On Cool Die-Casts

A little later this year, Corgi is releasing a line of Beatles die-cast vehicles — buses and taxis.

There are vehicles based on Abbey Road, Sgt Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour, and my personal favorite, Revolver.

I love the attention to detail. The placard on the front of the bus lists four songs from the album — “Yellow Submarine,” “Eleanor Rigby,” “Taxman,” and “Good Day Sunshine.”

They’re going to be pricey to import from the UK in these days of the “hella weak” dollar. UK list price is £12.99, according to several online vendors, and then factor in currency conversion and shipping.

And then there’s this slightly more expensive version, complete with a special collector’s tin. Though it’s slightly disappointing; I thought the die-cast would have gone inside the tin, but if the picture is to scale, there’s no sodding way it fits.

Yeah. Not cheap.

Nevertheless, how can a Beatles fan look at that Corgi die-cast and not want that? 🙂

Published by Allyn

A writer, editor, journalist, sometimes coder, occasional historian, and all-around scholar, Allyn Gibson is the writer for Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly PREVIEWS catalog, used by comic book shops and throughout the comics industry, and the editor for its monthly order forms. In his over ten years in the industry, Allyn has interviewed comics creators and pop culture celebrities, covered conventions, analyzed industry revenue trends, and written copy for comics, toys, and other pop culture merchandise. Allyn is also known for his short fiction (including the Star Trek story "Make-Believe,"the Doctor Who short story "The Spindle of Necessity," and the ReDeus story "The Ginger Kid"). Allyn has been blogging regularly with WordPress since 2004.

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