ALIENS, ANDY & ATEAM, GNRS Mad Max Bike & Fantastic 4!
Howdy folks, and WELCOME TO AUTOMOTIVE POP CULTURE DAILY!! Some new features today, so let’s start out with some cool MASTERPRINTS with THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, ATEAM, ARK 2 and an all-new ALIENS LV427!! Which one you like BEST? LEAVE A COMMENT below and you could WIN A FREE MUG!!
DID YOU KNOW?? James Cameron’s APC TANK from the film ALIENS was built around the air towing tractor Hunslet ATT77. It had as six wheels instead of four and the interior set was much larger than the actual vehicle! Welcome to Movie-Making… It was designed by the late Concept Artist RON COBB and you can see some of Ron’s Original Marker SKETCH Work from THE FIRST FILM below!
Also in today’s “WE’RE DEAD, MAN BLAST!!… Fireball hits GNRS and spots friend JOHNNY AGNEW from the TV Show, “FUNKY JUNK!” Fireball’s HeliTRUCK Concept Art from the film SIX CITIES, GNRS Fireball BEST OF SHOW went to a guy named Keith Young who built this insane MAD MAX-inspired Bike built from Copper and SLAMMED. AMAZING!! And lastly, Ron Cobb’s SKETCH from the original film ALIEN had the NOSTROMO being called THE LEVIATHAN!
IN THE NEWS!! The all-new FANTASTIC 4 Movie is coming (See the Trailer Below) along with a cool new RETRO CAR! Oh yes… THIS WILL BE SKETCHED! Also check out the NEW TRAILER from JURASSIC PARK REBIRTH!! Fireball worked on the very first JURASSIC PARK and LOST WORLD, and now it seems to be starting over! Also, a funky weird CHEVY BEL AIR Concept… What do you guys think??
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ALIENS, Buick YJob, Kustoms, Kops and GAMERA’s NEW JOB!!
Here in the Garage, it’s Fireball’s job to envision everything from MOVIE CARS to KUSTOMS. And one of his favorites is ALIENS!
Although the Alien Franchise doesn’t have lot of CARS, that can only mean that ships are going to be SKETCHED too! And some are already HERE! But today, it’s a new APC TANK from ALIENS, being attacked with ACID SLOBBER! You know, the kind like what your dog does, only a bit worse.
DID YOU KNOW?? A heavily modified Hunslet ATT77 Air Towing Tractor is what became the APC TANK for the film. Not exactly a vehicle you come across on a regular basis, but immediately recognizable. Back in the mid 1980s, they were working on the Sci-Fi follow up to the movie Alien and were in need of a futuristic armored personnel carrier. Thus, the Colonial marine Alien Buster. “We’re gonna die, man!!”
Also in today’s blast, Fireball busts a CLASSIC BUICK YJOB and asks the question, “What did Gamera do when he retired?? Well, I’m glad you asked ’cause he started a BASE JUMPING SCHOOL! Check it out!!
TOMORROW!! Episode 2 of CAR SHOW SAFARI launches and it’s BONKERS!! Stay tuned to Fireball’s Facebook Page for the morning post! Shows coming this weekend, plus the boys get spit on! (Well, at lease one of them…)
BEST OF SHOW?? A crazy cool ORANGE COBRA that’s super much gorgeosity! WATCH!
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BONUS SKETCH!! Aliens, TikiRod and SHOWS THIS WEEKEND!
Gonna be a spectacular weekend, folks! And to get excited about SHOWS, EVENTS and a new movie coming, let’s start today’s BONUS SKETCH with the APC Tank from the film ALIENS! Scawee!!
The Aliens franchise has been pretty incredible over the years with many vehicles and ships, and the next film ALIEN: ROMULUS looks INSANE! Check out the Trailer below and snag Fireball’s APC TANK SKETCH from LV427 before you get CHOMPED!! On Mugs, Shirts and MORE!
PLUS, Fireball’s TIKI ROD is coming to the store soon too (below) and tons of LIVE EVENTS! This Sunday is MUSCLES & MOJO at the Murphy in Oxnard and next weekend is WONDERCON (Model Kits Masters) and a massive VW BUG SHOW! Gonna be insane, so join us! And also… SOLDIERCON IS COMING and it’s gonna be epic.
Have a safe and SUPER COOL weekend… and remember, the secret to a GREAT LIFE is GIVING GRATITUDE for what you have!
Where were you when James Cameron’s ALIENS came out??
The year was 1986 when James Cameron’s ALIENS busted out at the AVCO Cinema in Westwood. My brother Ethan and I were prepared, as we had been to A LOT of event movies and knew the drill. So we headed to Westwood from Ojai and got there early. And when I say early, it was 9 HOURS EARLY.
The movie went off at 8pm and we were there sharp at 11am! And yes, we were sporting camping lounge chairs, food and more.
And although were the first in line, within 1 hour it was MASSIVE. By 7pm, it was 9 people wide and around the block… twice. The AVCO held two thousand people and it was gonna be EPIC.
Once inside, we RAN to our seats and over the next 45 minutes of waiting, there were saxophones playing, screaming and yelling… and SO MUCH MORE. At one point, half the crowd yelled “LESS FILLING!!” The other half yelled “TASTES GREAT!!” This went on 5-10 times before my brother stood up after LESS FILLING… and screamed “FUCK YOU!!”
So… it went on like this for a while after with the yelling being “LESS FILLING, FUCK YOU” from 2000 people. And it was awesome. Once the film began, people settled in and it was absolutely tremendous!
Today, we celebrate NASTY XENOMORPHS of ALIEN & ALIENS to join Fireball’s APC Tank with a bunch of new SHIRTS & MUGS! Check ’em out in the GARAGE!
And ALL NEW SKETCHES ARE COMING starting tomorrow, folks!!
Today’s MUG SHOT comes from a Planet NO ONE comes back from
Yup. It’s the APC TANK from James Cameron’s ALIENS!! But since the planet (LV-427) is kinda far, you can just have coffee instead, so that’s cool! Check out all of Fireball’s MOVIE CAR MUGS! fireballtim.etsy.com
ALIEN Ripley Art reminds us that women are badass… #aliens #art #design
Not sure who the artist is here, so if you know… let me know. But it’s way cool and just goes to show that no aliens are a match for our Earthbabes. Trust me, we’re safe.
Fireball’s ACTION MOVIEBITS… Go Fast, Insane Posters, Inferno & Electro
• Kick-Ass 2 director Jeff Wadlow’s next project is GO FAST. Fast & Furious with Boats. So basically, hi-speed, girls, fights and probably The Rock. Done.
• Posters… GODZILLA, ALIENS, PREDATOR, SHARKNADO & NEW POWER RANGERS!
• Tom Hanks and Ron Howard are doing Dan Brown’s INFERNO. They’re at it again, folks. And that’s a good thing.
• Here’s Jamie Foxx as ELECTRO in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2… Watch.
Everybody wants PEACE…
When you go to the movies, you see a lot of action, destruction, evil-doers, attacks, more destruction and violence. Seems a strange thing to say that everybody wants peace.
But movies are about the RESOLVE. All of them. They are ALL making their way to one place, and that place is Peace. Peace of Mind… in that the bad guys are gone. Now, you may say that a bad guy doesn’t want peace, he just wants your money. Or maybe power. That’s true. But, if you aren’t in search of Peace, or spend your days trying to cultivate it, then you are in disarray and you’ll be destroyed… just like the bad guy. Sure, we like the bad guys ’cause they’re cool looking and have bald heads (sometimes), but they ALWAYS eventually go down, in EVERY movie.
Peace is the only answer. How you get there is unimportant. All that matters is that you look for where your life is peaceful NOW. That brings more. So, for Monday, be like these guys… play a game of chess (life) and be peaceful. It’s doesn’t mean you have to hug your enemies… but you do have the power to let go in your mind. So, let it go.
Have an awesome day!
Best Costume so far, ALIENS POWERLOADER with BABY RIPLEY…
Bar far the best one that’s shown up so far, this POWERLOADER is sure to wow the neigb…
Movie Car of the Day: The ALIENS APC TANK
Ok, yes. A badass vehicle if there ever was one. This APC started out as an Airplane Trailer. Or Airplane Puller. Or whatever those things are that drag planes around the tarmac.
Then… designers Syd Mead and Ron Cobb got a hold of it and transformed it into this APC. Several models were made, full size and several to BLOW UP. I like those because I like anything that goes up in flames. (I’m just that way…)
So, feast on this coolness. Oh, and here’s the original TRAILER.
