Comments on: Show and Tell > Captain Scarlet http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/06/show-and-tell-captain-scarlet.html A blog about action figures and the toy industry in general by writer and collector Poe Ghostal. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:24:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Toy Bender » Blog Archive » Taking Care of Business and Self Promotion… I Mean “Fan Relations” http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/06/show-and-tell-captain-scarlet.html#comment-9158 Toy Bender » Blog Archive » Taking Care of Business and Self Promotion… I Mean “Fan Relations” Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:44:18 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=5543#comment-9158 [...] to semi-regularly post there. That’s right, you get bonus Paul! Fairly recently I shared a couple of my favorite toys on his “Show and Tell” feature that you should check out. I’ll be sharing more as time goes on, so be sure to keep checking [...] [...] to semi-regularly post there. That’s right, you get bonus Paul! Fairly recently I shared a couple of my favorite toys on his “Show and Tell” feature that you should check out. I’ll be sharing more as time goes on, so be sure to keep checking [...]

]]> By: Templar http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/06/show-and-tell-captain-scarlet.html#comment-9028 Templar Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:38:33 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=5543#comment-9028 <i>What I love about these dolls (they have as little articulation as your average Ken doll) is that they are so dead on to what you’d see on the show</i> Not really. The oversized heads are more reminiscent of <i>Thunderbirds</i> than <i>Captain Scarlett</i>, which featured much more realistically-proportioned head-to-body ratios as a result of better puppeteering technology (the mechanisms required to make the eyes and lips move had necessitated the larger heads in the eariler Anderson Supermarionation shows). As for the female pilots, they all had code-names with "Angel" in the title; Destiny Angel, Symphony Angel, Rhapsody Angel, Harmony Angel and so forth but Destiny has so far been the only one to get action figures. What I love about these dolls (they have as little articulation as your average Ken doll) is that they are so dead on to what you’d see on the show

Not really. The oversized heads are more reminiscent of Thunderbirds than Captain Scarlett, which featured much more realistically-proportioned head-to-body ratios as a result of better puppeteering technology (the mechanisms required to make the eyes and lips move had necessitated the larger heads in the eariler Anderson Supermarionation shows).

As for the female pilots, they all had code-names with "Angel" in the title; Destiny Angel, Symphony Angel, Rhapsody Angel, Harmony Angel and so forth but Destiny has so far been the only one to get action figures.

]]> By: Paul http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/06/show-and-tell-captain-scarlet.html#comment-8840 Paul Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:35:24 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=5543#comment-8840 Mark, you're my new best friend. Send me anything that will help me catch up on this X-Bomber show. Paul.toybender@gmail.com Mark, you're my new best friend. Send me anything that will help me catch up on this X-Bomber show.

Paul.toybender@gmail.com

]]> By: Newton Gimmick http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/06/show-and-tell-captain-scarlet.html#comment-8830 Newton Gimmick Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:58:48 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=5543#comment-8830 I remember catching this show a few times. I remember catching this show a few times.

]]> By: Mark http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/06/show-and-tell-captain-scarlet.html#comment-8819 Mark Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:06:06 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=5543#comment-8819 Also, the actual Star Fleet show's closing theme was sang by one o the Moody Blues. I LOVE STAR FLEET. Also, the actual Star Fleet show's closing theme was sang by one o the Moody Blues.

I LOVE STAR FLEET.

]]> By: Mark http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/06/show-and-tell-captain-scarlet.html#comment-8818 Mark Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:58:22 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=5543#comment-8818 If memory serves me right I think they were called Angels...or maybe that was the main female pilot. The new show seemed big for a while then it seems to have vanished, not sure if its still being produced...Bandai made some pretty cool, really articulated figures...wish I had bought some. The original show had a great intro. I wouldn't worry about a region free dvd, you can usually get a region free encyption code for free off the net for free. If you really want I'll sort you out with a copy of the entire series of X-Bomber. Not sure if there is many Captain Scarlet dvds over here must check. Also speaking of kick ass theme tunes...Star Fleet was so popular over here Brian May from Queen did a cover of it, on an album called the Star Fleet Project featuring Eddie Van Halen. Star Fllet can be a little slow but it is epic when you watch the entire series. Its basically Thunderbirds meets Anime meets Star Wars. Genius. If memory serves me right I think they were called Angels…or maybe that was the main female pilot. The new show seemed big for a while then it seems to have vanished, not sure if its still being produced…Bandai made some pretty cool, really articulated figures…wish I had bought some. The original show had a great intro.

I wouldn't worry about a region free dvd, you can usually get a region free encyption code for free off the net for free. If you really want I'll sort you out with a copy of the entire series of X-Bomber. Not sure if there is many Captain Scarlet dvds over here must check.

Also speaking of kick ass theme tunes…Star Fleet was so popular over here Brian May from Queen did a cover of it, on an album called the Star Fleet Project featuring Eddie Van Halen. Star Fllet can be a little slow but it is epic when you watch the entire series.

Its basically Thunderbirds meets Anime meets Star Wars. Genius.

]]> By: Paul http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/06/show-and-tell-captain-scarlet.html#comment-8815 Paul Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:33:17 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=5543#comment-8815 Mark: I need to get a region free DVD player to see all this new Captain Scarlet that you talk about. I was so jazzed when A&E Entertainment released Scarlett on a collection over here. I swear I'm the only Yank that bought it. I also want to see that XBomber show ultra bad now. Monte and Poe: Thanks. You guys really, really need to see this show. It's so unbelievably violent and awesome and if that doesn't get you this might: All the jet pilots are hot chicks with stripper names. Mark: I need to get a region free DVD player to see all this new Captain Scarlet that you talk about. I was so jazzed when A&E Entertainment released Scarlett on a collection over here. I swear I'm the only Yank that bought it. I also want to see that XBomber show ultra bad now.

Monte and Poe: Thanks. You guys really, really need to see this show. It's so unbelievably violent and awesome and if that doesn't get you this might: All the jet pilots are hot chicks with stripper names.

]]> By: Monte http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/06/show-and-tell-captain-scarlet.html#comment-8805 Monte Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:46:37 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=5543#comment-8805 I like that Show and Tell has thus far been dedicated to obscure toys. This was a hoot, Paul; I'd never heard of the figures, but they're hella cool! I like that Show and Tell has thus far been dedicated to obscure toys.

This was a hoot, Paul; I'd never heard of the figures, but they're hella cool!

]]> By: Mark http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/06/show-and-tell-captain-scarlet.html#comment-8801 Mark Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:50:16 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=5543#comment-8801 Very, very cool figures. Captain Scarlet was great, it was repeated regularly over here in the UK up to 2003....even the odd time still. I had a few figures when they revived the series in the early 90's. In fact there was a new series of Captain Scarlet made recently with CGI in 2005, not sure if its still going. Captain Scarlet was so much better than Thunderbirds.....I also liked Joe 90, hated Stingry....never really saw Terrahawks, although I do have some figures, I know its in the same space/ sci-fi vain as Star Fleet....but believe me none of them could touch Star Fleet. If anyone is interested Star Fleet is the UK version of a Japanese puppet show like Captain Scarlet etc. In Japan it was called X-Bomber. It was amazing. The whole series is now available on dvd in the UK. Paul and everyone should check it out.....I hope one day Bandai or some Japanese company releases a more up to date version of the Big Dai-X robot from Star Fleet X-Bomber. Very, very cool figures. Captain Scarlet was great, it was repeated regularly over here in the UK up to 2003….even the odd time still. I had a few figures when they revived the series in the early 90's. In fact there was a new series of Captain Scarlet made recently with CGI in 2005, not sure if its still going. Captain Scarlet was so much better than Thunderbirds…..I also liked Joe 90, hated Stingry….never really saw Terrahawks, although I do have some figures, I know its in the same space/ sci-fi vain as Star Fleet….but believe me none of them could touch Star Fleet. If anyone is interested Star Fleet is the UK version of a Japanese puppet show like Captain Scarlet etc. In Japan it was called X-Bomber. It was amazing. The whole series is now available on dvd in the UK. Paul and everyone should check it out…..I hope one day Bandai or some Japanese company releases a more up to date version of the Big Dai-X robot from Star Fleet X-Bomber.

]]> By: Frowny McBeard http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/06/show-and-tell-captain-scarlet.html#comment-8799 Frowny McBeard Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:36:55 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=5543#comment-8799 Spectrum is Green. Spectrum is Green.

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