CAPTAIN SCARLET: NEVER WIPE HIM OFF!

These are unusual so I saved the Ebay snaps.

Wipe Off colouring cards by Berwick from 1967.

and its Captain Scarlet!

Look at those ace line drawings of the characters and the vehicles!

Did you have anything that you wiped off?

Terranova47's Anglo Confectionery CAPTAIN SCARLET AND THE MYSTERONS Cards, 1967.

Here are the scans requested of the Anglo Confectionery gum cards; CAPTAIN SCARLET AND THE MYSTERONS from 1967.

The last scan shows the back of two cards. The complete set forms a beautifully painted poster by Ron Embleton who painted the scenes for the closing credits of the TV show. I had the poster for umpteen wrappers and a postal order, still in it's mailing tube. I have spent the last ten years looking for it. It's somewhere in the house.

The Mysterons are to blame for the sloppy scanning. The cards wouldn't lay still!

Terranova47

USA

Captain Scarlet Mystery Jet Solved!

Woodsy,

Regarding that silver "Captain Scarlet Mystery Jet" you found on Noppin in 2012 - if it isn't somehow related to this 1966 Midori Super Arrow, I'll turn in my Project SWORD badge!

Rob C

USA

BLOG LEGEND UPDATE: THE LONE STAR CAPTAIN SCARLET ANTI MYSTERON RIFLE REPRO BOX

Decades ago another blog legend was born, something so rare hens' teeth start to chatter.

Way back in 2010 I blogged about my first sighting of the Lone Star Captain Scarlet rifle as it appeared in my beloved copy of the TV Toy Zone catalogue.

The rifle has surfaced again a few times on Moonbase over the years. The toy itself has become a bit clearer but the box remained a bit of a blur inside a display.

This week, however, I found this site, Retrotoyrevivals.com, who specialise in professional toy box reproduction and lo and behold there's the Lone Star Captain Scarlet Anti Mysteron Rifle box!

Even a repro box is something to behold! I doubt anyone can tell the difference!

Do you like repro toy boxes?

Have you got pictures of this rifle?

 https://retrotoyrevivals.com/products/boxes-and-parts/rare-items/

DINKY SPV BACK ON THE ROAD

After some discussion with Colonel White I'm able to release pics of my newly restored and finished Moonbase SPV rescued from a Cas market stall.

Earlier progress was covered last month here. A Mysteron-delayed Completion consisted of new colouring with a metallic paint pen, new decals kindly from Wotan, new rear tracks home-made from the bits box and too big but hey-ho, aerials were home made from clothes price labels, front panel was home made from plastic; top button was home made from the bits box.

SiG!

Mysterons beware!

See what you think.

WATCHING CAPTAIN SCARLET'S FIRST EPISODE WITH JUNIOR

 The Grandson Junior and I recently caught the pilot episode of Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.

Its the one that starts on Mars.

I had high hopes for this with Junior watching as well but I couldn't remember what happens.

Getting carried away I told Junior all about the SPV, MSV and SPC, explaining that they're probably some of the best vehicles he'll ever see!

The episode didn't disappoint!

All three vehicles were there in spades and Junior was impressed, thankfully!

The high points were undoubtedly the Swift Removals Van scene, when it falls apart to reveal the SPV ready for mysteron-bashing and the Angel Interceptors taking off from Cloudbase.

But its pinnacle of Anderson magic was the Car-Vu. Designed by the gifted Mike Trim, what a fabulous high-rise car park it is, straight out of the future! 

Like a giant fantastic screw, Junior and me were chuffed when the SPV got in there and looped its way to the top! I was thrilled it still looked so good for kids today after 50-odd years.

image: mike trim

One sticking point were the guns. I'd forgotten how much shooting there was in Captain Scarlet. Everyone carries pistols and shoots the hell out of each other. No ray guns, these are normal weapons. Junior didn't seem bothered - he's 8 this year - so I didn't say anything.

All in all though, watching episode 1 of this old Anderson series with a modern 7 year old was thankfully a success!

Here's that Car-Vu scene again. Do you like it?

https://youtu.be/IqS4kWK6aV0?feature=shared&t=1155

Kevin's Imai Cloudbase: The Sky's the Limit!

Hi,

Picked up a cheap Imai Cloudbase kit. It was missing the bridge so I scratchbuilt one. It isn't a terrible kit.

SIG,

Kevin

CAPTAIN BLACK'S VIVID RIFLE

Re. your post on the mystery rifle, possibly from Captain Scarlet, I think Lewis is correct in his identification of this as being from the Captain Black figure.

https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2023/06/rifling-through-captains-drawers.html?sc=1686641213987#c7429847975613068680

Vivid Imaginations/Carlton did a range of Captain Scarlet Talking Action Figures. These seem to have come with different equipment to the non-talking figures, and the smaller carded figures.

The Captain Black Talking Action Figure comes with a rifle that looks to be the same as the one in your photo. It is a WW2 US Army M1 Carbine. A lightweight weapon for soldiers who did not need to carry a normal rifle.

Two photographs from Worthpoint.

Paul Adams from New Zealand

RIFLING THROUGH THE CAPTAIN'S DRAWERS

I'm perplexed about the brown toy rifle in this Ebay Batman junk drawer shot.

I recently bought the very same rifle as part of a 1990's Vivid Imaginations 12" Hood doll figure lot at a boot sale. I didn't think it belonged to it but ... 

I see two 12" Vivid Captain Scarlet action doll caps in this shot too.

Is the rifle a Cap Scarlet Vivid weapon then?

Mr Whippy is indestructible, you are not! Remember this and do not attempt to stop him and buy one!

 Courtesy of Looey and his Missus in Spitalfields in the UK last week!

A Captain Scarlet Ice Cream Van!

Like it?

CAPITAN ESCARLATA

 

March 1969, the Spanish TV guide advertising El Capitan Escarlata on the cover. Another international hit programme, Captain Scarlet.

Did you see Captain Scarlet outside the UK?

Strange Observations about Captain Scarlet

I was looking through Getty Images when I came across a picture I knew, a well-known crew Century 21 crew shot, featured in the first year of the blog. In fact it was very kindly offered as a colour print by its taker, Alan Shubrook, former Century 21 model maker.

So when I saw this picture I was confused by two things:

https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/the-production-crew-of-gerry-and-sylvia-andersons-news-photo/101240711?adppopup=true

First, it credits it to Larry Ellis and not Alan Shubrook. Who's Larry Ellis?

Second, its states that the five at the front were 'actors who play Scarlet in live-action inserts'. I had thought they were members of the pop group The Spectrum, who played the Captain Scarlet theme song. 

Any thoughts readers?

IS THIS THE CHOICE OF THE MYSTERONS?

 I recently saw this MSV on Ebay restored by Chillypepperpike of Eastbourne. Unusually its been restored in black and brings to mind Captain Black of the Mysterons perhaps. I like it.

What do you think?

LOVELY NEW ROTOR: KEV'S IMAI SPECTRUM HELICOPTER

Hi,

Managed to get this kit recently at a not-silly price. I didn't bother with the toy elements, big wheels, spring loaded missiles etc. I filled the holes where they would've been and changed the profile of the floats slightly and it seems a reasonably faithful replica to me.

S.I.G.
Kevin