The Omega Man - Neville`s Caesar Bust

Mr Webber said:

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Pink shirt.

THAT'S how much of stud Chuck was.

Great movie, great idea for a costume.

Thanks mic,
Not so much a costume build but would just love to have that stacked belt hanging off a hook in the room with the smg next to it.

Mr Webber, you and I share very similar tastes. Last year I started looking into a "shiny blue jumpsuit" build but it never went anywhere. I love your work!

MGC made a model gun version of the M76.

SAS

Vincent Price in "The Last Man on Earth".....
Will Smith in "I Am Legend".......................
Mark Dacascos in "I Am Omega"................

Chuck "Kicked all their collective asses" in "The Omega Man"

Looks like the belt and pouches might have been custom made.

No doubt about Chuck was a Man's Man!

Anyone who can carry off wearing a GREEN velvet evening jacket, while shooting 'Brethern' has got my vote.
(Even if it was one of his political fantasies coming true!)

I know MGC made aSmith And Wesson M-76 blank firing full auto. Ifn fact I saw one for sale at Vietnamguns.com if its still there. I was going to get it but hey if one of you guy. (Like Mr.Webber )is going to get it...have at

I love this movie and the entire feel of the period it was shot in from how it was shot to the music. It's how movies should be. Plus you cant' go wrong with Chuck Heston.

GBOOTHROYD said:

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I'm pretty certain the gunbelt is a custom piece along with the tape recorder pouch and holder for the flashlight. Same goes for the S&W 76 mag pouch. As for the K-Bar knife and holster and the Colt holster, those are easy to find from the low end to the high end depending on how much you want to spend. The reason I know this is because I've done a bit of research in trying to duplicate the belt myself.

As for the straps that hold the flashlight to the S&W 76, I'm pretty certain that that is custom too. It looks like bent copper or brass strips witth a screw in the middle. Not too tough to fabricate I would think.

I believe Harada is selling a resin casting of the S&W 76 in the Junkyard. Of course for the real deal there is one on Gunbroker.com for $6,000.00. Or you could go for a reproduction called the SW 76 for about $5,300.00 (2010 price). It's a fully automatic SMG, unlike the carbines that were sold some years back. Moreover, you can pay for it in a 6 or 12 months without interest. Here is the link:

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One thing I have not been able to identify is the exact model of blue flight suit.

GB

The one on vietnamwar-guns.com will run you around $550.00 for the blank firing model and the non firing will run $445.00

ok..one thing that has me going is who made the brackets for the flash light on the S&W..that was way ahead of the time? Also what kind of jumpsuit did he wear when he went gunning for the Family ? I have never seen one like it before or since.if someone make one i would think about getting like a Dickie and doing some mods to it. Like getting some pocket off of another jumpsuit and tailoring it to spec

Hey Webber. is that a U.S, Army general officers hat ?And if you got it for 10 bucks. nice work...

Thanks for all the comments and help guys, it's much appreciated.

The resin m76 is perfect for me, wouldnt get any other version
In the Country.
The hat was marked from the Vietnam war tain, there are a few
On eBay, just try different search parameters.

JANDERS10 said:

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Anyone who can carry off wearing a GREEN velvet evening jacket, while shooting 'Brethern' has got my vote.
(Even if it was one of his political fantasies coming true!)

Don't hold back, JANDERS10. Tell us exactly what you mean by that vile accusation.

That pic of the M76 is not of the original screen used gun

Indeed it is not, appropriately edited.
Tme to see the opthur.....opther.......optha......the eye guy.

I don't know whether they mocked something up for the movie, but barrel clamps are very easy to find these days. Search "flashlight barrel clamp" for examples.

TIm, flashlight shipped out this morning. I may have a matching belt buckle around here if you haven't found one yet.
I've built several similar belts for reenactments and as the belt / pouches show almost no wear, they were probably built for the production. It's odd though, that the belt isn't well fitted to Chuck's girth! (too close to the last hole.)
If I can help with anything else, drop a note.
Jeff

They used to sell that holster in a kit form years ago. Check with Tandy leather. j

I, too, am a fan of the Chuck Heston sci-fi tri-fecta or as I call it, "Charlton Heston: Sci-Fi He-Man of the Future!": Planet of the Apes, Soylent Green and The Omega Man.

I always loved seeing Heston tooling through an empty LA on the Saturday 4pm Movie on Ch. 38 in Boston!

Your research is excellent (and I plan on poaching some of it to finish my 1/6 Neville!).

If I may add to this, MGC produced TWO versions of the S&W M76: One blank firing and one "airsoft" version.

I lucked out the airsoft one about a year and a half ago through Ebay for around $100! I've read that it it can sell for $250-500. It was designed to have a bottle screwed into the a collar under the body of the weapon. It has both MGC and S&W markings on it and the folding stock works great.

I would say that you should take a look for this version before dropping so much cash. This is especially true if it's to be a static display.

I will try to get pics up this weekend for you.

And as far as the flashlight clamps go, I'm not very hardware store oriented, but I always thought that they looked like they were something from the plumbing department.

Hope this helps...

Interceptor6 said:

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TIm, flashlight shipped out this morning. I may have a matching belt buckle around here if you haven't found one yet.
I've built several similar belts for reenactments and as the belt / pouches show almost no wear, they were probably built for the production. It's odd though, that the belt isn't well fitted to Chuck's girth! (too close to the last hole.)
If I can help with anything else, drop a note.
Jeff

They used to sell that holster in a kit form years ago. Check with Tandy leather. j

Thats fantastic, thanks Jeff.
Will take you up on that belt buckle for sure, let me know the details if you find it.


Cheers Randy, great to see another Mad Max fan. A 1/16 Neville, would love to see one of those, great project.

As promised, Mr. Webber, here are the images of my MGC "airsoft" S&W M76 (forgive the dirty carpet):


Packaging Shot

Large image: http://aftimes.com/wp-content/uploads/MGC-M76-001.jpg

Item in package with directions (it's in AMAZING shape for an item from the 80's!)

Large image: http://aftimes.com/wp-content/uploads/MGC-M76-002.jpg

Left side of weapon; magazine separate.

Large image: http://aftimes.com/wp-content/uploads/MGC-M76-003.jpg

Closeup of the "nipple" for the connector hose to the air bottle to go into. That's about the only thing that takes away its realistic appearance.

Large image: http://aftimes.com/wp-content/uploads/MGC-M76-004.jpg

Right side of weapon; magazine in place

Large image: http://aftimes.com/wp-content/uploads/MGC-M76-005.jpg

Weapon with folding stock extended.

Large image: http://aftimes.com/wp-content/uploads/MGC-M76-006.jpg

I will say that of the few props that I REALLY want in my life, I expected this to be one of the hardest to track down. But I lucked out as A) I found it on Ebay, B) I missed buying it and the seller put it back up cheaper, C) seller was local and D) bought it from seller w/o having to pay anything to Ebay OR shipping!

So this IS out there and, hopefully, cheaper than resin versions.

I hope this helps.
If more pics are needed, let me know.

And, yes, I'm a long time MM/RW fan. While I'd love to have a replica Black-on-Black V8 Interceptor, I figure that'll be a little outta my price range.

I'll let you know when I've finished my Neville in 1/6. I have to built the stuff for the belt like the magazine & flashlight holders.