SPYGUISE

 

SPYGUISE were code 2

 

The Spyguise corgis were very nice and basically a packaging variation but all with artwork by Jeff Marshall.

This range started in October 2001 with the Thunderball Aston Martin and took Corgi models from the Definitive, Ultimate and Generic Bond Range, released in varying amounts from 250 to 1,000 all the boxes utilised artworks by Jeff Marshall.

The Spyguise boxes are very nice. Some like the Sunbeam Alpine or AMC Hornet I didn't find so exciting. And funny that the Goldfinger DB5 does not have the ejector seat but the Thunderball does (because the Goldfinger version came later and utilized the Ultimate Collection DB5 instead of the earlier Definitive Collection model).


If anyone is interested in the Spyguise versions, most are still available directly from Spyguise (ebay name: osato) for a good price - $45 (~ £29) with free worldwide shipping. I have seen some of them selling for two to three times as much.


 

Also sold by Spyguise was this Corgi New York Toy Show 2001 BMW Z3 - limited to 500 , a standard BMW Z3 with overprinting to the sides and boot and came in a blank Goldeneye Box.