A James Bond Train

Greenbergs Guide to Paper & Collectibles by Robert Osterhoff, page 102.

Color photo of the artwork along with Apollo space theme set appeared in January 1993

CTT.  Article titled "Displaying Lionel's Toy Train Art" by Robert Osterhoff.

I had the 6 panel Gilbert Bond slot car set. As I recall it did not work well and we ended up using our Matchbox cars on it. I can see them using the license on other products as they had it for the slot cars.

Which "james bond train " are you referring to?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCMzeP_LnUM

Close but no cupie doll.

We could also include the train used in From Russia with Love and Live and Let Die.

I spoke with Robert Osterhoff and he is getting me a color copy of the mid 60s sketch of a James Bond 007 Alco and Missile Launcher car.

thanx to everyone.

bob mintz

I'd be in for  a Pussy Galore missle launcher or caboose !  

Bob:

I'm fairly certain that batch of concept boards is from the mid- to late 1970's.

TRW

Todd:

Puzzling that Lionel did not hook up earlier to the James Bond juggernaut earlier after the success of both Goldfinger and Thunderball.

Interesting that 1970s artwork includes an 007 Missile Launcher from the late 50s.

I would love to see a 50th Anniversary Goldfinger Mintcar and a Thunderball aquarium car.

thanx to everyone for their leads.

bob

I will vote for an operating car with the Russian spy lady with the poison stilleto steel toe chasing JB around a car trying to kick him in the behind.  I remember that scene was in a train, and she was aiming at his shins.  Just a thought... 

Website about the James Bond Road Race set.  Interesting how the sets had modular panels like the All Aboard train sets.

http://www.trainweb.org/allaboardsets/bond.html

Given the number of Bond films that have trains in them, sometimes as major parts of the plot line, I have wondered why the big 3 never did a Bond theme.  It's a natural with all the gadgets, exploding this and that, and memorable characters.  And, BTW, who names their daughter Pussy?

Who names their daughter Pussy?

Catwoman of course.

Why this was never done?  Same reason that Lionel originally never did any NYC Subway cars, I was once told "niche market".  Obviously Mike Wolfe felt differently.

bob

Keep in mind her last name was Galore.  I believe I partied with her sister Muffy one time.  Her parents had to work with what they had.

The potted plant was named ARTHUR.  POTRZBE appeared several years before that as a contraction of Potrziebie, which like Cowsnofski and Axolotl were whacky words the guys at MAD dreamed up.

What the heck, I will throw out my favorite James Bond story.  I was being babysat by the mom of another kid on my block.  All the guys on the block were going to a triple  James Bond movie fest afternoon in the summertime.  Goldfinger, Dr No & From Russia with Love.  The babysitter decided to let her kid go to the movies, but I couldn't.  That didn't make sense to me, so I went anyway.  I would have been a fool to miss three James Bond movies for the price of one.  I think my mom tried to yell at me about it, but really couldn't.  Who's another woman to show her how to raise her kids?  I never regretted that move.   

I never regretted that move.  

Well, you only live twice

bob

SIDEBAR

There were seven actors who played JAMES BOND.

          SEAN CONNERY in 6 movies

          DAVID NIVEN in 1 movie

          GEORGE LAZENBY in 1 movie

          ROGER MOORE in 6 movies

          TIMOTHY DALTON in 2 movies

          PIERCE BRONSAN in 3 movies

          DANIEL CRAIG in 3 movies

Got the following information from www.allposters.com   Killian

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Why not, indeed.   Bond was quite a sensation in the 1960s and wouldn't be a "niche market" in the way that subways and trolleys might be viewed.

William 1:  The scene with Rosa Klebb trying to kick Bond with the poisoned stilleto shoes was in the hotel room in Venice, the fight scene on the train was with Red Grant and a garrotte/wrist watch.

Trainphreak:  The mintcar and aquarium car sound like a winner.

Jumijo:  Don't forget Woody Allen as Jimmy Bond

All "Bondage" fans:  The Blu-rays come out soon.

(My favorite: On Her Majesty's Secret Service w/ Diana Rigg!)

I'd love one of the Russian locomotives from Goldeneye.  Anyone know what the real prototype was?  Anyone know what Hollywood actually used?

And as for names, "Honey Rider" is another for the list.

The scene where the Russian lady, Rosa Klebb, who was trying to kick 007 with the knife in her shoe, was in a hotel room, not a train.

BTW ya'll know Connery was the best Bond.

More James Bond Trivia.

Many technological icons made their public debut in Bond films (keep in mind the production lead time prior to the release date.) These are the few I remember.

• The 1964 Ford Musting prototype was used in the "beauty shots" in "Goldfinger" (a replica was cut up.) The Aston Martin DB5 also made it's debut in the film as it was released in 1963 during the filming (the prototype was used.) I don't care about the machine guns, I want the passenger ejector seat option.
• The Autogyro (Gyrocopter) went public as "Little Nellie" in "You Only Live Twice"
• The "Wetbike", predecessor to Jet Skis in "Spy Who Loved Me." The Lotus Esprit Turbo also made its debut.
• The hot little boat with the big Chevy V8 in "The World is not Enough." The BMW Z8 also made its debut in that film.
• The BMW Z3 in Goldeneye.
• The Aston Martin Vanquish in "Die another Day." BTW, I'm glad they went back to Aston-Martins. The BMW's seemed so common. In So Cal. you see a lot of high-end cars, but not a lot of Aston-Martins.
• The Honda ATC90 in "Diamonds are Forever" A friend of mine had one of those things and it was fun to ride, but squirrely -- you had to lean like a sidecar passenger to keep it from flipping over.
• Some question about the hang glider in "Moonraker" but there's no argument that the deployment was over-the-top.

"Skyfall" is coming. Be on the lookout for the new toys.

Many technological icons made their public debut in Bond films (keep in mind the production lead time prior to the release date.) These are the few I remember.

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The homing devices for tracking vehicles / people in the Aston Martin DB-5 in Goldfinger seems like a predecessor of today's GPS systems me thinks.

I remember the very first digital watch was shown in one of the movies starring Roger Moore (Spy Who Loved Me???).  It had a red face and you had to touch the button to see red letters over a red background.  I had a client who was the head of cardio-vascular surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in NYC and he had one that cost $2000. 

Value today, zippo, as in the lighter, Felix that is.

bob

Had some ideas of additions to the Goldfinger Mintcar and the Thunderball Aquarium car.

I stand corrected on Rosa Klebb.  Sean Connery was the best.  I think Pierce Brosnan was next best.

I'm good with leaving out the machine guns but how about the other features...

• Rear shield to protect the rear window.  (Hey...  road rage is getting worse!)
• Tire shredders.  How else are you going to pick up those hard to get women who are completely focused on killing to avenge their sister?
• Oil slicks and caltrops.  You can never tell when those bad guys are trying to follow you to a secret train sale.
• Rotating license plates.  After using your other accessories, you'll need this to throw off the cops who are really ticked at having some "expendable" bad guy thrown through their windshield by an ejector seat.

I had the Corgi toy with all the features but was too young to take good care of it and  it eventually disappeared with my "junk" toys during a parental culling.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/007-James-Bond-Goldfinger-007-James-Bond-Road-Race-Set-Near-Mint-Condition-/380457099364?pt=US_Action_Figures&hash=item589502a064#ht_2615wt_982

Dear Fellow Trainees:

I have posted the article on TCA's e*Train where you can see the full color James Bond/Lionel sketch.

http://www.tcaetrain.org/2d-ar...Bond/BOND_POSTER.jpg

The entire article may be read at:

http://www.tcaetrain.org/2d-ar...ing/Bond/index.shtml

Bob Mintz

That is fascinating. Very cool.