Which were you first? A mad max fan or a gearhead?

Post by **The Shape** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 10:01 pm

I was just thinking about this today. I liked the mad max movies when I was a kid, but not near as much as I enjoy them now that I am older and enjoy spinning wrenches as a hobby. I have a huge appreciation for the old muscle cars and bikes used in the movie which makes me enjoy the story even more.

But I bet there are some people out there that were into the movies first and became a gearheads when they started trying to build replicas and such.

Post by **Carbono** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 10:26 pm

First the movies

after that some love to know how a car works, but i am no gearhead, yet.

Post by **March Hare** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:12 am

..been turning wrenches from the age of 8 , MM was released a few years later

Post by **mad_dan** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 3:31 pm

Max, it got me into cars, well only a little, i'd prefer an X-wing fighter

(to any car but the black interceptor)

Post by **Bronze21-MFP460** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 5:29 pm

I grew up around 18-wheelers and carried around an encyclopedia of world air power when I was 7. I heard about the Max trilogy when I was in junior high. I rented them and was hooked ever since. I think I've built about 6 different model versions prior to the Aoshima kits, and sketched probably 1000+ BoB's and other vehicles. I didn't get into cars until college and after...always like them, just not fully "into" them. I'd have to say it was a natural progression...a coming of age movie, realizing the potential power and coolness of cars...especially those funny-lookin' Mustorino's that were driven on the wrong side in the movies...

Post by **SCREWLOOSE** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 8:47 pm

Max fan as I saw BTD first and there was not a hint of the muscle cars I grew to love in MM, and RW.

Post by **Uncle Entity** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:17 am

i don't give a f**k about cars, they are just a loadsh*t of inhorganic metal.

i'm a mad max fan.

Post by **The Shape** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:42 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Uncle Entity on 11 July 2005

i don't give a f**k about cars, they are just a loadsh*t of inhorganic metal.

Heresy!!!!

Post by **Bronze21-MFP460** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:48 pm

Heary Wonky! Him sad, got up on wrong side of life! Me explain, BoB's why half of people on here, you character fan...DRIVE ON!

Post by **Foxtrot X-Ray** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:07 pm

Carefull there, Uncle.. I can smell boiling tar and hear the squawk of chickens beaing de-feathered..

Quite certain I couldn't convince our more thin skinned denizens to turn the other cheek..

My dad was a VW Mechanic when I was little (Specialized in Air Cooled) But I was never much interesed in cars until I hit High School.

That's about when I first saw MM2RW.

I was Awestruck by the BoB.

Then, I was hooked. I set myself to learning.

One of the first things I learned was the car can be far more than a mere machine contrived for transportation.. But a work of ART!