What do you give the Secret Agent with everything? Generations of moviegoers will tell you that the answer to this question is very simple: Gadgets and cars! James Bond may have a license to kill but that does not mean that he can go through life without the latest in technology with which to charm, hoodwink and blast his way through assignments. Luckily you can now share in this experience by getting some of the best James Bond gadget toys on the market. So allow me to play ‘Q’ for a moment and introduce you to the following:
1. James Bond Night Vision
A spy is only as good as his eyesight! This cool little gadget will allow the budding secret agent in your life to not only see in the dark but also to listen to conversations at safe distances. You should however only buy it for him/her if you don’t mind being spied on at all times!
2. Corgi James Bond Casino Royale Aston Martin DB5:
Own a piece of cinematic history by getting your hands on one of the coolest cars in the business. It will perhaps not float, fly or fire like the real thing but it will at least turn heads wherever you decide to take it.
3. James Bond Intercom Watch:
You need to communicate with the control room but you don’t want to be too obvious about it, what do you do? Q answered that question long ago by designing a ‘walkie talkie’ that fitted into a wristwatch. Getting one will not only help you to secretly discuss your missions, it will also make you a very punctual spy!
4. James Bond Gyrocoptor:
Coming straight at you from ‘You only live twice’ this Cyrocoptor features rotating blades, front firing missiles and a James Bond action figure. Just the thing to help you get the upper hand over some unsuspecting baddies!
5. James Bond Base Station:
You will need a good laptop if you are going to do some serious spying. It would be even better if the laptop comes equipped with a secret compartment with two ‘walkie talkie’ handsets. With the base station this crucial items on every aspiring secrets agent’s wish list becomes a reality.
6. James Bond Monopoly:
What do you get when you team the world’s greatest movie franchise up with the world’s greatest board game: James Bond Monopoly of course! All the Bond films are there as well as every aspect of the Bond Movies: fast cars, gadgets, the Bond girls you name it! The tokens for this set are: Odd Job’s Bowler Hat, Rosa Klebb’s Shoe, Aston Martin DBS, 007 logo, Acrostar plane and the Lotus submarine car.
7. James Bond Scalextric Set:
Ever wanted to race around in some of the Bond cars? Well, with the James Bond slot racing set by Scalextric you can at least do so in miniature form. This set, timed to coincide with the release of Quantum of Solace, will give Bond fans the opportunity to own models of the car that were not merely designed to sit on shelves looking pretty. Instead they will be able to race ‘the living daylights’ out of them!
i have the corgi goldfinger db5 in gold… it came out before the movie did… afterwards it was changed to silver… it came with a cloth sticker and two chinamen… i put the sticker on the bottom of the car and i still have both chinamen but alas, the box is long gone.