Foolish Movie Car Guy Seeks Tomorrow Never Dies Prop Replicas
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Hello all:
I'm currently running around LA with a bunch of crazy car guys (www.starcarcentral.com) doing charity events with Back to the Future Cars, Batmobiles, Dukes of Hazzard, and the two ex-Disney pictures "Herbie" VWs I keep in somewhat running condition.
When I was replacing my commuter car recently, I saw a nice low mileage BMW 740 for less than the cost of a used Hyundai and found it irresistible to do a replica of the "Tomorrow Never Dies" BMW.
I'm working on the actual car gadgets starting with a rocket launcher tub to sit in the sunroof opening and a "rear-seat driver system" with a Playstation and 007 Racing, but I could use a few interesting props and bits to display on the dash.
Has anybody made any dupes of any of the Tomorrow Never Dies props or costumes? I'm especially interested in a fake Ericsson phone, I have a couple of Nokia 9300 dummy phones on order to try and resculpt with vintage keypads and the like but if someone has already done the work please share!
So far all I have seen is this site:
http://www.freewebs.com/scaramangasgoldengun/piercebrosnanprops.htm
with a few neat bits including a replica of the Goldeneye mines.
--Brian
I'm currently running around LA with a bunch of crazy car guys (www.starcarcentral.com) doing charity events with Back to the Future Cars, Batmobiles, Dukes of Hazzard, and the two ex-Disney pictures "Herbie" VWs I keep in somewhat running condition.
When I was replacing my commuter car recently, I saw a nice low mileage BMW 740 for less than the cost of a used Hyundai and found it irresistible to do a replica of the "Tomorrow Never Dies" BMW.
I'm working on the actual car gadgets starting with a rocket launcher tub to sit in the sunroof opening and a "rear-seat driver system" with a Playstation and 007 Racing, but I could use a few interesting props and bits to display on the dash.
Has anybody made any dupes of any of the Tomorrow Never Dies props or costumes? I'm especially interested in a fake Ericsson phone, I have a couple of Nokia 9300 dummy phones on order to try and resculpt with vintage keypads and the like but if someone has already done the work please share!
So far all I have seen is this site:
http://www.freewebs.com/scaramangasgoldengun/piercebrosnanprops.htm
with a few neat bits including a replica of the Goldeneye mines.
--Brian
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that is my website you quoted... so .. thanks very much for the plug there.. much appreciated..
well I think a neat prop would be to build in the dummy security safe in the Glove Compartment.... which Bond stores the RED GPS Encoder.. inside.. the 'SAFE' glove compartment also housed a little gun tray .. which stored Bonds Walther PPK and Silencer...
the bumper sliding out at the back for the droping of the spiked.. calthrops... a real working device... ! the rising sunroof.. with rockets.. and the Dummy ERICSON mobile cell phone..
everyone on these forums with throw in there penny's worth .. and help you out with ideas for the car.. and how to possibl make them work etc ..
As I say if you were located closer to where I live .. SCOTLAND
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That's no problem as the cars used for TND have been 730s and 740s with 750iL badges....
None of them had a 12 cylinder engine.
I have seen them all in person (around 8) when they have been shooting in Hamburg.
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
The glove compartment safe unfortunately requires removing the air bag, a very bad idea for a car which will actually be driven.
--Brian
if you modify the rear bumper, would that cause a concern?
in the UK, a car has to have an MOT test every year to check its safe. i dunno if you guys in the states have the same or similar test, but i guess if a mechanic was looking around it here in the UK, he'd certainly raise an eyebrow at the bumper sliding out, caltrops dropping on his boots and the word 'armed' lighting up in front of him.
obviously, removing the passenger airbag to create space for the glovebox safe is highly dangerous. bear in mind airbags contain explosives!
next up, the WSPS mounted in the bonnet. i'm not sure if you'd need to move vital engine cooling components around to make room for the mech., but i'm guessing you would, and it could lead to possible issues there.
i hope you do it though, it'd be cool to see it done, but i'm certain if anyone in the UK were to attempt it, it'd be a tad illegal, and most definately void any warranties or insurance.
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The sliding bumper is most likely out for that reason (and the airbag safe definitely is - but I may fake something inside the glove compartment). The chain cutter is a slam dunk - there is no structure or cooling apparatus that needs to be relocated to make the hood logo slide up, it's all empty space.
--Brian
i'd weld a bracket to the bonnet underside and bolt the mech to that to keep it all removable.
use an aerial raiser (you know when you get an aerial that raises when you start the car) from a scrap car (as its 12v) and that'll provide enough shove to move the mech.
link a wire to the battery and through an air vent to the dash, mount a switch et voila.
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