Lego James Bond Aston Martin straight to the top of our Christmas wish list

Yes, you’re probably thinking it has been only 17 minutes since we last featured the latest/greatest from Danish toy genius, Lego.

And you’d probably be right: but then, the calibre of car-themed sets it is releasing at present is something else.

The last time we checked in with the bricktastic company, it had created a Lego Technic Bugatti Chiron hypercar, which rivalled a previous Porsche 911 GT3 for the most amount of bricks required for the build.

Now Lego has mashed up three of our favourite things into one awesome set: Lego, Aston Martin and James Bond.

Thugh this latest release might feature fewer pages in its instruction booklet, it’s certainly the most gadget-laden vehicle the company has produced.

It’s a model of the most iconic of all Bond vehicles; the Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger.

And you’ll be chuffed to note that many of the gadgets that were a feature of that car on film are rendered here in one-eighth scale. There’s a working ejector seat, revolving number plates, a bullet proof screen that rises up behind the rear window and even the “tyre scythes” that emerge from the centre nuts of the wheels in order to shred the rubber of any baddies in hot pursuit.

Other details include opening bonnet, boot and doors, while wing-mounted machine guns, a hidden telephone and a radar screen are there. too. (Although we’re unsure whether the latter is restricted to accurate GPS coverage of the Home Counties, like the original).

The Lego Aston Martin DB5 is available online and will set you back around $250 (plus freight) once you’ve finished playing with the price converter.

What better than watching a Bond film on TV on Christmas Day, then sitting down at the kitchen table to build this beauty?

It’s enough to make you chase the relatives out the door at the end of Christmas lunch.