LEGO Creator Expert James Bond Aston Martin DB5 10262 Review: 1,295 Pieces of Goldfinger

Creator Expert · Vehicles

The most famous car in film, with the gadgets that made it famous. The LEGO Creator Expert James Bond Aston Martin DB5 10262 is 1,295 pieces, rated 16+, launched at $149.99 in August 2018 as a LEGO-direct exclusive and, per Brickset, retired at the end of 2021. It has been a marketplace set for years - and still one of the most-searched LEGO cars.

What you actually get

• 1,295 pieces, rated 16+, at an original US price of $149.99 - 11.6 cents per piece, a licensing premium you can see in the silver bodywork.
• The Goldfinger gadgets, working: the ejector seat that fires the passenger through the roof, revolving number plates, a rear bullet shield that raises, and front-wing machine guns that extend.
• A silver-grey body with the DB5’s proportions, an opening bonnet with a straight-six engine, opening doors, and a boot with a tracker screen and a hidden phone in the door.
• No minifigures - the car is at the larger Creator Expert scale, not minifigure scale, which is why the gadgets have room to work.

How does it compare with the Technic supercars?

Technic cars are about the mechanism under the skin - gearboxes, steering, suspension. Creator Expert cars are about the skin itself, and the DB5 is the best example: nearly every piece is bodywork, and the “mechanisms” are gags rather than engineering. If you want to build a drivetrain, look at the Ferrari Daytona SP3 42143. If you want to press a lever and watch a henchman leave through the roof, this is the one.

It is also smaller than the Technic flagships and fits on a normal shelf, which is half the reason it stayed popular.

Is LEGO Aston Martin DB5 10262 worth it?

At the original $149.99 it was a fair price for a film icon with working gadgets. Retired since 2021, it sells on nostalgia, and listings reflect that. For a Bond fan there is no substitute - LEGO’s later DB5 sets are smaller and gadget-free - so the question is only how much the ejector seat is worth to you. Under about double list, most fans say yes; above that, it’s a collector’s purchase.

Who it suits

Adults who grew up with Connery, car people who don’t want a Technic build, and anyone shopping for a father who “has everything”. The 16+ rating is about patience with silver tiles, not difficulty. Less suited to children - the gadgets are fragile under real play - and to builders who want mechanical depth.

Worth knowing first

Two practical notes. First, silver-grey LEGO elements from this era vary slightly in shade between batches; a sealed box avoids the patchwork look a rebuilt used set can have. Second, the ejector seat works by spring tension and is the first thing to loosen after years of demonstration - if you buy used, ask whether it still fires.

Verdict

The Bond car with the Bond gadgets, 1,295 pieces, and no modern replacement - which is exactly why it still commands a price five years after retirement. For where it sits among everything we’ve rated, see the best LEGO sets for adults. Check the current price of the Aston Martin DB5 on Amazon.