After buying a well-used Redbox agent 707 set last week, I treated myself to this much less used and superbly boxed example I stumbled across online.
A real bargain on Etsy, this set is virtually complete and almost near mint.
The photographic box is fabulous! It also incorporates a camera-wielding-agent painted illustration that seems to hark back to much earlier sets to me.
The CE import address sticker is for Redbox in Swinton.
The actual Red Box home address is in California!
You can see how shiny the case is compared to my previous purchase.
Some of the gold print has come away.
The contents are just brilliant.
The gun and it's accessories are a more authentic black and it contains both large and small toy bullets.
One larger bullet was missing in the opened packet but amazingly I had a spare courtesy of Bill!
Interestingly this version ran with a Gold Tip cigarette box pistol too. The other case I have houses a less controversial radio gun.
It also comes with two smart pistol dart missiles reminiscent of Marx's spy sets.
The little box of smaller bullets is hard to find separately, although Bill did give me a loose box-full about 25 years ago! Sadly sold on since, my other case is still waiting for its own ammo.
The 707 passport contains the toy's original lucky owner's details and his agent CV! It dates the set to 1990. I thought it was older.
Assembled with shoulder stock, silencer and scope, the agent's black pistol looks stupendous I think!
It looks better than the orange version in my opinion.
So, there you have it. An open and shut Redbox case. Hope you like it.
Have you an attache case readers?
Wow, what a stunning set. You must be over the Moon finding this beauty.
ReplyDeleteThanks Paul. I was. Sometimes Etsy has some golden nuggets like this.
DeleteExceptional find Woodsy, little Derek has really kept his agent set pristine. The CE marking gives it away as a later release. Rex Box must have sold the set over a longer period of time.
ReplyDeleteThanks! He has hasn't he Arto! I'm almost tempted to send him his photograph back! Yes, 707 sets just kept on working and never wanted to retire!
DeleteWhoa - You are definitely on a roll Woodsy! What a terrific find this is, especially in near mint condition. SUPERB!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ed! It is a fab set. I've managed to bag another set of mini toy bullets for my other set as well!!
DeleteI've got one, bought in Argos back in the late '80s or early '90s, though it was around in the '60s as well, with a few differences. Not that long ago, I bought a badge on eBay with 007 on it instead of 707. The 007 one is metal, the 707 one is plastic, though they're the same size and shape.
ReplyDeleteGood catch Kid. Interesting about the badge.
DeleteThere was a futuristic rack toy ray gun that looked like this:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.amazon.com/Parabolic-Directional-Microphone-Instrument-Scientific/dp/B0CFD85P75
-except the feed horn emitter was clear and the dish black. Bubble plastic wrap but was sold as a spy weapon