Monday 27 December 2010

The name's Bond... James Bond

As a kid, I had a small Matchbox version of the Aston Martin DB5 that Sean Connery used in Goldfinger, with a working ejector seat.  That's long gone now but Scalextric have just released a slot car version and Louise got it me for Christmas.


This is a nicely detailed model; I particularly like the wire wheels and spinners.  But it also has some of the gadgets that Q described to Bond in the film (classic line: "I never joke about my work, 007"). The car has working front and rear lights but the sidelights at the front have machine guns protruding from them (non-functioning!).  Operated by the boot catch is a bullet proof shield that pops up.


And operated by a lever on the side of the car, is the working ejector seat.  The set comes with a bollard that clips to the edge of the Scalextric track so the ejector seat is triggered as the car drives past.  The passenger flies out but I haven't lost him yet!


All this in a smart presentation box.  This is the 1st of three.  The other two are representations of the DB5s in GoldenEye and Casino Royale.  I suspect that those will just have different number plates and no gadgets, so the Goldfinger model is the one to get.


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