Polar
Lights James Bond figure
model kit. (Model # 5035). This represents I believe
a kit that was originally issued by Aurora?
I
have always liked Sean
Connery, and have several kits of him (or with his likeness).
The
kit itself, once built, doesn't really look much like him,
but the box art does, and is well done. There is another
kit to go with this one which features Odd Job, also from
the Goldfinger
movie.
Unfortunately,
there is no scale mentioned on the box, though the Polar
Lights website says they are 1:8 scale. The kit does include
a short wall and base to use in a diorama
setting.
This
kit can even be considered not very political correct, since
the character (model figure) is holding
a gun.
Goldfinger
- The Bank of England has discovered that someone is stockpiling
vast quantities of gold and suspects international bullion
dealer Auric Goldfinger of being involved. The Bank requests
that British agent James Bond be sent to investigate. Bond
soon uncovers an audacious plan to commit "the crime
of the century" and bring economic chaos to the West.
James
Bond: The Secret World of 007 - Text, artwork, and
photographs examine the James Bond character from the
007 films, describing his spy missions, gadgets, vehicles,
enemies, allies, and lovers.
Bond
Girls are Forever : The Women of James Bond - Since Ian
Fleming wrote Casino Royale in 1953, Bond girls have been
quintessential American sex symbols. Sexy, dazzling and self-assured,the character has been ogled by men and lambasted by feminists
in all of its incarnations. D'Abo, who played Kira Milovy
in the James Bond film The Living Daylights, and Cork (co-author
of James Bond: The Legacy) walk readers through over 50 years
of Bond girl history in this alluring volume, which celebrates
the character as a role model and as a groundbreaking achievement
in film. As Cork explains, "women like this had simply
never been seen in films before." The authors offer summaries
and studies of every Bond film, emphasizing the Bond girl's
role in each one, and share quotes from Bond girls such as
Ursula
Andress, Halle Berry, Honor Blackman and Jane
Seymour. Using fantastic photos, analytical discussion
and primary source material, the authors show how far the
Bond girl has come since the world became enamored with the
first iconic image of her rising out of the sea wearing a
bikini with a knife strapped on to it.
