Lego today unveiled its version of the James Bond Aston Martin DB5.
Lego conducted an event at a store in London. It also spread the word on social media, including a post on Twitter.
The Lego car has 1,295 pieces. It costs 129.99 British pounds, according to Gizmodo UK. That’s $169-plus at current exchange rates.
The Lego version of DB5 comes with ejector seat, radar tracker, rear bullet proof screen and front-wing machine guns.
Lego, Eon Productions and Aston Martin have been teasing the licensed product since mid-June. Images leaked earlier this month.
Not everyone was impressed. The Jaloponik website devoted to everything about cars declared July 5 that the DB5’s “handsome and elegant design, does not translate well in LEGO.”
Below is the tweet that Lego sent out this morning. It includes a video.
It’s here! The LEGO Creator Expert Aston Martin DB5… clean lines and cool gadgets. #LicenceToBuildhttps://t.co/bUc1Nr0aNX pic.twitter.com/J7vI44LuvU
— LEGO (@LEGO_Group) July 18, 2018
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UPDATE (1:30 p.m. New York Time): Here’s a video from the event at the Lego store in London this morning. Naomie Harris, who played Moneypenny in Skyfall and SPECTRE, was part of the festivities.
Filed under: James Bond Films, The Bond Market | Tagged: Eon Productions, Aston Martin, Aston Martin DB5, LEGO |
No minifig to go with it? 😦