Mad Max MFP Uniform/Acessories Thread

[The Searcher]

With the 40th anniversary of Mad Max coming up in April, I’d like to assemble an MFP costume. I’ve seen people put together some amazing Alien pieces for its 40th anniversary, so while I make some extra dough to afford the bits and bobs for my own, I’d like to start the year off with something more budget-friendly.
To start, the website Madmaxcostumes.com has been a tremendous help in planning the costume, and I’d like to commend their research.
As many of us are aware, Mad Max had a very tight budget, so I’m really hoping to replicate the underfunded look the film’s lack of money gave the MFP. For those who don’t know, every single jacket in the film was made out of a vinyl/pleather material (except for Steve Bisley’s jacket, which was made of real leather for added protection). Here’s a few images of the jacket, and even a screenshot showing the unlined backing of the vinyl material:

Here’s a good pattern of the jacket that I borrowed form the site I mentioned earlier:

I’ll get into the accessories in another post because I have to dig through my messy photo archive first. Eitherways, I think it would be a great idea to see if anyone knows or can get the ball rolling on vinyl replicas of the jacket, as they would be accurate and affordable.

 

[The Searcher]

Something the patteren I posted earlier is missing is that the back seam of the jacket is slightly scalloped:

As for the accessories, we know that Max, Goose, and Roop all wear sunglasses at points during the film. While none of the glasses were ever positively identified, there’s some accurate reproductions of Max and Goose’s:

Available here:マクラウド　店主日記 MFP Sunglasses "MAXIMUM FORCE II"
As for Roop’s sunglasses, I’d have to take a closer look at those.
Some members of the MFP are equppied with batons/nightsticks, and here’s an image of one with the correct grip:

Not sure where to find these, but there’s that.
The handcuffs carried by the force are novelty magic handcuffs that have three links in between:

These particular handcuffs are Loftus novelty handcuffs, but you’ll have to check around for these since Loftus makes vastly inferior ones these days.
Unfortunately, I can’t seem to find any truly accurate gloves. http://wriver.com/gorilla/ makes some really nice MFP gear, but their stuff is mostly Goose focused, and I think the gloves could be more accurate for the price. However, their Goose jacket looks really nice and is the best looking one I’ve ever seen, just be ready to put down the money for a quality jacket.
Sorry for going off on a tangent there. One of the last things I’d like to cover in this post are the boots, which were made by Rossi in Australia. They’re a simple boots, but no one seems to offer a truly accurate replica with the rivet/stitch leather soles:

The boots above aren’t screen used, but they are the correct boot.
That’s all I have for now, I’ll be posting about the pants and shoulder caps later.

 

[The Searcher]

Looks like I forgot to cover this:

All the guys in the MFP wear this shirt under the jacket, and these days, they are near impossible to find. I’ve looked around, and BONDS hasn’t made the shirt since the 90s I think.
The leather pants are simple leather jeans, but they have a bound pocket:

And the garrison belt that goes with them seems unavailable.
I’ll post back later with info about the shoulder caps.

 

[The Searcher]

The shoulder caps are an enigma, because no one is really sure where they came from:

It’s possible they were originally white, but as can be seen, the production crew did some messy spray painting on the caps. Also, the amount of rivets in each cap depends on the character wearing the jacket.

 

[The Searcher]

Found this image:

The belt looks almost like a dark brown here, and what’s with the stitching at the bottom of the jacket?

 

[redrdr67]

Nice photo find! Never noticed the stitching. Also curious to find out what shoulder holster they used. Doesn't appear to be a known North American holster...

 

[The Searcher]

Here’s a good image of the holster:

Also, one of the images I posted in Post #1 (the shot of Max and the sedan) I’ve gone and reuploaded for better resolution, You can see how the pistol fits into the holster in that one. I know Magnolia leather works made a shoulder holster replica once, but it doesn’t seem available on their website.

 

[The Searcher]

Just found a couple more photos, one showing the jacket sleeve zipper pretty well. The photos of Roop and Max with the car are seen often, however, as far as I know, these are the rare uncropped versions, as their more common appearances tend to leave out some of the image:

I wonder what kind of watch Roop is wearing.

 

[The Searcher]

Nevermind, looks like I found it:

It’s a Citizen Bullhead (Panda dial to be exact), and it was only produced in the 70s. While he is shown wearing it in the promo photo, is it visible in the film?

 

[The Searcher]

Just answered my own question:

 

[The Searcher]

I just noticed something else about Roop, and that’s the fact that he wears some sort of bracelet on his right wrist:

Not sure how/where to search for something like this. I did find a photo of Max’s shoulder holster viewed from above:

Also, I found the accurate Loftus handcuffs for sale in acceptable quality, and they’re available here: https://www.amazon.com/Loftus-International-Polished-Handcuffs-One-Size/dp/B000XZ490E

 

[The Searcher]

If anyone’s looking for badges, this website had some really nice looking ones, but they JUST stopped taking orders!
MFP Badges
Sad day for us Mad Max costuming enthusiasts.

 

[VilleLeskinen]

The bracelet looks very similar to these WW2 era bracelets . And I know nothing about military issued stuff but I just searched it with my amazing googling abilities!

 

[montysaurus]

Bracelet looks like a men's ID Bracelet. Google men's ID Bracelet, images. See lots of examples.

 

[The Searcher]

Thanks so much guys! Really appreciate it, I’m looking for an accurate one as I post!

 

[redrdr67]

Remembering a few students wearing those style bracelets in the late 70's. Brought back some memories. Nice catch Searcher.

Regarding the badge, not sure about accuracy but remember seeing someone on etsy selling one. dynamic.......something. Looked great to me.

edit. here it is.
MAD MAX Police Badge known from the famous Movies

 

[The Searcher]

Regarding the badge, not sure about accuracy but remember seeing someone on etsy selling one. dynamic.......something. Looked great to me.

edit. here it is.
MAD MAX Police Badge known from the famous Movies

It’s a nice badge for sure, but like on a few other replicas, it has the backing pin incorrectly oriented. It’s supposed to be horizontal like in this screenshot:

 

[The Searcher]

Here’s some less than acceptable brightened screenshots of Max putting on the holster:

Also, I’m pretty convinced that Roop’s bracelet was from Spiedel USA, just need to find the exact model.
Lastly, does anyone think the belt looks dark brown in this photo?

 

[The Searcher]

Turns out, Fifi wears a bracelet like Roop’s, but he also wears a weird ring with a face on it:

And just for a refresher, here are some accurate sunglasses:

One other unique costume item for Fifi is his pair of gloves that is unlike anyone else’s. While this is an image of Max wearing the gloves, it is a continuity error, and I can assure you they are Fifi’s (or ones identical):

 

[The Searcher]

Found a good shoulder cap source. Unfortunately they come rivetless and need to sanded/painted:MFP 1588
Also, it turns out the MFP members have a standard issue helmet, which is identical to Goose’s. Here’s some shots of the one Max was issued:

Based on the screenshots, I’m certain that’s it’s a classic Bell helmet. You can even see the sticker in the shot of the car:

The visor is identical to Goose’s, which looks like this:

And it’s available here:https://www.amazon.com/Mxl-Industri...de=sl1&tag=madmaxc-20&linkId=TNQ4LYJWPUIT2UOL
With this visor, you pretty have Goose’s helmet (minus the face guard), which actually had snaps put into the helmet to facilitate the face mask:

The face mask used to be available from Karol B, but it looks like he sold out.