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Old 05-25-2018, 01:28 AM
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civilian Australian cars
I would never call police vehicle from s-f movie civilian.
Why not? All the police cars in Mad Max (the original) were based on civilian cars and the models available could easily be modified back into civilian versions. I wouldn't really consider Mad Max to be science fiction either.

As for other Australian cars, a good place to start might be to look into the previously mentioned 3D modeling area, if there are 3D models available of the cars you want, that's a good base for someone to start with for a transformation to paper. There are plenty of Aussie cars in a few games that I can think of, maybe look into getting hold of these models as something to start with, for someone who knows a bit about editing these models and preparing them for unfolding etc. I've been out of the paper-model loop for a while now but I remember there used to be a lot of models based on 3D models that had been extracted from games.

Just a suggestion, but it might get you closer to the results you're looking for, rather than requesting models of cars that a lot of designers may simply have no interest in designing from scratch.

As for myself, I would love to see some models of some classic Aussie muscle cars from the 70's and 80's, Fords, Holdens, etc. The first model I ever completed was the Paperinside.com Mad Max Interceptor, I'd like to do a rebuild of it in it's original condition, ie; before the post apocalyptic addons.
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Old 05-25-2018, 01:51 AM
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Interesting and surprising request Kacper! Like a lot of others, I love classic American cars but I assumed us Aussies were usually pretty much on our own (except maybe Kiwis) when it comes to our own home-grown ones.
I've owned a lot of different car makes over the years, some of which are now considered classics. The two I wish I still had were both Chryslers: 1970 VG Valiant Hemi Pacer Hardtop (very similar to US Dodge Dart) and a 1977 CL Charger. Sold both years ago for then market value (not much) and when I see the prices both fetch now makes me wanna weep!
My late dad was a ''everything-else-is-garbage'' Holden man his whole life- his last was a 1979 Holden Premier 253ci (4.2L) V8.

Hope some designer will take up your challenge!
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Isn't the Mad Max Ford a classic?
Of course it is. All the cars in a movie made 40 years ago must be considered classics by now.


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civilian Australian cars
This thread is about civilian versions of the Australian classic cars. Mad Max cars are absolutely fantastic and I always got affection to these movies but I much more prefer cars "straight from the factory or straight from the streets".
You can't get more "straight from the streets" than Mad max! lol
You can't get more "civilian".
Even the "Police" Interceptors were personally modified vehicles...not exactly "Police issued".

But I agree, the quest is to find models of factory finish civilian cars,
not modified for movie, not modified for post-apocalyptic battle.

The Perentti, by the way, was featured in Mad Max, thats how I know about it.

The scale model industry has been primarily a European and North American thing.
And scale models of cars have been restricted to the interests of those regions.

But North Americans have recently become more aware of Australian car
manufacturers and models by way of racing coverage.
Nascar tried tapping the Aussie stock car racing interest a few years back
and they sponsored the televising of Australian car races over here.

It has helped get more exposure for Down Under car brands
but it is still no wonder that Australian Cars (as paper models) are still lagging behind the main interests in the larger modelling communities.
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Old 05-25-2018, 12:55 PM
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But North Americans have recently become more aware of Australian car
manufacturers and models by way of racing coverage.

It has helped get more exposure for Down Under car brands.
It's a pity it has taken so long. As of this year, the Australian car manufacturing industry is officially dead. Last year saw the shutdown of the Ford factory, which was producing the last 2 Aussie built Ford vehicles, this year saw the shutdown of the Holden manufacturing plants. Somewhere along the way, Toyota closed the doors on their local plant. There are no longer any cars built in Australia, everything is now imported. Ford has started to import the Mustang, Holden will be importing the Camaro, Along with various other imports to replace models that were previously built here.

All the more reason for some of us locals to want some models of locally made stuff I say.
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A car company closes down because it has become too expensive to produce the cars
( and sell them at a reasonable price)
or people are just not buying the cars.

Can't blame the car companies for that.

Isn't Musk/Tesla producing batteries there?

I think any country that produces cars must also export cars to be viable.
Not every country is properly situated or equipped for car manufacturing and export,
...but they could still be involved by exporting Parts or other necessary components and materials.

I'll tell you one thing, there are a few Aussie models, like the Holden Ute,
that would have made a big impact in North America years ago...
if they had been seen by North Americans.

The El Camino and Ranchero were a much loved and lost American icon.
I'm sure a slightly smaller but beefier version like the Ute, would have sold well in the 70s and 80s
and probably still be on the market today.
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Old 05-28-2018, 09:04 PM
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I'll tell you one thing, there are a few Aussie models, like the Holden Ute,
that would have made a big impact in North America years ago...
if they had been seen by North Americans.

Well GM, Ford, Valiant, err Dodge were all Amerikan companies who generally allowed US designs to be built a yr or two before we were allowed to build a similar one.


But I die-gress.
A bloody New Zealander. Has designed & built a Holden Monaro in 1/10 scale a 3D print! He has released the stl files which means anyone can now build one in any scale.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2931131
a Torana (Oz designer)
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1183014
A VL commode
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:390463



Is this the end of paper (again?) no more than when designers went to computers autocad etc to draw rather than hand drawing parts first ( wot I still do)
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