11/13/2022 0 Comments Mad max fury road motorcycle![]() The other missing top boot strap from Max's boots was used to secure the pad to the knee. It is a ridged pad with a horizontal seam across the middle and rivets are placed on the outer edge. The knee pad is a separate piece and is not connected to the leg brace. The knee pad was part of a 1930's cricket pad. The inside of the brace has been bent to fit the leg. The hinges appear to be attached onto an Ankle Foot Orthosis brace with three wide-flange pop rivets on each side. Leg brace is based on an Australian equivalent to 70's Ford F series utility truck tailgate hinges. The leather pants themselves are cut in the "jeans" style, this time with two pockets. Max's gloves are weathered full-finger gloves (not fingerless gloves or the gloves with the pre-made holes and velcro strap). Underneath the jacket he wears a black sun-bleached Bonds raglan-cut t-shirt with all hems removed (collar, sleeves and bottom). Also, the name tag now reads "P 4073" as opposed to "MFP 4073". Max's name tag is riveted in, as opposed to being pinned-on as in the first movie and is simply engraved/etched. A dirty red rag is attached to the right jacket sleeve by a loop where the leather was cut. reminiscent of a medieval armor pauldron. The remaining boot strap was used for the knee pad). One belt is riveted between the front and rear bottom of the padding, fastened under the arm (which is made of one of Max's missing top adjustment boot straps from his MFP boots. The collar is also noticeably smaller, and the right sleeve has been cut off just below the shoulder.Ī Rawlings football shoulder pad plate is attached to football shoulder pad arch padding by two one-inch-wide leather straps which are looped through the slots of the plate. ![]() It has no waist-adjustment tabs, two symmetrical pockets and the horizontal seam across the shoulder is straight. In this film the jacket has a different cut than the original MFP jacket. These vintage gloves had foam rubber strips sewn onto the tops and appear to be made of deer skin.Īdditionally Max uniform is equipped with a wooden nightstick, handcuffs (with 3 links in their chain) and Carrera-style sunglasses. Max also wore black motocross/motorcycle gloves. Although the company is still in business and still makes motorcycle boots, this style is not available anymore. The boots were made by Rossiter's of Adelaide, Australia. Max's wears motorcycle or engineer boots, the right boot bears an MFP badge. On the back there is a black leather holster with a suede shoulder strap for his Smith & Wesson revolver with a 4" barrel. On the right leg there is a black leather drop leg holster for Max's double barrel sawed-off shotgun. The style of the pocket is known as a bound pocket. There appears to only be one pocket on the trousers and it’s a horizontal pocket on the right-hand side. His matching trousers are cut in a standard "jeans" pattern. ![]() Under the jacket, Max wears a light blue raglan t-shirt by Bonds, these shirts are still popular in Australia though this specific colour has been discontinued sometime in the 1990's. Also note that due to the low budget of the first film, only Max's uniform is made of real leather, with the rest of the M.F.P uniforms worn by the cast were made of vinyl. Shoulder caps of unidentified origin are riveted with 10-12 rivets onto the jacket. Max's jacket has a silver name tag with his badge number which reads "MFP 4073", there is also a bronze MFP badge on the jacket. ![]() The style of Max's jacket is a standard side-zip motorcycle jacket, though the lines and cut seem to be specific to the Melbourne area and deviate slightly from similar jackets available during the period the film was shot. In Australia this was known as a "Brando" style jacket. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |