The grey leather interior is correct for the film. The details may be finer than on the Autoart (but this cost a fraction of the Danbury when new) but is only looking good with opened doors. What I don't like on the Danbury are its huge gaps around the opening parts. And the DB5 badges are not only wrong for the film car, they are printed where the real DB5 did not have them. And you are right: I have always wondered why Autoart did not add the side repeaters on their gadget version. Well, the 1/8 is also missing the side repeaters, so it will never be the best ever model by your definition.

That makes all the difference to me and makes the Danbury Mint one the winner.Īs for the 1/8 partwork model, there is a good chance it may be the best ever model But it's not finished yet.ĪutoArt model is really nice but it is missing the side indicators which the screen car did. How is the Auto Art compared to the Ertl RC2? There is that UK magazine that sends a piece of the DB5 as well. Are we talking about the same model?Īlso, what is the best Bond DB5 model? I tend to want a bigger model now that I have that Kyosho Bond Z8. My DB5 is boxed away somewhere but here are a few eBay auctions with good pics. I think some companies source leather from naturally deceased animals but I haven't really looked into it yet.Īnyway, I'm 100% sure my Danbury Mint DB5 doesn't have leather. Yeah, I tend to pass on leather these days unless there isn't an alternative.

It even has a working weapons tray and phone, neither of which appeared in the movie. It also looks much more screen accurate than the AutoArt one, despite being much smaller. My Danbury Mint DB5 certainly has a leather interior (unfortunately, as there are cruelty-free alternatives, and I almost did not buy the model back in 2000 or so because of that).

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