Vivid Imaginations Captain Scarlet Toys

Vivid Imaginations produced a range of Captain Scarlet toys in the 1990's.
These are our favourites: Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle (SPV), Spectrum Patrol Car (SPC), Spectrum Passenger Jet (SPJ), Cloudbase and a Captain Scarlet 12" Doll.

All of the above toys are diecast metal except for Cloudbase and the Captain Scarlet doll, which are plastic.

Sadly, no two toys appear to be made to the same scale. These toys were obviously made for the marketing and accounts departments rather than for children to play with. Scale aside though, they are very nice models.

The SPV is very like the older Dinky model - except that it's a little smaller. Rather than being an original model of an SPV, the Vivid Imaginations' toy seems to be a model of the Dinky toy. The finish is far superior to the Dinky version though with much more attention to detail. The other Captain Scarlet toys bear no resemblence to the Dinky range.

Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle (SPV) by Vivid Imaginations

Possibly the best model in the Vivid Imaginations Captain Scarlet toy range. A faithful reproduction of the Dinky toy in a smaller scale. Nought out of ten for originality of toy design, but very nicely finished.

Angel Interceptor - Vivid Imaginations

A nice little model. It is odd that Dinky Toys did not produce this back in the 60s - they did a large range of diecast aircraft. The only problem with this toy is that it's far too big to land on Cloudbase.

Angel Interceptor - Different Views

Here you can see the Angel Interceptor from several angles.
As with the other Scarlet toys in this range they were nicely finished.

Spectrum Patrol Car (SPC) - Vivid Imaginations

This toy is much smaller than it's Dinky counterpart - but is very cute nonetheless. It has an opening rear hatch.

Captain Scarlet 12" Doll - Vivid Imaginations

Here's the star of the show: Captain Scarlet.

This 12" doll is nicely made and comes complete with an anti-Mysteron gun. He also has an automatic pistol in his holster.


Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle
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