# James Bond Lego Sets
**URL:** https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/james-bond-lego-sets/793
**Category:** Collecting
**Created:** [June 15, 2018, 9:03pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/james-bond-lego-sets/793 "2018-06-15T21:03:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Dustin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Dustin)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2018, 1:15pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/james-bond-lego-sets/793/21 "2018-07-05T13:15:42Z")
> [@David\_M](#):
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> Then again, what do I know? My kids have a friend who, at age 11, saved up and bought a $400 “Death Star” Lego kit. Obviously there’s a lot of people out there – young and old – with more disposable income than I’ll ever have.
That’s what I mean with ‘collectible’ - the Lego market is an odd kettle of fish where items are priced beyond what we would normally expect to be toys, where models have their very own look and style - and can yet end up as presentation pieces on the desk of an architect or engineer. Or in the sandbox next to some battered Matchbox models.
Thing is, merchandise today turns up in every price segment of the market, there is nothing really exclusive any more, just varying degrees of walking as an add. The trick is to work all segments of the market, to offer something for everybody. That’s why comic figures and game characters come in ridiculously priced limited edition models these days. Articles whose worth is solely defined by what their customers want to shell out for them.
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### Author:  [@Dustin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Dustin)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/james-bond-lego-sets/793/22 "2018-07-05T14:29:14Z")
By the by, some images - as yet unverified - appeared on Instagram.
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### Author:  [@Gobi-1](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Gobi-1)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2018, 9:29pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/james-bond-lego-sets/793/23 "2018-07-05T21:29:00Z")
What’s the board’s policy on leaked images? I have a picture but will not upload it directly to the board it if it’s a violation of the board’s rules.
Here’s an outside link to the picture under the spoiler tag.
> **Spoilers**
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> [https://s8.postimg.cc/o7u6gugth/Screen\_Shot\_2018-07-05\_at\_4.11.39\_PM.png](https://s8.postimg.cc/o7u6gugth/Screen_Shot_2018-07-05_at_4.11.39_PM.png)
If this too is a violation I’ll delete.
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### Author:  [@David\_M](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/David_M)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2018, 10:52pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/james-bond-lego-sets/793/24 "2018-07-05T22:52:15Z")
If that’s really it, better display it with the box or no one will ever guess what it’s supposed to be.
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### Author:  [@Dustin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Dustin)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2018, 3:40am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/james-bond-lego-sets/793/25 "2018-07-06T03:40:32Z")
> [@Gobi-1](#):
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> What’s the board’s policy on leaked images?
No specific policy as such. Leaked though is always difficult to judge; could be anything from legit to photoshop.
Anyway, no violation here.
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### Author:  [@MaxZorin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/MaxZorin)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2018, 1:31am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/james-bond-lego-sets/793/26 "2018-07-12T01:31:17Z")
Which Lego figures do you think could come with the Aston Martin? I’m thinking Connery or Craig 007, Goldfinger and Oddjob, M and Silva are most possible.
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### Author:  [@David\_M](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/David_M)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/james-bond-lego-sets/793/27 "2018-07-12T17:43:35Z")
If it’s really part of the (relatively higher end) “Technic” line, then there won’t be any figures.
And more’s the pity: I’d rather see more whimsy-oriented “Creator” kits with figures, given (he said beating the drum again) Lego offerings are never going to look screen-accurate, anyway.
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### Author:  [@Orion](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Orion)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2018, 6:02pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/james-bond-lego-sets/793/28 "2018-07-12T18:02:29Z")
I’m sure if this goes well they’ll broaden their use of the licence.
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### Author:  [@David\_M](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/David_M)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/james-bond-lego-sets/793/29 "2018-07-12T18:57:15Z")
I hope so. I don’t now nor have I ever had a problem with EON marketing kid-friendly Bond merchandise. My complaint has been that when they have done so, they’ve granted the license to some truly crappy, third-rate companies (like “Exclusive Premiere”). If they exercised a little quality control, we could see some awesome stuff that doesn’t break the bank.
At the very least, it’d be fun to have some product to look forward to in the long, long waits between movies.
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### Author:  [@Dustin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Dustin)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2018, 10:59am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/james-bond-lego-sets/793/30 "2018-07-18T10:59:40Z")
Meanwhile, the Lego set is out…
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Seems like the leaked pictures were pretty spot-on:
> **[Hands on with James Bond's Lego Aston Martin DB5 -- and its ejector seat](https://www.cnet.com/pictures/lego-james-bond-aston-martin-db5/)**
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> Famous for its role in James Bond Goldfinger, the new Lego set comes complete with machine guns, bullet screen and working ejector seat.
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### Author:  [@Gobi-1](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Gobi-1)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/james-bond-lego-sets/793/31 "2018-07-18T13:58:12Z")
BTS Video from LEGO
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2-fMxqIj8w)
Looks great from some angles and not so great from others. I’m a huge LEGO fan so I’ll still pick it up but I think it’s could have been better. Might be better in person.
[https://i1.wp.com/www.brothers-brick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/10262-James-Bond-Aston-Martin-DB5-Official-Rotation.gif?resize=540%2C304&ssl=1](https://i1.wp.com/www.brothers-brick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/10262-James-Bond-Aston-Martin-DB5-Official-Rotation.gif?resize=540%2C304&ssl=1)
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### Author:  [@Orion](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Orion)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/james-bond-lego-sets/793/32 "2018-07-18T14:23:32Z")
I think the commitment to having the gadgets was commendable, even if it did necessitate the model being a bit boxier in some areas than it could’ve been otherwise.
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### Author:  [@Dustin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Dustin)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2018, 3:15pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/james-bond-lego-sets/793/33 "2018-07-18T15:15:17Z")
Looks a bit like a Thunderbirds version, a JBAM 01…
I suppose the DB5 just isn’t the best model for a Lego project, at least not in this scale. But I’m sure it will find its fans and give enthusiasts a good time building it.
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### Author:  [@Gobi-1](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Gobi-1)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2018, 5:07pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/james-bond-lego-sets/793/34 "2018-07-18T17:07:38Z")
> [@Orion](#):
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> I think the commitment to having the gadgets was commendable, even if it did necessitate the model being a bit boxier in some areas than it could’ve been otherwise.
I think more people would have been disappointed if it DIDN’T have any of the gadgets built in. LEGO had to compromise between form and function and they put more emphasis on the fun. Which when you have an ejector seat and built in machine guns is completely understandable.
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### Author:  [@TheDove](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/TheDove)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2018, 8:43pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/james-bond-lego-sets/793/35 "2018-07-18T20:43:37Z")
I had hopes for this…but it looks way too boxy and tank looking and I just looked at the price… $146.00 or roughly 112 pounds…Yikes! I’m not sure I would want to spend that kind of money on it…😳
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### Author:  [@Sharpe](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Sharpe)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2018, 8:16am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/james-bond-lego-sets/793/36 "2018-07-19T08:16:37Z")
Decent video except for all the blinking.
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### Author:  [@David\_M](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/David_M)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2018, 10:47am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/james-bond-lego-sets/793/37 "2018-07-19T10:47:13Z")
Well, it’s…interesting.
But it doesn’t look like a DB5, so what’s the point?
The blinks are morse code: “Sorry…did…what…we…could. Hey…It’s…a…Lego.”
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### Author:  [@Dustin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Dustin)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2018, 11:26am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/james-bond-lego-sets/793/38 "2018-07-19T11:26:55Z")
It’s perhaps aimed primarily at the Lego brigade, and here at the overlap with Bond fans, not so much at the 007 fan who hasn’t touched a Lego brick in decades. Completists among collectors will no doubt also buy. Still, chances are this will be the most fun for those who already own numerous other Lego sets.
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### Author:  [@David\_M](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/David_M)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2018, 12:33pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/james-bond-lego-sets/793/39 "2018-07-19T12:33:08Z")
Yeah, I don’t mean to rain on anyone’s parade. If there are folks who are excited about this, I’m happy for them.
I just think given that Legos by their nature can never recreate an object with any great accuracy, it might be better to focus on more deliberately whimsical projects. For instance, last year (?) they put out a ginormous kit that recreated Wayne Manor and the Batcave from the 1966 “Batman” TV show and while it was highly detailed with tons of pieces and figures and vehicles, it also made only a cursory attempt at being “screen accurate.” The accent was on fun, and it’s adorable (or as adorable as possible for a $300+ “toy” you have to assemble yourself).
I’d love to see kits like that recreating things like Blofeld’s volcano lair or Drax’s space station or maybe Fort Knox.
Maybe they’re in the works, who knows…
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### Author:  [@Dustin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Dustin)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/james-bond-lego-sets/793/40 "2018-07-19T17:34:03Z")
> [@David\_M](#):
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> I’d love to see kits like that recreating things like Blofeld’s volcano lair or Drax’s space station or maybe Fort Knox.
I think that would be a rather fine idea. And I’m no Lego nerd at all.
The Lego stuff in that range, Batman and company, is always something slightly tongue-in-cheek, ironically removed and for-fun. The Connery and Moore films would be a perfect source for that kind of silly entertainment. And no doubt be great fun for Lego fans as for casual fans of Bond and die-hard ‘I need it all!’ collectors.
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