The clash of two Spectrum titans! It’s the battle of the SPV from the 1967 Supermarionation series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, and the Rhino from the 2005 CGI remake Gerry Anderson’s New Captain Scarlet. To help settle the argument, Jack and Ben are pitting two Scarlet episodes from the different eras against each other:Continue reading “Ep 2 – SPV vs. Rhino!”
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LEGO Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle (SPV)
The Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle is probably the most widely recognised vehicle from Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons and also presents a number of significant challenges for your average LEGO MOC builder. Its colouring, shape, and function are all thoroughly complicated and I don’t mind telling you that it took a number of attempts to get to this finished version.
Captain Scarlet – Big Ben Strikes Again
Directed by Brian Burgess Teleplay by Tony Barwick First Broadcast – 13th October 1967 There is one very limiting aspect of the Captain Scarlet format which must have had the writers banging their heads on the typewriter morning, noon, and night. The nature of the Mysteron threats basically gives you two types of plot – theContinue reading “Captain Scarlet – Big Ben Strikes Again”
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