It looks as though IMCDb may be using some form of dynamic addressing for images nowadays, possibly to prevent hotlinking - anyways, the intended photo is the main one of the FRWL Ford Ranch Wagon page at IMCDb (the 2-door at the level crossing): http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_18804-Ford-Ranch-Wagon-1960.html
Seems to me the solution to this over-size ornament issue is not to file them to size but rather to file them off )
Couldn't agree more - if the ornaments bother anyone, get some nail clippers and snip them off. The rest of the model is great. If one is looking for accuracy in a model, or indeed perfection, surely the answer is to put your hand in your wallet and pay the necessary money. I'm talking about £30-£50 for the likes of Minichamps and Spark for instance. By comparison, the JBCC are pocket-money cars that have individual presentation bases, backgrounds (and sometimes figures) included in the price, it's unrealistic to expect too much of them.
It looks as though IMCDb may be using some form of dynamic addressing for images nowadays, possibly to prevent hotlinking - anyways, the intended photo is the main one of the FRWL Ford Ranch Wagon page at IMCDb (the 2-door at the level crossing): http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_18804-Ford-Ranch-Wagon-1960.html
Seems to me the solution to this over-size ornament issue is not to file them to size but rather to file them off )
Couldn't agree more - if the ornaments bother anyone, get some nail clippers and snip them off. The rest of the model is great. If one is looking for accuracy in a model, or indeed perfection, surely the answer is to put your hand in your wallet and pay the necessary money. I'm talking about £30-£50 for the likes of Minichamps and Spark for instance. By comparison, the JBCC are pocket-money cars that have individual presentation bases, backgrounds (and sometimes figures) included in the price, it's unrealistic to expect too much of them.
Hello all
As you were so polite about some of my unofficial JBCC cars a few weeks ago, I thought I'd post pictures of some more that I've done.
These are brilliant; hadn't even considered the non-canon films weren't included until you posted these.
May I as what you used for the milk float? Though 1/43 would be too small, replicating the prop from the film has been a pet project of mine for some time now.
The Minor and the Ford Wagon have arrived; they seem OK although the Ford arrived damaged; the body is barely attached to the baseplate; I will call for a replacement.
I agree that if it is all over, a gadget-free TLD Vantage would be a good model to end on, probably one I would buy two examples of.
I saw Skyfall. I watched it with this collection partly in mind; the much-photographed scene with the blue VW Beetle and the Defender clearly ended up on the cutting room floor. The Beetle does appear, but not quite in that way.
The Skyfall cars should be: (with some attempt at not giving the plot away although I think most here will know it)
Defender : Eve (who is a much better character than I expected, think Strawberry Fields type personality)
DB5 : Perhaps during the first part of the action scene at Skyfall IE a few bullet holes on the nose.
Discovery 4 Police Car : Bad guy Silva's car
Jaguar XJL : M's car. It features quite heavily
Audi A5 Coupe : Car chase
Apart from that, there are a load of Evoques parked in one scene, and a Transit Police car, and a 2012 or thereabouts Range Rover. Not much more.
Weird that we do indeed see a Discovery 4, then...but yet, it's "as driven by Eve in Istanbul" and has been on every list. Since you already mentioned that Eve drives a Defender, would it happen to be a Defender 110 (the UH casting) and Eaglemoss gave it the wrong name (wouldn't be the first time for either Ixo or UH)? Or perhaps Ixo did another issue? Very confusing.
Weird that we do indeed see a Discovery 4, then...but yet, it's "as driven by Eve in Istanbul" and has been on every list. Since you already mentioned that Eve drives a Defender, would it happen to be a Defender 110 (the UH casting) and Eaglemoss gave it the wrong name (wouldn't be the first time for either Ixo or UH)? Or perhaps Ixo did another issue? Very confusing.
The Landy driven by Eve is one of these - a 110 double cab pick up - I don't think it would be giving anything away to say its role in the movie is lengthy and dynamic, an EXTREMELY important vehicle in Skyfall
Weird that we do indeed see a Discovery 4, then...but yet, it's "as driven by Eve in Istanbul" and has been on every list. Since you already mentioned that Eve drives a Defender, would it happen to be a Defender 110 (the UH casting) and Eaglemoss gave it the wrong name (wouldn't be the first time for either Ixo or UH)? Or perhaps Ixo did another issue? Very confusing.
The Landy driven by Eve is one of these - a 110 double cab pick up - I don't think it would be giving anything away to say its role in the movie is lengthy and dynamic, an EXTREMELY important vehicle in Skyfall
In that case, I'm betting UH does this one; they could VERY easily reuse the Carabinieri version's mould.
Weird that we do indeed see a Discovery 4, then...but yet, it's "as driven by Eve in Istanbul" and has been on every list. Since you already mentioned that Eve drives a Defender, would it happen to be a Defender 110 (the UH casting) and Eaglemoss gave it the wrong name (wouldn't be the first time for either Ixo or UH)? Or perhaps Ixo did another issue? Very confusing.
The Landy driven by Eve is one of these - a 110 double cab pick up - I don't think it would be giving anything away to say its role in the movie is lengthy and dynamic, an EXTREMELY important vehicle in Skyfall
In that case, I'm betting UH does this one; they could VERY easily reuse the Carabinieri version's mould.
I just hope they get the bonnet right this time! And if the Defender is shown in the manner in which it appears in at the end of its screentime, it could potentially be one of the JBCC's best models I reckon. Those who've seen the movie will know what I'm talking about, but for anyone who hasn't seen it and ISN'T fussed about spoilers, see the pic link below:
Got the Morris Minor 1000 today. Someone was wondering about the bottom; it's a fairly typical, Ixo-for-Altaya type bottom (if you know what I mean by that) where it just says, in Ixo's usual font, "Morris Minor 1000 Convertible", "1/43", and "Made in China". The little stand [thing that holds the screws] on which it came is also typical Ixo in shape, although cast in gray plastic.
Not sure why Ixo would do a Minor, although looking at the folded down top in real life, it looks exponentially better than in the photos. Paint it black or dark blue with black trim if it bothers you; the actual dimensions are not incorrect. Interestingly (and quite surprisingly), the hood is a seperately applied plastic part. Perhaps Ixo's been contacted by someone regarding another partwork involving British cars?
Got the Morris Minor 1000 today. Someone was wondering about the bottom; it's a fairly typical, Ixo-for-Altaya type bottom (if you know what I mean by that) where it just says, in Ixo's usual font, "Morris Minor 1000 Convertible", "1/43", and "Made in China". The little stand [thing that holds the screws] on which it came is also typical Ixo in shape, although cast in gray plastic.
Not sure why Ixo would do a Minor, although looking at the folded down top in real life, it looks exponentially better than in the photos. Paint it black or dark blue with black trim if it bothers you; the actual dimensions are not incorrect. Interestingly (and quite surprisingly), the hood is a seperately applied plastic part.
Perhaps Ixo's been contacted by someone regarding another partwork involving British cars?
Oddly enough I have a light blue Ford Anglia 105E by Ixo in a partwork packaging named "Classic British Cars". It's on that standard plinth with a tyre-tread pattern tampo'ed onto a slightly angled base that Ixo uses so often for the rally car partworks.
I have also seen on eBay a red Jaguar Mk.2 3.8 in the same packaging, as well as a BRGreen MGB Roadster which looks as though it might be part of the same series ... both obviously Ixo models ... but apart from that I've not been able to discover anything else about this "Classic British Cars" partwork. A Morris Minor would have fitted right in with that series, though.
Oddly enough I have a light blue Ford Anglia 105E by Ixo in a partwork packaging named "Classic British Cars". It's on that standard plinth with a tyre-tread pattern tampo'ed onto a slightly angled base that Ixo uses so often for the rally car partworks.
I have also seen on eBay a red Jaguar Mk.2 3.8 in the same packaging, as well as a BRGreen MGB Roadster which looks as though it might be part of the same series ... both obviously Ixo models ... but apart from that I've not been able to discover anything else about this "Classic British Cars" partwork. A Morris Minor would have fitted right in with that series, though.
Actually, what I was thinking of was if they don't try a British version of La Route Bleue. After all, they have their figure-maker back and have been doing diorama bases they can now use. Heck, they could even re-use some of the LRB moulds.
Oddly enough I have a light blue Ford Anglia 105E by Ixo in a partwork packaging named "Classic British Cars". It's on that standard plinth with a tyre-tread pattern tampo'ed onto a slightly angled base that Ixo uses so often for the rally car partworks.
I have also seen on eBay a red Jaguar Mk.2 3.8 in the same packaging, as well as a BRGreen MGB Roadster which looks as though it might be part of the same series ... both obviously Ixo models ... but apart from that I've not been able to discover anything else about this "Classic British Cars" partwork. A Morris Minor would have fitted right in with that series, though.
Actually, what I was thinking of was if they don't try a British version of La Route Bleue. After all, they have their figure-maker back and have been doing diorama bases they can now use. Heck, they could even re-use some of the LRB moulds.
I think a Brit version of 'La Route Bleue' would work provided figures and dioramas are included to make something very special in how the cars are presented, not just models in plain boxes. I think the UK market is just too over saturated with ordinary models of the 'usual suspects' - E-Types, MGBs, Anglias, Minis etc. for people to be interested otherwise. That was my bug with the Minor, the world and his wife has made models of it for the UK market in every conceivable size and quality. Hell, you can even buy knitted wool versions (google 'Knitted Morris Minor' if anyone doesn't believe me). The JBCC Minor needed figures and a much more detailed diorama to make it more than what's been available to UK buyers for years.
I would really like to see a 'Route 66' US cars part-work with figures and dioramas, but realise I may be in a minority in the UK with that one. So, perhaps a UK 'Route Bleue' would be more popular (maybe they could call it 'The Milton Keynes Bypass' ).
Failing that, why don't they just run the 'La Route Bleue' part-work itself in the UK? There are many fans of 'Euro-tin' and all things French here so I wouldn't mind betting it would sell a lot better than the part-work men in suits think.
I think a Brit version of 'La Route Bleue' would work provided figures and dioramas are included to make something very special in how the cars are presented, not just models in plain boxes. I think the UK market is just too over saturated with ordinary models of the 'usual suspects' - E-Types, MGBs, Anglias, Minis etc. for people to be interested otherwise.
That's my point, though. Why else would they bother moulding on a plastic grille with what appears to be an engine bay (although no engine) under it unless they were planning on using it in another partwork? France has likewise been inundated, but LRB flew off the shelves. Use LRB as a starting point, but make the dioramas more appropriate for the British market. For example, instead of a Simca Trianon broken down with the hood up in the middle of a road, why not use a Morris Minor? After all, the Minor's detractors would probably get a kick out of a broken-down Morris Minor with its hood up. Other dioramas could be used by "British-izing" the figures (i.e. converting Gendarmes into police constables), storefronts, situations, and dioramas in general from LRB as well as the cars. LRB was almost 100% re-used moulds and flew off the shelves. It also had one bonus that the JBCC never had: figures standing or sitting outside the cars. I don't think a partwork such as this would replace the JBCC, but for those who like dioramas, LRB is still king and producing a "British LRB" might fill some (at least for some people) of the void left by the JBCC. Further, you likely would see some new cars: Ixo is developing a few Humbers for the Polish partwork (Wladyslaw Gomulka loved them), for just one example, plus you'd undoubtedly see some normally-LHD European cars in RHD.
I think a Brit version of 'La Route Bleue' would work provided figures and dioramas are included to make something very special in how the cars are presented, not just models in plain boxes. I think the UK market is just too over saturated with ordinary models of the 'usual suspects' - E-Types, MGBs, Anglias, Minis etc. for people to be interested otherwise.
That's my point, though. Why else would they bother moulding on a plastic grille with what appears to be an engine bay (although no engine) under it unless they were planning on using it in another partwork? France has likewise been inundated, but LRB flew off the shelves. Use LRB as a starting point, but make the dioramas more appropriate for the British market. For example, instead of a Simca Trianon broken down with the hood up in the middle of a road, why not use a Morris Minor? After all, the Minor's detractors would probably get a kick out of a broken-down Morris Minor with its hood up. Other dioramas could be used by "British-izing" the figures (i.e. converting Gendarmes into police constables), storefronts, situations, and dioramas in general from LRB as well as the cars. LRB was almost 100% re-used moulds and flew off the shelves. It also had one bonus that the JBCC never had: figures standing or sitting outside the cars. I don't think a partwork such as this would replace the JBCC, but for those who like dioramas, LRB is still king and producing a "British LRB" might fill some (at least for some people) of the void left by the JBCC. Further, you likely would see some new cars: Ixo is developing a few Humbers for the Polish partwork (Wladyslaw Gomulka loved them), for just one example, plus you'd undoubtedly see some normally-LHD European cars in RHD.
If a British LRB was produced in the way you suggest, I think it would do very well indeed, not just here in the UK but probably in mainland Europe, Australia, SA and The USA & Canada too. The 60's was the heyday of picturesque British countryside, towns and villages as well as vehicles - the chocolate box vision that most foreign tourists expect when they come here, but is now largely gone, so if a Brit LRB reflected that era it could be brilliant. As you might have picked up on, I don't like Morris Minors very much, but even I would buy a model of one with its bonnet up, being attended to by an AA or RAC guy in a 60's village setting. (The JBCC Minor appears to have a gap around the bonnet suggesting a separate casting, so I assume it will be an opening feature at some point in another series - it would be interesting to open one up and see if 'hinges' have been moulded in underneath it)
A British LRB series could certainly have some of the existing LRB Euro vehicles included - Scotland has always been a huge tourist attraction for French visitors so a Renault Dauphine or Caravelle/Floride shown in a Scottish glen would absolutely believable, as would a Citroen DS in London for instance.
An Ixo Humber would be very welcome. It's one of the die-cast 'lost in the Bermuda Triangle' cars, a well known and much admired vehicle that consistently gets overlooked by decent modern manufacturers, just like the Ford Corsair amongst several others. Bring it on!
I think that the IXO Minor has been derived from the large scale Sun Star model (which may be made for them by IXO for all I know) which has opening everything so maybe that is why lines are like that...
A UK "High Roads" collection - maybe old A1 for example - might well be popular though you need to remember that adjusting the route bleu prices - which were always substantially higher than car only part works - for time moving on it may be £14.99 a part...... As Movie Car Fan said if you used scenes from old Shell Motoring films with lots of nostagic old fashioned road signs etc the nostalgia market would be substantial
The figures need to be improved as well!! 1/43 scale would be nice not a scale 8 feet tall as I worked out one of the Gendarmes to be in one part....
I know that someone did get makers to do test shots at one time for a British classics series - that is where Hongwell Rover, Herald, Escort etc. came from. But they didn't go ahead.
If some one does do this series then maybe we should get free parts for doing their marketing thinking for them!!!
just like the Ford Corsair amongst several others.
I'm still relying on my Dinky Toys one from the early 1960's. Uh, Ixo (or Oxford or Vanguards or frankly anyone), would you mind making a Ford Corsair, preferably two-door since it looked really cool? Thanks!
I think that the IXO Minor has been derived from the large scale Sun Star model (which may be made for them by IXO for all I know) which has opening everything so maybe that is why lines are like that...
Possible, although why they would bother replicating what appears to be an engine bay (I can't get the hood off; the pegs seem to be too small and fragile) in addition to a hood is quite odd, even if that's the case. However, I do NOT put Ixo cooperating with Sun Star beyond them; after all, Sun Star did the Ist Models 1/18 scale Ladas, I believe.
A UK "High Roads" collection - maybe old A1 for example - might well be popular though you need to remember that adjusting the route bleu prices - which were always substantially higher than car only part works - for time moving on it may be £14.99 a part...... As Movie Car Fan said if you used scenes from old Shell Motoring films with lots of nostagic old fashioned road signs etc the nostalgia market would be substantial
Seeing as one can get an LRB diorama for about 11-12 GBP (cheapest I'm able to find on eBay if one includes UK shipping), I wouldn't be surprised to see people putting down a few extra Pounds to get a British car.
The figures need to be improved as well!! 1/43 scale would be nice not a scale 8 feet tall as I worked out one of the Gendarmes to be in one part....
I agree. However, seeing as they were able to get the figures down to 1/43 (roughly) for the Lada Nova 2105 1200, Chevy Bel Air, and Dodge Ram D150 using the same figure company (literally the same painting and sculpting, but noticeably downsized), I don't think it's impossible.
I know that someone did get makers to do test shots at one time for a British classics series - that is where Hongwell Rover, Herald, Escort etc. came from. But they didn't go ahead.
I wonder...was this just as Vanguards was going through its "new moulds" period or Oxford Diecast coming onto the scene?
If some one does do this series then maybe we should get free parts for doing their marketing thinking for them!!!
I'll take a Ford Corsair!
Oh, and Imran (not too bad a name; best Pakistani cricketer and also my latest girlfriend's dad's name), welcome to the complete and total chaos that is this thread! Nice start to a collection and enjoy!
just like the Ford Corsair amongst several others.
I'm still relying on my Dinky Toys one from the early 1960's. Uh, Ixo (or Oxford or Vanguards or frankly anyone), would you mind making a Ford Corsair, preferably two-door since it looked really cool? Thanks!
I bought these at a classic car show I think they are Cararama. My grandfather owned a cream as did my Father the red one both in the late sixties early 70's. I think they retail about £4.99
Imranbecks - thanks for posting the pics, it's interesting to see these 1.36 models in detail like that. Enjoy Skyfall, I thought it was definitely a worthy follow-up to QOS
just like the Ford Corsair amongst several others.
I'm still relying on my Dinky Toys one from the early 1960's. Uh, Ixo (or Oxford or Vanguards or frankly anyone), would you mind making a Ford Corsair, preferably two-door since it looked really cool? Thanks!
I bought these at a classic car show I think they are Cararama. My grandfather owned a cream as did my Father the red one both in the late sixties early 70's. I think they retail about £4.99
I bought one of these too, it seems to be the only current model of it available (bit of a toy really IMHO) and I thought it would have to suffice until the likes of Vanguards or Minichamps do a really good version of it - if they ever get round to it. My Dad drove a Corsair as well, in grey. He had Fords in the 60s as company cars and hated them, until he got a Mk2 Cortina 1600GT in the 70s which he was VERY happy with.
Lansdowne (Brooklin) also makes a four-door, by the way, but I'd honestly prefer a two-door version if I'm paying that kind of money for one. The Hongwell/Cararama versions seem solid enough; I don't particularly like the shutlines of the doors on the version with opening doors, but the one with closed doors certainly looks like a fair representation, at least. Then again, the "opening doors" version has much nicer wheels. Diecast007, since you have both the closed-door and open-door versions, would it be okay to see if the bases are capable of being swapped out? If so, I sense a Code 3 in the not-too-distant future.
EDIT: I'd also swap the windshields; the outlines of the wipers are integral to the windshield and you can unfortunately barely see them on the "closed doors" model.
Yes, Cararama/Hongwell have done the Corsair 2-door, first with opening doors and then with that feature deleted (same thing happened with their Capri Mk.1 mould). I have this Corsair model in red with opening doors and then in "Tuscan Yellow" and in "Amber Gold" with fixed doors (these latter two were made for and distributed by Oxford).
The white metal 4-door Corsair was a Minicar43 produced by Pathfinder. I would also like to see the Corsair die-casted by Vanguards (or Norev or someone in that league), but I would want the 4-door version. Yes, strange how some popular cars get passed over as subjects for models ... and others (like the Triumph Stag) are done by just about everyone!
Thanks for sharing the Corgi 1/36 pix, ImranBecks - I read on Corgi's Facebook page that another batch of those has been ordered from China after the first shipment sold out to pre-orders.
Thanks for sharing the Corgi 1/36 pix, ImranBecks - I read on Corgi's Facebook page that another batch of those has been ordered from China after the first shipment sold out to pre-orders.
No problem! I find it strange that its sold out at Corgi seeing as to a majority of Bond fans, the Skyfall DB5 Corgi released seems like a lazy release seeing as its the 50th Anniversary of Bond and there was nothing special about the car other than a remold of previous DB5's that Corgi has done.
The white metal 4-door Corsair was a Minicar43 produced by Pathfinder.
Shame it's almost double the price of the Lansdowne models (all-white LDM41 and all-black IPV19, the latter of which is a police car; there is a third one in two-tone red and black, but it was exclusive to the Lansdowne Collector's Club), else I would probably get it since the colors are about a million times nicer-looking and it also features left-hand drive, surprisingly.
Talking of Ford Corsairs, I came across this one for sale not so long ago. Just look at these beautiful photos, a perfect car and setting for a British LRB I reckon:
Back on topic, there was an advert for Bond movies on Sky just before the showing of Skyfall at my local cinema, which reminded me of this:
I can't remember if I've mentioned it before but it's well worth getting a copy of. It was made by the Top Gear TV programme a while back and features all the famous cars and chases up to Die Another Day. It crops up on eBay quite regularly:
Hongwell Corsair was made for a Norwegian? firm ModelArt or similar name and its worst fault apart from opening doors was the awful wheel hubs which were like buttons. Originally Ford only licenced it for that vendor/market only so it was only available on secondary market and then vanished for a while to turn up again in Oxford distributed Hongwell range more recently. Will check it out now doors are fixed and hopefully wheels better I'd never looked. My Dad had a 1500 Corsair and it had everything that could go wrong with it go wrong he eventually drove it to the dealers forecourt and dumped it in the middle of it. It was the last Ford he ever had.
The Corsair made by Brooklin as again for a foreign vendor and in very small numbers hence premium now but again not sure it was that good.
Corsair actually appeared as a background car several time in earlier Bond films... so there is a JBCC Connection...
Talking of Ford Corsairs, I came across this one for sale not so long ago. Just look at these beautiful photos, a perfect car and setting for a British LRB I reckon:
Back on topic, there was an advert for Bond movies on Sky just before the showing of Skyfall at my local cinema, which reminded me of this:
I can't remember if I've mentioned it before but it's well worth getting a copy of. It was made by the Top Gear TV programme a while back and features all the famous cars and chases up to Die Another Day. It crops up on eBay quite regularly:
Hopefully Top Gear might also release a DVD version of the Bond Cars Special that was screened a few days ago if we're lucky.
I have the DVD already some time. I can really recommand it. It is very nice to see.
The TopGear 50 years of James Bond Special you can already download. http://www.finalgear.com/shows/topgear/18/8/ here is the link. You can download it in standard defenition of HD!
The Corsair made by Brooklin as again for a foreign vendor and in very small numbers hence premium now but again not sure it was that good.
I thought the Minicar43 version was the one made for a Norwegian dealer in LHD? Certainly has Norwegian plates. Also, IPV19, the Corsair four-door police car, at least, was made for the British market based on looking at its cost compared to LDM41.
The hubcaps upon further research do seem pretty problematic regarding the "opening-door" Hongwell. Unfortunately, the closed door version also has issues; the hubcaps seem to be just chrome-colored disks. Any possible replacements (possibly by Ixo or even the UH JBCC Ford Anglia)?
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Couldn't agree more - if the ornaments bother anyone, get some nail clippers and snip them off. The rest of the model is great. If one is looking for accuracy in a model, or indeed perfection, surely the answer is to put your hand in your wallet and pay the necessary money. I'm talking about £30-£50 for the likes of Minichamps and Spark for instance. By comparison, the JBCC are pocket-money cars that have individual presentation bases, backgrounds (and sometimes figures) included in the price, it's unrealistic to expect too much of them.
Personally having the model they look fine .
These are brilliant; hadn't even considered the non-canon films weren't included until you posted these.
May I as what you used for the milk float? Though 1/43 would be too small, replicating the prop from the film has been a pet project of mine for some time now.
http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/CA001%20Bedford%20CA%20Milk%20Float.htm
I agree that if it is all over, a gadget-free TLD Vantage would be a good model to end on, probably one I would buy two examples of.
I saw Skyfall. I watched it with this collection partly in mind; the much-photographed scene with the blue VW Beetle and the Defender clearly ended up on the cutting room floor. The Beetle does appear, but not quite in that way.
The Skyfall cars should be: (with some attempt at not giving the plot away although I think most here will know it)
Defender : Eve (who is a much better character than I expected, think Strawberry Fields type personality)
DB5 : Perhaps during the first part of the action scene at Skyfall IE a few bullet holes on the nose.
Discovery 4 Police Car : Bad guy Silva's car
Jaguar XJL : M's car. It features quite heavily
Audi A5 Coupe : Car chase
Apart from that, there are a load of Evoques parked in one scene, and a Transit Police car, and a 2012 or thereabouts Range Rover. Not much more.
It's a pretty good film, I hope you all like it!
MH
The Landy driven by Eve is one of these - a 110 double cab pick up - I don't think it would be giving anything away to say its role in the movie is lengthy and dynamic, an EXTREMELY important vehicle in Skyfall
In that case, I'm betting UH does this one; they could VERY easily reuse the Carabinieri version's mould.
Absolutely right. The Unigate model. Still needs some touching up but doesn't look too bad at the moment.
I just hope they get the bonnet right this time! And if the Defender is shown in the manner in which it appears in at the end of its screentime, it could potentially be one of the JBCC's best models I reckon. Those who've seen the movie will know what I'm talking about, but for anyone who hasn't seen it and ISN'T fussed about spoilers, see the pic link below:
SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.luxurycarsnewengland.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/James-Bons-Skyfall-Land-Rover-Defender.png
Got the Morris Minor 1000 today. Someone was wondering about the bottom; it's a fairly typical, Ixo-for-Altaya type bottom (if you know what I mean by that) where it just says, in Ixo's usual font, "Morris Minor 1000 Convertible", "1/43", and "Made in China". The little stand [thing that holds the screws] on which it came is also typical Ixo in shape, although cast in gray plastic.
Not sure why Ixo would do a Minor, although looking at the folded down top in real life, it looks exponentially better than in the photos. Paint it black or dark blue with black trim if it bothers you; the actual dimensions are not incorrect. Interestingly (and quite surprisingly), the hood is a seperately applied plastic part. Perhaps Ixo's been contacted by someone regarding another partwork involving British cars?
I have also seen on eBay a red Jaguar Mk.2 3.8 in the same packaging, as well as a BRGreen MGB Roadster which looks as though it might be part of the same series ... both obviously Ixo models ... but apart from that I've not been able to discover anything else about this "Classic British Cars" partwork. A Morris Minor would have fitted right in with that series, though.
No problem.
Actually, what I was thinking of was if they don't try a British version of La Route Bleue. After all, they have their figure-maker back and have been doing diorama bases they can now use. Heck, they could even re-use some of the LRB moulds.
I think a Brit version of 'La Route Bleue' would work provided figures and dioramas are included to make something very special in how the cars are presented, not just models in plain boxes. I think the UK market is just too over saturated with ordinary models of the 'usual suspects' - E-Types, MGBs, Anglias, Minis etc. for people to be interested otherwise. That was my bug with the Minor, the world and his wife has made models of it for the UK market in every conceivable size and quality. Hell, you can even buy knitted wool versions (google 'Knitted Morris Minor' if anyone doesn't believe me). The JBCC Minor needed figures and a much more detailed diorama to make it more than what's been available to UK buyers for years.
I would really like to see a 'Route 66' US cars part-work with figures and dioramas, but realise I may be in a minority in the UK with that one. So, perhaps a UK 'Route Bleue' would be more popular (maybe they could call it 'The Milton Keynes Bypass'
Failing that, why don't they just run the 'La Route Bleue' part-work itself in the UK? There are many fans of 'Euro-tin' and all things French here so I wouldn't mind betting it would sell a lot better than the part-work men in suits think.
That's my point, though. Why else would they bother moulding on a plastic grille with what appears to be an engine bay (although no engine) under it unless they were planning on using it in another partwork? France has likewise been inundated, but LRB flew off the shelves. Use LRB as a starting point, but make the dioramas more appropriate for the British market. For example, instead of a Simca Trianon broken down with the hood up in the middle of a road, why not use a Morris Minor? After all, the Minor's detractors would probably get a kick out of a broken-down Morris Minor with its hood up. Other dioramas could be used by "British-izing" the figures (i.e. converting Gendarmes into police constables), storefronts, situations, and dioramas in general from LRB as well as the cars. LRB was almost 100% re-used moulds and flew off the shelves. It also had one bonus that the JBCC never had: figures standing or sitting outside the cars. I don't think a partwork such as this would replace the JBCC, but for those who like dioramas, LRB is still king and producing a "British LRB" might fill some (at least for some people) of the void left by the JBCC. Further, you likely would see some new cars: Ixo is developing a few Humbers for the Polish partwork (Wladyslaw Gomulka loved them), for just one example, plus you'd undoubtedly see some normally-LHD European cars in RHD.
If a British LRB was produced in the way you suggest, I think it would do very well indeed, not just here in the UK but probably in mainland Europe, Australia, SA and The USA & Canada too. The 60's was the heyday of picturesque British countryside, towns and villages as well as vehicles - the chocolate box vision that most foreign tourists expect when they come here, but is now largely gone, so if a Brit LRB reflected that era it could be brilliant. As you might have picked up on, I don't like Morris Minors very much, but even I would buy a model of one with its bonnet up, being attended to by an AA or RAC guy in a 60's village setting. (The JBCC Minor appears to have a gap around the bonnet suggesting a separate casting, so I assume it will be an opening feature at some point in another series - it would be interesting to open one up and see if 'hinges' have been moulded in underneath it)
A British LRB series could certainly have some of the existing LRB Euro vehicles included - Scotland has always been a huge tourist attraction for French visitors so a Renault Dauphine or Caravelle/Floride shown in a Scottish glen would absolutely believable, as would a Citroen DS in London for instance.
An Ixo Humber would be very welcome. It's one of the die-cast 'lost in the Bermuda Triangle' cars, a well known and much admired vehicle that consistently gets overlooked by decent modern manufacturers, just like the Ford Corsair amongst several others. Bring it on!
A UK "High Roads" collection - maybe old A1 for example - might well be popular though you need to remember that adjusting the route bleu prices - which were always substantially higher than car only part works - for time moving on it may be £14.99 a part...... As Movie Car Fan said if you used scenes from old Shell Motoring films with lots of nostagic old fashioned road signs etc the nostalgia market would be substantial
The figures need to be improved as well!! 1/43 scale would be nice not a scale 8 feet tall as I worked out one of the Gendarmes to be in one part....
I know that someone did get makers to do test shots at one time for a British classics series - that is where Hongwell Rover, Herald, Escort etc. came from. But they didn't go ahead.
If some one does do this series then maybe we should get free parts for doing their marketing thinking for them!!!
Here are some more photos I took of the car as well as some comparison shots between the CR DB5 and the SF DB5....
Corgi 1/36 Skyfall Aston Martin DB5 by imranbecks, on Flickr
Corgi 1/36 Skyfall Aston Martin DB5 by imranbecks, on Flickr
Corgi 1/36 Skyfall Aston Martin DB5 by imranbecks, on Flickr
Corgi 1/36 Skyfall Aston Martin DB5 by imranbecks, on Flickr
Corgi 1/36 Skyfall Aston Martin DB5 by imranbecks, on Flickr
Corgi 1/36 Skyfall Aston Martin DB5 by imranbecks, on Flickr
Untitled by imranbecks, on Flickr
Untitled by imranbecks, on Flickr
12 more hours and I'm off to go see Skyfall at IMAX... Can't wait!
I'm still relying on my Dinky Toys one from the early 1960's. Uh, Ixo (or Oxford or Vanguards or frankly anyone), would you mind making a Ford Corsair, preferably two-door since it looked really cool? Thanks!
Possible, although why they would bother replicating what appears to be an engine bay (I can't get the hood off; the pegs seem to be too small and fragile) in addition to a hood is quite odd, even if that's the case. However, I do NOT put Ixo cooperating with Sun Star beyond them; after all, Sun Star did the Ist Models 1/18 scale Ladas, I believe.
Seeing as one can get an LRB diorama for about 11-12 GBP (cheapest I'm able to find on eBay if one includes UK shipping), I wouldn't be surprised to see people putting down a few extra Pounds to get a British car.
I agree. However, seeing as they were able to get the figures down to 1/43 (roughly) for the Lada Nova 2105 1200, Chevy Bel Air, and Dodge Ram D150 using the same figure company (literally the same painting and sculpting, but noticeably downsized), I don't think it's impossible.
I wonder...was this just as Vanguards was going through its "new moulds" period or Oxford Diecast coming onto the scene?
I'll take a Ford Corsair!
Oh, and Imran (not too bad a name; best Pakistani cricketer and also my latest girlfriend's dad's name), welcome to the complete and total chaos that is this thread! Nice start to a collection and enjoy!
I bought these at a classic car show I think they are Cararama. My grandfather owned a cream as did my Father the red one both in the late sixties early 70's. I think they retail about £4.99
I bought one of these too, it seems to be the only current model of it available (bit of a toy really IMHO) and I thought it would have to suffice until the likes of Vanguards or Minichamps do a really good version of it - if they ever get round to it. My Dad drove a Corsair as well, in grey. He had Fords in the 60s as company cars and hated them, until he got a Mk2 Cortina 1600GT in the 70s which he was VERY happy with.
EDIT: I'd also swap the windshields; the outlines of the wipers are integral to the windshield and you can unfortunately barely see them on the "closed doors" model.
The white metal 4-door Corsair was a Minicar43 produced by Pathfinder. I would also like to see the Corsair die-casted by Vanguards (or Norev or someone in that league), but I would want the 4-door version. Yes, strange how some popular cars get passed over as subjects for models ... and others (like the Triumph Stag) are done by just about everyone!
Thanks for sharing the Corgi 1/36 pix, ImranBecks - I read on Corgi's Facebook page that another batch of those has been ordered from China after the first shipment sold out to pre-orders.
No problem! I find it strange that its sold out at Corgi seeing as to a majority of Bond fans, the Skyfall DB5 Corgi released seems like a lazy release seeing as its the 50th Anniversary of Bond and there was nothing special about the car other than a remold of previous DB5's that Corgi has done.
Shame it's almost double the price of the Lansdowne models (all-white LDM41 and all-black IPV19, the latter of which is a police car; there is a third one in two-tone red and black, but it was exclusive to the Lansdowne Collector's Club), else I would probably get it since the colors are about a million times nicer-looking and it also features left-hand drive, surprisingly.
http://www.classicperformanceford.com/Ford_Corsair_1970_ANY432H/page01.htm
Back on topic, there was an advert for Bond movies on Sky just before the showing of Skyfall at my local cinema, which reminded me of this:
I can't remember if I've mentioned it before but it's well worth getting a copy of. It was made by the Top Gear TV programme a while back and features all the famous cars and chases up to Die Another Day. It crops up on eBay quite regularly:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/James-Bond-007-Car-Chases-Top-Gear-Rare-DVD-/170932746359?pt=UK_CDsDVDs_DVDs_DVDs_GL&hash=item27cc62b877
Hopefully Top Gear might also release a DVD version of the Bond Cars Special that was screened a few days ago if we're lucky.
The Corsair made by Brooklin as again for a foreign vendor and in very small numbers hence premium now but again not sure it was that good.
Corsair actually appeared as a background car several time in earlier Bond films... so there is a JBCC Connection...
I have the DVD already some time. I can really recommand it. It is very nice to see.
The TopGear 50 years of James Bond Special you can already download.
http://www.finalgear.com/shows/topgear/18/8/ here is the link. You can download it in standard defenition of HD!
I thought the Minicar43 version was the one made for a Norwegian dealer in LHD? Certainly has Norwegian plates. Also, IPV19, the Corsair four-door police car, at least, was made for the British market based on looking at its cost compared to LDM41.
The hubcaps upon further research do seem pretty problematic regarding the "opening-door" Hongwell. Unfortunately, the closed door version also has issues; the hubcaps seem to be just chrome-colored disks. Any possible replacements (possibly by Ixo or even the UH JBCC Ford Anglia)?