Tuesday, October 28, 2008

THE BEATLES - SGT. PEPPERS - DIE-CAST VEHICLES

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the British rock band The Beatles. Recorded over a 129-day period beginning on 6 December 1966, the album was released on 1 June 1967 in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States. Sgt. Pepper is often described as The Beatles' magnum opus and one of the most influential albums of all time by prominent critics and publications. It was ranked the greatest album of all time by Rolling Stone in 2003.


The Beatles are arguable one of the most successful and influential bands of all time. After four decades their music continues to inspire artists throughout the world and their popularity remains undiminished. Celebrate the Beatles legacy with the Famous Covers Die-cast Vehicle Collection featuring the bands iconic album sleeve artwork only from Corgi International Ltd. Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band was The Beatles 8th album and is recognised as being the most influential and innovative album of all time, from the artwork to the ground breaking recording techniques. Released in the UK 1st June 1967 it dominated the top of the album charts for a staggering 27 weeks. Buy it now.


THE BEATLES SGT. PEPPERS

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Monday, October 27, 2008

THE BEATLES HELP! DIE-CAST COLLECTABLE


Help! is a 1965 film starring The Beatles and featuring Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Victor Spinetti, John Bluthal, Roy Kinnear and Patrick Cargill. The soundtrack was released as an album, also called Help!.


The Beatles are arguable one of the most successful and influential bands of all time. After four decades their music continues to inspire artists throughout the world and their popularity remains undiminished. Celebrate the Beatles legacy with the Famous Covers Die-cast Vehicle Collection featuring the bands iconic album sleeve artwork only from Corgi International Ltd. Help was the Beatles 5th album and it also doubled as the soundtrack to the film of the same name. Help contains the most recorded song in history, the Paul McCartney ballad Yesterday, and contrary to popular belief the semaphore depicted by the Fab Four on the album cover does not actually spell out anything. Released in the UK 6th August 1965 it was the No. 1 album for an incredible 9 weeks. Buy it now.



This is The Beatles Help! Album Cover Die-cast Collectable - London Taxi Vehicle. For The Beatles Fanclub. Buy it Now.

Monday, October 13, 2008

DIECAST FORD MUSTANG MARCH I BOND VEHICLE

Diamonds Are Forever (1971) is the seventh spy film of the British James Bond series and the sixth to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film is based on Ian Fleming's 1956 novel of the same name, and is the second of four James Bond films directed by Guy Hamilton. The story has Bond impersonating a diamond smuggler to infiltrate a smuggling ring, and soon uncovering a plot by his former nemesis Blofeld to use the diamonds and build a giant laser satellite that would be used to hold the world to ransom.

Diamonds Are Forever was a commercial success, but its humorous tone was met with mixed reviews by critics.

The Ford Mustang Mach 1 was a performance model of the Ford Mustang that Ford produced beginning in 1969. The original production run of the Mach 1 ended in 1979 because the Mustang II coupe was being phased out in favor of newer Mustangs on the Fox body platform.

The Mach 1 returned in 2003 as a high performance version of the Mustang. The Mach 1 was discontinued again after the 2004 model year as the SN-95 platform was replaced by the newer S197 platform for the 2005 model year.

The name "mach 1" as used by Ford was originally introduced in 1959 on a concept "Levacar" originally shown in the Ford Rotunda. This concept "vehicle" utilized a cushion of air as propulsion on a circular dais. This concept vehicle was orange and white.

ERTL 1/18 Diecast Ford Mustang March I Bond Car From "Diamonds are Forever"

The 1971 Mach 1 Mustang was featured in the James Bond Film, Diamonds Are Forever (1971). In this film, the Mach 1 was the first vehicle ever filmed to feature the now-famous 'two-wheeled tilt' stunt (driven by stunt driver 'Bumps' Willard) as Bond escapes from pursuing Las Vegas police. One of the stunt cars used in the Bond film was later featured as Jan Michael Vincent's car in the Charles Bronson film 'The Mechanic'.Unfortunately for the Mach 1 (as well as Vincent's character), in its only appearance in the movie, the car was demolished by a bomb planted inside as retaliation by Bronson's character. Buy it now. and See more.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

HARRY POTTER CORGI DIE-CAST: MR.WEASLEY'S FORD ANGLIA

The Harry Potter films are a fantasy series based on the Harry Potter novels by British writer J. K. Rowling.



The five films currently released became the highest grossing film series of all time when not adjusted for inflation, with USD$4.48 billion in worldwide receipts. The series consists of five motion pictures with the latest installment, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, released in cinemas in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 12 July 2007[3], and in Canada, Asia, Australia and the United States on 11 July 2007. In the United States, the revenue from the midnight opening was $12 million and first day revenues overtook Spider-Man 2's record ($40.4 million) for the highest Thursday opening at $44.2 million.

Warner Brothers holds the rights to produce adaptations of the two remaining novels, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The first of these entered production in the autumn of 2007 and has a projected release date of 17 July 2009, and will be directed by David Yates. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be split into two films, part one (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1) is due out on the 19 November 2010; the second part (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2) is due out in May 2011.

Harry Potter Corgi Die-cast Collectible Vehicle Mr.Weasley's Ford Anglia

When access to Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross station is mysteriously blocked, Harry Potter and his best friend Ron Weasley decide to borrow Mr Weasley's enchanted Muggle car to fly to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Re-create that scene with this 1:43 scale die-cast that features moving wheels, plus Harry Potter and Ron Weasley figurines. Full color window box packaging.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

BMW 750i - THE DEFINITIVE BOND COLLECTION


Tomorrow Never Dies, released in 1997, is the eighteenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as MI6 agent James Bond. Bruce Feirstein was credited as writing the screenplay, although it received input from several writers, and it was directed by Roger Spottiswoode. It follows Bond as he tries to stop a media mogul from engineering world events and starting World War III.

The film was produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, and was the first James Bond film made after the death of producer Albert R. Broccoli. Tomorrow Never Dies performed well in the box office despite mixed reviews. While its domestic box office surpassed Golden Eye, it was the only Pierce Brosnan Bond film not to open at number one at the box office since it opened the same day as Titanic.


BMW 7 Series car from Tomorrow Never Dies

This BMW 750i found fame in the Tomorrow Never Dies film during that amazing underground car park scene. This is a rather nice model of the stylish BM, with some good detail touches in its own right, including well replicated lights and interior. But best of all is the two stage sunroof missile launcher. Press it once and the roof flips open, press it again and the missiles shoot a fair way. See more

CORGI 1/36 LOTUS TURBO JAMES BOND

For Your Eyes Only (1981) is the 12th spy film in the James Bond series, and the fifth to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent James Bond. It is based on two short stories from Ian Fleming's collection For Your Eyes Only: the title story "For Your Eyes Only" and "Risico". It also includes elements from the novel Live and Let Die. In the film, Bond and Melina Havelock become tangled in a web of deception spun by Greek businessman Aristotle Kristatos. Bond is after a missile command system known as the ATAC, whilst Melina is out to avenge the death of her parents.

The film was released on both June 24th (in the United Kingdom) and June 26th (in the United States) of 1981 two weeks after the release of Raiders of the Lost Ark and was both a critical and monetary success, generating $195.3 million worldwide.


The classic British sports car with its 2.2 litre turbo-charged engine proved more than a match for Bond's enemies. This 1/36 scale replica features precisely matched metaillic orange paintwork, spoked wheels, full body and interior decoration - and 007's skis strapped to the roof. See more.