For a really big casing how about Zorin's Airship for the collection !
That's a bit to "bland" for my opinion, I'd then rather have Pam's Cessna( or whatever, you tell me it's an early 757 i'd believe it ) ) from LTK. Heck, i'd even love the Golfcart! GIVE US Licence to Kill! *no pun intended ^^
All the above suggestions would make great additions to the collection. How come the Chevrolet delivery truck(FRWL)was missed out ,as I seem to remember,It was part of the James Bond Corgi collection years ago?Along with the Kenworth Truck and LALD Bus.
Also,how about the Ice Dragster(DAD)with yellow brake chute?With all these suggestions,I think we could extend the series to 125 models!!!
There seems to be spark of enthusiasm for more models. Maybe the Toy dealer knows something or just speculating . I started the collection like many when it launched in the UK in January 2007. What I find funny or scary is my little boy was born in Feb 2007 and amazingly the collection is still going. He starts school in August ! Lets lobby GEF on mass for a final model 111. Something amazing , something to underline the collection. If the german dealer is correct lets hope the additional fifteen are inspired choices , there are still gems that have been overlooked.
We perhaps could have had more of the unusual models mentioned, if It wasn't for all those Aston Martins DB's!!!Come on there is no need to have ,basically,the same car just from the different movies/Situations.I know some people will not agree on this and say you didn't have to buy them,but they are part of the complete collection.
"I recently went to a Toy car fair and a dealer who goes to France and Germany to the World Toyfair seems to think
that the collection will go to 125 !"
Due to Ixo's coming out with new partworks (Avtomobili na Sluzhba will be re-released as a full series instead of a test issue) and GE Fabbri's focusing on the 1/8 scale DB5 partwork, I would imagine that you'd see the '61 Chevrolet 30-Series "One Tonner," Locque's Mercedes-Benz, maybe a few other new ones, no figures, and a bunch of re-used moulds if he does have correct info/didn't misinterpret something (for example, they could re-release 15 "special editions"...I have seen that idea at least bandied about in certain partworks). It's actually quite easy...
-Issue 111: Leonid Pushkin's GAZ-3102 Volga, TLD (Re-used USSR AvtoLegende, same color)
-Issue 112: VAZ-2108 "Moscow Militsia GAI Patrol Car", GE (Re-used USSR AvtoLegende with light bar and new paint scheme)
-Issue 113: 1974 Mercedes-Benz 450SEL, FYEO (Just copy Minichamps' mould, since they made this exact car)
-Issue 114: Austin FX4 "London Taxi", OP (Re-used mould from Taxis of the World)
-Issue 115: 1967 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman, OP (Re-used mould from Ixo Classic)
-Issue 116: 1961 Chevrolet 30-Series "One-Tonner" Pickup, FRWL (I imagine they actually would put effort into this)
-Issue 117: Mercedes-Benz 220S, GF (Some minor rework to the 180D mould, and they're done)
-Issue 118: UAZ-469B (Take your pick of GE, TND, TWINE, or DAD for films, and in one week, Ixo will have released its NINTH model of this vehicle)
-Issue 119: VAZ-2121 "Lada Niva", TWINE (Ixo has released SIX models of this car [soon to be seven], including a St. Tropez rallye model that could accomodate the front bumper and lights)
-Issue 120: 1973 Chevrolet Bel Air, Louisiana State Police, LALD; i.e., the car that Sheriff Pepper commandeers (Just re-do the moulds for the Impala Custom Coupe)
-Issue 121: 1976 Jeep CJ-7, LTK (Ixo doesn't have one out, but they could probably whip one up pretty quickly)
-Issue 122: 2005 Skoda Octavia Tour "Policija", CR (Abrex and Ixo share moulds)
-Issue 123: Moke-based Yellow Transport Vehicle, MR (That way, it could just be thrown together without too much concern for getting everything right)
-Issue 124: 1968 Ford Escort Mk. I Rallye, OHMSS (They could probably do this without too much effort)
-Issue 125: 1997 Volkswagen 1200, QoS (Could easily be re-done from an existing Ixo Beetle)
To be honest, I really doubt the series goes past 110.
I would disagree...but only partially. (Dalkowski)
It is interesting to speculate which models may have a life beyond Bond. My thoughts on your comments below
The U.H. Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II's look horrendous and there is no way I see them being re-released. -- not so sure it is licencing costs that probably will stop it being used again but the basic casting is not too bad it would just take a lot of work on wheels, grille etc etc etc. to make it generally acceptable
The Silver Cloud II might work, - No without a new grille with the correct number of bars on it. RR wouldn't licence this without a major upgrade. I suspect all the cars are licenced via Bond Production companies have some right to license/make toys etc etc without RR or other maker having to licence them since there are no MB, Ford, GM etc licencing logos on model boxes. For general release that would not apply they would have to get licences from each car maker.
but the best of the Rolls-Royces...the Phantom III Sedanca de Ville...is so Bondian that I'm not sure U.H. could get away with selling it as anything but Auric Goldfinger's car. - A plain one could make a Classic vehicles series and one very like it appeared in the old Film "Yellow Rolls Royce" but not sure how many buyers would remember that! Shame as you are right it is a smashing model and the only one that RR would be happy to licence I suspect
My take is that Ixo plans to use most of its moulds for multiple purposes, though. The 1967 Cadillac Hearse could be offered as a lower-priced alternative to the good-selling Neo 1966 Cadillac Hearse with some extra detail. - AS you say below for the La Salle this could be modded to an ambulance too and at a mid-market price it would fly off shelves in USThe La Salle/Miller Hearse (or, more importantly, its chassis) could be used as the basis for a variety of 1930's Cadillac, La Salle, and Buick products, plus I can imagine an ambulance based on it...which would be entirely accurate, considering the La Salle/Miller's status as a "combination coach." - AgreeThe Mercedes-Benz 190 Binz Europ 1100 has a huge range of possibilities for West German hospitals, Feuerwehr, and even as a hearse. - AgreeThe Chevrolet C-10 I can see offered as an early 1970's pickup with metal grille; the moulds would be good for it and Ixo could use a good late '60's-early 70's Chevy pickup.
- Would be good nice basic casting with lots of possibilitiesThe Range Rover Convertible, due to its rarity in real life, I don't see much use for unless Ixo re-releases it identically or uses it as the basis for another Range Rover. - Quite Agree
The Crown Victoria is based on a previously-released Ixo car, so that's been done. - Been done to death anyway by Hongwell etc tooThey'd need to add side mirrors, but the '89 Ford Bronco II would sell well in the US market. - Lots are already going there via EBay really boring vehicle IMHO but actually nicely modelled We're already seeing the ZIL-117 used as Issue 61 of USSR AvtoLegende. Heck, check out eBay China and eBay Hong Kong and you'll find that, save for the black (unpainted) interior and license plates, the car is 100% identical. I suspect the 1964 Ford Country Squire would undergo some modifications before release (still have not received it...): addition of one or more side mirrors and the addition of hubcaps from Ixo's planned 1963 Ford Country Squire (which is a 6-passenger model, not a 9-passenger model like the '64). - There is already a lot of interest in Squire in US they could sell quite a few there at a higher price point with a few more detailsThe Ford Consul would fit in well with the Ixo Classic Series and complement the Ixo Ford Anglia nicely. - AgreeThe Ford Econoline may not sell well as a minibus or just be limited as a minibus, but it would certainly do well as a van. - Again completely agree bit of an obvious missing model for US market too I also see the Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe doing well if they play their cards right: offer it both as an Impala Custom Coupe AND a Caprice Classic Convertible (in fact, if they chose one over the other, I'd go with the Caprice Classic Convertible) with the 400 Turbo Fire V8 under the hood. - Again ;lots of potential for sales in States
I think that if series was available in States it would have sold very well there but part work makers do not sell in the US - I guess there are complex commercial reasons for that.
"The U.H. Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II's look horrendous and there is no way I see them being re-released. -- not so sure it is licencing costs that probably will stop it being used again but the basic casting is not too bad it would just take a lot of work on wheels, grille etc etc etc. to make it generally acceptable"
I agree here. I just think that they would have to re-work SO much, including the entire chassis (look at the cutting I had to make on my "Solido Wheels" Code 3 and the wheels still were too high, though at least they didn't stick out), that it might not be worth the effort to them. Contrast this with the Silver Cloud II...
"Not without a new grille with the correct number of bars on it. RR wouldn't licence this without a major upgrade. I suspect all the cars are licenced via Bond Production companies have some right to license/make toys etc etc without RR or other maker having to licence them since there are no MB, Ford, GM etc licencing logos on model boxes. For general release that would not apply they would have to get licences from each car maker."
Exactly. However, I think that U.H. did just enough of a good job...i.e. they won't have to replace the chassis...that they could completely re-do the grille, partially re-do the hubcaps, and get the thumbs-up from Rolls-Royce.
As to the Phantom III Sedanca de Ville, I suppose it could be released in black and red and with different wheels (since the hubcaps are aftermarket). I could swear to seeing an identical or almost identical car with this paint scheme but with red instead of yellow, whitewall tires, no hubcaps, and the top of the hood colored black. I could see that selling and being licensed by RR.
"AS you say below for the La Salle this could be modded to an ambulance too and at a mid-market price it would fly off shelves in US"
I agree, although it would be a trickier modification. By 1967, companies like Miller-Meteor, S&S, Flxible, etc. had gotten past the "combination coaches" of the 1930's-1950's and were building seperate models for hearses and ambulances. They could of course still use the chassis, wheels, and basically everything fore of the B-pillar, but it wouldn't be nearly as easy as modifying the La Salle/Miller Combination Coach (where you just add some lights, repaint it, and re-do the windows to get an ambulance). But you are dead on: it would be bought up and there is demand for it.
"- Would be good nice basic casting with lots of possibilities"
Yes. The reason I see this one as a pickup more than an ambulance are some of the comments I get from my fellow model train enthusiasts. I was looking down at a table with some cars on it at a local train show and quickly picked out an Ixo Classic Aston-Martin DB4 in British Racing Green, so I decided to see if he had anything else. As my eyes passed over the Roadchamps and Hongwell 1930's-1950's pickups the dealer stepped away for a moment and this guy next to me shakes his head and says "You know, I'm so sick of those." I asked him "so sick of what?" "Those 1930's and 1940's Fords and Chevies. You'd think they were the only pickups that ever existed in 1/43!" I asked him if he was willing to spend the kind of money on Brooklin for one of my favorites: their 1950 Studebaker. He said he was (and that he did indeed have the same Studebaker Wrecker I had!), but that I was missing the point: his layout was set in the early 1970's in Elkhart, IN. As such, he wanted utility trucks to match the era. Somebody like that I can see buying up not just one, but several.
" Been done to death anyway by Hongwell etc too"
You can say that again! )
"Lots are already going there via EBay really boring vehicle IMHO but actually nicely modelled"
The reason I see Ixo revisiting this one is because it's in such sorry shape. I know plenty of 4x4 enthusiasts that got started on a used Bronco or Bronco II, so I think one painted as new with the mirrors would sell nicely.
"There is already a lot of interest in Squire in US they could sell quite a few there at a higher price point with a few more details"
I agree here. And not just with the Country Squire. Look at something like the Chevy Brookwood/Townsman/Kingswood or the the Dodge Coronet wagon. I think station wagons from the '60's-early 70's, in general, are pretty underrepresented.
"Again completely agree bit of an obvious missing model for US market too"
Yep, and I would tack on the second generation Chevy Van and the Dodge Tradesman/Dodge Sportsman that led to the Ram Van. When I think of it, I've actually seen more Ram Vans with windows and seats than Ford Econolines.
"Again ;lots of potential for sales in States "
Discounting the late '60's Camaro, 454 Chevelle and also the Nova SS, I would say that EVERY SINGLE CHEVROLET made from 1969-1974 is underepresented in 1/43. And yes, I include the early '70's Camaro in that because everyone wants the early, "Pony Car on Steroids" type Camaro. Ford and Chrysler suffer even worse, save for their muscle cars.
"I think that if series was available in States it would have sold very well there but part work makers do not sell in the US - I guess there are complex commercial reasons for that"
Historically, partworks/serials have just not sold well in the US UNLESS it's something like completing a kit/using parts of something to build one large thing. Say you're in the middle of a partwork on American Motors; a subject I KNOW many people think is sorely lacking. You'd see the AMX's, Javelins, early Gremlins, Pacers, Rebels, early Jeep Cherokees, the Grand Wagoneers, and late model Ramblers being hoarded/shoot up in price while the late model Gremlin, the Concord, the Eagle, the Ambassador Sedan (not the Coupe), Jeep Commanche, the XJ platform Wagoneers, and the Renaults built from CKD's floated around on eBay for a few bucks.
I know Dalkowski list of a possible 15 more cars that could be produced for the collection was just a bit of fun, seeing as many have been out in some shape or form before in the past and could easily be produced again.(How does he know all these things?I'll take his word on the matter.)But from that list, very few capture the imagination, so please just stop at 110!!Anybody agree with me?
I agree with Winnie - Bond didnt even drive some of the cars - I am a Bond fan but I think GEF have taken the p**s a bit - the collection was originally only going to be 20 !!! I think the "collectablity factor" has now been lost.
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I agree with Winnie - Bond didnt even drive some of the cars - I am a Bond fan but I think GEF have taken the p**s a bit - the collection was originally only going to be 20 !!! I think the "collectablity factor" has now been lost.
Don't be so negative! I'm waiting for the cars of the film crew to be done, like Timothy Dalton's toyota, the GF script girl's morris minor and the skateboard that Michael G. Wilson rode to the set as a teenager Bond crew upstart!
"...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
I agree with Winnie - Bond didnt even drive some of the cars - I am a Bond fan but I think GEF have taken the p**s a bit - the collection was originally only going to be 20 !!! I think the "collectablity factor" has now been lost.
Chill! Nobody is forcing you to collect all the editions. Keep the posts light we are a friendly bunch. The collection certainly has collectability as the so called low points are the ones that will be the most collectable.
"I know Dalkowski list of a possible 15 more cars that could be produced for the collection was just a bit of fun"
Actually, I was being a little bit sarcastic and even cynical. Believe it or not, I want the thing to end, too! I was just pointing out that if they did indeed go to 125, like it or not, that's probably what it would wind up looking like. Ixo would go looking for existing moulds, ignore figures, neglect dioramas, and with the introduction of Ixo's 1/18 scale cars, the expansion of DDR Auto-Kollektion and Avtomobili na Sluzhba and the introduction of DDR Trucks, they just do not have the resources to keep releasing new moulds at the rate they're currently going. And to be 100% honest, I DO NOT see it going past 110.
"How does he know all these things?"
Well, it was only theoretical, but I've seen Ixo do this kind of thing to partworks many times before (all but FOUR of the cars in "Taxis of the World" were re-used moulds!). And they have a tendency to repeat themselves. Why do you suppose they trashed the GAZ-M21 Volga mould (for example)? Answer: they overused it.
8-)
Hi all
Since the Bond collection is not limited to cars, since we've had the Moon Buggy, Little Nellie, Acrostar, Parahawk, Bondola and Q-Boat,
a nice wishlist for all collectors is to end off or provide the afficionados with Blofeld's Batho-Sub from DAF or perhaps him being injured on the monorail in YOLT.
Just my 007 cents worth.
Thank you all.
Looking forward to enter the competition...
8-)
Hi all
Since the Bond collection is not limited to cars, since we've had the Moon Buggy, Little Nellie, Acrostar, Parahawk, Bondola and Q-Boat,
a nice wishlist for all collectors is to end off or provide the afficionados with Blofeld's Batho-Sub from DAF or perhaps him being injured on the monorail in YOLT.
Just my 007 cents worth.
Thank you all.
Looking forward to enter the competition...
Now you mention it, there are a lot of 'non cars' including the Dragon Tank (semi car I suppose). Thats what I like about this collection the vast array of differing vehicles. But some of the cars are featured as background cars in the films but are in the JBCC which kind of makes me feel cheated: Ford GT40 & Lamborghini Diablo come to mind (both DAD). I realise that they were an easy sell as moulds of these cars are previously used, so they are cheap to make for this. There have been some great suggestions on here for cars in the set: Milk Van (TLD), Kenworth (LTK), Decapitated Bus (LALD), Flower Truck (I forget the type FRWL), which I'd rather be in our collections than the filler cars I mentions. But all in all, I cannot say I regret signing up, I love it and will be sad to see the end! Its like a relationship, after five years its over, but you now have more money in the bank
"Since the Bond collection is not limited to cars, since we've had the Moon Buggy, Little Nellie, Acrostar, Parahawk, Bondola and Q-Boat"
True, but remember...
-The Moon Buggy may not have been a car, but it sure was a land-based vehicle with four wheels.
-Little Nellie and the Acrostar are the exceptions to not really doing anything on the ground.
-But even with the Acrostar, its most memorable sequence, for me, was its landing and pulling up in front of the garage.
-The Parahawks were basically snowmobiles with parachutes, and thus could be ground-going.
-The Bondola was amphibious.
-The Q-Boat participated in a car chase as well as a boat chase and showed itself to be amphibious.
"Ford GT40"
Any way you look at this, it was a turkey. The Lamborghini was at the very least a halfway decent model. The Ford GT40 was both a poor model and didn't do much at all. If I could add only one vehicle to the collection, it would be the 1961 Chevrolet 30-Series "One-Tonner" flower truck from FRWL. The Corgi model is 1/43 scale, but not at all a good model (even of the truck design...the grille should say "Chevrolet" and it should have the dual exhaust stacks just aft of the cab).
First look on the Consul with box (same as the Bronco and V8 Volante ?:) )
It looks like that is the new "generic gravel road" diorama base, so we will probably see it again with the Impala Custom Coupe! The Econoline van was also briefly driven on gravel in DAF as far as I remember, but I hope they will model it in a better scene than that!
Nice that GE Fabbri has kept to the expected release schedule in the UK
We've gone 4 weeks without a model being available at the newsagents here in SA, and this week the model that is available has a sticker on the package saying that due to unforeseen circumstances they have had to skip two issues in the sequence and will come back to them later....
Wow, can't wait for the Ford Consul!!! Should go nicely next to my Ixo Anglia and yes, my Dinky Toys Zephyr from a few years prior. Of course, I'm in it for the cars, not the dioramas...ouch!!!
On the bright side, I got my Country Squire today!!!! I must say, I'm extremely happy. I'll break the model down with regards to various pros and cons...
First, the good....
-This IS the Country Squire. As in, it really does look like the real deal, but forty-three times smaller.
-The side panels may be transfers, but I'm really impressed with how they did them.
-VERY nice details on the grille and taillights. The mixing in of a bit of black paint to dull the chrome is really nice and gives the car a "driven" but not "showroom" or "worn" look.
-The door handles are correct, seperate pieces, not moulded into the body! That's good attention to detail, even for Ixo!
-The front bumper has the correct license plate mount with the weird-looking little "slot."
-We get a detailed interior. And I do mean detailed! Even the dashboard looks correct. In fact, it's SO detailed that they had to have been looking at the inside of a real '64 Galaxie or Country Squire. I would suggest a simple Code 3, though: the car's dashboard has an AM radio. The movie car lacked one. If you want to add an antenna (I would suggest using fine-gauge wire), use this picture as a model of where to mount...
-Has all three seats folded upward. If you want, you can buy a second model and slash the seats in half with an X-Acto Knife. grine some material away, repaint, and you now have the folded seats that allowed my grandfather to mount his rod and gun rack (well, my grandfather flat out REMOVED the rear seat eventually, having been a truck mechanic by trade, but also servicing the truckers' cars) and for many others to turn the car into an ad hoc panel van of sorts.
-They got the Ford logo on the rear correct!
The bad:
-The trim around the door handles, as I said, should be beige vinyl, not "vinylwood." Fortunately, the door handle design allows for an easy fix so your car can stay true to the movie car.
Step one: Pop out the door handles. Be careful; you'll want these to go back into the same slots where they came from.
Step two: Find a suitable paint match for the beige vinyl. You'll want flat paint.
Step three: Paint the door handle slots so that the trim forms a perfectly straight line with the "vinylwood."
Step four: When the paint is dry, reattach the door handles.
-Another issue that can be fixed pretty easily, but is also a glaring error is the lack of the word "Ford" on the vinyl trim around the "vinylwood" panel on the tailgate. This is what it should look like...
That big word "Ford," though, can be easily added by making a decal. In fact, simply getting a photo of the back, printing and cutting out "FORD," and then attaching it via double-stick tape would work.
-The one incorrectable flaw (albeit VERY minor) is the headlights. The sockets are fine, but the lenses are ever so slightly too large. And scratch-building lenses is a bit beyond my ability.
Hope you liked my review! All in all, a 9.8 out of 10 for minor but fixable errors.
Got hold of the Ford Consul today,which I wasn't at all expecting.I actually like the car,But the diorama is terrible.I would have overlooked this had the model featured some figures,But we know what to expect now.This particular model doesn't really do It for me ,But each to their own.Looking forward to the Imparla though.
I can confirm 107 is the Rolls Royce Silver Shadow(LTK).But,we all knew that anyway.
Got hold of the Ford Consul today,which I wasn't at all expecting.I actually like the car,But the diorama is terrible.I would have overlooked this had the model featured some figures,But we know what to expect now.This particular model doesn't really do It for me ,But each to their own.Looking forward to the Imparla though.
I can confirm 107 is the Rolls Royce Silver Shadow(LTK).But,we all knew that anyway.
Thanks for confirming the details of the Consul, Winnie. Yes, it's a pity about the lack of figures!
I'm not surprised to hear that the LTK Rolls has been bumped up to #107, but the last list from GEF had the Econoline van from DAF at #107. Seeing as the Impala from LALD has already been seen on ebay, I suspect the order of the remaining issues will now be (107) LTK Rolls, (108) LALD Impala Coupe, (109) DAF Econoline van, and (110) QOS damaged DBS.
"I'm not surprised to hear that the LTK Rolls has been bumped up to #107, but the last list from GEF had the Econoline van from DAF at #107. Seeing as the Impala from LALD has already been seen on ebay, I suspect the order of the remaining issues will now be (107) LTK Rolls, (108) LALD Impala Coupe, (109) DAF Econoline van, and (110) QOS damaged DBS."
I agree 100%. The fact that every single car showing up on eBay Hong Kong or eBay China has been a factory defective as well (no whitewall, bent axles, missing tires, missing wiper blades, damaged paint) supports this. I predict the following order...
-Issue 106 Ford Consul DN (and I'll talk about that in a minute...)
-Issue 107 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II LTK
-Issue 108 1973 Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe LALD
-Issue 109 1971 Ford Econoline* DAF
-Issue 110 Aston-Martin DBS w/Crash Damage QoS
*Does anyone else agree that the Econoline is the Chateau variant, as is stated on imcdb? I intially doubted this, but have changed my mind after seeing comparisons between the trim levels.
Now, you might not like the Ford Consul's diorama, but, as I predicted, this would be a good model. The sort you might want to Code 3. Consuls were certainly used as police cars, and the black paint scheme makes this an obvious candidate for conversion. Check this restored police car out for something you may wish to copy...
I think it would be relatively easy to Code 3 the JBCC Consul to get the Bradford City police car and also be a whole lot cheaper...plus you'll be able to say you did it yourself! Of course, the car also looks great as-is.
Emailed with the guy I get my cars from now. His supplier, who gets his info from Fabbri, is stating that it's going to be Silver Shadow II, Econoline, Impala Custom Coupe, and then Aston Martin DBS w/crash damage.
just been on wikipedia and it says up to 107 has been realsed when i havent even recived 104 yet and then on 108 and 109 it has a question mark next to it !!
As far as I know, my friend who has the subscription for me in the UK also still has to receive issues 104 and 105... They have taken her payment at the beginning of May, but she told me the cars usually don't arrive till the end of the month. So I hope they'll be there within a week or so.
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That's a bit to "bland" for my opinion, I'd then rather have Pam's Cessna( or whatever, you tell me it's an early 757 i'd believe it
Also,how about the Ice Dragster(DAD)with yellow brake chute?With all these suggestions,I think we could extend the series to 125 models!!!
that the collection will go to 125 !"
Due to Ixo's coming out with new partworks (Avtomobili na Sluzhba will be re-released as a full series instead of a test issue) and GE Fabbri's focusing on the 1/8 scale DB5 partwork, I would imagine that you'd see the '61 Chevrolet 30-Series "One Tonner," Locque's Mercedes-Benz, maybe a few other new ones, no figures, and a bunch of re-used moulds if he does have correct info/didn't misinterpret something (for example, they could re-release 15 "special editions"...I have seen that idea at least bandied about in certain partworks). It's actually quite easy...
-Issue 111: Leonid Pushkin's GAZ-3102 Volga, TLD (Re-used USSR AvtoLegende, same color)
-Issue 112: VAZ-2108 "Moscow Militsia GAI Patrol Car", GE (Re-used USSR AvtoLegende with light bar and new paint scheme)
-Issue 113: 1974 Mercedes-Benz 450SEL, FYEO (Just copy Minichamps' mould, since they made this exact car)
-Issue 114: Austin FX4 "London Taxi", OP (Re-used mould from Taxis of the World)
-Issue 115: 1967 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman, OP (Re-used mould from Ixo Classic)
-Issue 116: 1961 Chevrolet 30-Series "One-Tonner" Pickup, FRWL (I imagine they actually would put effort into this)
-Issue 117: Mercedes-Benz 220S, GF (Some minor rework to the 180D mould, and they're done)
-Issue 118: UAZ-469B (Take your pick of GE, TND, TWINE, or DAD for films, and in one week, Ixo will have released its NINTH model of this vehicle)
-Issue 119: VAZ-2121 "Lada Niva", TWINE (Ixo has released SIX models of this car [soon to be seven], including a St. Tropez rallye model that could accomodate the front bumper and lights)
-Issue 120: 1973 Chevrolet Bel Air, Louisiana State Police, LALD; i.e., the car that Sheriff Pepper commandeers (Just re-do the moulds for the Impala Custom Coupe)
-Issue 121: 1976 Jeep CJ-7, LTK (Ixo doesn't have one out, but they could probably whip one up pretty quickly)
-Issue 122: 2005 Skoda Octavia Tour "Policija", CR (Abrex and Ixo share moulds)
-Issue 123: Moke-based Yellow Transport Vehicle, MR (That way, it could just be thrown together without too much concern for getting everything right)
-Issue 124: 1968 Ford Escort Mk. I Rallye, OHMSS (They could probably do this without too much effort)
-Issue 125: 1997 Volkswagen 1200, QoS (Could easily be re-done from an existing Ixo Beetle)
To be honest, I really doubt the series goes past 110.
It is interesting to speculate which models may have a life beyond Bond. My thoughts on your comments below
The U.H. Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II's look horrendous and there is no way I see them being re-released. -- not so sure it is licencing costs that probably will stop it being used again but the basic casting is not too bad it would just take a lot of work on wheels, grille etc etc etc. to make it generally acceptable
The Silver Cloud II might work, - No without a new grille with the correct number of bars on it. RR wouldn't licence this without a major upgrade. I suspect all the cars are licenced via Bond Production companies have some right to license/make toys etc etc without RR or other maker having to licence them since there are no MB, Ford, GM etc licencing logos on model boxes. For general release that would not apply they would have to get licences from each car maker.
but the best of the Rolls-Royces...the Phantom III Sedanca de Ville...is so Bondian that I'm not sure U.H. could get away with selling it as anything but Auric Goldfinger's car. - A plain one could make a Classic vehicles series and one very like it appeared in the old Film "Yellow Rolls Royce" but not sure how many buyers would remember that! Shame as you are right it is a smashing model and the only one that RR would be happy to licence I suspect
My take is that Ixo plans to use most of its moulds for multiple purposes, though. The 1967 Cadillac Hearse could be offered as a lower-priced alternative to the good-selling Neo 1966 Cadillac Hearse with some extra detail. - AS you say below for the La Salle this could be modded to an ambulance too and at a mid-market price it would fly off shelves in USThe La Salle/Miller Hearse (or, more importantly, its chassis) could be used as the basis for a variety of 1930's Cadillac, La Salle, and Buick products, plus I can imagine an ambulance based on it...which would be entirely accurate, considering the La Salle/Miller's status as a "combination coach." - AgreeThe Mercedes-Benz 190 Binz Europ 1100 has a huge range of possibilities for West German hospitals, Feuerwehr, and even as a hearse. - AgreeThe Chevrolet C-10 I can see offered as an early 1970's pickup with metal grille; the moulds would be good for it and Ixo could use a good late '60's-early 70's Chevy pickup.
- Would be good nice basic casting with lots of possibilitiesThe Range Rover Convertible, due to its rarity in real life, I don't see much use for unless Ixo re-releases it identically or uses it as the basis for another Range Rover. - Quite Agree
The Crown Victoria is based on a previously-released Ixo car, so that's been done. - Been done to death anyway by Hongwell etc tooThey'd need to add side mirrors, but the '89 Ford Bronco II would sell well in the US market. - Lots are already going there via EBay really boring vehicle IMHO but actually nicely modelled We're already seeing the ZIL-117 used as Issue 61 of USSR AvtoLegende. Heck, check out eBay China and eBay Hong Kong and you'll find that, save for the black (unpainted) interior and license plates, the car is 100% identical. I suspect the 1964 Ford Country Squire would undergo some modifications before release (still have not received it...): addition of one or more side mirrors and the addition of hubcaps from Ixo's planned 1963 Ford Country Squire (which is a 6-passenger model, not a 9-passenger model like the '64). - There is already a lot of interest in Squire in US they could sell quite a few there at a higher price point with a few more detailsThe Ford Consul would fit in well with the Ixo Classic Series and complement the Ixo Ford Anglia nicely. - AgreeThe Ford Econoline may not sell well as a minibus or just be limited as a minibus, but it would certainly do well as a van. - Again completely agree bit of an obvious missing model for US market too I also see the Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe doing well if they play their cards right: offer it both as an Impala Custom Coupe AND a Caprice Classic Convertible (in fact, if they chose one over the other, I'd go with the Caprice Classic Convertible) with the 400 Turbo Fire V8 under the hood. - Again ;lots of potential for sales in States
I think that if series was available in States it would have sold very well there but part work makers do not sell in the US - I guess there are complex commercial reasons for that.
I agree here. I just think that they would have to re-work SO much, including the entire chassis (look at the cutting I had to make on my "Solido Wheels" Code 3 and the wheels still were too high, though at least they didn't stick out), that it might not be worth the effort to them. Contrast this with the Silver Cloud II...
"Not without a new grille with the correct number of bars on it. RR wouldn't licence this without a major upgrade. I suspect all the cars are licenced via Bond Production companies have some right to license/make toys etc etc without RR or other maker having to licence them since there are no MB, Ford, GM etc licencing logos on model boxes. For general release that would not apply they would have to get licences from each car maker."
Exactly. However, I think that U.H. did just enough of a good job...i.e. they won't have to replace the chassis...that they could completely re-do the grille, partially re-do the hubcaps, and get the thumbs-up from Rolls-Royce.
As to the Phantom III Sedanca de Ville, I suppose it could be released in black and red and with different wheels (since the hubcaps are aftermarket). I could swear to seeing an identical or almost identical car with this paint scheme but with red instead of yellow, whitewall tires, no hubcaps, and the top of the hood colored black. I could see that selling and being licensed by RR.
"AS you say below for the La Salle this could be modded to an ambulance too and at a mid-market price it would fly off shelves in US"
I agree, although it would be a trickier modification. By 1967, companies like Miller-Meteor, S&S, Flxible, etc. had gotten past the "combination coaches" of the 1930's-1950's and were building seperate models for hearses and ambulances. They could of course still use the chassis, wheels, and basically everything fore of the B-pillar, but it wouldn't be nearly as easy as modifying the La Salle/Miller Combination Coach (where you just add some lights, repaint it, and re-do the windows to get an ambulance). But you are dead on: it would be bought up and there is demand for it.
"- Would be good nice basic casting with lots of possibilities"
Yes. The reason I see this one as a pickup more than an ambulance are some of the comments I get from my fellow model train enthusiasts. I was looking down at a table with some cars on it at a local train show and quickly picked out an Ixo Classic Aston-Martin DB4 in British Racing Green, so I decided to see if he had anything else. As my eyes passed over the Roadchamps and Hongwell 1930's-1950's pickups the dealer stepped away for a moment and this guy next to me shakes his head and says "You know, I'm so sick of those." I asked him "so sick of what?" "Those 1930's and 1940's Fords and Chevies. You'd think they were the only pickups that ever existed in 1/43!" I asked him if he was willing to spend the kind of money on Brooklin for one of my favorites: their 1950 Studebaker. He said he was (and that he did indeed have the same Studebaker Wrecker I had!), but that I was missing the point: his layout was set in the early 1970's in Elkhart, IN. As such, he wanted utility trucks to match the era. Somebody like that I can see buying up not just one, but several.
" Been done to death anyway by Hongwell etc too"
You can say that again!
"Lots are already going there via EBay really boring vehicle IMHO but actually nicely modelled"
The reason I see Ixo revisiting this one is because it's in such sorry shape. I know plenty of 4x4 enthusiasts that got started on a used Bronco or Bronco II, so I think one painted as new with the mirrors would sell nicely.
"There is already a lot of interest in Squire in US they could sell quite a few there at a higher price point with a few more details"
I agree here. And not just with the Country Squire. Look at something like the Chevy Brookwood/Townsman/Kingswood or the the Dodge Coronet wagon. I think station wagons from the '60's-early 70's, in general, are pretty underrepresented.
"Again completely agree bit of an obvious missing model for US market too"
Yep, and I would tack on the second generation Chevy Van and the Dodge Tradesman/Dodge Sportsman that led to the Ram Van. When I think of it, I've actually seen more Ram Vans with windows and seats than Ford Econolines.
"Again ;lots of potential for sales in States "
Discounting the late '60's Camaro, 454 Chevelle and also the Nova SS, I would say that EVERY SINGLE CHEVROLET made from 1969-1974 is underepresented in 1/43. And yes, I include the early '70's Camaro in that because everyone wants the early, "Pony Car on Steroids" type Camaro. Ford and Chrysler suffer even worse, save for their muscle cars.
"I think that if series was available in States it would have sold very well there but part work makers do not sell in the US - I guess there are complex commercial reasons for that"
Historically, partworks/serials have just not sold well in the US UNLESS it's something like completing a kit/using parts of something to build one large thing. Say you're in the middle of a partwork on American Motors; a subject I KNOW many people think is sorely lacking. You'd see the AMX's, Javelins, early Gremlins, Pacers, Rebels, early Jeep Cherokees, the Grand Wagoneers, and late model Ramblers being hoarded/shoot up in price while the late model Gremlin, the Concord, the Eagle, the Ambassador Sedan (not the Coupe), Jeep Commanche, the XJ platform Wagoneers, and the Renaults built from CKD's floated around on eBay for a few bucks.
Don't be so negative! I'm waiting for the cars of the film crew to be done, like Timothy Dalton's toyota, the GF script girl's morris minor and the skateboard that Michael G. Wilson rode to the set as a teenager Bond crew upstart!
Chill! Nobody is forcing you to collect all the editions. Keep the posts light we are a friendly bunch. The collection certainly has collectability as the so called low points are the ones that will be the most collectable.
Count 1,2,3 and relax
Actually, I was being a little bit sarcastic and even cynical. Believe it or not, I want the thing to end, too! I was just pointing out that if they did indeed go to 125, like it or not, that's probably what it would wind up looking like. Ixo would go looking for existing moulds, ignore figures, neglect dioramas, and with the introduction of Ixo's 1/18 scale cars, the expansion of DDR Auto-Kollektion and Avtomobili na Sluzhba and the introduction of DDR Trucks, they just do not have the resources to keep releasing new moulds at the rate they're currently going. And to be 100% honest, I DO NOT see it going past 110.
"How does he know all these things?"
Well, it was only theoretical, but I've seen Ixo do this kind of thing to partworks many times before (all but FOUR of the cars in "Taxis of the World" were re-used moulds!). And they have a tendency to repeat themselves. Why do you suppose they trashed the GAZ-M21 Volga mould (for example)? Answer: they overused it.
Hi all
Since the Bond collection is not limited to cars, since we've had the Moon Buggy, Little Nellie, Acrostar, Parahawk, Bondola and Q-Boat,
a nice wishlist for all collectors is to end off or provide the afficionados with Blofeld's Batho-Sub from DAF or perhaps him being injured on the monorail in YOLT.
Just my 007 cents worth.
Thank you all.
Looking forward to enter the competition...
I second that. However, it's not gonna happen.
Now you mention it, there are a lot of 'non cars' including the Dragon Tank (semi car I suppose). Thats what I like about this collection the vast array of differing vehicles. But some of the cars are featured as background cars in the films but are in the JBCC which kind of makes me feel cheated: Ford GT40 & Lamborghini Diablo come to mind (both DAD). I realise that they were an easy sell as moulds of these cars are previously used, so they are cheap to make for this. There have been some great suggestions on here for cars in the set: Milk Van (TLD), Kenworth (LTK), Decapitated Bus (LALD), Flower Truck (I forget the type FRWL), which I'd rather be in our collections than the filler cars I mentions. But all in all, I cannot say I regret signing up, I love it and will be sad to see the end! Its like a relationship, after five years its over, but you now have more money in the bank
True, but remember...
-The Moon Buggy may not have been a car, but it sure was a land-based vehicle with four wheels.
-Little Nellie and the Acrostar are the exceptions to not really doing anything on the ground.
-But even with the Acrostar, its most memorable sequence, for me, was its landing and pulling up in front of the garage.
-The Parahawks were basically snowmobiles with parachutes, and thus could be ground-going.
-The Bondola was amphibious.
-The Q-Boat participated in a car chase as well as a boat chase and showed itself to be amphibious.
"Ford GT40"
Any way you look at this, it was a turkey. The Lamborghini was at the very least a halfway decent model. The Ford GT40 was both a poor model and didn't do much at all. If I could add only one vehicle to the collection, it would be the 1961 Chevrolet 30-Series "One-Tonner" flower truck from FRWL. The Corgi model is 1/43 scale, but not at all a good model (even of the truck design...the grille should say "Chevrolet" and it should have the dual exhaust stacks just aft of the cab).
What competition????? -{ :007)
thanks
om99
According to Kate at Data Base Factory the despatch orders were sent over to the warehouse on tht 6th May.
Nice that GE Fabbri has kept to the expected release schedule in the UK
We've gone 4 weeks without a model being available at the newsagents here in SA, and this week the model that is available has a sticker on the package saying that due to unforeseen circumstances they have had to skip two issues in the sequence and will come back to them later....
On the bright side, I got my Country Squire today!!!! I must say, I'm extremely happy. I'll break the model down with regards to various pros and cons...
First, the good....
-This IS the Country Squire. As in, it really does look like the real deal, but forty-three times smaller.
-The side panels may be transfers, but I'm really impressed with how they did them.
-VERY nice details on the grille and taillights. The mixing in of a bit of black paint to dull the chrome is really nice and gives the car a "driven" but not "showroom" or "worn" look.
-The door handles are correct, seperate pieces, not moulded into the body! That's good attention to detail, even for Ixo!
-The front bumper has the correct license plate mount with the weird-looking little "slot."
-We get a detailed interior. And I do mean detailed! Even the dashboard looks correct. In fact, it's SO detailed that they had to have been looking at the inside of a real '64 Galaxie or Country Squire. I would suggest a simple Code 3, though: the car's dashboard has an AM radio. The movie car lacked one. If you want to add an antenna (I would suggest using fine-gauge wire), use this picture as a model of where to mount...
http://www.reelcars.net/images/1960/07.jpg
-Has all three seats folded upward. If you want, you can buy a second model and slash the seats in half with an X-Acto Knife. grine some material away, repaint, and you now have the folded seats that allowed my grandfather to mount his rod and gun rack (well, my grandfather flat out REMOVED the rear seat eventually, having been a truck mechanic by trade, but also servicing the truckers' cars) and for many others to turn the car into an ad hoc panel van of sorts.
-They got the Ford logo on the rear correct!
The bad:
-The trim around the door handles, as I said, should be beige vinyl, not "vinylwood." Fortunately, the door handle design allows for an easy fix so your car can stay true to the movie car.
Step one: Pop out the door handles. Be careful; you'll want these to go back into the same slots where they came from.
Step two: Find a suitable paint match for the beige vinyl. You'll want flat paint.
Step three: Paint the door handle slots so that the trim forms a perfectly straight line with the "vinylwood."
Step four: When the paint is dry, reattach the door handles.
-Another issue that can be fixed pretty easily, but is also a glaring error is the lack of the word "Ford" on the vinyl trim around the "vinylwood" panel on the tailgate. This is what it should look like...
http://www.fraserdante.com/4247%20-%2064%20Ford%20Wagon/64%20CtrySquire%20-%20blk%20-%204247/OUTSIDE%20-%20020.JPG
That big word "Ford," though, can be easily added by making a decal. In fact, simply getting a photo of the back, printing and cutting out "FORD," and then attaching it via double-stick tape would work.
-The one incorrectable flaw (albeit VERY minor) is the headlights. The sockets are fine, but the lenses are ever so slightly too large. And scratch-building lenses is a bit beyond my ability.
Hope you liked my review! All in all, a 9.8 out of 10 for minor but fixable errors.
I can confirm 107 is the Rolls Royce Silver Shadow(LTK).But,we all knew that anyway.
Thanks for confirming the details of the Consul, Winnie. Yes, it's a pity about the lack of figures!
I'm not surprised to hear that the LTK Rolls has been bumped up to #107, but the last list from GEF had the Econoline van from DAF at #107. Seeing as the Impala from LALD has already been seen on ebay, I suspect the order of the remaining issues will now be (107) LTK Rolls, (108) LALD Impala Coupe, (109) DAF Econoline van, and (110) QOS damaged DBS.
I agree 100%. The fact that every single car showing up on eBay Hong Kong or eBay China has been a factory defective as well (no whitewall, bent axles, missing tires, missing wiper blades, damaged paint) supports this. I predict the following order...
-Issue 106 Ford Consul DN (and I'll talk about that in a minute...)
-Issue 107 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II LTK
-Issue 108 1973 Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe LALD
-Issue 109 1971 Ford Econoline* DAF
-Issue 110 Aston-Martin DBS w/Crash Damage QoS
*Does anyone else agree that the Econoline is the Chateau variant, as is stated on imcdb? I intially doubted this, but have changed my mind after seeing comparisons between the trim levels.
Now, you might not like the Ford Consul's diorama, but, as I predicted, this would be a good model. The sort you might want to Code 3. Consuls were certainly used as police cars, and the black paint scheme makes this an obvious candidate for conversion. Check this restored police car out for something you may wish to copy...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/barrytaxi/4942438636/
Further, Brooklin also made a 1960 Ford Consul Police Car (Bradford City). Have a look...
http://www.ashbybears.com/acatalog/International_Police_Vehicles.html
I think it would be relatively easy to Code 3 the JBCC Consul to get the Bradford City police car and also be a whole lot cheaper...plus you'll be able to say you did it yourself! Of course, the car also looks great as-is.
just been on wikipedia and it says up to 107 has been realsed when i havent even recived 104 yet and then on 108 and 109 it has a question mark next to it !!