Captain Scarlet - agent of Spectrum. Scarlet is indestructable. That's not to say he cannot be injured - or even killed. His body has the power to regenerate itself. It's actually a Mysteron body. The Mysterons are the sworn ememies of Earth and they created a copy of the real Captain Scarlet, after killing him. Their plan backfired when the Mysteron Scarlet found himself free of their control - and now considers himself to be human.

	Cloudbase This is the headquarters of Spectrum. It is like a flying aircraft carrier, held aloft by massive atomic engines. This model is a plastic toy made by Vivid Imaginations. The interceptor aircraft are metal models from Comet Miniatures. As is all too often the case with toy manufacturers, Vivid Imaginations made all of their toys too different scales. Their Angel Interceptors were far too big for the Cloudbase model. It appears to be the accountants that decide on the size of a toy so that the toy fits a particular price bracket.
	Dinky Toys Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle (SPV) This is a model of one of the most popular vehicles from the series. A heavily armed and armoured vehicle used by Spectrum agents in their constant battle with the Mysterons. This metal diecast toy was made in the late 1960's. It has an opening side hatch with a figure of Captain Scarlet in the driver's seat. It also has drop down rear tracks for added mobility, a front mounted concealed missile launcher and swing down antenna. Click here to see more Dinky Captain Scarlet vehicles.
	Spectrum Patrol Car (SPC) A nice Imai kit - though the total lack of interior is disappointing. The windows are tinted enough so that this does not spoil the model though. The rubber tyred wheels can be posed at different angles - we have a version of this kit which has a clockwork motor. We added plastic strips inside the wheel arches to make the car look more solid. There were holes in the headlamps for the dreaded Imai rocket launchers. We decided to fill the holes with a couple of machine guns - as used by James Bond and Lady Penelope. Two holes in the bonnet needed to be filled. Fuse wire was used for the aerial.
	Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle (SPV) Imai Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle One of our favourite Spectrum vehicles. A nice kit. We added a few extras to this model. The kit has rubber tyres for the outer large wheels, but not the inner ones (the SPV has 16 wheels!). We used a second kit to make up the full compliment of tyred wheels. Also, we felt the tracks at the back should fold down, as in the Dinky toy model. So, we put in a hinged piece of plastic at the back. We also omitted the rocket launchers in the air intakes and repleced them with grilles. The lining was done with self-adhesive plastic strips. The twin Aerials were made from fusewire.
	Maximum Security Vehicle (MSV) The ultimate in safe driving. A cross between a tank and a Rolls Royce for secure V.I.P. transportation. Like the SPV and SPC this model has Poseable wheels with rubber tyres. We bought a second kit to enable us to have rubber tyres on all 8 wheels instead of just the outer ones. We used perspex for the front windows. This time the Imai rocket launcher was in the front of the vehicle - where there should have been a Spectrum symbol. We cut out the symbol from the box and it's a perfect fit. The hole for the launcher trigger was a problem. It's in the raised ribbing on the bonnet. It took a good deal of trial and error with milliput to successfully fill the hole without spoiling the model. Fuse wire was used for the aerial as usual. .
	Spectrum Passenger Jet This aircraft is used to transport Spectrum personnel and V.I.P.s. to and from Cloudbase and to locations around the world. The model here is an Imai kit.
	Angel Interceptor The jets of Spectrum's airforce. Each aircraft is flown by a female pilot. There are three Angel Interceptors ready for immediate launch from Cloudbase at any time. This is an Imai model kit. A nice model and inexpensive too.
M.S.V. Wreckage An M.S.V. falls prey to the Mysterons. To create a Mysteron copy of a person or object, the Mysterons must first destroy the original. Is it the car or the passenger that has been copied? Spectrum must find the answer before the Mysterons strike again. This is another Imai M.S.V. kit the one we got the additional tyres from. We 'customized' this model to serve as a wrecked vehicle. We opened up one of the doors (with a junior hacksaw) and added lots of damage and scorch marks.
	Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle - Hot Wheels Style Here's a nice little diecast metal SPV. It's about two inches long. The packaging is labelled 'Hot Wheels' and 'Charawheels' and it's made for the Japanese market. This is a very accurate looking model with nice attention to detail.

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