To have fun the fast-approaching launch of the twenty fifth installment within the James Bond franchise, “No Time To Die,” Aston Martin has put in a reproduction of the unique 1965 Corgi DB5 mannequin toy field at Battersea Energy Station in London.
The field is a trustworthy recreation of the unique that housed the 1965 toy made to offer the UK’s youngsters an opportunity to expertise a few of the enjoyable of being James Bond in “Goldfinger.” In truth, the toy was such an instantaneous success that it received Toy of the Yr on the Nationwide Affiliation of Toy Retailers Awards the yr that it was launched and is now extremely wanted by collectors.
Like the unique toy, the enormous Corgi field additionally accommodates a recreation of the unique “Goldfinger” Aston Martin DB5. Full with a bulletproof defend, pop-up machine weapons, and extra, the automotive inside is without doubt one of the firm’s 25 DB5 Goldfinger Continuation automobiles.
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“Aston Martin’s relationship with James Bond spans many years and the DB5 is, with out query, probably the most well-known automotive on this planet by advantage of its 50-plus yr affiliation,” mentioned Marek Reichman, Chief Artistic Officer at Aston Martin Lagonda. “Now, to work with Corgi – one other quintessential British model – and to see James Bond’s most cherished automotive sitting inside a to-scale toy field in central London is sort of excellent.”
Made to have fun the film’s fifty fifth anniversary, the automobiles are an genuine recreation of the Aston Martin DB5 that appeared on-screen “Goldfinger.” All are completed in Silver Birch and have solely very minor updates for usability’s sake.
The disclosing additionally marks the beginning of a brand new advert marketing campaign celebrating the launch of the upcoming James Bond movie, “No Time To Die.” The film will function 4 Aston Martins, probably the most which have ever appeared in a single Bond movie.
Together with the basic DB5, a basic Aston Martin V8 may also seem, as will a DBS and the model’s upcoming mid-engine hypercar, the Valhalla. “No Time To Die” is about to launch globally from September 2021.
Londoners will be capable to try the full-size Corgi toy field on the Battersea Energy Station till October 1.