NO TIME TO BUY!

Here's a few photos of my Corgi No Time To Die Aston Martin DB5 (CC04314), with it's effective, but implausible headlight-mounted multi-barrelled mini guns, and seemingly impenetrable bullet-proof glass!

Obviously, Corgi, has the adult collector in mind these days, so no innovative gimmicks  like the original 1965 gold 261 model. (I know Corgi, under different ownerships, and currently  owned by Hornby Hobbies Ltd.  have released several repackaged versions based of their slightly larger scaled 270 gimmick laden  DB5; I must have about half a dozen , myself)

Now, without giving away any spoilers, (Sadly, I'm aware the internet does make it virtually impossible not to have the film spoilt by some people desperate to give away the story once they've seen it!)  I'm fairly confident the world knows that this is Daniel  Craig's last outing as Bond, and It occurred to me whether this will be the last 'unique' version of the Bond DB5 we will get. By unique, I mean it's different to the previous versions, even if its just something as small as a specific number plate.

                                                        Burlington Arcade: London.

The next incarnation of Bond will be another reboot; While older collectors, like myself still enjoy the  DB5's enduring nod to the Bond film series' past, as maybe a simple cameo film appearance, or a die-cast toy, some fans on social media are thinking a change is due, and that Bond's signature DB5 is in need of an update, too! 

In keeping with today's progressive values, will the blink-and-you-miss-it in the film Aston Martin Valhalla hybrid be the next Bond's vehicle of choice? Ask Q or M !

                                                             Odeon Leicester Square.

When I saw the film, the same week it opened at London's Leicester Square, I noted that most of the audience were predominantly younger than me. Maybe I'm over thinking things, and it might be simply down to the understandable reluctance for some older people to go to the cinema with Covid 19 still a danger, I can't really say for sure.

One thing I can say for sure, and, again no spoilers, as its part of one of the film's trailers. The action featuring the Aston Martin DB5 doing donuts in the Italian village of Matera, with smoke pouring out of the back, and its Gatling guns blazing was certainly one of the high points for me. 

 

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