Kits

From model Aston Martin DB5s to Moonraker space shuttles the model kit market has seen many James Bond related kits. Perhaps the most interesting are those from the 1960s with their beautifully drawn outer boxes. My favourites are the Imai kits from Japan produced around the time of Thunderball.

Aston Martin DB5 1:24 scale kit (Airfix/Craftmaster, US, 1964)

Aston Martin DB5 1:24 scale kit (Airfix, UK, 1964)

Goldfinger inspired Bond and Oddjob 1:12 scale kit (Airfix, UK, 1964)

James Bond series no. 4 plastic water sled kit - kit no. 558 (Imai, Japan, 1965)

James Bond series no. 7 plastic frogman kit - kit no. 561 (Imai, Japan, 1965)

1:32 scale Aston Martin DB5 slot car kit (Strombecker Raceways, US, 1965)

Airfix's 1:24 scale original release of the Little Nellie autogyro from You Only Live Twice (Airfix, UK, 1967)

1:24 scale Toyota 2000GT from You Only Live Twice (Airfix, UK, 1967)

Dr No 1:12 scale model kit of James Bond and Honey Rider (Imai, Japan, 1972)

James Bond Lotus Esprit kit - larger battery powered version - kit no.559 (Eidaigrip, Japan, 1977)

James Bond Lotus Esprit kit - kit no.560 (Eidaigrip, Japan, 1977)

Moonraker 1:144 scale space shuttle kit (Airfix, UK, 1979)

Moonraker 1:144 scale space shuttle kit (Revell, US, 1979)

Moonraker 1:144 scale space shuttle and booster rockets kit (Revell, US, 1979)

Sean Connery as James Bond 007 kit (JRC, Japan, 1983)

Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder 007 kit (JRC, Japan, 1983)

Roger Moore as James Bond 007 kit (JRC, Japan, 1983)

Goldfinger Aston Martin DB5 kit (Doyusha, Japan, 1995)

You Only Live Twice Toyota 2000GT kit (Doyusha, Japan, 1997)

Moonraker space shuttle kit (Doyusha, Japan, 1995)

GoldenEye Pierce Brosnan figure kit (Dragon Models Ltd., Japan, 1995)

Airfix's 1:24 scale re-release of the Little Nellie autogyro from You Only Live Twice (Airfix, UK, 1998)

Airfix's 1:12 scale re-release of the Bond and Oddjob Goldfinger kit (Airfix, UK, 1998)

Skyfall AugustaWestland AW101 helicopter kit (Italeri, Italy, 2012)

Lego Creator Aston Martin DB5 kit with working ejector seat, bulletproof screen and revolving number plates - model no.10262 (Lego, EU, 2018)

Lego Speed Champions Aston Martin DB5 kit - model no.76911 (Lego, EU, 2022)

Revell BMW Z8 from The World Is Not Enough 1:24 scale kit - model no.05662 (Carrera Revell of Americas Inc., US, 2023)