehicle
Faction: Citadel
Donor Vehicle: 1951Chevy Utility  / Nissan Patrol Chassis
Fate: Destroyed in Namibia

CGI Monaro


Type: Flamer Vehicle
Faction: Citadel
Donor Vehicle: Monaro

This is same Monaro that appears before the original was destroyed in the sandstorm scene , the bonnet from the Silver Surfer Polecat vehicle appears to have been added by GGI as well as a blower unit , this was done to alleviate a continuity problem in the chase scene


Thursday, 20 August 2015

Caltrop #5


Courtesy of Dennis Brown


Bonnet Art (John Platt 2010 )



Type: Pursuit Vehicle
Faction: Citadel
Donor Vehicle/s: 1971 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado
Fate: Destroyed in Namibia

Saturday, 18 July 2015

Buggy #1 / Tyre Medic








Type: Pursuit Vehicle
Faction: Citadel
Donor Vehicle: 1982 Ford F-100 
Fate: Returned to Australia

82 F100, 78 F100 "Dent side" Front guards (fenders), 70 F100 "bump side" Bonnet.
Engine: Worked Rover P76 4.4L
Wheels/Tyres: F:15x8" with 33x10.5 R:15x10" with 39x12.5 Mickey Thompson Baja
Bought by production as a pre-built race truck, then modified by Action Vehicles team.

Buggy #2






Type: Pursuit Vehicle
Faction: Citadel
Donor Vehicle: 1946 Chevy Fleetmaster Roadster
Fate: Destroyed in Namibia

Convoy #2




The surviving Convoy #2 car on the back of a tilt tray truck after promo filming
in Sydney March 2015



Type: Escort Vehicle
Faction: Citadel
Donor Vehicle: 1950 Jaguar Mark VII - 3 units produced
Fate:  2 units destroyed in Namibia ,  1 unit shipped to Australia now in storage

Caltrop #2






This car was originally scripted to be destroyed in the canyon rockfall scene to emphasise how fragile a Japanese 4 cylinder vehicle was in the post apoc world !
Another interesting fact is the armour plating is in fact computer motherboards , another slight dig at the fragility of computerised cars.


Type: Pursuit Vehicle
Faction: Citadel
Donor Vehicle: 1989 R32 Nissan Skyline Coupe
Fate: Destroyed in Namibia

Firecar #5











Type: Flamer Vehicle
Faction: Citadel
Donor Vehicle: 1968 Holden HG Monaro GTS  / Ford F-100 chassis
Fate: Destroyed in Namibia

Buggy #8




Type: Pursuit Vehicle
Faction: Citadel
Donor Vehicle: 1969 Morris Mini K / Chassis farm buggy / Holden 186 6 cylinder engine
Fate: Destroyed in Namibia

Miller did not like this vehicle and requested it be kept in the background of scenes

Buggy #9









The Perentti is an Australian built kit car , the body was supplied by the manufacturer and you basically had to add your own chassis and drivetrain  usually Holden based
Read more about this car here 


Type: Pursuit Vehicle
Faction: Citadel
Donor Vehicle: 1985 Perentti Kit Car Series 1
Fate: Destroyed in Namibia

Convoy #1 / Elvis





Note: small block V8 extractors underneath the big twin side exhuast
Elvis's heavily disguised 50. cal machine gun



Type: Pursuit Vehicle
Faction: Citadel
Donor Vehicle: 1932 Ford Coupe - 2 units produced
Fate: 1 destroyed in Namibia , 1 shipped to Australia now in storage

During testing for the movie the engineers over revved the twin GMC engine and blew it up , it was replaced with a small block V8 and hidden under a fibre glass mock up engine cover.
The original steel body from the original Elvis ( see video ) was too precious to waste so a fibre glass body shell was used.

Nux's Car


Courtesy of Dennis Brown






Type: Pursuit Vehicle
Faction: Citadel
Donor Vehicle: 1934 Chevrolet 5 window coupe - 3 units produced
Fate: 1 unit destroyed in Namibia , 2 units shipped to Australia now in storage , 1 vehicle toured Europe to promote the film release

1934 Chevy Coupe