I think corgi are still a big deal with Oxford now very much a big player also in the Uk.
Anyway back to the collection there is a huge range of diecast aircraft out there and opportunity for some 1.72 jets or even 1.144 larger aircraft such as Vulcan from thunderball. Perfect for specials not cars I know but would compliment the collection perfectly. Lots of aircraft and helicopters have featured in the bond brand so why not. Anybody else think binders would be good also ?
I had heard of Ixo and Universal Hobbies before the JBCC. I have some Ixo Martini Lancia Rally 037 and Delta Integrale which are quite nice but nothing special.
I always thought (and I may be wrong here) that Ixo is somehow connected to Vitesse, a successor company as Vitesse seems to be no longer active. The 037 and Deltas have all been made by Vitesse before, so I thought that these were basically the same although the Ixo cars are improved over their Vitesse counterparts.
UH has been known under the name Eagle's Race before and Jouef Evolution before that. And I think Detail Cars was another brand of the same company.
Yes, they did all that (but not near the end), which makes me wonder about something: why did they do it? Ixo is a company that believes in turning around and re-using whatever it can wherever it can. ... But why did UH take a different approach?
UH, which I imagine was being paid VERY handsomely by Fabbri, went into the James Bond Car Collection with the mindset of making 20 "one-off" cars. Not much of a partwork, really. No need to re-coup losses. Then they were extended, and continued to make "one-offs". And they kept on making wonderful-quality cars consistently into the 20's. (...) The further into the collection you go, the more inconsistencies you get. (...) Now you go into the 80's and 90's and some (not all) of the cars start to look unfinished and diorama quality is just as bad as Ixo. And then UH's cars stopped coming with figures. UH realized...too late...that they had to make some kind of profit off of this collection, and at that point, you went from inconsistent to consistently bad. Universal Hobbies may have provided figures (past tense), but it became pretty clear that by the end, it was either too much for them monetarily or they just didn't care. (...) UH has, simply put, never been involved in a partwork this large. I genuinely think that in the end, they bit off more than they could chew and just did not have the resources.
Fair, but again I ask what's the difference between cars like the Anglia, the Kawasaki Motorcycle and sidecar (had a rider, but even Ixo would have done that with a motorcycle...the diorama, I thought, was on the boring side), and the Rollers (...) THIS is why you're seeing Ixo take over. UH may once have been able to get the job done, but it's proven to me that it can no longer do so. And if you're not going to get figures in any scenario, which do you choose? Late U.H. which got next to nothing right or Ixo, which at least is doing the cars right?
It's not that UH gave inferior overall offerings throughout, because they didn't. It's that UH did so consistently right at the end with the exception of one car (two if we include the Ford Edge). Now, why can't Ixo include figures or make better dioramas? Well, for one thing, seeing as none of us know what the issues past 110 are going to be, we don't even know if that's going to continue. As I mentioned, my contact said that there were some discussions ongoing about that. I don't know how they're going to wind up, but I can say that if they're talking about it, then they're not just blindly ignoring us. They're also a pretty car-centric company.
But what about if Ixo fails to deliver or maybe includes nice dioramas but weak figures or vice versa? I've said it before and I'll say it again: Ixo is running on overload. All of their normal releases are being delayed more and more, some of their cars for hobby dealers are starting to get disproportionately delayed, and all the while, they're expanding their markets
I think the main reason that UH's later models weren't as good as earlier was because they couddn't keep pace with the 2-week release time. I doubt that it had financial reasons (or else you would try to renegotiate the contract and try to get cars out in several "civilian" versions under their own brand name) but I think that UH was overrun by Fabbri. They started months before the start of the collection, from the assumption that there would be 40 issues, perhaps 50 if all went well. Then came 60, 70, 85 - and UH simply did not have the resources to crank out a car every two weeks. I don't know what happened then, if the relations between UH and Fabbri were really that strained ("burnt bridges") as we have read here. Maybe UH just said "Sorry guys, we can't manage this any longer, look for another manufacturer if you want the collection to continue."
I just see the same happening now: "Ixo is running on overload." And that's why I write here, as Fabbri is reading here and discussing what they read. I think that the figures and dioramas are a very important part of the collection. Omitting the figures should not be an option when facing time constraints. A nice Mercedes 450SEL parked in the driveway is just boring. If they do this car then it has to be hanging on the cliff with a Roger Moore figure about to kick it down. There are not many cars left that are exciting enough without a proper diorama. A boring car which you don't even remember from the film can still make a nice model if the diorama is done nicely (like the OHMSS Beetle). But a boring car which you don't remember from the film, done without figures or diorama, is still boring whether it's a inferior UH Anglia or a better quality Ixo Consul.
Could someone help me, please? About a week ago, I bought a Mercedes-Benz 220S (which came with issue 78) on ebay. The car has now arrived, but there's a problem. There's a loose wing mirror rattling around inside the box. I have two questions:
1) Is there only one wing mirror on this car? There seems not to be a second one as far as I can see.
2) Is this something I could repair myself? I'm presuming all it would involve would be sticking the prong on the wing mirror into a small hole in the car.
By the way, the car is still sealed inside the packaging. I don't want to remove it from the packaging until I determine whether or not I can fix the wing mirror myself.
I think that the figures and dioramas are a very important part of the collection.
Very True, I bet a lot of people here wouldn't have signed up it if were "just" an aston martin, followed bij "just" a Vanquish, "just" a Z8 etc. I personally find that the dioramas are the so-called power of the series, and now with Ixo, with one or two exeptions, always swinging out cars on a gravel road it ís indeed becoming rather bland. The Consul was only "famous" for driving Bond and the other feller to Strangways' house, and if you leave both those things out of the diorama Í think you're doing something wrong
A nice Mercedes 450SEL parked in the driveway is just boring. If they do this car then it has to be hanging on the cliff with a Roger Moore figure about to kick it down.
There are not many cars left that are exciting enough without a proper diorama. A boring car which you don't even remember from the film can still make a nice model if the diorama is done nicely (like the OHMSS Beetle).
Exactly like I said a couple of pages back. If a background car is nicely done, a very good example is the Renault Fuego, it's more easy to "forgive" them for picking sutch a minor action vehicle.
But a boring(I think minor action is more apropriate ) car which you don't remember from the film, done without figures or diorama, is still boring whether it's a inferior UH Anglia or a better quality Ixo Consul.
True.
Now for an other suggestion of the "invisible" Vanquish:
Please, for the love of all that's holy, don't. If you want to have a car that you can't see that badly, just remove Jinx' thunderbird from the box and claim it's in there ^^
Now, for my "plausible" list of cars, all adapted from Diecast007's list:
- FRWL Chevy 1-Ton Stakebed Truck
Very cool, easy code-3 to "throw in" a Tanya figure.
- FRWL Kerim Bey's Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith
Another truly wonderfull car, wonderfull styling. If done like Goldfinger's one this could be a true gem.
- GF Merc 180 bad guys pursuit car
A classic, this hás to be done just for the sake of henchman-cars around the world!
- TB 1964 Lincoln Continental Lehmann-Peterson stretch limo
quite ease to do i'd think, and a good looking car .
- TB 1965 Lincoln Continental 4-door convertible (top up)*
same story, good looking automobile and not difficult to make.
I have been waiting lóng for this one, would fine it quite awesome if it would make it.
- DAF 1971 Ford Thunderbird
That would be brilliant, imagine it just outside las vegas, with the trunk opened. You could just put in a Sean Connery figure and you've got yourself another great model!
- LALD 1973 Chevy Bel Air Louisiana State Police
Same story as with the DAF one.
- FYEO 1974 Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL
As explained by Rainer above.
- TLD Wales & Edwards Rangemaster Milk Float
Just for the sheer hell of it )
- LTK Lincoln Mk. VII Coupe (Bond's rental car)
Good looking car, and as LTK is still underrepresented...
- LTK Dodge Ram Pickup
With the goons in the back this could be a fun one!
- GE UAZ-469B/UAZ-31512 4x4
i'd even dare to say it's "iconic" in the chase, but this cóuld be scrapped in exchange for a B23 car.
- TWINE Lada Niva
Another car wich, if done correctly, with the back open could be great.
- CR Ford Mondeo
What's there to say? I know there's a hatred against this car in Casino, but as a rental car it was a good choice, and it is one of the best looking cars in it's class...
and that leaves four spots for the cars of Daniel's third outing... Mission completed B-)
Could someone help me, please? About a week ago, I bought a Mercedes-Benz 220S (which came with issue 78) on ebay. The car has now arrived, but there's a problem. There's a loose wing mirror rattling around inside the box. I have two questions:
1) Is there only one wing mirror on this car? There seems not to be a second one as far as I can see.
2) Is this something I could repair myself? I'm presuming all it would involve would be sticking the prong on the wing mirror into a small hole in the car.
By the way, the car is still sealed inside the packaging. I don't want to remove it from the packaging until I determine whether or not I can fix the wing mirror myself.
Hi!..You can turn it upside-down and slit around the card to remove the plastic box containing the car!,repair it! & the sellotape the card back up!!, therefore maintaining the card intact,if so desired.. -{ :007)
Could someone help me, please? About a week ago, I bought a Mercedes-Benz 220S (which came with issue 78) on ebay. The car has now arrived, but there's a problem. There's a loose wing mirror rattling around inside the box. I have two questions:
1) Is there only one wing mirror on this car? There seems not to be a second one as far as I can see.
2) Is this something I could repair myself? I'm presuming all it would involve would be sticking the prong on the wing mirror into a small hole in the car.
By the way, the car is still sealed inside the packaging. I don't want to remove it from the packaging until I determine whether or not I can fix the wing mirror myself.
First things first, this model (no 78) is no longer available as a back issue so unless there is another batch being made, your model is going to get more scarce and probably more valuable, so I'd hang on to it even if you don't repair it. I may get shot down in flames here, but in my experience selling JBCC die-cast on eBay the outer vac-form packaging doesn't affect the value if not present or opened. There have been apparent factory rejects sold on eBay which are still sealed, so actually its safer buying ones that have been opened and checked by a reputable high-feedback seller. Personally, I'd open it up and fix it.
There's only one wing mirror on the model and it's come away, either pushing it back in or careful use of superglue usually works!
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Yes. There is only one side mirror and you can just reattach with some Gorilla Glue or Permanent Loctite (or other cyanoacrylate-based glue). Good luck!
I always thought (and I may be wrong here) that Ixo is somehow connected to Vitesse, a successor company as Vitesse seems to be no longer active.
No, none that I know of. In fact, Vitesse just recently re-released its Messerschmitt bubble cars in a much nicer level of detail in case you're interested.
Even since the series moved over to IXO I have only come across occasional mention of their models amongst lengthy lists of other manufacturers products in major UK publications such as Model Collector - but had no awareness of them beforehand. I can only assume that, as you say, the UK market may be of little importance to them hence the lack of familiarity with their products here.
Not really a lack of familiarity so much as "directly competing with Oxford Diecast would not be cost-efficient." They produce a nice range of UK model cars, though. Maz is spot-on when he says you'd have to go to a diecast or hobby specialist to get them, however. They're quite big in Germany, France, Italy, and Spain, to give a few examples. And Ixo PremiumX, in particular, is beginning a pretty big shift to the US market.
I think the main reason that UH's later models weren't as good as earlier was because they couddn't keep pace with the 2-week release time. [...] I think that UH was overrun by Fabbri. They started months before the start of the collection, from the assumption that there would be 40 issues, perhaps 50 if all went well. Then came 60, 70, 85 - and UH simply did not have the resources to crank out a car every two weeks. I don't know what happened then, if the relations between UH and Fabbri were really that strained ("burnt bridges") as we have read here. Maybe UH just said "Sorry guys, we can't manage this any longer, look for another manufacturer if you want the collection to continue."
Strange as this may sound, I think we're approaching the same problem/trying to get at the same thing merely by using different wording. UH could not keep pace, and I believe that has to do with financial reasons (i.e. they weren't set up to do what they did). Essentially, saying they lacked the resources is the same thing. I actually think we agree on this.
As far as not re-using the Citroen DS19 or Renault 4 moulds, I know they re-used the latter for a different partwork (La Route Bleue's hunting scene, I believe, has a UH car and not an Ixo one) and I think the DS19 was also re-used in LRB, though could be wrong and that car could be Norev or Ixo.
I just see the same happening now: "Ixo is running on overload."
They are, but I'm not completely convinced they're running on overload to the point where figures have actually become impossible (except for the Daniel Craig films, for which it doesn't look like we'll see any figures). They're just doing it to save time and cut costs; they are actually capable of including figures, at the very least.
But a boring car which you don't remember from the film, done without figures or diorama, is still boring whether it's a inferior UH Anglia or a better quality Ixo Consul.
But therein lies the problem: if you're forced to choose between a scenario where you're getting literally NOTHING that's of good quality (the Anglia) vs. a car of very good quality with no figures and a weak diorama, which do you choose? It's not only a question I'm asking IF Fabbri fails to convince Ixo to include figures, but I also imagine this is Ixo's defense vs. Fabbri's complaints. Think hard before choosing, because if Ixo CAN'T be convinced, then these are your only two choices. Is a "nothing" offering from UH like the Anglia really of the same quality when Ixo AT LEAST can include a competently-made car (as was discussed regarding the Silver Shadow II where literally not one single model had a straight/correct Rolls-Royce hood ornament)? No. You can fault Ixo 6 ways from Sunday on their lack of figures and poor dioramas...the same as you can fault UH's last issues...but you can't accuse them of UH's car quality absolutely falling apart.
I think that the figures and dioramas are a very important part of the collection.
Very True, I bet a lot of people here wouldn't have signed up it if were "just" an aston martin, followed bij "just" a Vanquish, "just" a Z8 etc. I personally find that the dioramas are the so-called power of the series, and now with Ixo, with one or two exeptions, always swinging out cars on a gravel road it ís indeed becoming rather bland. The Consul was only "famous" for driving Bond and the other feller to Strangways' house, and if you leave both those things out of the diorama Í think you're doing something wrong
A nice Mercedes 450SEL parked in the driveway is just boring. If they do this car then it has to be hanging on the cliff with a Roger Moore figure about to kick it down.
There are not many cars left that are exciting enough without a proper diorama. A boring car which you don't even remember from the film can still make a nice model if the diorama is done nicely (like the OHMSS Beetle).
Exactly like I said a couple of pages back. If a background car is nicely done, a very good example is the Renault Fuego, it's more easy to "forgive" them for picking sutch a minor action vehicle.
But a boring(I think minor action is more apropriate ) car which you don't remember from the film, done without figures or diorama, is still boring whether it's a inferior UH Anglia or a better quality Ixo Consul.
True.
Now for an other suggestion of the "invisible" Vanquish:
Please, for the love of all that's holy, don't. If you want to have a car that you can't see that badly, just remove Jinx' thunderbird from the box and claim it's in there ^^
Now, for my "plausible" list of cars, all adapted from Diecast007's list:
- FRWL Chevy 1-Ton Stakebed Truck
Very cool, easy code-3 to "throw in" a Tanya figure.
- FRWL Kerim Bey's Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith
Another truly wonderfull car, wonderfull styling. If done like Goldfinger's one this could be a true gem.
- GF Merc 180 bad guys pursuit car
A classic, this hás to be done just for the sake of henchman-cars around the world!
- TB 1964 Lincoln Continental Lehmann-Peterson stretch limo
quite ease to do i'd think, and a good looking car .
- TB 1965 Lincoln Continental 4-door convertible (top up)*
same story, good looking automobile and not difficult to make.
I have been waiting lóng for this one, would fine it quite awesome if it would make it.
- DAF 1971 Ford Thunderbird
That would be brilliant, imagine it just outside las vegas, with the trunk opened. You could just put in a Sean Connery figure and you've got yourself another great model!
- LALD 1973 Chevy Bel Air Louisiana State Police
Same story as with the DAF one.
- FYEO 1974 Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL
As explained by Rainer above.
- TLD Wales & Edwards Rangemaster Milk Float
Just for the sheer hell of it )
- LTK Lincoln Mk. VII Coupe (Bond's rental car)
Good looking car, and as LTK is still underrepresented...
- LTK Dodge Ram Pickup
With the goons in the back this could be a fun one!
- GE UAZ-469B/UAZ-31512 4x4
i'd even dare to say it's "iconic" in the chase, but this cóuld be scrapped in exchange for a B23 car.
- TWINE Lada Niva
Another car wich, if done correctly, with the back open could be great.
- CR Ford Mondeo
What's there to say? I know there's a hatred against this car in Casino, but as a rental car it was a good choice, and it is one of the best looking cars in it's class...
and that leaves four spots for the cars of Daniel's third outing... Mission completed B-)
It's good to see the widespread support for the GF Merc 180D 'goon-car'. Hopefully if enough of us make a noise about it, we might actually get one!
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Vitesse were a Portuguese firm that went bankrupt some time ago. IXO then popped up producing some of the same vehicles as Vitesse had e.g. MB 600 so I guess they had the moulds and did contract moulding and probably seized them if they never got paid for all the production. As you say the vitesse name has popped back up again recently making some of the old Vitesse vehicles but I wonder if that is an IXO marketing front or if some other European firm bought the name and is getting models contract made in China. Chinese production companies are such a labyrinth....
Yes Eagle's race was a Universal Hobbies brand and included several really good cars incl a lovely Plymouth. But unlike IXO they have never kept a range of thier own going for any length of time.
I agree on Corgi they certainly make most JBCC cars look brilliant VFM. But then they have no production facilities of their own and are competing for the same production slots in China and sell in much smaller volumes so are going to be dearer.
Will be very interesting to see what #111 is on back of 110!
As you say the vitesse name has popped back up again recently making some of the old Vitesse vehicles but I wonder if that is an IXO marketing front or if some other European firm bought the name and is getting models contract made in China.
Googling it, I think Norev is the owner of the brand name. But then, we also know there's a lot of mould-sharing between Norev and Ixo...you are of course absolutely right about the Chinese companies...
I'm just pleased the damaged Aston is not the concluding the collection. I think we are in for a few surprises and I mean positive. Twenty gems ! Who knows but if they follow any of the list we have compiled on the forum then I will be more than happy. I just don't want to see repeats of cars already seen but in new locations.
Vitesse were a Portuguese firm that went bankrupt some time ago. IXO then popped up producing some of the same vehicles as Vitesse had e.g. MB 600 so I guess they had the moulds and did contract moulding and probably seized them if they never got paid for all the production. As you say the vitesse name has popped back up again recently making some of the old Vitesse vehicles but I wonder if that is an IXO marketing front or if some other European firm bought the name and is getting models contract made in China. Chinese production companies are such a labyrinth....
After Vitesse (incl. the other brands in their stable like Onyx, City, Quartzo, La Storia, etc) went under in 2001 some of their moulds did end up with Ixo while the rest went to the company that had bought the rights to the name, Sun Star of Macau (the former Portugese territory across from Hong Kong). Sun Star has kept the old Vitesse website up as a reference point for collectors: http://www.vitessegroup.com/
Sun Star now use the Vitesse brandname for their 1:43 range (mostly rally cars nowadays), while their other scales are sold as Sun Star.
I have an example of an Opel Kadett Coupe model from both the original Vitesse and the later Sun Star Vitesse and they are identical, apart from plinths and colours.
Yes Eagle's race was a Universal Hobbies brand and included several really good cars incl a lovely Plymouth. But unlike IXO they have never kept a range of thier own going for any length of time.
I would say UH is probably best known for their range of farm tractors in 1:16 and 1:32 scales - these have fairly regular new tooling releases, as a sort of upmarket challenger to Britains and Siku. The recent Hatchette partwork "Tractors and the World of Farming" used UH as the source of the 1:43 scale tractors supplied with the magazines. Not my cuppa tea, but each to their own! That partwork has apparently gone to 120 issues so there are clearly a lot of people who do like tractors!
UH also builds Revell AG's range of 1:18 scale diecast cars under contract, although the number of new tooling releases there has slowed down in recent years. While OK for what one pays, the Revells are certainly not premium models.
On the topic of backorders raised earlier, I picked up Issue #80 (GAZ Volga) yesterday. The unsold issues from the last few weeks here will no doubt soon be "repatriated" back to the UK so they might become available once again as backorders.
Whilst browsing the selection of Issue #79's at the newsagent a fortnight back I noticed the models had a mixture of date-marks of 2009 & 2010 on the outer packaging, so there were at least two production runs at UH for that QOS Range Rover Sport. This particular issue was released in the UK (retailers) in the second week of January 2010.
After Vitesse (incl. the other brands in their stable like Onyx, City, Quartzo, La Storia, etc) went under in 2001 some of their moulds did end up with Ixo while the rest went to the company that had bought the rights to the name, Sun Star of Macau (the former Portugese territory across from Hong Kong).
Whilst browsing the selection of Issue #79's at the newsagent a fortnight back I noticed the models had a mixture of date-marks of 2009 & 2010 on the outer packaging, so there were at least two production runs at UH for that QOS Range Rover Sport. This particular issue was released in the UK (retailers) in the second week of January 2010.
That's very interesting. It shows that UH did at least have enough resources and money to keep making quality models from the same moulds, if not seriously altered ones. What do you make of it? I'd like to hear your take.
Since I'm still getting them doing one car per month/Bond 23, I literally think that for now, NOBODY knows what the last few issues might be! Which is pretty neat if you think about it.
I'm just pleased the damaged Aston is not the concluding the collection. I think we are in for a few surprises and I mean positive. Twenty gems ! Who knows but if they follow any of the list we have compiled on the forum then I will be more than happy. I just don't want to see repeats of cars already seen but in new locations.
I think as long as we think 'missing models they should have made' then hopefully we won't be too disappointed. I say 'too disappointed' because if what the IXO aficionados on the forum have to say is true, there probably won't be a return to the truly exceptional dioramas with figures as in the early issues. This is unfortunate for those of us more interested in the original James Bond car and James Bond display format promised by Fabbri, but Rainier was probably correct in his appraisal of the early manufacturing situation, whereby the real effort went into the first 40 or so and those standards are now hard to repeat, especially with the move away from UH. So, accepting the best has been and gone for the real JBCC fans here, having some of the missing cars to fill in the gaps is better than not having them at all, and I personally look forward to seeing them.
All I would say, is that whilst it's great that the series is continuing, many of us here clearly would like to see a little extra effort put into the diorama/figure side if there's a chance of it being made possible, whoever the manufacturer is. I agreed with Rainier's thoughts on the Merc 450SEL as an example:
"A nice Mercedes 450SEL parked in the driveway is just boring. If they do this car then it has to be hanging on the cliff with a Roger Moore figure about to kick it down."
We might not get the RM figure but I don't see why the car shouldn't be perched on a slant like the battered Citroen 2CV.
On the Corgi note, it would be great if they took some note of the early JBCC issues and applied it to their own Bond ranges. Now they have Lledo Vanguards plus the long-term Bond licensing connection, putting the two together could result in some very impressive 1/43 detailed models if they got their creative thumbs out. Possibly some collective 1/43 sets too, such as the GF Aston and Rolls at the golf club. Bearing in mind it was Corgi who started all this back in 1965 with the 261 gold DB5, it would be nice to see them shake off the dusty cobwebs and regain some past glories
To be honest the dioramas have played second fiddle to me until reading the last few pages of posts. I took a good old look at the early issues and certainly agree they do add a certain je ne sais quo to the product. I remember debating whether to keep the cars in their boxes at the start. I'm glad I did as I think cars with no boxes would be pretty unimpressive. So as a bunch of collectors we are a quite a demanding bunch with our ever growing wish list of wants and continued cool dioramas and figures. We all agree that gefabbri are watching this closely confirmed by my call to gef and post as 'thewizard, also dal110 recent gef connection announcement. So gef don't let us down make the last 20 as if they were the first and you will conclude the collection on a high with many happy subscribers . I am confident the final 20 will not disappoint. Ps binders for the mags? Specials ?
To be honest the dioramas have played second fiddle to me until reading the last few pages of posts. I took a good old look at the early issues and certainly agree they do add a certain je ne sais quo to the product. I remember debating whether to keep the cars in their boxes at the start. I'm glad I did as I think cars with no boxes would be pretty unimpressive. So as a bunch of collectors we are a quite a demanding bunch with our ever growing wish list of wants and continued cool dioramas and figures. We all agree that gefabbri are watching this closely confirmed by my call to gef and post as 'thewizard, also dal110 recent gef connection announcement. So gef don't let us down make the last 20 as if they were the first and you will conclude the collection on a high with many happy subscribers . I am confident the final 20 will not disappoint. Ps binders for the mags? Specials ?
I seriously doubt if there would have been the same depth of consumer interest in these models as there has been without the dioramas. It's what makes them special. If they'd been on museum plinths in plain boxes (yawn) I wouldn't have gone beyond collecting the truly well known vehicles, and I bet I'm not alone in that.
Maybe, if Fabbri are watching, we should go beyond the 'wish list' and start suggesting diorama themes like Rainier did. In terms of the GF Merc 180D, I'd like to see it matched up to the DB5 about to smack into the packing crates (issue 25), portrayed pretty much as it's seen in the background card, complete with 'bad guys' inside. To me, it's another attraction of the diorama aspect, when two dioramas from the same scene link two models together.
On the binder topic, unless you're holding out for JBCC liveried binders, there are plain A4 binders available on eBay. These are the conventional binders you'd receive with most partworks, not the loose leaf things.
The announcement of an extra 20 models has certainly livened up the bulletin board. Lots of really interesting suggestions already and we dont even know what is in Bond 23 yet. Though with Lotus launching a brand new upmarket Elite in 2012 it would have to be excellent product placement for them if they can swing it.
Thinking about it - where IXO have the moulds already to make the vehicles such as UAZ, MB 180 etc. they will not have too much to do to get ready for production so maybe in that case some figures and/or diorama is not an unrealistic expectation.
I wouldnt be surprised if we find out what is coming next in small groups as final production details are settled.
And even though I am no a subscriber I think you deserve a special and some of the suggestions seem rather good since it could be something very bond and not even a car.
@D110, re. the production batches of models, what springs to mind is the term "reproduction" as used by Minichamps to describe the production of a second or third batch of a model previously released. I reckon with the expansion of the collection into new markets GEF has at times found themselves low on stock of certain models and had to place a reproduction order with UH for replenishments. The Ranchero I got was date-stamped 2010 on the packaging but that model's initial production run would have had to have been in 2009 as it was released in the UK in November 2009. Despite whatever is currently going between GEF and UH, I would imagine that the contract they signed obliges UH to do reproductions whenever GEF needs them.
I agree on Corgi they certainly make most JBCC cars look brilliant VFM. But then they have no production facilities of their own and are competing for the same production slots in China and sell in much smaller volumes so are going to be dearer.
I think the Corgi Vanguards models are good VFM themselves, when compared to the likes of Norev or Minichamps. With the Ford Capri Mk.3 one could do a direct comparison between Vanguards, Minichamps, Norev and Ixo as they have all done this model in 1:43. Unfortunately I don't have the Norev ... yet
I have purchased an example of each Vanguards new tool for the past four years or so. Some Vanguards models are definitely better finished than others, though - I would put the Triumph TR4 as the best one of the past year or so, partly because it has what so many other Vanguards lack, a decent interior.
Vanguards' most recent 1:43 best seller was the Ford Cortina Mk.IV, which was unsurprisingly far better than UH's equivalent 1977 Ford Taunus for the JBCC (Issue #75), but also IMO better than Ixo's 1980 Ford Taunus from a few years ago.
The clincher for me when it comes to Corgi Vanguards, though - they are all RHD
Another 20 models - brilliant! The list on here looks about right too. I will need to find some more display shelving, but no matter.
It seems the producers of the collection are indeed listening to us - thanks! If there is some sort of vote for the invisible Vanquish, I would vote for it - it really has never been done so far, so would be a fun piece. VW made a promotional clear plastic New Beetle in the late 90s which looked pretty good, and the same technique would work for the Vanish / Vanquish. Minichamps made a Stone Golf a while back, which shows there is a market for the more unusual pieces.
The final point is that of course we would like them all to be accurate and well finished.
Well, I think this may qualifiy as a genuine exclusive this time - it's the letter from Fabbri that will be included in issues 108 and 109 .... Straight from my "friend" in GE Fabbri! B-)
"When we announced that The James Bond Car Collection
was coming to an end at Issue 110 we were met with an
unprecedented response. There have been countless requests
for specific models that many thought had to be included as
part of the collection for it be complete. We are delighted
to announce that the collection will be extended so we
can include the most demanded models. These models will
include Locque’s Mercedes 450 SEL from For Your Eyes Only,
the laser-carrying Dodge M-43 ambulance from Goldfinger,
the VAZ-2106 from GoldenEye and several more besides.
The publication date for Issue 111 will be 5th October
2011, and then subsequent issues will revert to a fortnightly
schedule. If you subscribe, there is no need to do anything,
your issues will still be delivered straight to your door.
Once again, thank you for your valued custom and we hope
that you continue to enjoy The James Bond Car Collection."
Well, I think this may qualifiy as a genuine exclusive this time - it's the letter from Fabbri that will be included in issues 108 and 109 .... Straight from my "friend" in GE Fabbri! B-)
"When we announced that The James Bond Car Collection
was coming to an end at Issue 110 we were met with an
unprecedented response. There have been countless requests
for specific models that many thought had to be included as
part of the collection for it be complete. We are delighted
to announce that the collection will be extended so we
can include the most demanded models. These models will
include Locque’s Mercedes 450 SEL from For Your Eyes Only,
the laser-carrying Dodge M-43 ambulance from Goldfinger,
the VAZ-2106 from GoldenEye and several more besides.
The publication date for Issue 111 will be 5th October
2011, and then subsequent issues will revert to a fortnightly
schedule. If you subscribe, there is no need to do anything,
your issues will still be delivered straight to your door.
Once again, thank you for your valued custom and we hope
that you continue to enjoy The James Bond Car Collection."
Nice one, Kissy Suzuki
Can't wait to see the M-43! - It's going to need a big box, mind. ......And it looks like D110 has managed to get his VAZ
Thanks KS! The guy I know (by first name, not last...) has as mentioned completely clammed up, and I would suppose it's not right to call him a "friend" so much as a "source".
Locque's Mercedes-Benz 450SEL and the Dodge M43 (with laser) are not surprising and I look forward to both! The VAZ-2106 IS a little surprising (would've thought they'd have chosen the UAZ-469B/UAZ-31512), but nonetheless a great choice! The mould will be re-used, I'm sure: Ixo has done a plain sedan for the USSR AvtoLegende collection, though a police version would be terrific (and doubtless sell well in Russia...it saw service in the Militsia GAI/GIBDD/GAI again throughout the 1990's). Also, Ixo did make a Dodge 6x6 Weapons Carrier for Atlas, I believe. Too large for the ambulance, certainly, but you can get the wheels and pretty much everything fore of the A-pillar from that mould.
"The publication date for Issue 111 will be 5th October
2011, and then subsequent issues will revert to a fortnightly
schedule."
I guess my source was wrong. Still, that is surprising considering how badly they wanted to reach Bond 23. If they schedule it that way, they COULD squeeze in Bond's car when the trailers start coming out...
Issues 112 & 113: Early November
Issues 114 & 115: Early December
Issues 116 & 117: Early January 2012
Issues 118 & 119: Early February 2012
Issues 120 & 121: Early March 2012
Issues 122 & 123: Early April 2012
Issues 124 & 125: Early May 2012
Issues 126 & 127: Early June 2012
Issues 128 & 129: Early July 2012
Issue 130: Early August 2012 (to be fair, they'll probably have the first trailer out by then)
Unless they decide to take a one month hiatus or something, anyway, which is entirely possible. Or if Ixo suddenly becomes "slow" and starts tacking on a week here and there to allow for proper production and then reverting to normal scheduling...which is more than just possible; it's probable as Ixo showed us each time they released a car in this collection. But then, if Bond has a car, it will probably be shown in the first or second trailer.
I predict the collection will extend beyond 130 , there is enough models we have on our wish list already plus many I'm sure waiting in the wings. This will ensure bond 23 is included. I read again that lotus has been muted as bonds next car. This would be brilliant as maybe just maybe the iconic Aston is a bit tired. I think I mentioned BMW also have put a case forward again a nod to GE, TWINE, TND. Either way both would add cars to this collection possibly not produced in diecast form. So if 130 is the conclusion it's gotta be a good one. Thank goodness the damaged Aston as been moved away from this position. The invisible Aston is perfect even as an empty box with nice diorama of underground with Q and Bond figures. This would a great addition to the collection as a special and could well be the most valuable of all and cheapest to produce of course. Any suggestions from the wish list to conclude the collection? Obviously we don't know what is going to be in bond 23 but my suggestion is a two car issue with bonds first car and bonds newest car in a mock up of the Q laboratory that we see featured in many of the films. It could just be called 'Q branch' ? Or what about bentley as featured in the original books? Any suggestions
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Still waiting for #108!!!!! X-( -{ :007)
Anyway back to the collection there is a huge range of diecast aircraft out there and opportunity for some 1.72 jets or even 1.144 larger aircraft such as Vulcan from thunderball. Perfect for specials not cars I know but would compliment the collection perfectly. Lots of aircraft and helicopters have featured in the bond brand so why not. Anybody else think binders would be good also ?
I always thought (and I may be wrong here) that Ixo is somehow connected to Vitesse, a successor company as Vitesse seems to be no longer active. The 037 and Deltas have all been made by Vitesse before, so I thought that these were basically the same although the Ixo cars are improved over their Vitesse counterparts.
UH has been known under the name Eagle's Race before and Jouef Evolution before that. And I think Detail Cars was another brand of the same company.
I think the main reason that UH's later models weren't as good as earlier was because they couddn't keep pace with the 2-week release time. I doubt that it had financial reasons (or else you would try to renegotiate the contract and try to get cars out in several "civilian" versions under their own brand name) but I think that UH was overrun by Fabbri. They started months before the start of the collection, from the assumption that there would be 40 issues, perhaps 50 if all went well. Then came 60, 70, 85 - and UH simply did not have the resources to crank out a car every two weeks. I don't know what happened then, if the relations between UH and Fabbri were really that strained ("burnt bridges") as we have read here. Maybe UH just said "Sorry guys, we can't manage this any longer, look for another manufacturer if you want the collection to continue."
I just see the same happening now: "Ixo is running on overload." And that's why I write here, as Fabbri is reading here and discussing what they read. I think that the figures and dioramas are a very important part of the collection. Omitting the figures should not be an option when facing time constraints. A nice Mercedes 450SEL parked in the driveway is just boring. If they do this car then it has to be hanging on the cliff with a Roger Moore figure about to kick it down. There are not many cars left that are exciting enough without a proper diorama. A boring car which you don't even remember from the film can still make a nice model if the diorama is done nicely (like the OHMSS Beetle). But a boring car which you don't remember from the film, done without figures or diorama, is still boring whether it's a inferior UH Anglia or a better quality Ixo Consul.
1) Is there only one wing mirror on this car? There seems not to be a second one as far as I can see.
2) Is this something I could repair myself? I'm presuming all it would involve would be sticking the prong on the wing mirror into a small hole in the car.
By the way, the car is still sealed inside the packaging. I don't want to remove it from the packaging until I determine whether or not I can fix the wing mirror myself.
Amen to that {[]
Exactly like I said a couple of pages back. If a background car is nicely done, a very good example is the Renault Fuego, it's more easy to "forgive" them for picking sutch a minor action vehicle.
True.
Now for an other suggestion of the "invisible" Vanquish:
Please, for the love of all that's holy, don't. If you want to have a car that you can't see that badly, just remove Jinx' thunderbird from the box and claim it's in there ^^
Now, for my "plausible" list of cars, all adapted from Diecast007's list:
- FRWL Chevy 1-Ton Stakebed Truck
Very cool, easy code-3 to "throw in" a Tanya figure.
- FRWL Kerim Bey's Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith
Another truly wonderfull car, wonderfull styling. If done like Goldfinger's one this could be a true gem.
- GF Merc 180 bad guys pursuit car
A classic, this hás to be done just for the sake of henchman-cars around the world!
- TB 1964 Lincoln Continental Lehmann-Peterson stretch limo
quite ease to do i'd think, and a good looking car .
- TB 1965 Lincoln Continental 4-door convertible (top up)*
same story, good looking automobile and not difficult to make.
- OHMSS Draco's Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow convertible
Hands down winner, what a car...
- DAF Ford LVPD police car (blue/white)
I have been waiting lóng for this one, would fine it quite awesome if it would make it.
- DAF 1971 Ford Thunderbird
That would be brilliant, imagine it just outside las vegas, with the trunk opened. You could just put in a Sean Connery figure and you've got yourself another great model!
- LALD 1973 Chevy Bel Air Louisiana State Police
Same story as with the DAF one.
- FYEO 1974 Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL
As explained by Rainer above.
- TLD Wales & Edwards Rangemaster Milk Float
Just for the sheer hell of it
- LTK Lincoln Mk. VII Coupe (Bond's rental car)
Good looking car, and as LTK is still underrepresented...
- LTK Dodge Ram Pickup
With the goons in the back this could be a fun one!
- GE UAZ-469B/UAZ-31512 4x4
i'd even dare to say it's "iconic" in the chase, but this cóuld be scrapped in exchange for a B23 car.
- TWINE Lada Niva
Another car wich, if done correctly, with the back open could be great.
- CR Ford Mondeo
What's there to say? I know there's a hatred against this car in Casino, but as a rental car it was a good choice, and it is one of the best looking cars in it's class...
and that leaves four spots for the cars of Daniel's third outing... Mission completed B-)
Hi!..You can turn it upside-down and slit around the card to remove the plastic box containing the car!,repair it! & the sellotape the card back up!!, therefore maintaining the card intact,if so desired.. -{ :007)
First things first, this model (no 78) is no longer available as a back issue so unless there is another batch being made, your model is going to get more scarce and probably more valuable, so I'd hang on to it even if you don't repair it. I may get shot down in flames here, but in my experience selling JBCC die-cast on eBay the outer vac-form packaging doesn't affect the value if not present or opened. There have been apparent factory rejects sold on eBay which are still sealed, so actually its safer buying ones that have been opened and checked by a reputable high-feedback seller. Personally, I'd open it up and fix it.
There's only one wing mirror on the model and it's come away, either pushing it back in or careful use of superglue usually works!
Please, light comments on this post only. Critical analysis is not welcome.
Yes. There is only one side mirror and you can just reattach with some Gorilla Glue or Permanent Loctite (or other cyanoacrylate-based glue). Good luck!
Sorry, should have specified heavy trucks vs. light trucks.
No, none that I know of. In fact, Vitesse just recently re-released its Messerschmitt bubble cars in a much nicer level of detail in case you're interested.
Not really a lack of familiarity so much as "directly competing with Oxford Diecast would not be cost-efficient." They produce a nice range of UK model cars, though. Maz is spot-on when he says you'd have to go to a diecast or hobby specialist to get them, however. They're quite big in Germany, France, Italy, and Spain, to give a few examples. And Ixo PremiumX, in particular, is beginning a pretty big shift to the US market.
Strange as this may sound, I think we're approaching the same problem/trying to get at the same thing merely by using different wording. UH could not keep pace, and I believe that has to do with financial reasons (i.e. they weren't set up to do what they did). Essentially, saying they lacked the resources is the same thing. I actually think we agree on this.
As far as not re-using the Citroen DS19 or Renault 4 moulds, I know they re-used the latter for a different partwork (La Route Bleue's hunting scene, I believe, has a UH car and not an Ixo one) and I think the DS19 was also re-used in LRB, though could be wrong and that car could be Norev or Ixo.
They are, but I'm not completely convinced they're running on overload to the point where figures have actually become impossible (except for the Daniel Craig films, for which it doesn't look like we'll see any figures). They're just doing it to save time and cut costs; they are actually capable of including figures, at the very least.
But therein lies the problem: if you're forced to choose between a scenario where you're getting literally NOTHING that's of good quality (the Anglia) vs. a car of very good quality with no figures and a weak diorama, which do you choose? It's not only a question I'm asking IF Fabbri fails to convince Ixo to include figures, but I also imagine this is Ixo's defense vs. Fabbri's complaints. Think hard before choosing, because if Ixo CAN'T be convinced, then these are your only two choices. Is a "nothing" offering from UH like the Anglia really of the same quality when Ixo AT LEAST can include a competently-made car (as was discussed regarding the Silver Shadow II where literally not one single model had a straight/correct Rolls-Royce hood ornament)? No. You can fault Ixo 6 ways from Sunday on their lack of figures and poor dioramas...the same as you can fault UH's last issues...but you can't accuse them of UH's car quality absolutely falling apart.
It's good to see the widespread support for the GF Merc 180D 'goon-car'. Hopefully if enough of us make a noise about it, we might actually get one!
Please, light comments on this post only. Critical analysis is not welcome.
Yes Eagle's race was a Universal Hobbies brand and included several really good cars incl a lovely Plymouth. But unlike IXO they have never kept a range of thier own going for any length of time.
I agree on Corgi they certainly make most JBCC cars look brilliant VFM. But then they have no production facilities of their own and are competing for the same production slots in China and sell in much smaller volumes so are going to be dearer.
Will be very interesting to see what #111 is on back of 110!
Googling it, I think Norev is the owner of the brand name. But then, we also know there's a lot of mould-sharing between Norev and Ixo...you are of course absolutely right about the Chinese companies...
After Vitesse (incl. the other brands in their stable like Onyx, City, Quartzo, La Storia, etc) went under in 2001 some of their moulds did end up with Ixo while the rest went to the company that had bought the rights to the name, Sun Star of Macau (the former Portugese territory across from Hong Kong). Sun Star has kept the old Vitesse website up as a reference point for collectors:
http://www.vitessegroup.com/
Sun Star now use the Vitesse brandname for their 1:43 range (mostly rally cars nowadays), while their other scales are sold as Sun Star.
I have an example of an Opel Kadett Coupe model from both the original Vitesse and the later Sun Star Vitesse and they are identical, apart from plinths and colours.
I would say UH is probably best known for their range of farm tractors in 1:16 and 1:32 scales - these have fairly regular new tooling releases, as a sort of upmarket challenger to Britains and Siku. The recent Hatchette partwork "Tractors and the World of Farming" used UH as the source of the 1:43 scale tractors supplied with the magazines. Not my cuppa tea, but each to their own! That partwork has apparently gone to 120 issues so there are clearly a lot of people who do like tractors!
UH also builds Revell AG's range of 1:18 scale diecast cars under contract, although the number of new tooling releases there has slowed down in recent years. While OK for what one pays, the Revells are certainly not premium models.
On the topic of backorders raised earlier, I picked up Issue #80 (GAZ Volga) yesterday. The unsold issues from the last few weeks here will no doubt soon be "repatriated" back to the UK so they might become available once again as backorders.
Whilst browsing the selection of Issue #79's at the newsagent a fortnight back I noticed the models had a mixture of date-marks of 2009 & 2010 on the outer packaging, so there were at least two production runs at UH for that QOS Range Rover Sport. This particular issue was released in the UK (retailers) in the second week of January 2010.
Thank you for the info.
That's very interesting. It shows that UH did at least have enough resources and money to keep making quality models from the same moulds, if not seriously altered ones. What do you make of it? I'd like to hear your take.
Since I'm still getting them doing one car per month/Bond 23, I literally think that for now, NOBODY knows what the last few issues might be! Which is pretty neat if you think about it.
I think as long as we think 'missing models they should have made' then hopefully we won't be too disappointed. I say 'too disappointed' because if what the IXO aficionados on the forum have to say is true, there probably won't be a return to the truly exceptional dioramas with figures as in the early issues. This is unfortunate for those of us more interested in the original James Bond car and James Bond display format promised by Fabbri, but Rainier was probably correct in his appraisal of the early manufacturing situation, whereby the real effort went into the first 40 or so and those standards are now hard to repeat, especially with the move away from UH. So, accepting the best has been and gone for the real JBCC fans here, having some of the missing cars to fill in the gaps is better than not having them at all, and I personally look forward to seeing them.
All I would say, is that whilst it's great that the series is continuing, many of us here clearly would like to see a little extra effort put into the diorama/figure side if there's a chance of it being made possible, whoever the manufacturer is. I agreed with Rainier's thoughts on the Merc 450SEL as an example:
"A nice Mercedes 450SEL parked in the driveway is just boring. If they do this car then it has to be hanging on the cliff with a Roger Moore figure about to kick it down."
We might not get the RM figure but I don't see why the car shouldn't be perched on a slant like the battered Citroen 2CV.
On the Corgi note, it would be great if they took some note of the early JBCC issues and applied it to their own Bond ranges. Now they have Lledo Vanguards plus the long-term Bond licensing connection, putting the two together could result in some very impressive 1/43 detailed models if they got their creative thumbs out. Possibly some collective 1/43 sets too, such as the GF Aston and Rolls at the golf club. Bearing in mind it was Corgi who started all this back in 1965 with the 261 gold DB5, it would be nice to see them shake off the dusty cobwebs and regain some past glories
I seriously doubt if there would have been the same depth of consumer interest in these models as there has been without the dioramas. It's what makes them special. If they'd been on museum plinths in plain boxes (yawn) I wouldn't have gone beyond collecting the truly well known vehicles, and I bet I'm not alone in that.
Maybe, if Fabbri are watching, we should go beyond the 'wish list' and start suggesting diorama themes like Rainier did. In terms of the GF Merc 180D, I'd like to see it matched up to the DB5 about to smack into the packing crates (issue 25), portrayed pretty much as it's seen in the background card, complete with 'bad guys' inside. To me, it's another attraction of the diorama aspect, when two dioramas from the same scene link two models together.
On the binder topic, unless you're holding out for JBCC liveried binders, there are plain A4 binders available on eBay. These are the conventional binders you'd receive with most partworks, not the loose leaf things.
Thinking about it - where IXO have the moulds already to make the vehicles such as UAZ, MB 180 etc. they will not have too much to do to get ready for production so maybe in that case some figures and/or diorama is not an unrealistic expectation.
I wouldnt be surprised if we find out what is coming next in small groups as final production details are settled.
And even though I am no a subscriber I think you deserve a special and some of the suggestions seem rather good since it could be something very bond and not even a car.
I think the Corgi Vanguards models are good VFM themselves, when compared to the likes of Norev or Minichamps. With the Ford Capri Mk.3 one could do a direct comparison between Vanguards, Minichamps, Norev and Ixo as they have all done this model in 1:43. Unfortunately I don't have the Norev ... yet
I have purchased an example of each Vanguards new tool for the past four years or so. Some Vanguards models are definitely better finished than others, though - I would put the Triumph TR4 as the best one of the past year or so, partly because it has what so many other Vanguards lack, a decent interior.
Vanguards' most recent 1:43 best seller was the Ford Cortina Mk.IV, which was unsurprisingly far better than UH's equivalent 1977 Ford Taunus for the JBCC (Issue #75), but also IMO better than Ixo's 1980 Ford Taunus from a few years ago.
The clincher for me when it comes to Corgi Vanguards, though - they are all RHD
It seems the producers of the collection are indeed listening to us - thanks! If there is some sort of vote for the invisible Vanquish, I would vote for it - it really has never been done so far, so would be a fun piece. VW made a promotional clear plastic New Beetle in the late 90s which looked pretty good, and the same technique would work for the Vanish / Vanquish. Minichamps made a Stone Golf a while back, which shows there is a market for the more unusual pieces.
The final point is that of course we would like them all to be accurate and well finished.
Well, I think this may qualifiy as a genuine exclusive this time - it's the letter from Fabbri that will be included in issues 108 and 109 .... Straight from my "friend" in GE Fabbri! B-)
"When we announced that The James Bond Car Collection
was coming to an end at Issue 110 we were met with an
unprecedented response. There have been countless requests
for specific models that many thought had to be included as
part of the collection for it be complete. We are delighted
to announce that the collection will be extended so we
can include the most demanded models. These models will
include Locque’s Mercedes 450 SEL from For Your Eyes Only,
the laser-carrying Dodge M-43 ambulance from Goldfinger,
the VAZ-2106 from GoldenEye and several more besides.
The publication date for Issue 111 will be 5th October
2011, and then subsequent issues will revert to a fortnightly
schedule. If you subscribe, there is no need to do anything,
your issues will still be delivered straight to your door.
Once again, thank you for your valued custom and we hope
that you continue to enjoy The James Bond Car Collection."
Nice one, Kissy Suzuki
Can't wait to see the M-43! - It's going to need a big box, mind. ......And it looks like D110 has managed to get his VAZ
Locque's Mercedes-Benz 450SEL and the Dodge M43 (with laser) are not surprising and I look forward to both! The VAZ-2106 IS a little surprising (would've thought they'd have chosen the UAZ-469B/UAZ-31512), but nonetheless a great choice! The mould will be re-used, I'm sure: Ixo has done a plain sedan for the USSR AvtoLegende collection, though a police version would be terrific (and doubtless sell well in Russia...it saw service in the Militsia GAI/GIBDD/GAI again throughout the 1990's). Also, Ixo did make a Dodge 6x6 Weapons Carrier for Atlas, I believe. Too large for the ambulance, certainly, but you can get the wheels and pretty much everything fore of the A-pillar from that mould.
"The publication date for Issue 111 will be 5th October
2011, and then subsequent issues will revert to a fortnightly
schedule."
I guess my source was wrong. Still, that is surprising considering how badly they wanted to reach Bond 23. If they schedule it that way, they COULD squeeze in Bond's car when the trailers start coming out...
Issues 112 & 113: Early November
Issues 114 & 115: Early December
Issues 116 & 117: Early January 2012
Issues 118 & 119: Early February 2012
Issues 120 & 121: Early March 2012
Issues 122 & 123: Early April 2012
Issues 124 & 125: Early May 2012
Issues 126 & 127: Early June 2012
Issues 128 & 129: Early July 2012
Issue 130: Early August 2012 (to be fair, they'll probably have the first trailer out by then)
Unless they decide to take a one month hiatus or something, anyway, which is entirely possible. Or if Ixo suddenly becomes "slow" and starts tacking on a week here and there to allow for proper production and then reverting to normal scheduling...which is more than just possible; it's probable as Ixo showed us each time they released a car in this collection. But then, if Bond has a car, it will probably be shown in the first or second trailer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNKbAHWThCk
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