Mine came today- I can only echo others; fantastic!!
I would love to see something similar done with vehicles.
This is where we leave you Mr. Bond. (Pilot, Apollo Airlines)
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Two amazing facts that I learned from reading this magazine, in From Russia With Love when Kerim Bey fires Bond's AR-7 rifle the special effects department had to custom make a squib using a piece of felt dipped in gasoline since the AR-7 had difficulty using standard blank ammunition.
Additionally during the filming of You Only Live Twice, the Gryojet guns presented some issues. Since they fire case less ammunition, they could not be blank adapted like most firearms. The pistol version that Tiger Tanaka demonstrates to Bond was
fired using an actual 13mm round into the dummy. For the climatic battle scene, clay molds were made of the rifle versions which had pyrotechnic charges hidden in chambers beneath the handle shaped rear sights. Wires from these chambers were attached to a button mounted below the trigger guard. Wires from this button were connected to batteries inside the stock of the rifle, once the switch was pressed the electrical current set off the charges to simulate firing the rockets.
This book is by far THE most informative Bond book that I've seen and had the pleasure of adding to my collection. Years of investigation by the author has resulted in the most comprehensive info on the weapons of the Bond series. Luckily, I now have an autographed copy of the Craig cover to keep in pristine condition in my modest collection as the Connery cover issue will surely be worn out from re-reading it time and time again!!!!! Congratulations on the culmination of a 9 year journey!!! --ED
Two amazing facts that I learned from reading this magazine, in From Russia With Love when Kerim Bey fires Bond's AR-7 rifle the special effects department had to custom make a squib using a piece of felt dipped in gasoline since the AR-7 had difficulty using standard blank ammunition.
Additionally during the filming of You Only Live Twice, the Gryojets guns presented some issues. Since they fire case less ammunition, they could not be blank adapted like most firearms. The pistol version that Tiger Tanaka demonstrates to Bond was
fired using an actual 13mm round into the dummy. For the climatic battle scene, clay molds were made of the rifle versions which had pyrotechnic charges hidden in chambers beneath the handle shaped rear sights. Wires from these chambers were attached to a button mounted below the trigger guard. Wires from this button were connected to batteries inside the stock of the rifle, once the switch was pressed the electrical current set off the charges to simulate firing the rockets.
Got my copy today only thumbed through it and read the first 2 chapters very impressed!
Looking forward to reading the rest - certainly is the go to reference book on Bond film weaponry
Congrats to the team that put it together - well done a true labour of love
Cheers :007)
My name is Bond, Basildon Bond - I have letters after my name!
[Great hunting mate! Good find, it'll go nicely into your expansive (and expanding...) collection.
What's next?
Thanks. Thinking about Pan collection. Any way, It is hard to keep up with all the new Bond related books. When ever I am going to find the time to read them all.
[Great hunting mate! Good find, it'll go nicely into your expansive (and expanding...) collection.
What's next?
Thanks. Thinking about Pan collection. Any way, It is hard to keep up with all the new Bond related books. When ever I am going to find the time to read them all.
Regarding the PPK...it's a Sig P226! -{
Sorry about that. Anyway I noticed my post is deleted (by the moderators? ). Perhaps I was too off topic. Sorry.
this never happened to the other fellow
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Another big surprise for me was discovering that the Sig P210 used by Bond in QOS, was in fact a standard model with a coin sunk into the grips and rub on gold leaf transfers make it look like one of the 50th anniversary P210 produced in 1999 to mark its anniversary of 50 years as the official pistol of the Swiss Army (1949-1999).
I had high expectations as this glossy publication comes from THE subject expert and THE source for outstanding Bond in print. The layout is excellent and attractive. It reads quickly yet I gleaned much information—fascinating details fill every page.
The photos and text are an invaluable reference for anyone even mildly interested in guns, James Bond history, movie making and the gee-whiz film technicians who create special effects. It would be difficult to overpraise this beautiful volume.
It is written in a conversational style, which is a good thing (like a friend talking to you about amazing collectibles and collecting stories rather than sitting to read some academic paper) but some sentences are lengthy. So there are sentences I had to reread multiple times to savor all that was being said and to comprehend everything. I volunteer to edit the text if there is a reprinting of this volume.
Please take the above paragraph in the kind spirit in which it is intended. This volume is worth far more than its cover price. A treasure!
I don't want to be impatient, but it's been 20 days since I ordered this issue and it still hasn't arrived. I'm curious if anyone else in the US had ordered a copy and how long it took. 007 Magazine told me they don't opt for tracking because of the expense.
I don't want to be impatient, but it's been 20 days since I ordered this issue and it still hasn't arrived. I'm curious if anyone else in the US had ordered a copy and how long it took. 007 Magazine told me they don't opt for tracking because of the expense.
Same here. Ordered my copy on January 20, 2017 but nothing yet. Forwarded a mail to 007 Magazine but no response. I live in The Netherlands.
Ordered mine on the 21st and it still hasn't been delivered to me here in Aus. You receiving yours though Jan has made me feel a bit more hopeful that mine will arrive soon
Ordered mine on the 21st and it still hasn't been delivered to me here in Aus. You receiving yours though Jan has made me feel a bit more hopeful that mine will arrive soon
I'm in Aust too I ordered mine around mid Dec and it arrived about 7 Jan. Very impressive
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I can't say anything about it that Sir Miles hasn't already.
Yep, it should've been a jumbo coffee table hardcover. If you're on the fence about ordering this, get it before they're gone.
I would love to see something similar done with vehicles.
Additionally during the filming of You Only Live Twice, the Gryojet guns presented some issues. Since they fire case less ammunition, they could not be blank adapted like most firearms. The pistol version that Tiger Tanaka demonstrates to Bond was
fired using an actual 13mm round into the dummy. For the climatic battle scene, clay molds were made of the rifle versions which had pyrotechnic charges hidden in chambers beneath the handle shaped rear sights. Wires from these chambers were attached to a button mounted below the trigger guard. Wires from this button were connected to batteries inside the stock of the rifle, once the switch was pressed the electrical current set off the charges to simulate firing the rockets.
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Looking forward to reading the rest - certainly is the go to reference book on Bond film weaponry
Congrats to the team that put it together - well done a true labour of love
Cheers :007)
Very nice collection! It's always great to have an insight into how these clothes, books, memorabilia etc are presented inside a collectors home.
Look how neat and organised that is! I could browse for hours....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=the+most+famous+car+in+the+world&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xthe+most+famous+gun+in+the+world.TRS0&_nkw=the+most+famous+gun+in+the+world&_sacat=0
Limited quantity available!!
Plus you receive it in a superb Gold Envelope!!
http://www.007magazine.co.uk/007_magazine.htm#gun
Regarding the PPK...it's a Sig P226! -{
Sorry about that. Anyway I noticed my post is deleted (by the moderators? ). Perhaps I was too off topic. Sorry.
The photos and text are an invaluable reference for anyone even mildly interested in guns, James Bond history, movie making and the gee-whiz film technicians who create special effects. It would be difficult to overpraise this beautiful volume.
It is written in a conversational style, which is a good thing (like a friend talking to you about amazing collectibles and collecting stories rather than sitting to read some academic paper) but some sentences are lengthy. So there are sentences I had to reread multiple times to savor all that was being said and to comprehend everything. I volunteer to edit the text if there is a reprinting of this volume.
Please take the above paragraph in the kind spirit in which it is intended. This volume is worth far more than its cover price. A treasure!
Same here. Ordered my copy on January 20, 2017 but nothing yet. Forwarded a mail to 007 Magazine but no response. I live in The Netherlands.
I got a reply from the editor that the magazine was despatched at February 10 and today it arrived.
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I'm sure if it's not satisfactory he will make it right!
Bond’s Beretta
The Handguns of Ian Fleming's James Bond
So when there gone, they are gone -{
I guess, that they've just started selling the DC edition after the Connery edition was sold out!
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
No demand for a "Misty Eyed" Dalton Edition?