Pitch Black filming ship, abandoned in Aus?

I randomly stumbled across this while google imaging for other props

Check it out

Space Ship from movie Pitch Black | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

The front end reminds me of a Y-wing

 

Where is that?

 

Australia?

 

It's in Coober Pedy where Pitch Black was filmed (and Mad Max!) sitting in front of a shop there, it was purchased by the shop owners when filming wrapped.
That photo is a few years old though, but it's still in great shape. Lots of people visit it as it's recommended by all kinds of hotels and shops etc, but everyone has their photo taken with it, whether they know what it's from or not :lol

 

I think I found it on google maps. Is this it?

 

Yeah, it's been there awhile, but it seems to be holding up in the desert.



And this is there from Mad Max...

 

That's a nice-lookin' little ship... kind of reminds me of the dropships from Starship Troopers.

 

That woulda been the ultimate backyard play structure

 

Love the Showers and Toliet block next to it!

 

Very cool. I love that whole opening sequence.

Was that bus possibly the Atomic Cafe in Bartertown?

 

Gorgeous ship...and lucky people! such decoration items are generally destroyed quickly after production...

 

Cool to have stuff like this down under but its still 2500 KM away a 2 day drive so i wont be seeing it any time soon

 

fantastic find!I love the big ship props, im just amazed that the weather hasnt knocked em to pieces!

 

Just watched Pitch Black again last night. Good looking ship, and I'd LOVE to have that beauty sitting in my yard!

 

Glad to see that this is being enjoyed and "preserved."

 

I would so tell my community group to get bent and put that in my backyard. lol

 

Not to get off toping (or into a movie discussion) but I loved Pitch Black - so much better than Riddick. I hope the new film is as good as the hype is leading it to be.

 

Nice find!

 

how crazy would it be to just be walkin past and seein that in the middle of no where lol