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M5 vs X5 MBX District Police; or Beam(er) me up, Scotty
Topic Started: Feb 11 2018, 01:05 AM (188 Views)
b2young
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As soon as I saw the Best of The World/Best Of Matchbox 2017 BMW M5 police livery, I knew I was going to do this....and since in the ensuing month or so nobody else has done it, here goes. A photographic comparison of the 2017 BotW/BoM BMW M5 to it's 2011 Lesney Edition counterpart, the fabulous BMW X5:

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by Jefferson Young on Flickr [Rather than retake the photos, allow me to apologize for the dust on the X5...it was displayed on my headboard for several years out of the package...]

One of the first things to notice is that the M5 has 5 "sides" of tampo/deco, while the "double diecast" X5 only got 4 passes.

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Of course, I think it's freakin' awesome that these two were released in the same "MBX DISTRICT POLICE" quasi-GB livery. They make an awesome pair; remarkably, the "double-diecast" of the LE doesn't weigh all that much more than the BoTW (59g vs 53g). And I think there's wear and tear on the X5's paint from all the fondling I did of it in those early days of DLM Freedom....but there are also indications that the art of graphics application has improved in the ensuing 6 years between releases. Look at those headlights and taillights on the M5!

No comment on the overall accuracy of either model...I'm (remember) NOT a "car guy"....but I know what I like. These two stalwarts of the long line of great Matchbox Law Enforcement vehicles just continue the finest tradition of small-scale policing in modern day diecast.

Hope you enjoyed!
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Stampede
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Sadly, the X5 was from a time before I started collecting, so it wasn't a model that I was looking out for. But ever since my attention was brought to it by a member here, it has been on my holy grails list (though I'm not biting on the $65 one that's on Ebay right now). Fitting that Matchbox would do this pair, and hopefully we'll see some other vehicles sport this livery down the road.

Thanks for the side-by side comparison!
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b2young
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Stampede
Feb 11 2018, 01:17 AM
Sadly, the X5 was from a time before I started collecting, so it wasn't a model that I was looking out for. But ever since my attention was brought to it by a member here, it has been on my holy grails list (though I'm not biting on the $65 one that's on Ebay right now). Fitting that Matchbox would do this pair, and hopefully we'll see some other vehicles sport this livery down the road.

Thanks for the side-by side comparison!
Also sadly, I had three of the Austin "Panda" Lesney Edition, and 3 of the Highway Patrol black and white Blazer, but not of the X5 (or I'd gladly offer the extra to you for much better than ebay....I have no idea why I had 3 of the others...but there you go...guess I didn't know which one I'd like better? And I guessed wrong...)
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Stampede
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b2young
Feb 11 2018, 01:28 AM
Stampede
Feb 11 2018, 01:17 AM
Sadly, the X5 was from a time before I started collecting, so it wasn't a model that I was looking out for. But ever since my attention was brought to it by a member here, it has been on my holy grails list (though I'm not biting on the $65 one that's on Ebay right now). Fitting that Matchbox would do this pair, and hopefully we'll see some other vehicles sport this livery down the road.

Thanks for the side-by side comparison!
Also sadly, I had three of the Austin "Panda" Lesney Edition, and 3 of the Highway Patrol black and white Blazer, but not of the X5 (or I'd gladly offer the extra to you for much better than ebay....I have no idea why I had 3 of the others...but there you go...guess I didn't know which one I'd like better? And I guessed wrong...)
Just googled the Austin and that's on my want list now! :D I'm pretty much smitten by all of the Emergency vehicles from the Lesney line - I can distinctly remember buying mainlines from that time period but can't recall if I saw the Lesney models. Think I would've balked at the price then due to my age, but I'm in no rush to try and add them to my collection nowadays.
Edited by Stampede, Feb 11 2018, 01:39 AM.
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Pegers
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very good set of comparison pictures.
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EDeKa
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Great pictures and a nice story, THANK YOU for that. :thumbup:
AND I really like this design and the two cars too!
Matchbox made up for a lot!
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pjedsel
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Thank you for the comparion pictures of the Bimmer police vehicles. Not sure why but I don't have the X5 in my collection - seems strange that I don't but guessing one I never came across and for some reason didn't grab one from an on-line dealer in the day. Likewise never found any of the Austin Panda Police Vans or the Highway Patrol Blazers(if you are willing to sell/trade one of the extra's I would be interested Blair). :wave:
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Douglas
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Neat comparison Blair, first photo I noticed how good the hood tampo looked and the lack of it on the LEd.

Like a number of the LEd, and NSF models of years past, of those which I would have liked if I had seen, this SUV is one I missed out on too.
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Copcar65
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Since those are numbered 8 and 9 maybe we could get 1 - 7.
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b2young
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Copcar65
Feb 12 2018, 08:20 PM
Since those are numbered 8 and 9 maybe we could get 1 - 7.
As long as we don't have to wait another 6 years to get to each additional number.... B)
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