Unlike the SPC and SPV which both appeared regularly in Captain Scarlet, the MSV was only seen a couple of times in the series. Sealed on Card. Dinky 104 is the Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle (SPV) was produced from 1968 to 1976 and was one of thee vehicles licensed from Gerry Anderson’s Captain Scarlet and The MysteronsTV series. It was painted the correct metallic light blue and had a black diecast base. AU $21.24 postage. Mike Pigott continues his series on Gerry Anderson’s TV Century 21 models.
Access to an SPV was through a pair of slide-out side doors which had drop-down, rear-facing seats attached. Gerry Andersons Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons MSV Maximum Security Vehicle Dinky Toy Diecast 105 1971 Boxed and In Fantastic Condition. Captain Black was the first human they killed and revived to serve as their agent, making him virtually indestructible. Towards the end of the model’s life the colour was changed to a metallic copper colour. Made from quality materials this box is sure to add a touch of class to your valuable Die-Cast collection. After a successful collaboration with Dinky on the Thunderbirds range of models, TV-21 Productions also granted the franchise for the Captain Scarlet models to Dinky Toys. NM! 1970 Dinky Toys CATALOGUE no.6 ORIGINAL Joe 90,Captain Scarlet. Find great deals on eBay for dinky captain scarlet and dinky joe 90. C $8.58. - RARE Dinky Toys 104 Captain Scarlet Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle Tank EXC boxed, - Captain Scarlet Captain Blue Die Cast Spectrum Jet Liner 1993 Vivid Imaginations, - Dinky Toys 104 Captain Scarlet Spv Pursuit Fighting Vehicle Spectrum Jerry, - Vintage Dinky 105 Maximum Security Vehicle 1968 - 1975, - Captain Scarlet Spectrum Patrol Car Vivid Imaginations Mint on Card.
This lettering was later deleted, presumably because Anderson had sold his interests to ATV. Gerry Anderson Encyclopedia is a FANDOM TV Community. ( Log Out / Watch. At some point, the colour was changed from the accurate gloss red to a less-accurate dark metallic red. The door could easily become jammed if it wasn’t closed properly, so in 1973 Dinky altered the mechanism so that the seat was attached to the slide and no longer dropped down. Gerry Anderson Captain Scarlet Repro Dinky MSV 105 Center SILVER STRIP Stickers. Copyright © 1995-2020 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved.
C $21.48. There was a small Spectrum transfer on each door, with paper labels being substituted on late issues.
New technology meant that the marionettes in Captain Scarlet were much more realistic than in earlier TV-21 shows like Thunderbirds.
Dinky’s model was numbered 104, and at 160mm it was much longer than the SPC. This time there were three new models produced, all of which were wheeled ground vehicles.
The development of smaller servo-motors meant that the new puppets had much more realistic proportions than earlier types which had oversized heads and hands. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (audio), https://gerryanderson.fandom.com/wiki/Maximum_Security_Vehicle?oldid=28561. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. S$ 5.16. It didn’t sound much like a jet engine, but I guess in the days before cars with electronic sound chips it must have been an interesting novelty. Mint. Height (inc. topside fin): 8½ feet. Within a few years, around 50% of Dinky’s total sales would be TV-21 related models!
View all posts by Mike Pigott's Diecast Toys and Models. However, a few years prior Anderson had sold his TV-21 Productions company to entertainment mogul Lew Grade. Early models were packaged in yellow and white card picture boxes, while later examples were in card trays with clear plastic covers. Its only real feature was billed on the box as ‘Jet Engine Sound’.
S$ 4.92. This time around they were made by a new toy company called Vivid Imaginations. Previous TV21 programmes such as Supercar and Stingray had sold well in America, so Grade attempted to sell Thunderbirds in the US at an exorbitant price, resulting in all three networks declining. Watch. But if the rear axle was pressed down as the car was rolled along, the gear would engage, and make a ‘GRRR-R-R-R’ sound. While Captain Scarlet and his colleagues were more accurately proportioned, they lacked the character of the Thunderbirds puppets, and at times looked more like moving shop mannequins.
There was a rotating, white plastic antenna mounted on the cab roof. He has written for a wide range of hobby publications, including Diecast Collector, Collector's Gazette, Back Issue and Diecast Model World. Also frequently seen were Spectrum Pursuit Vehicles, which were massive blue tank-like machines used by agents to track Mysterons across all types of terrain. DINKY 104 SPECTRUM PATROL VEHICLE: C $6.78 shipping.