The latest issue of Toyfare has revealed the first Bond prop to be the golden gun. No date was announced for release.
MR: First 007 prop Man With Golden Gun
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PHArchivist
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Cool... Hope it costs less that one meelion dollars.
Is this from MR?
If so, anything on the Trek V/VI Phaser and Mark X Tricorder?
If so, anything on the Trek V/VI Phaser and Mark X Tricorder?
SHalamar
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Nothing I know of, but they did say that the Trek License was renewed.
Tha article was pretty vague for the most part. Here are the highlights.
- Corgi has the master toy license for Bond
- Action figures in two different scales will be produced
- Corgi has rights to the likeness of all Bond actors
- Die cast cars, some with special features
- Man With Golden Gun Prop through Corgi brand Master Replicas
I just hope the golden gun will be able to be broken down into components just like the original prop. I have had mixed feelings about MR as of late. To many non-prop pieces. With this news I'm cautiously optimistic.
I used to have the SDS studios one (I believe it was SDS) it was spectacular. I hope it is as good as that one.
Will the lighter really work? 
Serafino
Sr Member
I assume and hope that MR could do much better than the SD Studios version, with the manufacturing technology to which they have access. The SD studios one was not all that accurate to the prop and it was heavy and rattled.
True, the SD made most everyone who owned one very happy (the gold plating looked spectacular), but I would love to see one that had the graceful lines, detailing and textures of the original, and fit together without for instance a compromised cufflink as on the SD.
Star Wars Helmets
Sr Member
I'm not into Bond props, but this is something I'd be all over like a cheap suit.
Especially a Christopher Lee Sig version - go nicely with my Dooku saber
Cheers
Jez
Especially a Christopher Lee Sig version - go nicely with my Dooku saber
Cheers
Jez
Smiling Demon
Sr Member
Rob, you are kinda stuck on that phrase.Seen it a few time before in your posts.
Have a Dr Evil fetish do ya?:lol
Just yanking your chain dude!!:lol
Agreed, the SDS left a lot to be desired.
It needs to hold cigarettes, light cigarettes, write notes, and be assembled.
Respectfully: the original prop rattled around. First time Lee used in on location, it fell apart. Next day it was a little tighter. The SD Studios version copied the original exactly (just like the briefcase, for example) but when you see the original non-working pen, it's a bit dull.
Just like the Dooku lightsaber that was built super-shiny (chrome) but then covered with dulling spray.
IMO, I don't think MR will make a functioning lighter (liability) nor a working pen. Just a prediction.
Respectfully,
Mike
Serafino
Sr Member
The SD studios version clearly did not copy the original exactly. It is apparent that it was based on reference rather than inspection of an original. In fact the first version was at least in part based on a poster with incorrect details, resulting in the cigarette case/grip being incorrectly mounted at a right angle.
I'm not sure what the relevance of your dulling spray comment is. The difference in texture on the cigarette case and lighter would not be a result of dulling spray. Although the pen often looks somewhat matte in the movie I have a photo of an original gun which shows if anything a richer polish than the replica had.
As to the prop rattling, I'm not at all surprised, but in the prop replica market people prefer a prop that will be handled to feel relatively solid.
I'm not sure what the relevance of your dulling spray comment is. The difference in texture on the cigarette case and lighter would not be a result of dulling spray. Although the pen often looks somewhat matte in the movie I have a photo of an original gun which shows if anything a richer polish than the replica had.
As to the prop rattling, I'm not at all surprised, but in the prop replica market people prefer a prop that will be handled to feel relatively solid.
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ed-209
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Serafino
Sr Member
According to a book called “James Bond’s London”, the hero prop and two static guns seen in the movie were made by a high-end custom jewelry company in London, as the Colibri version was apparently found wanting. Colibri retained the film credit for the gun because that was in their contract.
As I understand it Mr. Luxford was a prop maker to the films rather than a jeweler?
Several real objects were used as ‘inspiration’ for the gun, i.e a Molectric lighter and Waterman pen, but these do not appear to have been recreated exactly for the final gun. Certainly original Molectric lighters have different proportions than those of the lighter on the final gun.
I owned one of the slanted-grip SD golden guns, so my judgment of it is first hand.
I'm not here to bash the old one, I simply hope to see the opportunity of making a new one used to do something which really lives up to the original, which is a very elegant and lovely object which shows its pedigree of having been made by craftsmen who understand fine design.
As I understand it Mr. Luxford was a prop maker to the films rather than a jeweler?
Several real objects were used as ‘inspiration’ for the gun, i.e a Molectric lighter and Waterman pen, but these do not appear to have been recreated exactly for the final gun. Certainly original Molectric lighters have different proportions than those of the lighter on the final gun.
I owned one of the slanted-grip SD golden guns, so my judgment of it is first hand.
I'm not here to bash the old one, I simply hope to see the opportunity of making a new one used to do something which really lives up to the original, which is a very elegant and lovely object which shows its pedigree of having been made by craftsmen who understand fine design.
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GBOOTHROYD
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I'm with Ed (Ed-209) on this one. I have the later version of the S.D. Studios golden Gun and mine does not rattle one bit. It's, to my mind, a very cool piece that was well executed. Of course, the FRWL attache case that S.D. Studios did is something no Bond fan can do without, as I'm sure Ed would agree. It's truly a stunning piece and one of the linchpins of my Bond prop collection. I collect Bond in other areas besides props, but that's another story.
My only problem with MR is that they've chosen to do props that have been done to death. The re-breather has been done, so has the wrist dart-gun from Moonraker. It would be nice to see somthing new from the Connery era or even later. I suppose, however, that they have to do props that appeal to a wide audience, not just die hard Bond fans like Ed and myself. Still, the only thing better than having one golden gun is two. Of course, you could get by with a gold Colt Single Action Army that Scaramanga uses in the novel sitting next to your movie version golden gun. And don't forget the superfluous papila (third nipple)to go with your display.
GB
My only problem with MR is that they've chosen to do props that have been done to death. The re-breather has been done, so has the wrist dart-gun from Moonraker. It would be nice to see somthing new from the Connery era or even later. I suppose, however, that they have to do props that appeal to a wide audience, not just die hard Bond fans like Ed and myself. Still, the only thing better than having one golden gun is two. Of course, you could get by with a gold Colt Single Action Army that Scaramanga uses in the novel sitting next to your movie version golden gun. And don't forget the superfluous papila (third nipple)to go with your display.
GB
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