While enjoying a fog-free and relaxing Sunday afternoon at home, I decided to hunker down and take some pics with natural light. Here's my Bond figure collection (sorry for the shoddy digital camera work!):
My only peeve in this shot are the shawl lapels on Connery's dinner jacket (taken from Ken), which should be peaked. I will have this fixed eventually. Oddjob received a new body from Sideshow's Hunchback of Notre Dame figure, which is shorter than the average SS body. The golfbag can be found in craftstores for around $10.
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Here's a full-length shot of Bond's Bentley Continental "Locomotive" as described in TB and OHMSS. The bodywork was radically converted from the standard, highly coveted continental body to resemble a Thunderbird, and sporting a non-gloss battleship gray finish. Quite frankly, I'm more jazzed up about the "Locomotive" Bentley than my DB5 model. There was some labor trouble with the shop that made this for me (2 years in the making!) and for a while I thought I would never see the final product. It was rescued, and I now have an arrangement of sorts with the artisan, who jumped ship from his employer. Unfortunately, the references I gave the the "large, armed leather bucket seats" were lost, and the resulting seats need more work to raise them to Bentley standards.
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In this shot, there's TB Bond with new legs that have no visible joints; Also, Jaws has scratch-built suspenders.
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Blofeld's chair and ottoman set is by Vitra Design Museum, also in 1:6 scale. I got it for a bargain but still cost me a pretty penny. Note the life-size SPECTRE ring next to the Persian cat.
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Note the missing door handle from the Bentley, which broke off and needs repair. That's Sideshow Toy's Ash figure wearing Bond's black and white dogtooth suit (also from Ken), that is inconsistent with the Locomotive, since Bond wore this suit predominantly in the earlier novels. He did wear it during the golf match with GF, during the time Fleming researched this Bentley. This figure will soon be replaced by a modified French Foreign Legion "Gary Cooper" figure from Sideshow Toy, which IMO looks very close to Hoagy Carmichael.
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A view of the "blunt, knife-edged, rather ugly boot." Note LALD Roger, who is sitting on a Triumph Bonneville. I planned to convert this bike to the BSAM Bond used in FAVTAK, disguised as a SHAPE despatch rider, but will instead keep it as a Triumph, modified as a WWII despatch version with rider.
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There goes Sideshow's 1:4 scale Connery, and my Golden Gun replica, which I got for a steal at $350, locally (no shipping costs!)
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Another view of the Bentley, and a metal replica PPK in an excellent GF holster movie replica produced by our own, and equally excellent Donald Grant.
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The top shelf have my other movie figures, the rare Toys McCoy Indy and Arabian from "Raiders," Michael Caine as Harry Palmer (my custom), Literary Sherlock Holmes, also a custom, and Roy Batty from Blade Runner (Deckard was being, er, played with at the time of shooting). I also have a 1:6 scale Spinner that I'm about to commision.
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On the far right is Brosnan outfitted in non-descript black battlegear. I plan to extensively customize the figure and outfit for the GE pre-title sequence. Behind Q is my Jonathan Cape 1st Ed collection. Of course, they are the umpteenth printings and mostly in ex-library condition, i.e., cheaper to get. Only the dustjackets of the first 3 novels are repros, but the rest are real.
The seated figure is James Bond as described in the SMERSH photographs from FRWL, wearing his standard dark blue suit (from a Mattel Frank Sinatra doll). I scratch-built the table, but the chair is also from Vitra Design Museum. I converted the figure, based largely on Hoagy Carmichael's features, and added the scar, lock of hair ("black comma"), etc. I also had the soda water siphon custom made by two dollhouse miniature artisans based on my specs (apologies again, since it is not clear in the pic). You really have to read that passage to fully appreciate this mini-diorama. The white base is cobblestone textured, and has been waiting for me to give it a paintjob.
Lastly, there's Bond's black Ronson (real one), sitting on a long Sterling cigarette case awaiting a new gunbarrel finish. Oh, and yes, that's Sideshow's Dr. No Connery figure, wearing Frank Sinatra's hat, and an outfit custom made from herringbone wool. Trivia; in which movie did this Connery pose appear?
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A wider shot. I didn't want Dr. No to go unnoticed!
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Last edited by superado (19th Sep 2005 00:02)
"...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
