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Please note
this article is not intended to be the definitive listing of all CORGI
James Bond models. Some editions were made exclusively for the overseas
market and therefore not generally available in the UK. Models illustrated
are not to scale. |
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COLLECTING 007 – CORGI Special Editions & Prototypes
WRITTEN &
COMPILED BY KEVIN HARPER |
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The 40th Anniversary of
James Bond in the cinema afforded CORGI the opportunity to once again
launch new scale models for the collector's market, with lesser know
vehicles now available for the first time. This tradition continued over
the next two decades with each successive film having a new tie-in
release, or earlier models repackaged to achieve their maximum repurchase
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CORGI
‘The
Ultimate Bond Collection’ (2002) |
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Some of the vehicles were
issued again at the larger 1:36 scale in 2002 as part of ‘The Ultimate Bond Collection’.
This set was launched to tie-in with the 40th Anniversary of James Bond in
the cinema, and featured one model from each of the 20 films in official
EON series. A special 3-car gift-set was also issued which replicated the
contents of the ‘Definitive Collection’ released a year earlier. All
models were once again 1:36 scale, with the exception of the Kenworth
Truck which was made at the smaller 1:64 scale. Selected models also featured
opening doors and in the case the Live And Let Die Bus the top deck
was detachable.
• TY02501 Sunbeam Alpine Dr.
No (1962)
• TY06701 Chevrolet pick-up truck From Russia With Love (1963)
• TY06801 Rolls-Royce III Sedance DeVille Goldfinger (1964)
• TY06901 Aston Martin DB5 Thunderball (1965)
• TY05202 Toyota 2000GT You Only Live Twice (1967)
• TY07001 Aston Martin DBS On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
• TY02102 Mustang Mach 1 Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
• TY06102 Leyland RT Double Decker Bus Live And Let Die (1973)
• TY07101 AMC Hornet Hatchback The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)
• TY04510 Lotus Esprit The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
• TY04002 Space Shuttle Moonraker (1979)
• TY04702 Lotus Esprit Turbo For Your Eyes Only (1981)
• TY05702 Mercedes Saloon Octopussy (1983)
• TY06402 Renault 11 Taxi A View To A Kill (1985)
• TY04802 Aston Martin V8 The Living Daylights (1987)
• TY07201 Kenworth Tanker Licence To Kill (1989)
• TY04902 BMW Z3 GoldenEye (1995)
• TY05102 BMW 750i Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
• TY05002 BMW Z8 The World Is Not Enough (1999)
• TY07501 Aston Martin Vanquish Die Another Day (2002)
• TY07601 Jaguar XRK Die Another Day (2002)
• TY99123 3 car set: Aston Martin DB5, BMW Z8 & Lotus Esprit Turbo
(2002)
• TY99132 2 car set: Aston Martin Vanquish & Jaguar XKR (2002)
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CORGI
'Data Cards' Collection (2003) |
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In 2003 CORGI once again
reissued eight 1:50 scale models in new packaging, this time including a clear plastic
display plinth with diorama backing and two data cards. A metal canister
containing all 8 models was also issued. Two special
limited edition twin packs containing vehicles from Goldfinger and
Die Another Day were also produced which included a pair of
hand-painted figures.
The entire series was
reissued once again in 2006 with new packaging (minus the data cards) and
new catalogue numbers, although the models were identical. The models in
the 2006 release were incorporated into the new ‘Showcase’ range which
replaced the data cards with a trivia game as part of the
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• TY95601 [2002] TY95602 [2006 Showcase] Rolls-Royce III Sedance DeVille Goldfinger (1964)
• TY95301 [2002] TY95302 [2006 Showcase] Aston Martin DB5 Thunderball
(1965)
• TY95101 [2002] TY95126 [2006 Showcase] ‘Little Nellie’ Gyrocopter You Only
Live Twice (1967)
• TY95701 [2002] TY95702 [2006 Showcase] Lotus Esprit The Spy Who Loved Me
(1977)
• TY95801 [2002] TY95802 [2006 Showcase] Space Shuttle Moonraker (1979)
• TY95501 [2002] TY95502 [2006 Showcase] BMW Z3 GoldenEye (1995)
• TY95201 [2002] TY95202 [2006 Showcase] Aston Martin Vanquish Die Another Day
(2002)
• TY95401 [2002] TY95402 [2006 Showcase] Jaguar XKR Die Another Day (2002)
• TY99132 2-car Die Another Day
set (2002) Aston Martin Vanquish & Jaguar XKR
• TY99135 Metal film canister 8-car set
(2002) with generic James Bond silhouette on lid
• TY99135 Metal film canister 4-car set
(2002) with generic James Bond silhouette on lid
• This set contained the Aston Martin DB5,
BMWZ3, Aston Martin Vanquish & Jaguar XKR
CORGI also issued two special edition
twin packs limited to 150 copies worldwide:
• TY95901 Aston Martin Vanquish & Jaguar XKR + 2 hand-painted figures
(2003)
• TY95902 Aston Martin DB5 & Rolls-Royce III Sedance DeVille + 2
hand-painted figures (2003)
New and repackaged editions issued in
2006:
• TY96701 Aston Martin DBS Casino Royale (2005)
• TY95303 Aston Martin DB5 Casino Royale (2005) a repackaged
edition of TY95301/2
• TY95905 Aston Martin DBS/DB5 twin-pack
• TY95303 Metal film canister 8-car set with Daniel Craig James Bond
silhouette on lid
• This edition replaced the Aston Martin
Vanquish with the Aston Martin DBS Casino Royale
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CORGI
TY95101 – 'Little Nellie' Gyrocopter prototype |
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Made from metal and resin, the main rotor
blade rotates. |
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CORGI
TY95301 – Aston Martin DB5 prototype |
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Made from solid
resin, hand painted with no moving parts. |
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CORGI
TY95071 – Lotus Esprit prototype |
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Made from solid resin,
hand painted with no moving parts. |
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CORGI
TY95501 – BMW Z3 prototype |
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Made from solid resin,
hand painted with no moving parts. |
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CORGI
Aston Martin Vanquish Car in Ice DVD concept (2003) |
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Unreleased Die Another
Day - Car in Ice DVD concept (2003)
CORGI concept artwork (above) and actual finished item (below), intended
to be used on the DVD release of the film Die Another Day. The car
itself is the first version Aston Martin Vanquish which CORGI had earlier
released, the other parts are made of clear plastic. Actual size is 220mm
wide, 220mm deep, 90mm high. |
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CORGI ‘The
Directors Cut’ Collection (2003) |
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In 2003 CORGI Classic
reissued 10 earlier vehicles which were repackaged into a ‘Directors
Cut’ collection, and in 2006 added two new 1:36 scale Aston Martin models to tie in
with the release of Casino Royale. Two models in this series now included
figures to distinguish them from earlier releases.
The collection was also
issued again in 2006 with much harder-to-find black gun barrel packaging and labelled as
having ‘working features from the film’. Many of the models were now generally more detailed. The Goldfinger
Rolls-Royce now has painted white-walled tyres (not actually seen on the
car in the film), and included the Oddjob figure last seen in 1997. The
‘Little Nellie’ model is now completely re-tooled and far more
detailed than the earlier version, including a more realistic Sean
Connery figure as the pilot. |
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• CC06803 Rolls-Royce III Sedance DeVille Goldfinger (1964) & Oddjob figure
• CC04306 Aston Martin DB5 Thunderball (1965) & figures
• CC04602 ‘Little Nellie’ Gyrocopter You Only Live Twice (1967) &
Bond figure
• CC04512 Lotus Esprit The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
• CC04704 Lotus Esprit Turbo For Your Eyes Only (1981)
• CC04904 BMW Z3 GoldenEye (1995) & figures
• CC05104 BMW 750i Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
• CC05004 BMW Z8 The World Is Not Enough (1999)
• CC07503 Aston Martin V12 Vanquish Die Another Day (2002)
• CC07603 Jaguar XKR Die Another Day (2002)
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