Chaps! Wow, thanks for the information.
And what information........"corgi 270".....re-released 96655"......"1968 blisterpack with wings"......"yellow and blue slimline box"!
Thank you Bondtoys for jumping in there with the first answer. What are you doing in Tokyo?
danjaq_off, you missed the point there for a little while, the "who was fired out of the roof" was merely a digression. (Still think it was a bloody good digression though.)
As I said in my first post, having read through some threads, people here seem to really know their stuff.
So, I'm all over e-bay like a rash at the moment. As I said, I really liked the spinning number plates. I'll let you know what I find and what I end up paying.
While investigating, I found an article about collecting old toys. The author commented "if only we had known back then how valuable our toys would become, we would have taken better care, or maybe bought two........"
Personally, with hindsight, I think I would still have recklessly played with my toy car, but I would definately been careful with and collected the boxes. The cardboard box seems to up the price more than what's in it.
Imagine, mid to late seventies, if you had asked everyone of your school boy chums who had the lotus esprit submarine corgi car for his birthday, if you could have the box.
In the meantime, I'm playing catch-up with you guys. Studying Bond so that I can join in these discussions proper, and not just ask for help. I've just finished reading Casino Royal, think I'm going to be more of a toys and book kind of fan rather than a movie kind of fan.
Sincearly, again, all of you, many thanks for your time and help
Sorry about my late reply. Two things about living in Tokyo; One, you work long hard hours.
Two, you work really long, really really hard hours.
A great book to get hold of is "The James Bond Diecasts of Corgi" by Dave Worrall, which covers just about every model up to 1996.
But just to throw a few further and potentially cheaper options at you; there were gold plated versions of the 270 re-issue released by Corgi in 1995 (96656) and a 35th anniversary edition in 1999 (04202) both of which come with a display case. And finally, there was the anniversary collection released in 1998 which included the re-issued DB5 which returned to the original 1964 issue Gold paintwork and includes a small painted figure of Oddjob (04201).
I'm in Hong Kong so please look me up if you're ever in town (that applies to everyone!!) and I'd be happy to show you all of the above and many, many more if you're interested!
Thanks for the link. I already knew about that Vectis auction and the OTB/Collectables Magazine models involved. I would say that the models shown within the aforementioned auction represent approximately 50% of all the 'Special Editions' produced by OTB/Collectables Magazine.
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And what information........"corgi 270".....re-released 96655"......"1968 blisterpack with wings"......"yellow and blue slimline box"!
Thank you Bondtoys for jumping in there with the first answer. What are you doing in Tokyo?
danjaq_off, you missed the point there for a little while, the "who was fired out of the roof" was merely a digression. (Still think it was a bloody good digression though.)
As I said in my first post, having read through some threads, people here seem to really know their stuff.
So, I'm all over e-bay like a rash at the moment. As I said, I really liked the spinning number plates. I'll let you know what I find and what I end up paying.
While investigating, I found an article about collecting old toys. The author commented "if only we had known back then how valuable our toys would become, we would have taken better care, or maybe bought two........"
Personally, with hindsight, I think I would still have recklessly played with my toy car, but I would definately been careful with and collected the boxes. The cardboard box seems to up the price more than what's in it.
Imagine, mid to late seventies, if you had asked everyone of your school boy chums who had the lotus esprit submarine corgi car for his birthday, if you could have the box.
In the meantime, I'm playing catch-up with you guys. Studying Bond so that I can join in these discussions proper, and not just ask for help. I've just finished reading Casino Royal, think I'm going to be more of a toys and book kind of fan rather than a movie kind of fan.
Sincearly, again, all of you, many thanks for your time and help
Sorry about my late reply. Two things about living in Tokyo; One, you work long hard hours.
Two, you work really long, really really hard hours.
A great book to get hold of is "The James Bond Diecasts of Corgi" by Dave Worrall, which covers just about every model up to 1996.
But just to throw a few further and potentially cheaper options at you; there were gold plated versions of the 270 re-issue released by Corgi in 1995 (96656) and a 35th anniversary edition in 1999 (04202) both of which come with a display case. And finally, there was the anniversary collection released in 1998 which included the re-issued DB5 which returned to the original 1964 issue Gold paintwork and includes a small painted figure of Oddjob (04201).
I'm in Hong Kong so please look me up if you're ever in town (that applies to everyone!!) and I'd be happy to show you all of the above and many, many more if you're interested!
Hong Kong huh! We're practically neighbours.
I have never posted anything on such an internet site before, and I am feeling flush with help. All this is restoring my faith in humanity.
Nobody coming up with an answer to "the name of the actor who was fired out the ejector seat in Goldfinger?"
I've raked through the internet, and, it seems as if the guy doesn't exist........funny that, I thought Goldfinger was a true story...........
Kevin, if you're reading this, have a look at the following:
Vectis Auction including Collectables Models
Best,
Adam
Adam Carter-Jones
Bondposters.com - FREE James Bond Poster Reference site
Thanks for the link. I already knew about that Vectis auction and the OTB/Collectables Magazine models involved. I would say that the models shown within the aforementioned auction represent approximately 50% of all the 'Special Editions' produced by OTB/Collectables Magazine.
Regards
Kevin
I just pointed out that auction because it included a couple of the low issues you mentioned, and may be you could confirm what you said??
I personally thought a lot of it was/is very nice up close.
What you doing these days then?
Best,
Adam
Adam Carter-Jones
Bondposters.com - FREE James Bond Poster Reference site