Is this an incredible Bond collectible?...You bet your ass it is -{
Is this a prop replica?..Donkey is not so sure, in fact I do not think it knows what it is? The miniature in Skyfall was a chassis mounted on a plinth with the panels mounted on said chassis much as a on real DB5. The gadgets/Browning barrels were fixed. There was no bullet proof shield & the ejector seat roof panel was simulated & as we now know the seats were composed of effectively foam filled rubber which is 100% fine for a film prop but for a £33,600.00 collectible I'm not so sure. I would have expected a leather trimmed interior or at the very least leather cloth! The additional Goldfinger gadgets & the lack of engine under the bonnet/hood to me have removed the prop replica tag from this incredible display piece. Perhaps I would feel differently if they had also automated the front & rear over riders & rear tyre slashers?....the ultimate ultimate Corgi 270
The incredible 1/3 scale DB5 miniature created by Propshop for Skyfall
Only just got word that Prop Shop went under -- a shock to those within the industry -- but also having never finished the 100 DB5s.
Unknown -- to me, anyway -- how many were actually produced.
To the best of my knowledge, I still have the only one in the US.
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Word is, that someone else is going to be making them again. But static models. They will have the gadgets, but won’t be remotely operated.
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Is this an incredible Bond collectible?...You bet your ass it is -{
Is this a prop replica?..Donkey is not so sure, in fact I do not think it knows what it is? The miniature in Skyfall was a chassis mounted on a plinth with the panels mounted on said chassis much as a on real DB5. The gadgets/Browning barrels were fixed. There was no bullet proof shield & the ejector seat roof panel was simulated & as we now know the seats were composed of effectively foam filled rubber which is 100% fine for a film prop but for a £33,600.00 collectible I'm not so sure. I would have expected a leather trimmed interior or at the very least leather cloth! The additional Goldfinger gadgets & the lack of engine under the bonnet/hood to me have removed the prop replica tag from this incredible display piece. Perhaps I would feel differently if they had also automated the front & rear over riders & rear tyre slashers?....the ultimate ultimate Corgi 270
The incredible 1/3 scale DB5 miniature created by Propshop for Skyfall
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Unknown -- to me, anyway -- how many were actually produced.
To the best of my knowledge, I still have the only one in the US.