Surely if the collection has ended in other countries then the remainder of the collection available here in the UK will grow in value?
There are some atrocious models, the Ford GT is a prime example but out of 80something models to date the vast majority are very good quality especially when considering the price.
My collection is stored in boxes in a spare room and only occasionally do it get them all out and admire them or show them off to friends. I collect a lot of die cast model cars and most are stored away never to see the light of day. Perhaps one day I will have a son to pass them on to with strict instructions to keep them in good condition and pass them onto to his offspring or perhaps I will have a large enough house with a room designated to my hoardes. At the moment I enjoy spending a Sunday afternoon unboxing them all, arranging them on the floor like a 10 year old kid and having to tidy them up at the end of the day.
I have considered the new DB5 subscription, but a few words from the wife shot that idea out of the sky.
Dokk, you misunderstood me - I am very much a model collector, my 1/43 scale diecast model car collection (from Minichamps, Norev, AutoArt, etc) is currently around 200 models (excluding the JBCC) ... which is not a big collection compared to what some of the members of my local model collectors club have! I have some of the Minichamps series of James Bond models, so I agree that the price of the JBCC is very reasonable in comparison to that!
I started with this collection for two reasons - I am a James Bond fan (I own every DVD except CR1, all the Fleming books, Colonel Sun, and most of the Gardiner books) AND I am a 1/43 diecast car collector - and I LOVED the dioramas supplied with the models!
However, display space is not limitless, my pockets are not bottomless, I am aware of the investment I put into my collections (and my ability to get it back, if needed) ... and the fact that not every motorised vehicle that appeared in a James Bond movie appeals to every collector.
I believe that the tide of sentiment out there is turning against this collection - for evidence, note the ending of this partwork series in France at N°84 (France is one of the biggest partwork markets in Europe, if not the biggest) and the increasing number of British collectors bailing out and putting their collections up for sale on eBay.
Let's just hope that GE Fabbri gives us in the remaining issues some of the cars that really ought to have been in the collection already, such as the FYEO Mercedes 280SE on the cliff-edge and the TWINE Lada Niva - and NOT another of Colonel Moon's supercars!
Dokk, you misunderstood me - I am very much a model collector, my 1/43 scale diecast model car collection (from Minichamps, Norev, AutoArt, etc) is currently around 200 models (excluding the JBCC) ... which is not a big collection compared to what some of the members of my local model collectors club have! I have some of the Minichamps series of James Bond models, so I agree that the price of the JBCC is very reasonable in comparison to that!
I started with this collection for two reasons - I am a James Bond fan (I own every DVD except CR1, all the Fleming books, Colonel Sun, and most of the Gardiner books) AND I am a 1/43 diecast car collector - and I LOVED the dioramas supplied with the models!
However, display space is not limitless, my pockets are not bottomless, I am aware of the investment I put into my collections (and my ability to get it back, if needed) ... and the fact that not every motorised vehicle that appeared in a James Bond movie appeals to every collector.
I believe that the tide of sentiment out there is turning against this collection - for evidence, note the ending of this partwork series in France at N°84 (France is one of the biggest partwork markets in Europe, if not the biggest) and the increasing number of British collectors bailing out and putting their collections up for sale on eBay.
Let's just hope that GE Fabbri gives us in the remaining issues some of the cars that really ought to have been in the collection already, such as the FYEO Mercedes 280SE on the cliff-edge and the TWINE Lada Niva - and NOT another of Colonel Moon's supercars!
Sorry ! Mis-read , the old eyes ain't what they used to be.... -{ :007)
I am very sad to read comments from guys like Hummerth2. They are obviously not Bond fans and obviously not fans of this great, amazing collection!! What a whiner!
I can't believe people complaining about 8 pounds for the model, you should try paying what the collection costs me to get to Canada! Get over it!
Lets hear more from the rear fans of the real fans
I hope Fabbri keeps the collection going as long as possible and please bring on the weird stuff...flying Matadors and everything!!!!
I'm sorry you have to pay a load to complete your collection, but I can't help where you live and your aquiring this collection. I've had problems buying some stuff in the UK as well, stuff that I had to get from America, so we all have to pay extra sometimes for what we want.
Firstly I am a Bond fan, not a die hard fan admittedly, I have DVD's, books, film posters, other Bond model cars, oh and I have a real Bond car, a Lotus Esprit and Caroline Munro was kind enough to pose in it for me, so yeah maybe not as big a fan as some!
I also collect other series, Terminator and Star Wars, as well as being a massive car fan collecting model cars. So my original reason to collect this series was because I do like JB and I like cars, so I decided to go for the collection, but I don't spend every penny on just JB.
The reason why I wish it would finish is the fact that they are in my view milking this collection. As it's been mentioned it's mostly men collecting this series if not all are men, when I signed up I asked how many would there be, 52 I was told, I thought, not an unreasonable amount to invest in and I have no problems with the product, they are fine models and diorama's.
But then I hit the 52 figure to find it's continuing to possibly 85, so I also carried on, I've gone this far so I might as well go the rest to complete my set, but here we are again. 110 is the supposed 'final figure', that's another £200, my original investment was £415, at the end of this it's gonna be £878, that is not how much I thought I would have to spend to complete this collection.
I have no problem with the price of the models, not even my original investment figure, what annoys me most of all is this 'final figure' for the collection, it shouldn't keep changing, they should have set a figure and stuck with that. I have money, but from the start I wanted to know what figure I was investing in this collection, but it doesn't stop and keeps getting bigger.
The only other area that annoys me are the vehicles that you just can't place in a movie, and it's standing in the movies. The collection should have been called JB vehicles collection, the full set figure should have been stated, they could have even said what would be in the collection, even better, ask the fans before hand in a poll for the 50 best vehicles and that's what you get. It wouldn't have made the collecting of this series any less fun or what ever, but at least you would know what you were signing up for.
My personal view is it's cheapened the collection making it so big, I'm considering removing the cars from the diorama's to display them all, I don't have the room for the diorama as well, I'm also gonna stop soon, I'm not gonna invest anymore in it, and as I've said, I will never buy another collector part series ever again, just because you don't know when it will finish, you have no guarantees of a final figure.
So yeah you can call me a whiner or whatever, but like some here already, enough is enough with this collection, stop this one. If people want more Fabbri should start a new JB collector series 'Every item that's ever been in a JB movie ever collection' that should cover it! Or how about 3 inch figurines of all the women JB's bedded, that would be a high number series!
To be honest I have had enough of this collection, I don't even open the boxes anymore ) , I'm going to cancel and go with the new DB5, at least I can display that
Hi all, I havent posted for a while but view the forum with interest on a daily basis and with the recent differing comments on whether the collection should end/carry on or whether it should stick to cars/other models I felt I should lend my opinions to the debate. I too have been with the JBCC since the beginning and intend to be there at the end whenever that may be! It is also the first collection I have stuck with all the way through. At present mine are all stored in boxes as I intend to make a custom display which is something I cannot do until I know exact numbers and what space my wife will allow me to have!!
I agree that there has been a number of what I call 'dummies' that should not have made the collection but that is far outweighed by the good ones, remember though what I would call a 'dummy' model others would not agree and vice versa so i guess at the end of the day all the cars probably deserve to be in the collection and we definately cannot grumble at what we are getting for the price.
I disagree with those that are calling for it to stick to a car collection. As a James Bond fan I am looking forward to many more obscure vehicles especially those that are iconically related to the franchise, there are some very exciting prospects on lists posted by others previously. Those that are calling for an end to the collection should stop doing so or you could potentially spoil it for others who want to carry on, it would be ashame to have collected for so long then miss out on some great vehicles.
What would be good from GE Fabbri is some clarification on the intentions of the collection on their website (i believe this has been previoulsy mentioned). I think we should be informed when they intend to extend the collection as a matter of courtesy rather than just do it therefore giving the collector the choice to continue or not. I also believe it is time that the long time subscribers should be rewarded for their loyalty. If you remember back to when we first signed up for the collection we had the choice to tick a box agreeing to 'special editions' being released - where are these?
I look forward to reading all your comments on the forum and love sharing the things others have done to their dioramas some of which I hope to get round to do myself - keep up the good work guys.
For me it's been fascinating checking out this forum and 'Kingsmodel' on eBay for news of what's coming up (and I shall miss it when the series ends) plus I've enjoyed receiving the models as and when, especially the unusual ones like the Q-Boat or the really well crafted presentations like the Lotus-sub.
Think you have hit the nail on the head here; I check this site daily and enjoy 'the hunt' as much as anything. I am also in the lucky situation of being able to display all of the collection together.
Like Dokk says we all have our up & down moments during the collection, but it is important to remember how amazing this collection is, I count only 1 bad issue in the 85 we have had so far. However I did not sign up to this collection to have a series of good models at good value, they should all have Bond relevance as well.
If this collection is truly going up to 110 then we still have 20 issues that we are yet to see. I have just relooked over imcdb and I can count 25 models of Bond relevance that I would be interested in owning however 2 of these are DB5s which I know would be unpopular with some of you, and at least 5 of these would involve making bigger boxes which I think is unlikely at this stage in the game. Having said this, if they did start to make bigger boxes then they could extend the life of this collection by at least another year. God help us. (This list contains no Rolls Royces for obvious reasons)
does anyone disagree with this list?
They could also include the hover gondola, and god knows what else if the continue with vehicles.
I've read all the above comments & can see both sides of the argument.
I've stuck it out this far, but now they've brought out the big DB5 to run on top, I just cannot afford both at the same time so I've cancelled my subscription. Why they didn't wait until the car collection was nearing its end 1st, I don't know, bit like shooting themselves in the foot going by how many people have become disheartened.
I would have seen this collection to the end purely to have the "complete collection" but I will make sure I have all of the models eventually by back orders or good old eBay, and I agree it should never have got this far without us all being informed 1st, plus I agree there should have been a round figure & then they should have stuck to it!
They could have replaced some of the less interesting vehicles (GT40 etc) with the Rollers, that would have made a big difference to collectors, but the Q boat & Dragon tank are unique in themselves, so they are greatly accepted into my collection.
We pay our money & make our choice so to speak.
I display all of my collection all the time as I'm lucky enough to have the space & I buy these JB items not for future value but for my own pleasure.
By the reading of some of these posts (articulate and interesting as they are) I got to thinking that once you subscribe you are committed to the end, no matter how much they extend it. Surely that's not true? Otherwise the gripes are beginning to sound like the gag about the kid at school who opens his packed lunch and says, "Tuna sandwiches! Every day it's tuna! I'm sick of it"
Replies his pal, "Well, why don't you ask your mom to make you something else?"
"Huh, stupid! I make them myself!"
As for enjoying the 'hunt', what hunt? They get posted to you. You may as well enter a fishmongers with a rod and tackle.
By the reading of some of these posts (articulate and interesting as they are) I got to thinking that once you subscribe you are committed to the end, no matter how much they extend it. Surely that's not true?
Correct, it isn't a legal binding contract, but I for one was going to see it to the end from a "collectors" point of view while others buy the ones they want for their own reasons.
I will now "cherry pick" the rest then pick up the last few as time goes by, same as I would for other Bond related items such as rare Corgi juniors etc..
Everyone has their own reasons for collecting JB related models, mine is purely for pleasure. (My wife sees them as her pension fund & my son sees them as his inheritance!)
I don't actually subscribe, I just get them from my local newagent special order, well not any more when I pop in this week, I'm gonna cancel the order. The newsagent I order from are quite sympathetic, they see it happening with loads of weekly collector series going on forever. I thought about continuing to 110, but then it could still carry on, make it a nice round £1000 for Fabbri from each collector!
To be honest I don't think there is any doubt to the quality of the models in this collection, they are a nice product at a reasonable price. I think the issue is this never ending finish figure to complete this collection, they should have been honest up front and said how many they planned to include. You are not telling me these last few have 'just been added', it's marketing.
Get you on board with a low number, 40-50, then, oh! We have added some more, they know we will continue, we are collectors, so then again at 85, they've managed to add some more!
Some one way before this collection even started has crawled through every Bond movie listing every vehicle that appeared, it was perhaps decided before it even began how many there would be. Even George Lucas intenstions were to make nine films in the SW series when he started over 30 years ago, he didn't just decide to do some more.
For me it's been fascinating checking out this forum and 'Kingsmodel' on eBay for news of what's coming up (and I shall miss it when the series ends) plus I've enjoyed receiving the models as and when, especially the unusual ones like the Q-Boat or the really well crafted presentations like the Lotus-sub.
Think you have hit the nail on the head here; I check this site daily and enjoy 'the hunt' as much as anything. I am also in the lucky situation of being able to display all of the collection together.
Like Dokk says we all have our up & down moments during the collection, but it is important to remember how amazing this collection is, I count only 1 bad issue in the 85 we have had so far. However I did not sign up to this collection to have a series of good models at good value, they should all have Bond relevance as well.
If this collection is truly going up to 110 then we still have 20 issues that we are yet to see. I have just relooked over imcdb and I can count 25 models of Bond relevance that I would be interested in owning however 2 of these are DB5s which I know would be unpopular with some of you, and at least 5 of these would involve making bigger boxes which I think is unlikely at this stage in the game. Having said this, if they did start to make bigger boxes then they could extend the life of this collection by at least another year. God help us. (This list contains no Rolls Royces for obvious reasons)
does anyone disagree with this list?
They could also include the hover gondola, and god knows what else if the continue with vehicles.
Just got 86-87 very good detail especially on the Renault! They have wipers on the front lights which is a nice touch. Plus I can confirm that 88 is the Cadillac Hearse not the anglia as thought.
Just got 86-87 very good detail especially on the Renault! They have wipers on the front lights which is a nice touch. Plus I can confirm that 88 is the Cadillac Hearse not the anglia as thought.
Maybe because of the typo error in the Anglia, they have pulled it , or it will be a later issue with the proper film title???? -{ :007)
Just got 86-87 very good detail especially on the Renault! They have wipers on the front lights which is a nice touch. Plus I can confirm that 88 is the Cadillac Hearse not the anglia as thought.
Yea!! Just got my two..super wee models..very pleased. -{ :007)
The last list we got was for Issues 81 through 96 - the progress on that list so far is:
Issued: 81 GP Beach Buggy (For Your Eyes Only)
82 Q Boat (The World Is Not Enough)
83 Peugeot 504 (For Your Eyes Only)
84 Dragon Tank (Dr No)
85 Land Rover Defender (Casino Royale)
86 Renault Fuego (A View To A Kill)
87 Parahawk (The World Is Not Enough)
Next: 88 Cadillac Hearse (Diamonds Are Forever)
Seen on eBay: 89 Ford Anglia (Dr No)
90 Acrostar (Octopussy)
91 Ford Edge (Quantum Of Solace)
Yet to be seen/confirmed: 92 La Salle Hearse (Dr No)
93 AEC Regent Decapitated Bus (Live And Let Die)
94 Mercedes 190 Binz Ambulance (Thunderball)
95 Osprey 5 Hovercraft (Die Another Day)
96 Chevrolet C-10 Ambulance (Moonraker)
Just got back from The Bond Museum in Keswick which has many of the original movie vehicles featured in the JBCC - here are some pics including the Lotus sub which was recently found in a scrapyard in the Bahamas. Interesting to see they are displaying the model cars from the JBCC range alongside most of them. It was also a surprise to see how bad the condition of the Diamonds Mach One is close up!
By the reading of some of these posts (articulate and interesting as they are) I got to thinking that once you subscribe you are committed to the end, no matter how much they extend it. Surely that's not true? Otherwise the gripes are beginning to sound like the gag about the kid at school who opens his packed lunch and says, "Tuna sandwiches! Every day it's tuna! I'm sick of it"
Replies his pal, "Well, why don't you ask your mom to make you something else?"
"Huh, stupid! I make them myself!"
As for enjoying the 'hunt', what hunt? They get posted to you. You may as well enter a fishmongers with a rod and tackle.
For those of us who do not subscribe, or others who do not have access to JBCC back issues, or collectors trying to track down good quality examples, there is very much a 'hunt'!
Just got back from The Bond Museum in Keswick which has many of the original movie vehicles featured in the JBCC - here are some pics including the Lotus sub which was recently found in a scrapyard in the Bahamas. Interesting to see they are displaying the model cars from the JBCC range alongside most of them. It was also a surprise to see how bad the condition of the Diamonds Mach One is close up!
They had a similar display some years ago at Beaulieu Motor Museum when I attended. They had a replica Lotus Esprit sub, the Die Another Day Jag, the jet Boat from The World Is Not Enough and a host of other vehicles and models.
One of the reasons I started the JBCC, a very young me taken in 1979 at Lotus cars, also have some silent 8mm movie of me in the car going round the test track, it is the original road version. Also know the guy who trimmed the sub version for the interior shots in the film, Nick Fulcher, he's a member of my local Lotus club. The Spy Who Loved Me is my favourite film.
Just got back from The Bond Museum in Keswick which has many of the original movie vehicles featured in the JBCC - here are some pics including the Lotus sub which was recently found in a scrapyard in the Bahamas. Interesting to see they are displaying the model cars from the JBCC range alongside most of them. It was also a surprise to see how bad the condition of the Diamonds Mach One is close up!
They had a similar display some years ago at Beaulieu Motor Museum when I attended. They had a replica Lotus Esprit sub, the Die Another Day Jag, the jet Boat from The World Is Not Enough and a host of other vehicles and models.
One of the reasons I started the JBCC, a very young me taken in 1979 at Lotus cars, also have some silent 8mm movie of me in the car going round the test track, it is the original road version. Also know the guy who trimmed the sub version for the interior shots in the film, Nick Fulcher, he's a member of my local Lotus club. The Spy Who Loved Me is my favourite film.
Wonderful.
If you can't trust a Swiss banker, what's the world come to?
They had a similar display some years ago at Beaulieu Motor Museum when I attended. They had a replica Lotus Esprit sub, the Die Another Day Jag, the jet Boat from The World Is Not Enough and a host of other vehicles and models.
Amazing pictures Hummerth2! Very envious. :v
I too saw the display at Beaulieu about 6 or 7 years ago but cant for the life of me find the pics from it. Slightly off topic but this reminds me of my sit a DB5 when I was 12
Its always interesting to hear others thoughts and ideas on the JBCC. However, I fear that the last few pages on this topic have turned into a general moan. Generally (although I could be wrong) when you subscribe to a collection, you are of the mindset that you intend to stick with it to the very end - no matter what. I certainly am. Everyone seems to be of the opinion that GE Fabbri are taking us for a ride. Have any of you stopped to consider that actually, they have just been altering their intentions to meet demand? Put yourself in their position - would you stop a collection at 40 issues, if the collectors were pounding for more and lapping up everything you dish out?
I wasn't with the car collection from the start, as I had another subscription going at the time. I joined the series at about issue 30 and ebayed the first 30 or so as a set and for those who are complaining about the price, it cost me about 5 times what it would have cost to buy the first 30 had I got the series from the start, due to the seller not wrapping the models properly and me having to source another set. So please, lets not have any more complaints about the cost!!
I also don't understand why several of you have decided to jump ship on this collection, in favour of the 1.8th scale DB5 - it isn't on general or subscription release till "early 2011"...!!!
However, I fear that the last few pages on this topic have turned into a general moan. Generally (although I could be wrong) when you subscribe to a collection, you are of the mindset that you intend to stick with it to the very end - no matter what. I certainly am. Everyone seems to be of the opinion that GE Fabbri are taking us for a ride.
So much for us being the ones who are moaning. ) I too plan the stick with the collection but i might not have signed up in the first place had i known the length and cost. I think we are entitled to a little moan due to the lack of communication and clarity on the number of issues.
I also don't understand why several of you have decided to jump ship on this collection, in favour of the 1.8th scale DB5 - it isn't on general or subscription release till "early 2011"...!!!
If it's not on "Subscription Release " !!!!, till early 2011..... then how have I got issues 2 & 3 with issue 1 on back order??, also have complete payment breakdown for all other issues!!!! & it's to end in Nov 2011!!!!.....By the way ! I don't live in the Grampian Area, where it's being tried out!!!. -{ :007)
Great photos, Hummerth2 and ak007, you were very lucky lads. I was taken to an exhibition in the Midlands when I was a similar age with the promise of seeing the real TV Batmobile. It turned out to be an old Vauxhall PA Cresta brush painted with matt black house paint!!
Attached are more photos from The Bond Museum.........
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There are some atrocious models, the Ford GT is a prime example but out of 80something models to date the vast majority are very good quality especially when considering the price.
My collection is stored in boxes in a spare room and only occasionally do it get them all out and admire them or show them off to friends. I collect a lot of die cast model cars and most are stored away never to see the light of day. Perhaps one day I will have a son to pass them on to with strict instructions to keep them in good condition and pass them onto to his offspring or perhaps I will have a large enough house with a room designated to my hoardes. At the moment I enjoy spending a Sunday afternoon unboxing them all, arranging them on the floor like a 10 year old kid and having to tidy them up at the end of the day.
I have considered the new DB5 subscription, but a few words from the wife shot that idea out of the sky.
I started with this collection for two reasons - I am a James Bond fan (I own every DVD except CR1, all the Fleming books, Colonel Sun, and most of the Gardiner books) AND I am a 1/43 diecast car collector - and I LOVED the dioramas supplied with the models!
However, display space is not limitless, my pockets are not bottomless, I am aware of the investment I put into my collections (and my ability to get it back, if needed) ... and the fact that not every motorised vehicle that appeared in a James Bond movie appeals to every collector.
I believe that the tide of sentiment out there is turning against this collection - for evidence, note the ending of this partwork series in France at N°84 (France is one of the biggest partwork markets in Europe, if not the biggest) and the increasing number of British collectors bailing out and putting their collections up for sale on eBay.
Let's just hope that GE Fabbri gives us in the remaining issues some of the cars that really ought to have been in the collection already, such as the FYEO Mercedes 280SE on the cliff-edge and the TWINE Lada Niva - and NOT another of Colonel Moon's supercars!
Sorry ! Mis-read , the old eyes ain't what they used to be.... -{ :007)
I'm sorry you have to pay a load to complete your collection, but I can't help where you live and your aquiring this collection. I've had problems buying some stuff in the UK as well, stuff that I had to get from America, so we all have to pay extra sometimes for what we want.
Firstly I am a Bond fan, not a die hard fan admittedly, I have DVD's, books, film posters, other Bond model cars, oh and I have a real Bond car, a Lotus Esprit and Caroline Munro was kind enough to pose in it for me, so yeah maybe not as big a fan as some!
I also collect other series, Terminator and Star Wars, as well as being a massive car fan collecting model cars. So my original reason to collect this series was because I do like JB and I like cars, so I decided to go for the collection, but I don't spend every penny on just JB.
The reason why I wish it would finish is the fact that they are in my view milking this collection. As it's been mentioned it's mostly men collecting this series if not all are men, when I signed up I asked how many would there be, 52 I was told, I thought, not an unreasonable amount to invest in and I have no problems with the product, they are fine models and diorama's.
But then I hit the 52 figure to find it's continuing to possibly 85, so I also carried on, I've gone this far so I might as well go the rest to complete my set, but here we are again. 110 is the supposed 'final figure', that's another £200, my original investment was £415, at the end of this it's gonna be £878, that is not how much I thought I would have to spend to complete this collection.
I have no problem with the price of the models, not even my original investment figure, what annoys me most of all is this 'final figure' for the collection, it shouldn't keep changing, they should have set a figure and stuck with that. I have money, but from the start I wanted to know what figure I was investing in this collection, but it doesn't stop and keeps getting bigger.
The only other area that annoys me are the vehicles that you just can't place in a movie, and it's standing in the movies. The collection should have been called JB vehicles collection, the full set figure should have been stated, they could have even said what would be in the collection, even better, ask the fans before hand in a poll for the 50 best vehicles and that's what you get. It wouldn't have made the collecting of this series any less fun or what ever, but at least you would know what you were signing up for.
My personal view is it's cheapened the collection making it so big, I'm considering removing the cars from the diorama's to display them all, I don't have the room for the diorama as well, I'm also gonna stop soon, I'm not gonna invest anymore in it, and as I've said, I will never buy another collector part series ever again, just because you don't know when it will finish, you have no guarantees of a final figure.
So yeah you can call me a whiner or whatever, but like some here already, enough is enough with this collection, stop this one. If people want more Fabbri should start a new JB collector series 'Every item that's ever been in a JB movie ever collection' that should cover it! Or how about 3 inch figurines of all the women JB's bedded, that would be a high number series!
I agree that there has been a number of what I call 'dummies' that should not have made the collection but that is far outweighed by the good ones, remember though what I would call a 'dummy' model others would not agree and vice versa so i guess at the end of the day all the cars probably deserve to be in the collection and we definately cannot grumble at what we are getting for the price.
I disagree with those that are calling for it to stick to a car collection. As a James Bond fan I am looking forward to many more obscure vehicles especially those that are iconically related to the franchise, there are some very exciting prospects on lists posted by others previously. Those that are calling for an end to the collection should stop doing so or you could potentially spoil it for others who want to carry on, it would be ashame to have collected for so long then miss out on some great vehicles.
What would be good from GE Fabbri is some clarification on the intentions of the collection on their website (i believe this has been previoulsy mentioned). I think we should be informed when they intend to extend the collection as a matter of courtesy rather than just do it therefore giving the collector the choice to continue or not. I also believe it is time that the long time subscribers should be rewarded for their loyalty. If you remember back to when we first signed up for the collection we had the choice to tick a box agreeing to 'special editions' being released - where are these?
I look forward to reading all your comments on the forum and love sharing the things others have done to their dioramas some of which I hope to get round to do myself - keep up the good work guys.
Like Dokk says we all have our up & down moments during the collection, but it is important to remember how amazing this collection is, I count only 1 bad issue in the 85 we have had so far. However I did not sign up to this collection to have a series of good models at good value, they should all have Bond relevance as well.
If this collection is truly going up to 110 then we still have 20 issues that we are yet to see. I have just relooked over imcdb and I can count 25 models of Bond relevance that I would be interested in owning however 2 of these are DB5s which I know would be unpopular with some of you, and at least 5 of these would involve making bigger boxes which I think is unlikely at this stage in the game. Having said this, if they did start to make bigger boxes then they could extend the life of this collection by at least another year. God help us. (This list contains no Rolls Royces for obvious reasons)
does anyone disagree with this list?
They could also include the hover gondola, and god knows what else if the continue with vehicles.
I've stuck it out this far, but now they've brought out the big DB5 to run on top, I just cannot afford both at the same time so I've cancelled my subscription. Why they didn't wait until the car collection was nearing its end 1st, I don't know, bit like shooting themselves in the foot going by how many people have become disheartened.
I would have seen this collection to the end purely to have the "complete collection" but I will make sure I have all of the models eventually by back orders or good old eBay, and I agree it should never have got this far without us all being informed 1st, plus I agree there should have been a round figure & then they should have stuck to it!
They could have replaced some of the less interesting vehicles (GT40 etc) with the Rollers, that would have made a big difference to collectors, but the Q boat & Dragon tank are unique in themselves, so they are greatly accepted into my collection.
We pay our money & make our choice so to speak.
I display all of my collection all the time as I'm lucky enough to have the space & I buy these JB items not for future value but for my own pleasure.
That's my ten pence worth.
Replies his pal, "Well, why don't you ask your mom to make you something else?"
"Huh, stupid! I make them myself!"
As for enjoying the 'hunt', what hunt? They get posted to you. You may as well enter a fishmongers with a rod and tackle.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
Correct, it isn't a legal binding contract, but I for one was going to see it to the end from a "collectors" point of view while others buy the ones they want for their own reasons.
I will now "cherry pick" the rest then pick up the last few as time goes by, same as I would for other Bond related items such as rare Corgi juniors etc..
Everyone has their own reasons for collecting JB related models, mine is purely for pleasure. (My wife sees them as her pension fund & my son sees them as his inheritance!)
i was gonna sell mine but decided they are too good - so i've kept em !!
those of you who are displaying them, what about the magazines - do just keep them in their "holders" nearby ???
oh, i've also subscribed to the new 1/8 scale DB5 - but don't tell the other half !!!
To be honest I don't think there is any doubt to the quality of the models in this collection, they are a nice product at a reasonable price. I think the issue is this never ending finish figure to complete this collection, they should have been honest up front and said how many they planned to include. You are not telling me these last few have 'just been added', it's marketing.
Get you on board with a low number, 40-50, then, oh! We have added some more, they know we will continue, we are collectors, so then again at 85, they've managed to add some more!
Some one way before this collection even started has crawled through every Bond movie listing every vehicle that appeared, it was perhaps decided before it even began how many there would be. Even George Lucas intenstions were to make nine films in the SW series when he started over 30 years ago, he didn't just decide to do some more.
WHAT!!!! No Elephant???????.Lol
Maybe because of the typo error in the Anglia, they have pulled it , or it will be a later issue with the proper film title???? -{ :007)
Yea!! Just got my two..super wee models..very pleased.
Issued:
81 GP Beach Buggy (For Your Eyes Only)
82 Q Boat (The World Is Not Enough)
83 Peugeot 504 (For Your Eyes Only)
84 Dragon Tank (Dr No)
85 Land Rover Defender (Casino Royale)
86 Renault Fuego (A View To A Kill)
87 Parahawk (The World Is Not Enough)
Next:
88 Cadillac Hearse (Diamonds Are Forever)
Seen on eBay:
89 Ford Anglia (Dr No)
90 Acrostar (Octopussy)
91 Ford Edge (Quantum Of Solace)
Yet to be seen/confirmed:
92 La Salle Hearse (Dr No)
93 AEC Regent Decapitated Bus (Live And Let Die)
94 Mercedes 190 Binz Ambulance (Thunderball)
95 Osprey 5 Hovercraft (Die Another Day)
96 Chevrolet C-10 Ambulance (Moonraker)
For those of us who do not subscribe, or others who do not have access to JBCC back issues, or collectors trying to track down good quality examples, there is very much a 'hunt'!
They had a similar display some years ago at Beaulieu Motor Museum when I attended. They had a replica Lotus Esprit sub, the Die Another Day Jag, the jet Boat from The World Is Not Enough and a host of other vehicles and models.
One of the reasons I started the JBCC, a very young me taken in 1979 at Lotus cars, also have some silent 8mm movie of me in the car going round the test track, it is the original road version. Also know the guy who trimmed the sub version for the interior shots in the film, Nick Fulcher, he's a member of my local Lotus club. The Spy Who Loved Me is my favourite film.
Wonderful.
Amazing pictures Hummerth2! Very envious. :v
I too saw the display at Beaulieu about 6 or 7 years ago but cant for the life of me find the pics from it. Slightly off topic but this reminds me of my sit a DB5 when I was 12
* Classic Saturday tea-time Brit show in which iconically odd Yorkshire DJ Jimmy Saville helped kids make their dreams come true.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
Its always interesting to hear others thoughts and ideas on the JBCC. However, I fear that the last few pages on this topic have turned into a general moan. Generally (although I could be wrong) when you subscribe to a collection, you are of the mindset that you intend to stick with it to the very end - no matter what. I certainly am. Everyone seems to be of the opinion that GE Fabbri are taking us for a ride. Have any of you stopped to consider that actually, they have just been altering their intentions to meet demand? Put yourself in their position - would you stop a collection at 40 issues, if the collectors were pounding for more and lapping up everything you dish out?
I wasn't with the car collection from the start, as I had another subscription going at the time. I joined the series at about issue 30 and ebayed the first 30 or so as a set and for those who are complaining about the price, it cost me about 5 times what it would have cost to buy the first 30 had I got the series from the start, due to the seller not wrapping the models properly and me having to source another set. So please, lets not have any more complaints about the cost!!
I also don't understand why several of you have decided to jump ship on this collection, in favour of the 1.8th scale DB5 - it isn't on general or subscription release till "early 2011"...!!!
So much for us being the ones who are moaning.
If it's not on "Subscription Release " !!!!, till early 2011..... then how have I got issues 2 & 3 with issue 1 on back order??, also have complete payment breakdown for all other issues!!!! & it's to end in Nov 2011!!!!.....By the way ! I don't live in the Grampian Area, where it's being tried out!!!. -{ :007)
Attached are more photos from The Bond Museum.........