The New Avengers is having another rerun of reruns on ITV4 here in Britain and so I thought I’d dust off my New Avengers Corgi Classics for a few photos, before I settle down to watch tonight's episode.
These die cast editions came out in 2000 and for some reason
only featured Steed’s Green Range Rover and Mike Gambit’s Red Jaguar XJS.
Corgi Classics did and do produce a TR7 and a MGB,
both types of car driven by Purdey in the series, so to my mind it would have been nice for Corgi to complete the trio.
These Corgi cars come with a nice hand painted white metal
figure of Steed and Gambit which help with the collectability.
The boxes, in keeping with the essence of the series have a nice patriotic look.
Right, time to settle down, crack open a bottle of Champers and watch the New Avengers tackle 'The Last of The Cybernauts!'
I love this series and actually prefer it to 'The Avengers'. The trio of characters work so well.
ReplyDeleteI agree , Kevin . The New Avengers was a rare thing in that it was just as good and entertaining as it's predecessor. The chemistry between the main characters was just right.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks The New Avengers was even better than the original! Much as I love the original, what people love about it is the repartee between the leads, but the newer series had the same repartee plus stronger stories.
ReplyDeleteI'd feel very conflicted about any toy or merchandising that leaves out Purdey.
WHAT ????? No Joanne Lumley figure ????? That would have been the end all-beat all piece of collect-ability for any true Absolutely Fabulous fan.
ReplyDeleteShame on Corgi !