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I was very impressed by the latest two models, the Chevy Apache and the Dodge Ambulance. They were worth much more than the £7,99 cover price. The Apache was a bit plasticky; only the cab was metal, the chassis and pick-up bed were all plastic. Unfo…
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But give us the Kenworth tanker truck already!!![/quote] Have you seen the size of a Kenworth Tanker in 1/43 scale...? They're huge, and they cost about £50.
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For a long time I have thought this would be a great idea, having a separate high-quality TV series of James Bond as a period piece. The advantage of having a TV series is that the episodes could be as long or as short as necessary. For long stories…
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Ixo has announced models of a Ford Ranch Wagon and a Chevrolet Pick-up as part of their Premium-X range. So it looks like we will be seeing two more vehicles out of From Russia With Love; the station wagon used by Kerim Bey to drive to the Gipsy cam…
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These will be absolute crap, and DC are stabbing Alan Moore in the back after they promised him they would not do any follow ups to Watchmen. Don't buy it.
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Personally, I wouldn't get too excited over Corgi's plans for Skyfall. I'm sure they will release a new model or two , but they will be of fairly dubious quality and more like toys than scale models.
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I hope Mattel doesn't get their hands on the Bond license. Their 1/43 diecast character models are ridiculously expensive. Actually, it was Vitesse who did the Green Hornet, and I suspect they got it because nobody else wanted the franchise, the sam…
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Corgi made a model of the double decker bus and the petrol tanket, but they were in 1/64 scale. Corgi also did an American Lafrance ladder fire engine, but it was an older model than the one used an AVTAK; it was about 1/50 scale. But it doesn't mat…
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I personally can't see the double decker bus being modelled, simply because buses in 1/43 scale are massive and would work out too expensive... unless it was sold as higher priced supplementary issue, as is done with several other partworks. I'd …
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It is getting a bit desperate, they are getting down to cars that Bond walked past in the street. The only car I can think of that had a fairly substantial role that hasn't been modelled yet is the Ford Mondeo saloon that he rented in Quantum of Sol…
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When reading the novels, I always tried to avoid picturing the actors in my mind's eye, and to use Fleming's descriptions of the characters. My mental picture of Bond was of a good-looking but rugged guy with slicked-back hair. Fleming described him…
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There were plans to do a range of 'lights and sounds' models, but these were cancelled when Corgi was sold off to Hornby. There were a whole bunch of these planned, including buses with internal lights and working engine sounds and bells, steam fair…
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If you look at the proposed list of upcoming models, you will see that the majority of them are either Mercedes-Benz or Russian/Eastern European vehicles. This indicates they are using castings from Ixo's back catalogue; that were previously used in…
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I was given a Corgi Aston Martin when I was a kid. Then an older cousin gave me a hand-me-down James Bond Annual. A while later I was left to watch TV unsupervised at a family friend's house, and Dr No came on, and because I recognised the name of J…
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The problem with changing authors is that they never acknowledge each other's work. Benson ignored Gardner's novels, and they both ignored Colonel Sun... The reason for the rebooted Bond in Carte Blanche is to attract new readers who are familiar…
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I think the first Skyfall models to see the light of day will be by Ixo or Universal Hobbies as part of the James Bond Car Collection partwork.
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I always thought Icebreaker was the best title, and could make a convincing film title. However, it isn't the case in some of the foreign translations... the Finnish name for the book was 'James Bond in Finland'! 'No Deals, Mr Bond' is a pretty c…
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I'm glad these books are being re-released. I think Gardner's novels were very much underrated and they deserve to be seen by a wider audience. During the late 80s and early 90s, these were the only new Bond material available for several years.
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I've read every Bond novel except for Carte Blanche and the film adaptations. I loved all the Fleming novels. Colonel Sun was good, if not very exciting. I enjoyed most of the John Gardner novels, except for Brokenclaw, which was rubbish. Althoug…
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Apparently there is a sequence in Skyfall that shows a funeral procession for dead MI6 agents, with eight Daimler DS240 hearses featured. Do you think one of these will be included in the series? Oxford Diecast already have one of these vehicles in …
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I just recieved 114 and 115 in the post today. They are both fairly good models, but again pretty obscure. I suspect the reason they were chosen was that they are existing castings that Ixo had the tools ready for. The FX4 Taxi was used in the Frenc…
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What Corgi will do is re-release all their old 1/36 models in new packaging, together with one or two new models from Skyfall. They have been doing the same thing for years now. What is showing on their website is a clearance of models in the old…
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Agent7F wrote: Since next year the 50th Anniversary. Either MiniChamps or Corgi should do a 50th Anniversary limited like 9 years for the James Bond cars which was used in the his movies. Not just his Bondmobiles other cars as well like the Mustan…
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The most recent releases have not involved a great deal of tooling expenses as they have all been used in previous partworks around Europe. The Mercedes 220D was previously used in the 'Legend of Mercedes Benz' sold in France and Spain. It's an exce…
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I also got 110 and 111 the other day. I was a bit surprised that no figures were included, given that both models were made by Universal Hobbies. The Thunderbird was a pretty good model, but really needed a figure of Largo in it. I can't say I ca…
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1. I liked pretty much all of the Gardner novels, except for Brokenclaw, which was awful. I bought them all as they were released, when they were really the only new James Bond stuff available. The only problem was that they were set in the presen…
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I think that Fleming was getting tired of Bond, but would have done at least another novel or two. His poor health would have confined him indoors for months, and medical bills would have required him to make some sort of income. It's true he was …
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You have to be a bit careful where kits are concerned; just because the model cost £600 to buy in instalments, doesn't mean that it is 'worth' £600 or has a resale value of that amount. Completed construction kits, even the most skilfully made ones…
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Even if there are too many, some of the models in this collection are extremely good value for money. The American cars (Econoline, Impala, Bronco, Squire Wagon) plus the ambulances and hearses are made by Ixo, and if you bought these models in Ixo…
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