You forgot the CR Aston Martin DBS, and if I add all the numbers I end up at 140 (without the CR DBS!). How is this possible? Are you listing cars not in the collection? Mind you, I didn't check every car to see if they're in the collection, so maybe I'm missing your point...
I don't think I forgot it; I think I added it to CR by mistake! ;%
However, I also added in all the promos, so that would explain the number.
I think you made a mistake again! I said you forgot the CR Aston Martin DBS, and you say you think you added it to CR by mistake. So to which movie DID you add it by mistake? And, including the three vehicles only sent out to subscribers, that still only makes 138 verhicles, not 140 (or 141)...
I count 136 on DB110's list, meaning two are missing, namely the Alfa Romeo GTV from OP and (the Daimler Super 8 from QOS which is wrongly given to CR, which in turn is missing the Aston Martin DBS).
Model totals by film (138 in total):
7 :DN
5 :FRWL
11 :GF
7 :TB
3 :YOLT
6 :OHMSS
5 :DAF
8 :LALD
4 :TMWTGG
5 :TSWLM
5 :MR
7 :FYEO
9 :OP
6 :AVTAK
8 :TLD
3 :LTK
6 :GE
3 :TND
5 :TWINE
7 :DAD
7 :CR
9 :QOS
2 :SF
EDIT: By the way, interesting how many QoS wound up with, eh?
That's the real shame in the series ending at 135. Along with all of the suggestions on our 'wish list', there could quite easily have been the same number of Skyfall related models as Quantum (9), potentially taking it to the next Bond movie and beyond. Apparently Skyfall has become the highest grossing movie of all time in the UK so it looks like Eaglemoss may have well and truly dropped the ball if they're only producing two cars. Personally, I think another company should take over the JBCC with all of its Bond licencing and carry on with it - a JBCC 'Series Two' if you will.
Oh come on, there is no more money to be made from this series! And it does have to end at some point. I think it's high time - no more Bond related vehicles left.
Oh come on, there is no more money to be made from this series! And it does have to end at some point. I think it's high time - no more Bond related vehicles left.
Of course there is ! This collection could go on for many more issues. There are some very important exclusions including cars and other vehicles. I agree with MCF if this is indeed the last few issues Eaglemoss have dropped the ball both undermining a very successful part work collection and their own business
Oh come on, there is no more money to be made from this series! And it does have to end at some point. I think it's high time - no more Bond related vehicles left.
Bearing in mind most of the vehicles post issue 110 have been largely car-centric rather than Bond, it depends on just how well those have been selling as to whether there is more money in the series, assuming most 'future' issues would also be mostly car-centric. At this stage in the JBCC I would have thought most of us are using the Bond aspect as an excuse to collect unusual, rarely seen models at a decent price, since all of the really well-known Bond cars were issued long ago. I for one would be happy to continue buying into the series as long as anybody provides it. No-one is forcing me to buy them, so the choice to give up on the JBCC and spend my money elsewhere has been there since issue no. 1.
Check out the wish list, look on IMCDb, go see Skyfall - there are plenty of very interesting Bond related vehicles left, I reckon - probably enough to run to 180 or even more. The only real consideration is just how important 'Bond related' is to each of us individually, and how exactly we define it.
Just out of interest, I had a look through IMCDb and 'padded out' the wish-list to see just how many Bond movie vehicles could realistically be suggested. I think it comes to 100 give or take. Allowing for any more non-cars that might be suggested (boats, aircraft etc) and if the production schedule ran over two more Bond movies, that could take a 'JBCC Series Two' up to 120 issues:
DN 1961 Chevrolet Impala Four-Door Sedan
DN Alfa Guilietta Spider
DN 59 Cadillac
DN Ford Consul Classic
DN Hillman Minx
DN Vauxhall Velox
DN Renault Dauphine
DN Triumph Herald Convertible
DN 59 El Camino
GF Merc 220S Odd Job car
GF 1951 Willys Jeep M38-A1
GF Chevy Apache
GF 1954 Ford Country
GF 1954 Pontiac Chieftain
TB 1965 Lincoln Continental 4-door convertible (top up)
TB Fiona Volpe's BSA motorcycle
TB Ford Zephyr 6
TB Bomb Sled with Tow Sled outriders
TB Citroen DS 19
TB Jaguar E-Type
YOLT 1964 Dodge Polara 500 Sedan
YOLT Mini Moke
YOLT Prince Gloria
OHMSS 1968 Ford Escort Mk. I Rallye
OHMSS Draco's Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow convertible
OHMSS Bobsleds
OHMSS Mercedes Minibus
OHMSS Ford Corsair
OHMSS 1927 Oldsmobile
DAF Ford LVPD police car (blue/white)
DAF Ford Custom 500 (chasing Moonbuggy)
DAF 1971 Ford Thunderbird
DAF 1961 Ford Thunderbird
DAF Honda tricycle from Moonbuggy chase
DAF Bathosub
DAF Merc 600 grösse
LALD AEC REGENT Bus without top deck
LALD Sheriff Pepper's Impala
LALD Chevy C-10
LALD 71 Cadillac Fleetwood ‘Pimpmobile’
TMWTGG 1974 AMC Matador Sedan Thai Police Car
TMWTGG 55 Chevy
TSWLM Wetbike with RM figure
MR Shuttle
MR Ford F-350
MR 1978 Lincoln Continental Executive Limousine
FYEO 1971 Mercedes-Benz SL
FYEO Porsche 924
OP Acrostar in flight
OP Mercedes Benz Pullman
OP 1941 GMC CCKW 352
OP Ford Capri Mk2
OP Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Convertible
AVTAK American LaFrance Fire engine
AVTAK 1984 Jeep Cherokee
AVTAK Mini Mayfair
AVTAK Ford Escort Cabriolet
TLD Audi 200 Avant (but please a real 200 and no Audi V8 clone)
TLD 59 Chevy Impala Convertible/ Street Rod
TLD Standard (non-gadget) Aston Martin V8 Vantage
TLD Hercules(?) Aircraft
LTK Kenworth
LTK Lincoln Mk. VII Coupe (Felix's Lincoln)
LTK Utilimaster Aeromaster Van
GE UAZ-469B/UAZ-31512 4x4
GE Cagiva 350 with Bond on it (chasing the plane)
GE Aston Martin DB5
TND BMW R1200C bike
TND Ford Scorpio
TND Opel Senator
DAD Invisible Aston Martin Vanquish
DAD Rocket sled
DAD Land Rover Defender Wolf
DAD Porsche 911 Turbo
DAD Ferrari F355 Berlinetta
DAD 52 Mercury Custom
CR Tanker Truck, battered under the wing of the Skyfleet prototype.
CR Ford Mondeo
CR 2005 Škoda Octavia Police
CR Chevrolet G-Series Van (With DC on back before he jumps fence)
CR International 4900 fuel truck (with DC on roof)
CR Airport passenger bus or baggage trailer.
CR Jaguar S-Type
QOS Camille’s Beetle
QOS Volvo S40
SF Land Rover Discovery (or Defender once LR release is known)
SF Audi A5
SF Jaguar XJL
SF Modern Beetle
SF Ford Mondeo Mk3
SF Ford Focus Mk2
SF Ford Transit Police
SF Vauxhall Astra Police
SF London Taxi Cab TX4
SF Shanghai-Volkswagen Passat
Just out of interest, I had a look through IMCDb and 'padded out' the wish-list to see just how many Bond movie vehicles could realistically be suggested. I think it comes to 100 give or take. Allowing for any more non-cars that might be suggested (boats, aircraft etc) and if the production schedule ran over two more Bond movies, that could take a 'JBCC Series Two' up to 120 issues:
DN 1961 Chevrolet Impala Four-Door Sedan
DN Alfa Guilietta Spider
DN 59 Cadillac
DN Ford Consul Classic
DN Hillman Minx
DN Vauxhall Velox
DN Renault Dauphine
DN Triumph Herald Convertible
DN 59 El Camino
GF Merc 220S Odd Job car
GF 1951 Willys Jeep M38-A1
GF Chevy Apache
GF 1954 Ford Country
GF 1954 Pontiac Chieftain
TB 1965 Lincoln Continental 4-door convertible (top up)
TB Fiona Volpe's BSA motorcycle
TB Ford Zephyr 6
TB Bomb Sled with Tow Sled outriders
TB Citroen DS 19
TB Jaguar E-Type
YOLT 1964 Dodge Polara 500 Sedan
YOLT Mini Moke
YOLT Prince Gloria
OHMSS 1968 Ford Escort Mk. I Rallye
OHMSS Draco's Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow convertible
OHMSS Bobsleds
OHMSS Mercedes Minibus
OHMSS Ford Corsair
OHMSS 1927 Oldsmobile
DAF Ford LVPD police car (blue/white)
DAF Ford Custom 500 (chasing Moonbuggy)
DAF 1971 Ford Thunderbird
DAF 1961 Ford Thunderbird
DAF Honda tricycle from Moonbuggy chase
DAF Bathosub
DAF Merc 600 grösse
LALD AEC REGENT Bus without top deck
LALD Sheriff Pepper's Impala
LALD Chevy C-10
LALD 71 Cadillac Fleetwood ‘Pimpmobile’
TMWTGG 1974 AMC Matador Sedan Thai Police Car
TMWTGG 55 Chevy
TSWLM Wetbike with RM figure
MR Shuttle
MR Ford F-350
MR 1978 Lincoln Continental Executive Limousine
FYEO 1971 Mercedes-Benz SL
FYEO Porsche 924
OP Acrostar in flight
OP Mercedes Benz Pullman
OP 1941 GMC CCKW 352
OP Ford Capri Mk2
OP Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Convertible
AVTAK American LaFrance Fire engine
AVTAK 1984 Jeep Cherokee
AVTAK Mini Mayfair
AVTAK Ford Escort Cabriolet
TLD Audi 200 Avant (but please a real 200 and no Audi V8 clone)
TLD 59 Chevy Impala Convertible/ Street Rod
TLD Standard (non-gadget) Aston Martin V8 Vantage
TLD Hercules(?) Aircraft
LTK Kenworth
LTK Lincoln Mk. VII Coupe (Felix's Lincoln)
LTK Utilimaster Aeromaster Van
GE UAZ-469B/UAZ-31512 4x4
GE Cagiva 350 with Bond on it (chasing the plane)
GE Aston Martin DB5
TND BMW R1200C bike
TND Ford Scorpio
TND Opel Senator
DAD Invisible Aston Martin Vanquish
DAD Rocket sled
DAD Land Rover Defender Wolf
DAD Porsche 911 Turbo
DAD Ferrari F355 Berlinetta
DAD 52 Mercury Custom
CR Tanker Truck, battered under the wing of the Skyfleet prototype.
CR Ford Mondeo
CR 2005 Škoda Octavia Police
CR Chevrolet G-Series Van (With DC on back before he jumps fence)
CR International 4900 fuel truck (with DC on roof)
CR Airport passenger bus or baggage trailer.
CR Jaguar S-Type
QOS Camille’s Beetle
QOS Volvo S40
SF Land Rover Discovery (or Defender once LR release is known)
SF Audi A5
SF Jaguar XJL
SF Modern Beetle
SF Ford Mondeo Mk3
SF Ford Focus Mk2
SF Ford Transit Police
SF Vauxhall Astra Police
SF London Taxi Cab TX4
SF Shanghai-Volkswagen Passat
Another three for SKYFALL , Rangerover Evoque, New Routemaster Bus London Transport, Volvo V70 Met Police
This would be amazing even if the current collection was extended with a third of these !
Just out of interest, I had a look through IMCDb and 'padded out' the wish-list to see just how many Bond movie vehicles could realistically be suggested. I think it comes to 100 give or take. Allowing for any more non-cars that might be suggested (boats, aircraft etc) and if the production schedule ran over two more Bond movies, that could take a 'JBCC Series Two' up to 120 issues:
DN 1961 Chevrolet Impala Four-Door Sedan
DN Alfa Guilietta Spider
DN 59 Cadillac
DN Ford Consul Classic
DN Hillman Minx
DN Vauxhall Velox
DN Renault Dauphine
DN Triumph Herald Convertible
DN 59 El Camino
GF Merc 220S Odd Job car
GF 1951 Willys Jeep M38-A1
GF Chevy Apache
GF 1954 Ford Country
GF 1954 Pontiac Chieftain
TB 1965 Lincoln Continental 4-door convertible (top up)
TB Fiona Volpe's BSA motorcycle
TB Ford Zephyr 6
TB Bomb Sled with Tow Sled outriders
TB Citroen DS 19
TB Jaguar E-Type
YOLT 1964 Dodge Polara 500 Sedan
YOLT Mini Moke
YOLT Prince Gloria
OHMSS 1968 Ford Escort Mk. I Rallye
OHMSS Draco's Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow convertible
OHMSS Bobsleds
OHMSS Mercedes Minibus
OHMSS Ford Corsair
OHMSS 1927 Oldsmobile
DAF Ford LVPD police car (blue/white)
DAF Ford Custom 500 (chasing Moonbuggy)
DAF 1971 Ford Thunderbird
DAF 1961 Ford Thunderbird
DAF Honda tricycle from Moonbuggy chase
DAF Bathosub
DAF Merc 600 grösse
LALD AEC REGENT Bus without top deck
LALD Sheriff Pepper's Impala
LALD Chevy C-10
LALD 71 Cadillac Fleetwood ‘Pimpmobile’
TMWTGG 1974 AMC Matador Sedan Thai Police Car
TMWTGG 55 Chevy
TSWLM Wetbike with RM figure
MR Shuttle
MR Ford F-350
MR 1978 Lincoln Continental Executive Limousine
FYEO 1971 Mercedes-Benz SL
FYEO Porsche 924
OP Acrostar in flight
OP Mercedes Benz Pullman
OP 1941 GMC CCKW 352
OP Ford Capri Mk2
OP Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Convertible
AVTAK American LaFrance Fire engine
AVTAK 1984 Jeep Cherokee
AVTAK Mini Mayfair
AVTAK Ford Escort Cabriolet
TLD Audi 200 Avant (but please a real 200 and no Audi V8 clone)
TLD 59 Chevy Impala Convertible/ Street Rod
TLD Standard (non-gadget) Aston Martin V8 Vantage
TLD Hercules(?) Aircraft
LTK Kenworth
LTK Lincoln Mk. VII Coupe (Felix's Lincoln)
LTK Utilimaster Aeromaster Van
GE UAZ-469B/UAZ-31512 4x4
GE Cagiva 350 with Bond on it (chasing the plane)
GE Aston Martin DB5
TND BMW R1200C bike
TND Ford Scorpio
TND Opel Senator
DAD Invisible Aston Martin Vanquish
DAD Rocket sled
DAD Land Rover Defender Wolf
DAD Porsche 911 Turbo
DAD Ferrari F355 Berlinetta
DAD 52 Mercury Custom
CR Tanker Truck, battered under the wing of the Skyfleet prototype.
CR Ford Mondeo
CR 2005 Škoda Octavia Police
CR Chevrolet G-Series Van (With DC on back before he jumps fence)
CR International 4900 fuel truck (with DC on roof)
CR Airport passenger bus or baggage trailer.
CR Jaguar S-Type
QOS Camille’s Beetle
QOS Volvo S40
SF Land Rover Discovery (or Defender once LR release is known)
SF Audi A5
SF Jaguar XJL
SF Modern Beetle
SF Ford Mondeo Mk3
SF Ford Focus Mk2
SF Ford Transit Police
SF Vauxhall Astra Police
SF London Taxi Cab TX4
SF Shanghai-Volkswagen Passat
Another three for SKYFALL , Rangerover Evoque, New Routemaster Bus London Transport, Volvo V70 Met Police
This would be amazing even if the current collection was extended with a third of these !
I see folk are really starting to get worked up now because for the first time in SEVEN years they think there is a very real chance in a billion that this series might finally be ending. I've got to laugh. Don't worry you will all get your wish lists. This series is going NOWHERE. Six weeks today you will find out as once again for the 13th time they pull another rabbit out of a hat. Oh yeah of course you rang them up and they said it was stopping at 135. XD I did that too. Six and a half years ago. I suggest everyone start finding more space for the next extension,because it's coming. It's coming to your town. )
Hi all, sorry to be the bearer of bad/glad tidings depending on whether you want to see an extension but I received issues 132/133 today and on the inside back page of 133 it states that the next issue will contain the Moonraker RR but more importantly it states " Top Bond Cars In this last ever issue, a countdown and review of the best Bond cars". Obviously the proof will be when they take the next payment out which presumably will be £7.99 rather than the normal £15.98 though it does seem odd that they've decided not to bother continuing through to 135 as they had originally stated.
Hi all, sorry to be the bearer of bad/glad tidings depending on whether you want to see an extension but I received issues 132/133 today and on the inside back page of 133 it states that the next issue will contain the Moonraker RR but more importantly it states " Top Bond Cars In this last ever issue, a countdown and review of the best Bond cars". Obviously the proof will be when they take the next payment out which presumably will be £7.99 rather than the normal £15.98 though it does seem odd that they've decided not to bother continuing through to 135 as they had originally stated.
Sounds like it may well wrap up by January then. Is 133 the Skyfall DB5?
Hi all, sorry to be the bearer of bad/glad tidings depending on whether you want to see an extension but I received issues 132/133 today and on the inside back page of 133 it states that the next issue will contain the Moonraker RR but more importantly it states " Top Bond Cars In this last ever issue, a countdown and review of the best Bond cars". Obviously the proof will be when they take the next payment out which presumably will be £7.99 rather than the normal £15.98 though it does seem odd that they've decided not to bother continuing through to 135 as they had originally stated.
They COULD literally reissue their ten best Bond-centric sellers (GF DB5, TSWLM submarine Lotus Esprit, TSWLM regular Lotus Esprit, OHMSS DBS, CR DBS V12, YOLT Toyota 2000GT, possibly the Vanquish, the Sunbeam Alpine, one of the BMW's, etc.). It's not as if they'd have to change anything related to the moulds. The question, though, is "with what differences"? As for your post Taylor...well...this would seem to disprove the series going on. You cannot print misleading literature (unless they're big on weasel words and have "SUBJECT TO CHANGE" printed in huge letters on it) without complaints to the company. That would be a true disaster (you'd be surprised how much partworks such as this one rely on momentum) as well as so counterintuitive that even Eaglemoss would avoid doing it.
Also interesting that we seemingly will NOT get the Land Rover...I guess Ixo was making it after all.
I love it. Someone says it's stopping and you all believe them. First off I not only stand by what I have said but I will repeat it. The JBCC is NOT,repeat NOT stopping at 135. Issue 134 as you all know is the Land Rover Defender from Skyfall and NOT the Moonraker Rolls Royce. If Someone has a letter to prove otherwise a photo would be nice please. But EVEN with a photo IT CHANGES NOTHING. I have two,yes two as do most of you letters stating that the series would be stopping at 110. They love playing you all up like this and what amazes me is despite the fact you have all been lied to dozens of times before over a period of seven years you STILL continue to believe the lies. My guess for 136 would be the DB5 from Goldeneye btw
To answer Moviecarfan. Yes the Skyfall DB5 is number 133, but you may already know that by now. I also noticed the note in issue 133 regarding 134 as the last ever issue. Very strange as all recent roads have always led to the collection stopping at 135! I like the enthusiasm of the idea that we are just being kidded along once more and the collection will continue but to actually have something concrete printed in issue 134 sounds about as final as it can get.
Nor is one required. I contacted one of the largest export-oriented dealers in the UK via email. It would appear that pecker65 is right.
I have two,yes two as do most of you letters stating that the series would be stopping at 110.
Okay, stop and think for a minute: why do you suppose people railed against G.E. Fabbri's dishonest business practices, which enabled Eaglemoss to buy them up and continue the collection? Now ask yourself why Eaglemoss (NOT FABBRI) have avoided until now any fixed ceiling of any kind for this collection. Even though they blew it with Ixo, that doesn't mean they're stupid enough to be inviting product misrepresentation. Remember, the extension to 130 announcement said the collection was only an announcement of an extension. Eaglemoss deliberately avoided a fixed ceiling. This letter is the very first fixed ceiling from Eaglemoss we've seen.
Strange though that they were advising 135 models and now 134 is to be the last one - unless it is only the last magazine, and 135 will be a free model (with no mag).
I love it. Someone says it's stopping and you all believe them. First off I not only stand by what I have said but I will repeat it. The JBCC is NOT,repeat NOT stopping at 135. Issue 134 as you all know is the Land Rover Defender from Skyfall and NOT the Moonraker Rolls Royce. If Someone has a letter to prove otherwise a photo would be nice please. But EVEN with a photo IT CHANGES NOTHING. I have two,yes two as do most of you letters stating that the series would be stopping at 110. They love playing you all up like this and what amazes me is despite the fact you have all been lied to dozens of times before over a period of seven years you STILL continue to believe the lies. My guess for 136 would be the DB5 from Goldeneye btw
There seems to be some confusion here as there was no letter enclosed with the delivery. The information I posted came from the preview of issue 134 on the inside back page of 133 and unless they suddenly decide to change issue 134 during the next week or so presumably this is the end whether we like it or not.
There seems to be some confusion here as there was no letter enclosed with the delivery. The information I posted came from the preview of issue 134 on the inside back page of 133 and unless they suddenly decide to change issue 134 during the next week or so presumably this is the end whether we like it or not.
This is what my contact told me. As I said, Eaglemoss's marketing department would have to be clinically insane to phony up a cover like that.
Strange though that they were advising 135 models and now 134 is to be the last one - unless it is only the last magazine, and 135 will be a free model (with no mag).
They could have tried getting Ixo to make the Land Rover Discovery 4 and Ixo could have just said in effect "no, you already kicked us out; if you'll excuse us, we have two more partworks to launch using new moulds." That would put Universal Hobbies under the gun and quite possibly without time to release a replacement model. Remember, as I said, I sincerely believe that all but the Aston Martin DB5 would have been Ixo. They're developing a '64 Continental Convertible, they could do a Discovery 4, and we know they have at least one Rolls-Royce in the works to compete with TrueScale Models. I guess the proof of the Land Rover would be if they ultimately decided to release a Discovery 4 in the Premium X Diecast series.
I love it. Someone says it's stopping and you all believe them. First off I not only stand by what I have said but I will repeat it. The JBCC is NOT,repeat NOT stopping at 135. Issue 134 as you all know is the Land Rover Defender from Skyfall and NOT the Moonraker Rolls Royce. If Someone has a letter to prove otherwise a photo would be nice please. But EVEN with a photo IT CHANGES NOTHING. I have two,yes two as do most of you letters stating that the series would be stopping at 110. They love playing you all up like this and what amazes me is despite the fact you have all been lied to dozens of times before over a period of seven years you STILL continue to believe the lies. My guess for 136 would be the DB5 from Goldeneye btw
There seems to be some confusion here as there was no letter enclosed with the delivery. The information I posted came from the preview of issue 134 on the inside back page of 133 and unless they suddenly decide to change issue 134 during the next week or so presumably this is the end whether we like it or not.
Like I said. A photo would help but regardless they are pulling your leg and I'm not falling for it. )
Like I said. A photo would help but regardless they are pulling your leg and I'm not falling for it. )
No reliable partwork publisher, especially one of the caliber of Eaglemoss, violates ethical standards to the degree of publishing magazines (as opposed to notes) with purposely misleading information. You'd likely have reports to Trading Standards by people without your...interesting...sense of humor, for one.
...it's a very different DB5 from the one we were shown months back. B-)
Mind explaining in detail how?
EDIT: If it's turned in a slightly different direction, it doesn't count. If it's turned 180 degrees, it doesn't count. If it's higher or lower on the plinth, it doesn't count. If distance between the tread of the tire and the actual body seem different, it doesn't count. Why? Because ALL of these features are often found on quality control rejects; i.e., the exact same stuff that was turning up several months ago. Being turned in a slightly different direction, for Universal Hobbies, means that the cube-shaped joint attaching the car to its plinth is bent or warped. Being turned 180 degrees for Universal Hobbies isn't unheard of with the QC rejects. It likely means the screw was defective with the Hong Kong reseller putting in another and getting the direction wrong. I have a parts piece Rolls-Royce Phantom III Sedanca de Ville I Code 3'ed that came this way. Being too high or too low on the plinth likely means the wrong screw or alternately the axles might be bent (extremely common on QC rejects; doesn't matter who makes them). Ditto the distance between the tread of the tire and the body. Another documented phenomenon with the HK QC rejects is replacement tires from other models. This seemed most common with the Ixo QC reject Impalas, but also showed up quite a bit on the Range Rover Sport and the Daimler Super Eight, which were Universal Hobbies. Come to think of it, I actually remember some Mercedes-Benz 250SE's from OP that had tires fitted!
Just a quick question for pecker65 or bradly054 - wasn't the delivery of 130/131 only a fortnight or so ago? I was surprised to read here that you guys had received 132/133 this week already!
Just a quick question for pecker65 or bradly054 - wasn't the delivery of 130/131 only a fortnight or so ago? I was surprised to read here that you guys had received 132/133 this week already!
Seems that's the one big plus with UH...much speedier delivery times than Ixo.
From what I've seen on eBay, the Skyfall DB5 is turned around to face the other direction from the previously seen pics, which actually makes more sense (usually the 'good guy' cars are seen coming out of the diorama rather than going into it) Having said that, and having now seen the movie, I'm tempted to change it to face the scenery as per the first photo we saw - far more evocative of the Scottish road scenes IMHO.
From the sound of things, it's a real pity we won't be getting the SF Defender unless it's a 'free gift' which is possible but I reckon the odds are against it. I reckon Ixo were going to make the Landy because UH versions would have surely have turned up on eBay by now, and as Dalko says, Ixo probably told Emoss to take a hike. So it looks like the series is going to end on a whimper - are any cherry pickers really going to buy the MR Roller? I doubt it.
The JBCC could clearly go a lot, lot further - the list I posted proves that. To my mind the present situation as it appears to be is very much like a premier division football club having to close down because the manager has failed rather than the players. There are products that people want to buy and there are people who can make them, but there doesn't appear to be anyone capable of putting the two together anymore. Another partwork company should take over.
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Model totals by film (138 in total):
7 :DN
5 :FRWL
11 :GF
7 :TB
3 :YOLT
6 :OHMSS
5 :DAF
8 :LALD
4 :TMWTGG
5 :TSWLM
5 :MR
7 :FYEO
9 :OP
6 :AVTAK
8 :TLD
3 :LTK
6 :GE
3 :TND
5 :TWINE
7 :DAD
7 :CR
9 :QOS
2 :SF
EDIT: By the way, interesting how many QoS wound up with, eh?
That's the real shame in the series ending at 135. Along with all of the suggestions on our 'wish list', there could quite easily have been the same number of Skyfall related models as Quantum (9), potentially taking it to the next Bond movie and beyond. Apparently Skyfall has become the highest grossing movie of all time in the UK so it looks like Eaglemoss may have well and truly dropped the ball if they're only producing two cars. Personally, I think another company should take over the JBCC with all of its Bond licencing and carry on with it - a JBCC 'Series Two' if you will.
Are you reading this, DeAgostini, given that you'd use Ixo or Norev?
Of course there is ! This collection could go on for many more issues. There are some very important exclusions including cars and other vehicles. I agree with MCF if this is indeed the last few issues Eaglemoss have dropped the ball both undermining a very successful part work collection and their own business
Bearing in mind most of the vehicles post issue 110 have been largely car-centric rather than Bond, it depends on just how well those have been selling as to whether there is more money in the series, assuming most 'future' issues would also be mostly car-centric. At this stage in the JBCC I would have thought most of us are using the Bond aspect as an excuse to collect unusual, rarely seen models at a decent price, since all of the really well-known Bond cars were issued long ago. I for one would be happy to continue buying into the series as long as anybody provides it. No-one is forcing me to buy them, so the choice to give up on the JBCC and spend my money elsewhere has been there since issue no. 1.
Check out the wish list, look on IMCDb, go see Skyfall - there are plenty of very interesting Bond related vehicles left, I reckon - probably enough to run to 180 or even more. The only real consideration is just how important 'Bond related' is to each of us individually, and how exactly we define it.
DN 1961 Chevrolet Impala Four-Door Sedan
DN Alfa Guilietta Spider
DN 59 Cadillac
DN Ford Consul Classic
DN Hillman Minx
DN Vauxhall Velox
DN Renault Dauphine
DN Triumph Herald Convertible
DN 59 El Camino
FRWL Kerim Bey's Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith
FRWL Dodge Custom Royal
FRWL Dodge Kingsway
FRWL Plymouth Savoy (1957)
FRWL De Soto Fireflite
FRWL VW Camper
GF Merc 220S Odd Job car
GF 1951 Willys Jeep M38-A1
GF Chevy Apache
GF 1954 Ford Country
GF 1954 Pontiac Chieftain
TB 1965 Lincoln Continental 4-door convertible (top up)
TB Fiona Volpe's BSA motorcycle
TB Ford Zephyr 6
TB Bomb Sled with Tow Sled outriders
TB Citroen DS 19
TB Jaguar E-Type
YOLT 1964 Dodge Polara 500 Sedan
YOLT Mini Moke
YOLT Prince Gloria
OHMSS 1968 Ford Escort Mk. I Rallye
OHMSS Draco's Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow convertible
OHMSS Bobsleds
OHMSS Mercedes Minibus
OHMSS Ford Corsair
OHMSS 1927 Oldsmobile
DAF Ford LVPD police car (blue/white)
DAF Ford Custom 500 (chasing Moonbuggy)
DAF 1971 Ford Thunderbird
DAF 1961 Ford Thunderbird
DAF Honda tricycle from Moonbuggy chase
DAF Bathosub
DAF Merc 600 grösse
LALD AEC REGENT Bus without top deck
LALD Sheriff Pepper's Impala
LALD Chevy C-10
LALD 71 Cadillac Fleetwood ‘Pimpmobile’
TMWTGG 1974 AMC Matador Sedan Thai Police Car
TMWTGG 55 Chevy
TSWLM Wetbike with RM figure
MR Shuttle
MR Ford F-350
MR 1978 Lincoln Continental Executive Limousine
FYEO 1971 Mercedes-Benz SL
FYEO Porsche 924
OP Acrostar in flight
OP Mercedes Benz Pullman
OP 1941 GMC CCKW 352
OP Ford Capri Mk2
OP Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Convertible
AVTAK American LaFrance Fire engine
AVTAK 1984 Jeep Cherokee
AVTAK Mini Mayfair
AVTAK Ford Escort Cabriolet
TLD Audi 200 Avant (but please a real 200 and no Audi V8 clone)
TLD 59 Chevy Impala Convertible/ Street Rod
TLD Standard (non-gadget) Aston Martin V8 Vantage
TLD Hercules(?) Aircraft
LTK Kenworth
LTK Lincoln Mk. VII Coupe (Felix's Lincoln)
LTK Utilimaster Aeromaster Van
GE UAZ-469B/UAZ-31512 4x4
GE Cagiva 350 with Bond on it (chasing the plane)
GE Aston Martin DB5
TND BMW R1200C bike
TND Ford Scorpio
TND Opel Senator
DAD Invisible Aston Martin Vanquish
DAD Rocket sled
DAD Land Rover Defender Wolf
DAD Porsche 911 Turbo
DAD Ferrari F355 Berlinetta
DAD 52 Mercury Custom
CR Tanker Truck, battered under the wing of the Skyfleet prototype.
CR Ford Mondeo
CR 2005 Škoda Octavia Police
CR Chevrolet G-Series Van (With DC on back before he jumps fence)
CR International 4900 fuel truck (with DC on roof)
CR Airport passenger bus or baggage trailer.
CR Jaguar S-Type
QOS Camille’s Beetle
QOS Volvo S40
SF Land Rover Discovery (or Defender once LR release is known)
SF Audi A5
SF Jaguar XJL
SF Modern Beetle
SF Ford Mondeo Mk3
SF Ford Focus Mk2
SF Ford Transit Police
SF Vauxhall Astra Police
SF London Taxi Cab TX4
SF Shanghai-Volkswagen Passat
Another three for SKYFALL , Rangerover Evoque, New Routemaster Bus London Transport, Volvo V70 Met Police
This would be amazing even if the current collection was extended with a third of these !
Is there enough for 50 years worth?! like the film series !
It's been going since March 2007 in the UK, and I wouldn't mind another extension,
but all the signs seem to be pointing to the end-unfortunately.
I have six plastic crate fulls of them.
Bleuville.
Sounds like it may well wrap up by January then. Is 133 the Skyfall DB5?
They COULD literally reissue their ten best Bond-centric sellers (GF DB5, TSWLM submarine Lotus Esprit, TSWLM regular Lotus Esprit, OHMSS DBS, CR DBS V12, YOLT Toyota 2000GT, possibly the Vanquish, the Sunbeam Alpine, one of the BMW's, etc.). It's not as if they'd have to change anything related to the moulds. The question, though, is "with what differences"? As for your post Taylor...well...this would seem to disprove the series going on. You cannot print misleading literature (unless they're big on weasel words and have "SUBJECT TO CHANGE" printed in huge letters on it) without complaints to the company. That would be a true disaster (you'd be surprised how much partworks such as this one rely on momentum) as well as so counterintuitive that even Eaglemoss would avoid doing it.
Also interesting that we seemingly will NOT get the Land Rover...I guess Ixo was making it after all.
Nor is one required. I contacted one of the largest export-oriented dealers in the UK via email. It would appear that pecker65 is right.
Okay, stop and think for a minute: why do you suppose people railed against G.E. Fabbri's dishonest business practices, which enabled Eaglemoss to buy them up and continue the collection? Now ask yourself why Eaglemoss (NOT FABBRI) have avoided until now any fixed ceiling of any kind for this collection. Even though they blew it with Ixo, that doesn't mean they're stupid enough to be inviting product misrepresentation. Remember, the extension to 130 announcement said the collection was only an announcement of an extension. Eaglemoss deliberately avoided a fixed ceiling. This letter is the very first fixed ceiling from Eaglemoss we've seen.
This is what my contact told me. As I said, Eaglemoss's marketing department would have to be clinically insane to phony up a cover like that.
EDITED to add:
They could have tried getting Ixo to make the Land Rover Discovery 4 and Ixo could have just said in effect "no, you already kicked us out; if you'll excuse us, we have two more partworks to launch using new moulds." That would put Universal Hobbies under the gun and quite possibly without time to release a replacement model. Remember, as I said, I sincerely believe that all but the Aston Martin DB5 would have been Ixo. They're developing a '64 Continental Convertible, they could do a Discovery 4, and we know they have at least one Rolls-Royce in the works to compete with TrueScale Models. I guess the proof of the Land Rover would be if they ultimately decided to release a Discovery 4 in the Premium X Diecast series.
No reliable partwork publisher, especially one of the caliber of Eaglemoss, violates ethical standards to the degree of publishing magazines (as opposed to notes) with purposely misleading information. You'd likely have reports to Trading Standards by people without your...interesting...sense of humor, for one.
Mind explaining in detail how?
EDIT: If it's turned in a slightly different direction, it doesn't count. If it's turned 180 degrees, it doesn't count. If it's higher or lower on the plinth, it doesn't count. If distance between the tread of the tire and the actual body seem different, it doesn't count. Why? Because ALL of these features are often found on quality control rejects; i.e., the exact same stuff that was turning up several months ago. Being turned in a slightly different direction, for Universal Hobbies, means that the cube-shaped joint attaching the car to its plinth is bent or warped. Being turned 180 degrees for Universal Hobbies isn't unheard of with the QC rejects. It likely means the screw was defective with the Hong Kong reseller putting in another and getting the direction wrong. I have a parts piece Rolls-Royce Phantom III Sedanca de Ville I Code 3'ed that came this way. Being too high or too low on the plinth likely means the wrong screw or alternately the axles might be bent (extremely common on QC rejects; doesn't matter who makes them). Ditto the distance between the tread of the tire and the body. Another documented phenomenon with the HK QC rejects is replacement tires from other models. This seemed most common with the Ixo QC reject Impalas, but also showed up quite a bit on the Range Rover Sport and the Daimler Super Eight, which were Universal Hobbies. Come to think of it, I actually remember some Mercedes-Benz 250SE's from OP that had tires fitted!
Seems that's the one big plus with UH...much speedier delivery times than Ixo.
From the sound of things, it's a real pity we won't be getting the SF Defender unless it's a 'free gift' which is possible but I reckon the odds are against it. I reckon Ixo were going to make the Landy because UH versions would have surely have turned up on eBay by now, and as Dalko says, Ixo probably told Emoss to take a hike. So it looks like the series is going to end on a whimper - are any cherry pickers really going to buy the MR Roller? I doubt it.
The JBCC could clearly go a lot, lot further - the list I posted proves that. To my mind the present situation as it appears to be is very much like a premier division football club having to close down because the manager has failed rather than the players. There are products that people want to buy and there are people who can make them, but there doesn't appear to be anyone capable of putting the two together anymore. Another partwork company should take over.