![]() ![]() We managed to do that for the bars on the windscreen and rear window, but a sticker-free solution would have been ideal.Īlthough a shiny silver LEGO Aston Martin with chrome details would have been stunning, we suspect that producing such a set wouldn’t have been financially viable for LEGO, so the silver has been downgraded to light gray and the chrome to flat silver. Stickers on transparent elements are notorious among serious LEGO builders, since they’re difficult to apply cleanly, without leaving visible bubbles. The front grill uses a set of seven printed silver 1×2 tiles attached to a Technic plate, held in place solely by the open undersides of arches on either side. The finished look for both these relatively minor details is seamless - you’d never know that such complex construction techniques were used to achieve them. Similarly, the sideview mirrors are attached to sub-assemblies that connect to the car’s body on inkwell (or “nipple”) pieces. The side vents behind the front wheels include a 2×4 silver tile that sticks partway out of the opening, attached to the interior with a clip connection. The second bags build the passenger doors and rear sides, with some interesting techniques to ensure that the doors open and close smoothly.īut it’s not really until you open the third set of bags that you truly begin doing challenging brick-work on the more complex exterior details of the DB5. The first set of bags include the parts for the chassis, including the Technic mechanisms for a couple of the main play features. The same can certainly be said for the Aston Martin DB5. One of the main pleasures of Creator Expert sets is in the complex techniques and unique parts usage, whether in previous vehicles like 10252 Volkswagen Beetle or modular buildings like 10260 Downtown Diner. Interior pages feature background on the Aston Martin DB5, James Bond, and the prototype vehicle used in Goldfinger (see more instruction booklet photos in the gallery at the end of this article).įor vehicles in particular that are likely to be displayed and played with heavily, it’s always disappointing that details are achieved with stickers, and the DB5 is no exception, with the Aston Martin marque, license plate variants, and other key details relegated to stickers. Our copy of the set provided by LEGO in Denmark features the European packaging, and the instruction booklet’s text is in English and French - it remains to be seen what other languages the instructions will be available in in other countries and online (the official website wasn’t online yet as we wrote this review). The booklet is styled like an MI-6 mission briefing, complete with “CONFIDENTIAL” AND “Military Intelligence” stamps on the outside of a manila folder. The single instruction booklet comes in its own wrapper, also enclosing the sticker sheet. Four tires and a long Technic piece are in a separate, unnumbered bag. ![]() Unlike the highly modular build process for themes like Star Wars, you’ll first dump out hundreds of parts from several bags - each group of bags has three bags, plus interior bags for smaller parts. One of the fun aspects of this set has been the “EYES ONLY” hype ahead of the set’s launch, but apparently the packaging design team didn’t get the memo from marketing, effectively spoiling all of the set’s secrets on the back.įour sets of numbered bags contain the parts for the car. The back of the box features all of the vehicle’s working features. ![]() The Aston Martin comes in a standard LEGO box with prominent James Bond “OO7” and Aston Martin logos. Long rumored and officially announced at a special event in London earlier today (see our complete coverage here on The Brothers Brick), the latest vehicle in the LEGO Creator Expert series is 10262 James Bond Aston Martin DB5, which includes 1,290 pieces and is available now for LEGO VIPs and will be available worldwide August 1st (USD $149.99, CDN $179.99, 149.99€, £129.99, 1399DK, etc.).Įven though LEGO Creator Expert sets are geared toward more advanced builders and feature a series of classic cars, this line has not yet followed the lead of the gorgeous precedent set by the LEGO Technic design team with 42083 Bugatti Chiron and 42056 Porsche 911 GT3 RS with their luxury packaging. Despite a long sequence of cars from Lotus, BMW, Ford, and others, no other car maker featured in the James Bond movies can come close to the iconic status of Aston Martin, starting with the 1963 Aston Martin DB5 first featured in Goldfinger. ![]()
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