Spectrum uniforms, ordnance

by **Parker Gabriel** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:43 pm

The Spectrum Organization's "security" uniforms are actually their full-dress uniforms, though with no personal awards or decorations added. Those of color-coded personnel are trimmed with discreet piping in the code color of the officer in question.

And as for Spectrum firearms, the pistols that Captain Scarlet and his are shown carrying appear to have .50 caliber ammunition. Since a round of that ammunition outpowers even a .454 Casull (there really is such ammunition being artificed) and is usually only found in projectile rifles, then Spectrum pistols have to be assumed to be almost like carbines. By extension, Spectrum projectile rifles ARE carbines.

What the ordnance has to do with the uniforms is that Spectrum-issue projectile pistols are marked in the user's call-sign color. "Full-dress" pistols of that type, I suspect, would probably be plated with gold and highly polished.

by **Silverback** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 8:21 pm

I'm not sure I understand what the poll is asking.

by **chrisbishop** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 1:32 am

Mr. Parker refers to a dress uniform that was created by Mary J. Rudy for her fanfiction stories (Mixed Doubles, Good Knight, Dear Lady...) and which had been used by other authors as well (Kimberly Murphy and me, among them). As such, the 'dress uniform' is not part of the 'official information' from the TV show, but the description given by Mary was well-inspired and is quite appealing.

For a better understanding of how Mary imagined the dressed uniform , check the following link, third picture from last:

http://spectrum-headquarters.com/ipw-we ... .php?t=717

This is Mary's own creation.

by **luvmylops** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 2:17 am

Thanks for the extra info Chris (and great costumes, Mary!), but I am still puzzled about what the purpose of the poll is for. Show Captain Scarlet in dress uniform? Where? (other than Mary's great outfits)? Has already has been done in the fanfics. And what does the caliber of the ammunition have to do with the dress uniform?

by **Parker Gabriel** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:02 am

luvmylops wrote:Thanks for the extra info Chris (and great costumes, Mary!), but I am still puzzled about what the purpose of the poll is for. Show Captain Scarlet in dress uniform? Where? (other than Mary's great outfits)? Has already has been done in the fanfics. And what does the caliber of the ammunition have to do with the dress uniform?

My apologies--I had no intention of causing any misunderstandings.