Fords of the World would be awesome and actually pretty easy. Ford is really easy regarding who they give their licenses out to and has previously worked with DeAgostini, Altaya, etc. Can you imagine...and I'm just banging this out as fast as I can...
1) 1964 Ford Mustang Hardtop (USA)
2) 1959 Ford Galaxie Sedan (USA)
3) Ford Capri Mk. I (UK)
4) Ford Cortina Mk. III (UK)
5) Ford Taunus 17M Coupe (West Germany)
6) Ford Taunus TC Sedan (West Germany)
7) Ford Falcon XW Ute (Australia)
8) Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III (Australia)
9) 1954 Ford Vedette (France)
10) 1954 Ford Comete (France)
11) 1975 Ford Maverick GT (Brazil)
12) 1980 Ford LTD (Brazil)
13) 1991 Ford Falcon (Argentina)
14) 1976 Ford Fairlane (Argentina)
15) 2002 Ford Mondeo (Russia)
16) 1938 Ford Super Deluxe (Romania)
17) Ford-Timken Three-Axle Light Truck (USSR)
18) 1970 Ford Fairmont GT (South Africa)
19) 1969 Ford Ranchero (South Africa)
20) 1965 Ford Fairlane Squire (USA)
21) 1958 Ford F150 (USA)
22) Ford Consul II Estate (UK)
23) Ford AA Lorry (UK)
24) 1934 Ford Rheinland (Germany)
25) 1965 Ford Transit (West Germany)
26) Ford ZF Fairlane (Australia)
27) Ford Falcon XM Falcon Station Wagon (Australia)
28) Ford Model Y (France)
29) 1948 Ford Vedette Coupe
30) 1970 Ford Corcel (Brazil)
31) 1973 Ford Belina (Brazil)
32) 1980 Ford Falcon Rural (Argentina)
33) 1967 Ford Falcon Sprint (Argentina)
34) 2002 Ford Transit Connect (Turkey)
35) 2013 Ford B-Max (Romania)
36) Ford-NAZ Model A Tourer (USSR)
37) 1971 Ford Fairmont (South Africa)
38) Ford Cortina Mk. III Bakkie V8 (South Africa)
39) 1969 Ford Talledega (USA)
40) 1983 Ford F350 Crew Cab Pickup (USA)
Here are some more photos of my take on a non-gadget Aston Martin V8 Vantage, and a description of how it was done: (click on pics to enlarge)
The first step was to take the Vantage Coupe off the base and huge surprise (to me, anyway) was that the skis are attached to the base, not the car (!). That meant seeing to the tyre-less wheel/rim was the next step. If you have a spare Volante convertible, it isn’t a problem, just transpose all four Volante wheels onto the Coupe. The Volante wheels have a nicer polished finish too, which is a bonus. However I wanted to do this mod without buying an extra Volante if possible. I sourced a similar tyre from a spare toy car (actually a Corgi Rav) but found that although it was the right fit, it slid straight off the rim. This was solved eventually by winding thin wire around the rim to give the tyre something to latch on to and stay in place.
Next was the rocket exhaust, which on close inspection is a separate moulding glued to the rear licence plate panel. I took the car apart, braced the back end of the floor pan on a piece of wood and started cutting into the join between the exhaust and the panel with a craft knife. The glue actually gave way and the exhaust tube conveniently came flying off without too much effort, leaving the panel clear to take a tiny licence plate.
The front rockets were next, very easy to slice off using the craft knife, taking care not to cut into the bumper. The rockets then had to be cut away from the back of the spotlamps – a very delicate operation that needs considerable dexterity. That left 2 unpainted plastic lugs left in the spotlamp mounts under the bumper and the chrome on the back of the spotlamps sliced off. I took the decision then to glue the lamps to the lugs with plastic kit glue rather than superglue, that way I could tease them into position over a couple of minutes rather than having them set instantly and possibly awkwardly.
The Volante has clear plastic under-bumper spotlamps rather than the Coupe’s chromed plastic units, whether these can be removed and put on the Coupe I don’t know.
Finally the sills. These were masked off using ordinary masking tape and filled in using resin car filler paste. Luckily there is a fine metal lip at the top of the sills that you can sand up against when flattening down the filler (I used one of my wife’s disposable nail files, which had a perfect grade of fine sandpaper on one side) It took time and patience, and like filling a real car, one or two extra applications of filler to build up any dips and get rid of any rough spots/ holes. Once I was happy with the filled sills, I cleaned them with lighter fluid then brush painted them over with satin silver enamel.
A new licence plate was printed out and fixed in place at the back, then the car was re-assembled. I used the Lada (issue 118) diorama box to house the model, the only mod needed was to change the caption on the base and to drill a hole dead centre to take the Aston centre screw instead of the Lada’s two screws.
And that was pretty much it. Apart from what to do with the left over Lada and the empty issue 14 diorama box? Well, here’s my solution:
So that is what they wanted to clear the boards for....
Well Part 1 and 2 will sell but frankly I think Eaglemoss will find this a complete flop for the following reasons:
(1) Fans of TV Batman, Comic Batman and Film batman are different groups in many cases and are not necessaily interested in the other stuff just because it is batman.
(2) Corgi have copped a packet on Batman comic stuff in past and had to dump the lot to clear their warehouses of unsold stuff
(3) Mattel have just covered lots of Batman stuff in several scales so people who want batmobiles generally have them
(4) The franchise is not as strong here in UK
(5) At £10 a shot in these straightened times it is starting to be a stretch for regular collectors
(6) Scales look like they may be all over the place
The only one of the slightest interest me is original TV one and only if 1/43. Any other JBCC Collector likely to collect these??
So that is what they wanted to clear the boards for....
Well Part 1 and 2 will sell but frankly I think Eaglemoss will find this a complete flop for the following reasons:
(1) Fans of TV Batman, Comic Batman and Film batman are different groups in many cases and are not necessaily interested in the other stuff just because it is batman.
(2) Corgi have copped a packet on Batman comic stuff in past and had to dump the lot to clear their warehouses of unsold stuff
(3) Mattel have just covered lots of Batman stuff in several scales so people who want batmobiles generally have them
(4) The franchise is not as strong here in UK
(5) At £10 a shot in these straightened times it is starting to be a stretch for regular collectors
(6) Scales look like they may be all over the place
The only one of the slightest interest me is original TV one and only if 1/43. Any other JBCC Collector likely to collect these??
Having viewed the website's slideshow of prospective issues, I was thinking of subscribing in order to get the initial freebies, and then sneakily cancelling at issue no.6 after the TV/movie versions. - But don't tell anyone.
MovieCarFan - you and a huge proportion of the people who take out a subscription will do exactly the same. I would not be surprised if the series is dropped long before the end of 2014 since I think that subscribers will leave quickly. Well I wont be a subscriber anyway
these first 5 Batmobile models were released as a trial in uk last year, albeit in an oval case........sold like hotcakes......actualy they are fabulous models, the 66 model especially beautiful........even better that the minichamps in my view..........Eaglemoss have been planning this release for a few month ( probably since around the time they fell out with IXO!!)........The series WILL be a sucess, there is no doubt about it........market research shows Batman fans ALMOST as dedicated as us Bond fans.....and there is a large diversity of vehicles to keep interest going...........They have come in at a higher price than the bond at 9.99....( we would not have objected to a couple of pounds rise in the price of the bond cars if the quality was raised would we? .....if it meant we would get a FULL collection!! why didnt they just ask!!!
Like most collectors, i am sad to see the Bond series end, especially on such a dull car.........i think that the teaser about part 2 of the series to be a red herring..........all very sad really
these first 5 Batmobile models were released as a trial in uk last year, albeit in an oval case........sold like hotcakes......actualy they are fabulous models, the 66 model especially beautiful........even better that the minichamps in my view..........Eaglemoss have been planning this release for a few month ( probably since around the time they fell out with IXO!!)........The series WILL be a sucess, there is no doubt about it........market research shows Batman fans ALMOST as dedicated as us Bond fans.....and there is a large diversity of vehicles to keep interest going...........They have come in at a higher price than the bond at 9.99....( we would not have objected to a couple of pounds rise in the price of the bond cars if the quality was raised would we? .....if it meant we would get a FULL collection!! why didnt they just ask!!!
Like most collectors, i am sad to see the Bond series end, especially on such a dull car.........i think that the teaser about part 2 of the series to be a red herring..........all very sad really
A batman part work zzzzzzzz. Zzzzzzzz. Not interested !
They have culled off a successful collection for this. Ok the bat mobiles are
Great movie cars but that's is all they are. The bond cars are so much more they appeal to
So many levels . Well who ever signed off this has cost Eaglemoss alot of money.
Who in their right mind would cancel a collection when the genre it represents is enjoying the success on the back of a new movie, a fiftieth anniversary and the likelihood of three further films promised with the most successful Bond ever !
I can't think of another more boring diecast car part work . Corgi released a multitude of bat mobiles some of which were so obscure they really were clutching at straws. The range was soon culled off due to very poor sales. There is only three batmobiles worthy of a model that is the original sixties car, val kilmers car and the bizarre newest one.
Regarding the suggestion that the series 2 is a red herring. I only wrote what was written in the email I received. I do think a series 2 is possible but leaving it a couple of years may be as foolish as cancelling the original collection.
I am really disappointed that the collection is finished more so now I know what is replacing it.
I don't think I will commit to a part work again. I have invested time and money in this one and quite frankly I feel let done as its ending has been mismanaged. The collection is essentially incomplete missing some real gems. Eaglemoss could have resolved this but chose to invest in another genre at the expense of a loyal customer base . Poor show
So Batman,eh? You can count me out. I'm not spending another 7 years on one of these. Maybe I will pick up the whole set on Ebay in a few years for about a quarter of the price the original person paid ) Now why didn't I think of that seven years ago? It's true what they say see,you only learn in this life from experience 8-) It should be a hit with the kids,mind. At least for the first year. Weather it outdoes Bond is another question. My guess would be about 80,same as that Star Wars one a few years back. The fact is ALL these series,whatever they may be run too long in the end as the companies go on milking the collectors on and on. How many quit Bond over the years as it went on and on and on? For me the limit that would have been set at the start would have been 50 and no matter what I would not have gone over that limit. In the end they did NOT do every single car from every film as was promised (thank god,someone just said ) So setting the very best 50 and being satisfied with that was always the right way to go. Not just for this collection but any collection of this sort. Still 137 counting the three 00's is still one of the longest running collections ever seen. I know of only two that ran to a higher score. Anyway when Batman flops they will bring on Series 2................ {[]
Having viewed the website's slideshow of prospective issues, I was thinking of subscribing in order to get the initial freebies, and then sneakily cancelling at issue no.6 after the TV/movie versions. - But don't tell anyone.
Seeing how they delivered the JBCC cars, you'll probably have to buy the first twelve models to get all the free gifts. They send out a box with two cars every four weeks, and it says the last free gift (the Batwing) is in the sixth delivery (meaning the box containing issue 11 and 12)...
We will have to see how batman will do but I doubt that appeal is as wide as jbcc and there is zero cross over to car centric collectors. If you are interested I guess 10 quid is okay if they keep up the standard of presentation.
If I were an eaglemoss rival I would see if James bond book owners could give me rights to do the books cars and go for a small series with book tie in so we would get cars like this:
Bentleys
Sunbeam Alpine mid 50s
Aston db3?
Triumph tr3
RR Wraith
I once wrote a series of articles on the cars of the books and they would be a real treat to have but without a film or tv tie in can't see it being done.
Terrific Code 3 MovieCarFan!!! By the way, since I'm interested in basically taking apart my V8 Volante (stored on a back shelf...), do you think swapping out the bottoms of the cars is another possibility?
As for the Batmobile partwork...actually, this one IS likely to succeed, just not amongst this target audience. I think Norev is the maker. Even the US dealers are pumping this one up, albeit not as a partwork. Apparently, with the element of cherry-picking allowed in the US, they're counting on that.
And Maz, regarding books...brilliant idea, but we absolutely HAVE to have John Gardner's literary contribution to James Bond gadget cars: the "Silver Beast", a shiny gray Saab 900 Turbo that had a bunch of gadgets. It was self-parodically bad/right out of CR '67, but then, how many cheap Saab models do you find on the market? BTW, the Aston Martin of Fleming's books was a DB Mk. III, not, as he put it, a "DB III". Someone apparently wrote him with a picture of both cars and he indicated that the road car (the DB Mk. III) was what he'd meant.
The super-long-runners are going to turn up in the former East Bloc. Kultowe Auta PRL-u in Poland is slated for 175-200 issues minimum (175 planned with further issues including subscriber bonuses bringing the total to 200). The Czech and Hungarian language versions of this partwork will at least go to 140. SSSR AvtoLegendy is rumored to go to past 200 (the rumor is 225 ending on Lunokhod-1, making it the single largest partwork currently running), although "only" 150 models are actually either out or under development. Avtomobilni na Sluzhbe (also Russian) will be somewhere in the 130-140 range. Masini de Legenda (Romania) will be over 100 and within the past few MONTHS, they've extended it three times. However, all of these partworks have set release dates/you can predict when they'll be released with no delay; each car comes 15 days after the previous one. So the JBCC will be surpassed in length, but not years.
The super-long-runners are going to turn up in the former East Bloc. Kultowe Auta PRL-u in Poland is slated for 175-200 issues minimum (175 planned with further issues including subscriber bonuses bringing the total to 200). The Czech and Hungarian language versions of this partwork will at least go to 140. SSSR AvtoLegendy is rumored to go to past 200 (the rumor is 225 ending on Lunokhod-1, making it the single largest partwork currently running), although "only" 150 models are actually either out or under development. Avtomobilni na Sluzhbe (also Russian) will be somewhere in the 130-140 range. Masini de Legenda (Romania) will be over 100 and within the past few MONTHS, they've extended it three times. However, all of these partworks have set release dates/you can predict when they'll be released with no delay; each car comes 15 days after the previous one. So the JBCC will be surpassed in length, but not years.
200 eh? makes The JBCC look like a toddler about to start school )
Terrific Code 3 MovieCarFan!!! By the way, since I'm interested in basically taking apart my V8 Volante (stored on a back shelf...), do you think swapping out the bottoms of the cars is another possibility?
Thank you!! If you mean the plastic floorpan assembly, I don't know for sure but if you have both cars, it could be worth a try. You'd have to swap the rear bumper too, the Volante has the licence plate attached to it (which is incorrect) whereas the Coupe's is on the rear valance panel. It was interesting looking at both models close up in comparison - strange that the modelmakers went to the bother of correctly enlarging the bonnet bulge on the Volante plus giving it 'pre-ski' moulded sills, but didn't get the boot shape right or the rear valance, which is missing. Having said that, I came across this publicity shot of the movie Volante that to my eye, does appear to have more of an upward curve on the boot area than the pic of a production Volante below it.
Given that Aston Martins were/are hand-built, I wonder if the movie car was slightly different?
As for the Batmobile partwork...actually, this one IS likely to succeed, just not amongst this target audience. I think Norev is the maker. Even the US dealers are pumping this one up, albeit not as a partwork. Apparently, with the element of cherry-picking allowed in the US, they're counting on that.
The first few Batmobiles look great to me, especially with the dioramas, but once they run into the comic versions (of which there are a great many) I think UK interest will plummet because comics just aren't that big here. However, I know the reverse is true in the States so it should do VERY well there.
And Maz, regarding books...brilliant idea, but we absolutely HAVE to have John Gardner's literary contribution to James Bond gadget cars: the "Silver Beast", a shiny gray Saab 900 Turbo that had a bunch of gadgets. It was self-parodically bad/right out of CR '67, but then, how many cheap Saab models do you find on the market? BTW, the Aston Martin of Fleming's books was a DB Mk. III, not, as he put it, a "DB III". Someone apparently wrote him with a picture of both cars and he indicated that the road car (the DB Mk. III) was what he'd meant.
I think that now the JBCC guys have officially decided to take themselves off to the jobcentre, the gloves are off regarding the previous limitation to EON licenced stuff. Let's have cars/vehicles from the other Bond movies that weren't included and anything from Bond books, regardless of the author.
Having viewed the website's slideshow of prospective issues, I was thinking of subscribing in order to get the initial freebies, and then sneakily cancelling at issue no.6 after the TV/movie versions. - But don't tell anyone.
Seeing how they delivered the JBCC cars, you'll probably have to buy the first twelve models to get all the free gifts. They send out a box with two cars every four weeks, and it says the last free gift (the Batwing) is in the sixth delivery (meaning the box containing issue 11 and 12)...
Only joking in my post about subscribing for the freebies! Yes, you would probably have to buy a lot of largely unknown (in the UK anyway) comic batmobiles to get the freebies, which would be costly at £10 per issue bought. The first issue is discounted at £2.99, second one £5.99, then all of them are £9.99 after that. With the fourth delivery, you receive the first free vehicle - the Keaton Batmobile with shields - but that's after shelling out nearly £70 in the UK. The Batwing would be in your hands after spending nearly £110 which is a heck of a lot IMHO.
BTW - for those in the UK, the Batmobile back issues/subscription enquiries etc will be handled by Database Factory again.
I agree that comic book stuff will tank in UK. Corgi stuff based on comic books was fairly cheap but they struggled to shift them even at "close out" prices. TV and Film inspired vehicles will find their fans here but am not convinced that those who want the TV models will necessarily want Film ones and vice versa. They are almost two different franchises... And any way if you subscribe you get three themes that make no sense whatsoever shown along side each other really...
Well less of my carping its Eaglemoss' risk and the fact it is not to my taste may just mean someone else out there is jumping up and down with excitement at the prospect of the series.
As for the Neo Audi, none of the Neo models I have have badging stuck on as crudely as that - it looks like the backing material of the metal logos has not been removed. I am guessing the photo is of a pre-production model.
In that case this pre-production model was photographed from modelissimo, sent back to Modelcarword and then sent out to me - as my model has exactly those logos. You can't remove the metal logos from the backing material as they are printed onto it. As I said if you remove the film gone is the logo. But DC007 will get one, and we will see if he will get another pre-production model with the same logos.
If you don't fear repainting a car the Audi 200 quattro 20V is also available from Norev. The Neo Audi has the advantage that it is available in the right colour but the Norev 20V has more accurate fender flares, with a mild concave curve instead of the convex add-ons of the Neo Audi. The spoke wheels of Norev's 20V are also closer to the film 200 than Neo's 6-spoke wheels (but are not the same design as the Exclusiv's spoke wheels are deeper than those used later on the 20V and V8). Norev also makes a 1987 Audi 200 with the standard fenders but this could be the source for the correct European front bumper if anyone feels like spending another €35 for the parts. And while repainting the 200 in Steingrau metallic one could also repaint a Minichamps 100 Avant in the same colour for a TLD Avant ... This would also need the Audi 200 front bumper and lights but I don't know if the Norev parts would fit.
Well if you folk want something to talk about I guess a run down of the very best models and the very worst of The JBCC is an idea? Plus photo's are always welcome. Doesn't have to be the new issue's. Take some snaps of the 132 others )
Best and worst have been posted on pages 164/165. I think it's safe to say that everyone's top-10 list would now include the later released Dodge ambulance with laser gun - which I just bought today! B-) Seven issues to go! Can't believe it is really ending.
as well as high and lowlights it would be great to get a definitive list of models including variations
The list on Wikipedia is the definitive one. Only variations are the test-issues for France (Eligor: DB5; Norev: DB5, Vanquish, Esprit submarine, Z8, XKR) and the wrong base for the Ford Anglia with the first batch labeled From Russia with Love.
can anyone tell me the model of the fire engine from " a view to a kill" and are there any models of it around?
Corgi makes different articulated LaFrance ladder trucks, the closest to AVTAK is IMO the Allentown PA version, Corgi # 52103. It is one of the few with a closed tiller cab (although this is oversized) and has the short cab. Get rid of the tampo printing, paint the cab roof white, and it's pretty close to the AVTAK engine.
can anyone tell me the model of the fire engine from " a view to a kill" and are there any models of it around?
Corgi makes different articulated LaFrance ladder trucks, the closest to AVTAK is IMO the Allentown PA version, Corgi # 52103. It is one of the few with a closed tiller cab (although this is oversized) and has the short cab. Get rid of the tampo printing, paint the cab roof white, and it's pretty close to the AVTAK engine.
I agree with this. Plus with 1/43-1/50 fire truck models, there's so little out there that you either go for something that's relatively close but not exact like this truck or you don't have a truck, period.
Also, regarding variations, it could just be me, but I think Voiteur was wondering about errors per issue. If you include the magazines, I doubt there are any error-free issues (just look at some of my critiques of the Soviet/Russian vehicle descriptions!), but regarding actual errors...I wouldn't know what he'd mean. Poor sculpting can be seen as an error. Yet, I know you very much like the Ford Ranchero because it was so true to the movie diorama in spite of being one of the five worst sculpted cars in the series (I sincerely hope someone else makes a '64 or '65 Ranchero; Neo might, as they plan a line of '65 Falcons if you want to shoot for the moon).
Getting the wrong car can be seen as an error...such as the ZIL-117, a later model...yet that model was one of the top five best models in the collection in terms of "what you'd get if you enlarged the car 43 times". It was in fact so good that when the mould was re-used for SSSR AvtoLegendy it was actually declared to be the best limo, best ZIL, and in the top three in terms of cars. It's been surpassed, but it's still in the top five there, too.
Then there's lettering on the base. Take the "Willys Jeep" from OP. It's a superb model of a Mahindra CJ-3B and the diorama isn't bad, just a bit boring. But technically, due to the base, it IS an error. For another example, same movie, it would be much more accurate to call the "Tuk-Tuk" a Bajaj RE. Great diorama, great model, bad name. "Tuk-Tuk" was used rarely, both then and now in India. "Autorick" (short for "auto-rickshaw") and "rickshaw taxi" are exponentially more common. "Tuk-Tuk" is very common in Thailand for the same model of vehicle, though, so they might get a bye on this one.
Then there's the Checker Marathon Taxi. It's a pretty good Checker, actually, but the figures are wrong. When Bond and Solitaire are captured in the back of a taxi, it's a '73 Chevy Bel Air private fleet cab. All kinds of ways to find errors, actually.
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Fords of the World would be awesome and actually pretty easy. Ford is really easy regarding who they give their licenses out to and has previously worked with DeAgostini, Altaya, etc. Can you imagine...and I'm just banging this out as fast as I can...
1) 1964 Ford Mustang Hardtop (USA)
2) 1959 Ford Galaxie Sedan (USA)
3) Ford Capri Mk. I (UK)
4) Ford Cortina Mk. III (UK)
5) Ford Taunus 17M Coupe (West Germany)
6) Ford Taunus TC Sedan (West Germany)
7) Ford Falcon XW Ute (Australia)
8) Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III (Australia)
9) 1954 Ford Vedette (France)
10) 1954 Ford Comete (France)
11) 1975 Ford Maverick GT (Brazil)
12) 1980 Ford LTD (Brazil)
13) 1991 Ford Falcon (Argentina)
14) 1976 Ford Fairlane (Argentina)
15) 2002 Ford Mondeo (Russia)
16) 1938 Ford Super Deluxe (Romania)
17) Ford-Timken Three-Axle Light Truck (USSR)
18) 1970 Ford Fairmont GT (South Africa)
19) 1969 Ford Ranchero (South Africa)
20) 1965 Ford Fairlane Squire (USA)
21) 1958 Ford F150 (USA)
22) Ford Consul II Estate (UK)
23) Ford AA Lorry (UK)
24) 1934 Ford Rheinland (Germany)
25) 1965 Ford Transit (West Germany)
26) Ford ZF Fairlane (Australia)
27) Ford Falcon XM Falcon Station Wagon (Australia)
28) Ford Model Y (France)
29) 1948 Ford Vedette Coupe
30) 1970 Ford Corcel (Brazil)
31) 1973 Ford Belina (Brazil)
32) 1980 Ford Falcon Rural (Argentina)
33) 1967 Ford Falcon Sprint (Argentina)
34) 2002 Ford Transit Connect (Turkey)
35) 2013 Ford B-Max (Romania)
36) Ford-NAZ Model A Tourer (USSR)
37) 1971 Ford Fairmont (South Africa)
38) Ford Cortina Mk. III Bakkie V8 (South Africa)
39) 1969 Ford Talledega (USA)
40) 1983 Ford F350 Crew Cab Pickup (USA)
That's forty right there!
I have checked my bank account and they have only charged me £7.99 as of last night.
Sure!
The first step was to take the Vantage Coupe off the base and huge surprise (to me, anyway) was that the skis are attached to the base, not the car (!). That meant seeing to the tyre-less wheel/rim was the next step. If you have a spare Volante convertible, it isn’t a problem, just transpose all four Volante wheels onto the Coupe. The Volante wheels have a nicer polished finish too, which is a bonus. However I wanted to do this mod without buying an extra Volante if possible. I sourced a similar tyre from a spare toy car (actually a Corgi Rav) but found that although it was the right fit, it slid straight off the rim. This was solved eventually by winding thin wire around the rim to give the tyre something to latch on to and stay in place.
Next was the rocket exhaust, which on close inspection is a separate moulding glued to the rear licence plate panel. I took the car apart, braced the back end of the floor pan on a piece of wood and started cutting into the join between the exhaust and the panel with a craft knife. The glue actually gave way and the exhaust tube conveniently came flying off without too much effort, leaving the panel clear to take a tiny licence plate.
The front rockets were next, very easy to slice off using the craft knife, taking care not to cut into the bumper. The rockets then had to be cut away from the back of the spotlamps – a very delicate operation that needs considerable dexterity. That left 2 unpainted plastic lugs left in the spotlamp mounts under the bumper and the chrome on the back of the spotlamps sliced off. I took the decision then to glue the lamps to the lugs with plastic kit glue rather than superglue, that way I could tease them into position over a couple of minutes rather than having them set instantly and possibly awkwardly.
The Volante has clear plastic under-bumper spotlamps rather than the Coupe’s chromed plastic units, whether these can be removed and put on the Coupe I don’t know.
Finally the sills. These were masked off using ordinary masking tape and filled in using resin car filler paste. Luckily there is a fine metal lip at the top of the sills that you can sand up against when flattening down the filler (I used one of my wife’s disposable nail files, which had a perfect grade of fine sandpaper on one side) It took time and patience, and like filling a real car, one or two extra applications of filler to build up any dips and get rid of any rough spots/ holes. Once I was happy with the filled sills, I cleaned them with lighter fluid then brush painted them over with satin silver enamel.
A new licence plate was printed out and fixed in place at the back, then the car was re-assembled. I used the Lada (issue 118) diorama box to house the model, the only mod needed was to change the caption on the base and to drill a hole dead centre to take the Aston centre screw instead of the Lada’s two screws.
And that was pretty much it. Apart from what to do with the left over Lada and the empty issue 14 diorama box? Well, here’s my solution:
http://www.eaglemoss.com/batmobiles/
Well Part 1 and 2 will sell but frankly I think Eaglemoss will find this a complete flop for the following reasons:
(1) Fans of TV Batman, Comic Batman and Film batman are different groups in many cases and are not necessaily interested in the other stuff just because it is batman.
(2) Corgi have copped a packet on Batman comic stuff in past and had to dump the lot to clear their warehouses of unsold stuff
(3) Mattel have just covered lots of Batman stuff in several scales so people who want batmobiles generally have them
(4) The franchise is not as strong here in UK
(5) At £10 a shot in these straightened times it is starting to be a stretch for regular collectors
(6) Scales look like they may be all over the place
The only one of the slightest interest me is original TV one and only if 1/43. Any other JBCC Collector likely to collect these??
Having viewed the website's slideshow of prospective issues, I was thinking of subscribing in order to get the initial freebies, and then sneakily cancelling at issue no.6 after the TV/movie versions. - But don't tell anyone.
Like most collectors, i am sad to see the Bond series end, especially on such a dull car.........i think that the teaser about part 2 of the series to be a red herring..........all very sad really
A batman part work zzzzzzzz. Zzzzzzzz. Not interested !
They have culled off a successful collection for this. Ok the bat mobiles are
Great movie cars but that's is all they are. The bond cars are so much more they appeal to
So many levels . Well who ever signed off this has cost Eaglemoss alot of money.
Who in their right mind would cancel a collection when the genre it represents is enjoying the success on the back of a new movie, a fiftieth anniversary and the likelihood of three further films promised with the most successful Bond ever !
I can't think of another more boring diecast car part work . Corgi released a multitude of bat mobiles some of which were so obscure they really were clutching at straws. The range was soon culled off due to very poor sales. There is only three batmobiles worthy of a model that is the original sixties car, val kilmers car and the bizarre newest one.
Regarding the suggestion that the series 2 is a red herring. I only wrote what was written in the email I received. I do think a series 2 is possible but leaving it a couple of years may be as foolish as cancelling the original collection.
I am really disappointed that the collection is finished more so now I know what is replacing it.
I don't think I will commit to a part work again. I have invested time and money in this one and quite frankly I feel let done as its ending has been mismanaged. The collection is essentially incomplete missing some real gems. Eaglemoss could have resolved this but chose to invest in another genre at the expense of a loyal customer base . Poor show
Seeing how they delivered the JBCC cars, you'll probably have to buy the first twelve models to get all the free gifts. They send out a box with two cars every four weeks, and it says the last free gift (the Batwing) is in the sixth delivery (meaning the box containing issue 11 and 12)...
If I were an eaglemoss rival I would see if James bond book owners could give me rights to do the books cars and go for a small series with book tie in so we would get cars like this:
Bentleys
Sunbeam Alpine mid 50s
Aston db3?
Triumph tr3
RR Wraith
I once wrote a series of articles on the cars of the books and they would be a real treat to have but without a film or tv tie in can't see it being done.
As for the Batmobile partwork...actually, this one IS likely to succeed, just not amongst this target audience. I think Norev is the maker. Even the US dealers are pumping this one up, albeit not as a partwork. Apparently, with the element of cherry-picking allowed in the US, they're counting on that.
And Maz, regarding books...brilliant idea, but we absolutely HAVE to have John Gardner's literary contribution to James Bond gadget cars: the "Silver Beast", a shiny gray Saab 900 Turbo that had a bunch of gadgets. It was self-parodically bad/right out of CR '67, but then, how many cheap Saab models do you find on the market? BTW, the Aston Martin of Fleming's books was a DB Mk. III, not, as he put it, a "DB III". Someone apparently wrote him with a picture of both cars and he indicated that the road car (the DB Mk. III) was what he'd meant.
The super-long-runners are going to turn up in the former East Bloc. Kultowe Auta PRL-u in Poland is slated for 175-200 issues minimum (175 planned with further issues including subscriber bonuses bringing the total to 200). The Czech and Hungarian language versions of this partwork will at least go to 140. SSSR AvtoLegendy is rumored to go to past 200 (the rumor is 225 ending on Lunokhod-1, making it the single largest partwork currently running), although "only" 150 models are actually either out or under development. Avtomobilni na Sluzhbe (also Russian) will be somewhere in the 130-140 range. Masini de Legenda (Romania) will be over 100 and within the past few MONTHS, they've extended it three times. However, all of these partworks have set release dates/you can predict when they'll be released with no delay; each car comes 15 days after the previous one. So the JBCC will be surpassed in length, but not years.
Whenever you're looking for the brand and model of a car / truck / van / ... from a film, check: www.imcdb.org
200 eh? makes The JBCC look like a toddler about to start school
Thank you!! If you mean the plastic floorpan assembly, I don't know for sure but if you have both cars, it could be worth a try. You'd have to swap the rear bumper too, the Volante has the licence plate attached to it (which is incorrect) whereas the Coupe's is on the rear valance panel. It was interesting looking at both models close up in comparison - strange that the modelmakers went to the bother of correctly enlarging the bonnet bulge on the Volante plus giving it 'pre-ski' moulded sills, but didn't get the boot shape right or the rear valance, which is missing. Having said that, I came across this publicity shot of the movie Volante that to my eye, does appear to have more of an upward curve on the boot area than the pic of a production Volante below it.
Given that Aston Martins were/are hand-built, I wonder if the movie car was slightly different?
The first few Batmobiles look great to me, especially with the dioramas, but once they run into the comic versions (of which there are a great many) I think UK interest will plummet because comics just aren't that big here. However, I know the reverse is true in the States so it should do VERY well there.
I think that now the JBCC guys have officially decided to take themselves off to the jobcentre, the gloves are off regarding the previous limitation to EON licenced stuff. Let's have cars/vehicles from the other Bond movies that weren't included and anything from Bond books, regardless of the author.
Only joking in my post about subscribing for the freebies! Yes, you would probably have to buy a lot of largely unknown (in the UK anyway) comic batmobiles to get the freebies, which would be costly at £10 per issue bought. The first issue is discounted at £2.99, second one £5.99, then all of them are £9.99 after that. With the fourth delivery, you receive the first free vehicle - the Keaton Batmobile with shields - but that's after shelling out nearly £70 in the UK. The Batwing would be in your hands after spending nearly £110 which is a heck of a lot IMHO.
BTW - for those in the UK, the Batmobile back issues/subscription enquiries etc will be handled by Database Factory again.
I agree that comic book stuff will tank in UK. Corgi stuff based on comic books was fairly cheap but they struggled to shift them even at "close out" prices. TV and Film inspired vehicles will find their fans here but am not convinced that those who want the TV models will necessarily want Film ones and vice versa. They are almost two different franchises... And any way if you subscribe you get three themes that make no sense whatsoever shown along side each other really...
Well less of my carping its Eaglemoss' risk and the fact it is not to my taste may just mean someone else out there is jumping up and down with excitement at the prospect of the series.
look at this for bad printing
Don't think any of mine are like that.
Adam Carter-Jones
Bondposters.com - FREE James Bond Poster Reference site
In that case this pre-production model was photographed from modelissimo, sent back to Modelcarword and then sent out to me - as my model has exactly those logos. You can't remove the metal logos from the backing material as they are printed onto it. As I said if you remove the film gone is the logo. But DC007 will get one, and we will see if he will get another pre-production model with the same logos.
If you don't fear repainting a car the Audi 200 quattro 20V is also available from Norev. The Neo Audi has the advantage that it is available in the right colour but the Norev 20V has more accurate fender flares, with a mild concave curve instead of the convex add-ons of the Neo Audi. The spoke wheels of Norev's 20V are also closer to the film 200 than Neo's 6-spoke wheels (but are not the same design as the Exclusiv's spoke wheels are deeper than those used later on the 20V and V8). Norev also makes a 1987 Audi 200 with the standard fenders but this could be the source for the correct European front bumper if anyone feels like spending another €35 for the parts. And while repainting the 200 in Steingrau metallic one could also repaint a Minichamps 100 Avant in the same colour for a TLD Avant ... This would also need the Audi 200 front bumper and lights but I don't know if the Norev parts would fit.
Corgi makes different articulated LaFrance ladder trucks, the closest to AVTAK is IMO the Allentown PA version, Corgi # 52103. It is one of the few with a closed tiller cab (although this is oversized) and has the short cab. Get rid of the tampo printing, paint the cab roof white, and it's pretty close to the AVTAK engine.
I agree with this. Plus with 1/43-1/50 fire truck models, there's so little out there that you either go for something that's relatively close but not exact like this truck or you don't have a truck, period.
Also, regarding variations, it could just be me, but I think Voiteur was wondering about errors per issue. If you include the magazines, I doubt there are any error-free issues (just look at some of my critiques of the Soviet/Russian vehicle descriptions!), but regarding actual errors...I wouldn't know what he'd mean. Poor sculpting can be seen as an error. Yet, I know you very much like the Ford Ranchero because it was so true to the movie diorama in spite of being one of the five worst sculpted cars in the series (I sincerely hope someone else makes a '64 or '65 Ranchero; Neo might, as they plan a line of '65 Falcons if you want to shoot for the moon).
Getting the wrong car can be seen as an error...such as the ZIL-117, a later model...yet that model was one of the top five best models in the collection in terms of "what you'd get if you enlarged the car 43 times". It was in fact so good that when the mould was re-used for SSSR AvtoLegendy it was actually declared to be the best limo, best ZIL, and in the top three in terms of cars. It's been surpassed, but it's still in the top five there, too.
Then there's lettering on the base. Take the "Willys Jeep" from OP. It's a superb model of a Mahindra CJ-3B and the diorama isn't bad, just a bit boring. But technically, due to the base, it IS an error. For another example, same movie, it would be much more accurate to call the "Tuk-Tuk" a Bajaj RE. Great diorama, great model, bad name. "Tuk-Tuk" was used rarely, both then and now in India. "Autorick" (short for "auto-rickshaw") and "rickshaw taxi" are exponentially more common. "Tuk-Tuk" is very common in Thailand for the same model of vehicle, though, so they might get a bye on this one.
Then there's the Checker Marathon Taxi. It's a pretty good Checker, actually, but the figures are wrong. When Bond and Solitaire are captured in the back of a taxi, it's a '73 Chevy Bel Air private fleet cab. All kinds of ways to find errors, actually.