Talk:Landmaster

Weapons array
In the movie, it was armed with heavy machine guns, cannon and a missile battery that is on a turret. Has these been removed ?65.163.115.204 (talk) 06:32, 7 June 2008 (UTC)


 * While individuals can get permits for machine-guns following a detailed background check, the same does not hold true for most heavier weapons. A studio probably has some access to such weapons under special supervision, but they would not be sent on a civilian tour with the vehicle.  If the Landmaster still looks armed, they would have to be props. —MJBurrage(T•C) 07:30, 7 June 2008 (UTC)


 * I can personally confirm that these props were added back as part of the 2005 restoration, but are now missing due to vandalism that happened in 2009. I see the Landmaster on the regular basis. 67.164.110.98 (talk) 02:02, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Survival
Apparently, the last shot of the movie involved filming the sequence where one of the two Landmasters went off a cliff. They expected the vehicle to be destroyed, but it survived and was driven back to the studio. Someone told of this in a message on the old GEnie network many years back. GBC (talk) 11:22, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

does that belongs here?
should that 3d animation (machinima?) showing the vehicle (or a similar vehicle) going thru roads, a train station etc, really supposed to be included in the external links? --189.18.91.93 (talk) 00:54, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Cost?
Damnation Alley article says "The "Landmaster" was custom-built for the film at a cost of $300,000 ($1.2 million in 2008 dollars)." which isn't the same numbers as here. AMCKen (talk) 23:17, 1 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Updated the film article to the value here which is sourced. —MJBurrage(T•C) 00:53, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

"Bulletproof" (1988)
In the movie "Bulletproof" (1988) depicted on the cover of VHS Landmaster? http://www.filmsamling.se/instick/Bulletproof.jpg --Ze-dan (talk) 15:30, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
 * It should be added to the appearances section at least. Was it featured prominently in the movie? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scalhotrod (talk • contribs) 02:21, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

Current status, as of November, 2012
Hi folks, I see that there's been some recent activity regarding Landmaster's condition. Per WP guidelines I can't post what I'm about to state in the main article, but Landmaster is intact and operational save for needing a new battery and maybe a few tires. I know this because I am in contact with the owner and I regularly report to him regarding its condition while in storage. So in other words I have first hand knowledge about Landmaster, but unfortunately this amounts to "original research". --Scalhotrod - Just your average banjo playing, drag racing, cowboy... (talk) 21:55, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

Update, March 28, 2014 - Landmaster Lives!
Hi Folks, as of Friday morning, March 28th, my job as Landmaster's watchguard has come to an end. Landmaster was moved from its storage place in Campbell, CA to its new maintenance and storage facility in Central California. I took as many pictures as I could and have uploaded them to Commons so they can be used in this article. My apologies for not getting video of it running and driving, we were having a heck of a time getting it started and keeping it running long enough to get it on the trailer. Enjoy...! --Scalhotrod - Just your average banjo playing, drag racing, cowboy... (talk) 18:20, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Ark II
should there be some reference to "Sometimes the Landmaster is confused for the Ark II Ark Roamer"?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ark_II

or at least a reference in the vehicle list?

--Patbahn (talk) 21:46, 26 March 2015 (UTC)


 * It's gone? It used to be there. --Scalhotrod (Talk) ☮ღ☺ 21:47, 26 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Yeah, there used to be a reference to that.  If there is n't a big controversy, perhaps a sentence referring to the

Ark Roamer as nominally similiar... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.18.181.8 (talk) 23:44, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

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"Final Fate" section
I've removed the "Final Fate" section form the article as it is out of date per the "History" text. I've left it here in case anyone wants to incorporate part of it into the history. --Ckatz chat spy  19:13, 24 October 2018 (UTC)

Final Fate of the Landmaster

According to Roy Thomas in pages of his comic magazine, Alter Ego #145, the Landmaster was seen parked in a back alley in Los Angeles, left to rot away. He said he used to see it for a time back the late 1970s for a time. Whatever really happened to after that was unknown to him. Lionel Felix says he’s seen the Landmaster from Damnation Alley “parked in a fenced-in lot on the San Fernando side of Sepulveda Blvd. southbound side of the street. At the time, he was trying to have the movie prop restored. ”https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2007/07/18/save-this-landmaster-los-angeles-california/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/338192253238557587/

Current Status
On December 19, 2022, I drove by and the landmaster was not where Google Maps showed it to be in 2019. I drove around the place and did not see it. I did not see any building large enough to hold it. Someone should inquire as to where it is. 174.138.196.37 (talk) 22:26, 14 January 2023 (UTC)