Does anyone have one of the Captain Scarlet puppet replicas?

by **CaptainScarlet** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:16 am

Hi, I'm new here! My name is Paul and I'm a big SCARLET fan!

I've seen replica puppets of Captain Scarlet and I was wondering if anyone here had any?

I know of a company "thisplanetearth" that make them and was wondering if they were any good? The pictures on their site look okay, but the puppet seems to be missing "something"

Paul

Website · by **Sage** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 3:51 pm

Nope, don't have any of the puppets.... Just wanted to say hello and welcome.

by **CaptainScarlet** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:36 pm

Thanks Sage! Its good to be here!

by **White as Snow** » Fri Sep 09, 2005 10:36 pm

How strange that you should post your request about Scarlet puppets at this time captain.

I m picking up my "This Planet Earth" Captain Black replica on Monday and i cannot wait!!

As soon as i m able to stop grinning :grin:

,i ll get some pictures of him up.I ve gone for the classic all in black version.

by **chrisbishop** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 9:29 am

I was intrigued... so I made a Google search for 'This Planet Earth' to see what it was all about. Here's the link for those who are interested:

http://www.thisplanetearth.co.uk/

Black is stunning! But then... so is Scarlet! :grin:

Good job, White as Snow! :-;)

by **steviep** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 12:18 pm

They are AMAZING!

Then I saw the prices...

GACK!!!

Oh to have limitless amounts of disposable income! :cry:

by **CaptainScarlet** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 12:57 pm

White as Snow wrote:How strange that you should post your request about Scarlet puppets at this time captain.

I m picking up my "This Planet Earth" Captain Black replica on Monday and i cannot wait!!

As soon as i m able to stop grinning ,i ll get some pictures of him up.I ve gone for the classic all in black version.

I look forward to seeing your pictures.

by **White as Snow** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:42 pm

Please do nt think i m rich...nothing could be further from the truth.If i was i d have bid for that head myself and had it restored by Terry Curtis,who also does some cracking replicas and made the original Captain Blue.I had to do some serious consideration before i blew the thick end of £900 on an inanimate object...though once i found out you could actually buy replica puppets it was the start of a slippery slope!

I ve always loved Gerrys shows...i first saw Captain Scarlet when i was 5 and i ll be 40 in a few months time.And Captain Blacks always been my favourite character...partly because of how my maturity has allowed me to appreciate the awfulness of the situation he finds himself in.One of Earths top security officers trapped in a merciless,pitiless husk,his soul powerless to prevent the terrible outrages his outer-self perpetrates.It s a fascinating situation.I also loved the fact he comes from Manchester!

The first thing i factored in was that there was a free glass display case for the first 50 ordered...normally a £100 item on it s own.And the second was i won a not inconsiderable sum on the horses the same day i put my order in for him...that took the sting out of it a bit!

I also thought of the people who spend what is,to me,a ridiculous amount on jewellery...Blacks no more expensive than a half-decent necklace,and look what you re getting!Each to their own.

So,summing up,i m getting a custom-built replica of my favourite character from my favourite shows and an item that may appreciate in value.I still think it s a bargain!

by **CaptainScarlet** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 4:49 pm

You don't have to justify it to us! We just want to see your photos!

I've noticed that the Scarlet on the site looks a bit "worse for wear" you might have thought that they could have put some better pics up? This would drive more sales surely?

by **White as Snow** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:01 pm

Absolutely fan-friggin-tastic!!Incredible!!Even better than i was expecting.Those website photos really do nt do him justice!

Quite creepy actually.I keep expecting him to say something at any second...

Those pictures are coming,i promise.Just as soon as i ve mastered posting pics on the web(have nt done this before).

by **White as Snow** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 4:21 pm

Okay,somehow i ve set a group up on MSN(although i wanted to post them here!!

) and fired off a couple of quick shots for you.Hope you like them,though i m no David Bailey

http://uk.msnusers.com/captainblack

by **CaptainScarlet** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 6:47 pm

Looks really good! I would be very happy to have that sitting on my sideboard!

by **White as Snow** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:16 pm

Keep watching and i ll get some more photos done.They were a bit of a rush job as i had to get back to work.

Sorry about the old lamp behind him as well!It s my old bedroom,these days a makeshift storeroom and most definitely NOT indicative of the rest of my house

You know,the factory where they make all this stuff is less than 10 minutes drive from the Stirling Road studios on the Slough Trading Estate where they made all the series in the first place.It s not intentional but a really nice touch all the same.

I have to periodically rub baby oil into his face to give him an authentic sheen.This was an old trick the puppeteers used,although they used their own sweat gleaned under the studio lights!

by **CaptainScarlet** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:23 pm

Its definately the choice I would have made for the costume for him. I'm not sure about the baby oil, but I'll take your word for it!

Would like to see more of the puppet. Are the hands rubber?

Thanks for sharing!

Paul

by **21st Century Boy** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:35 am

Hi there, not sure about th baby oil either. The originals were meant to be matt, and got the sheen from constant handling and the nature of the paint - oil based and flexible.
If you get to see any originals, many of them have been repainted over and over to kill the shine. I`d be cautious about rubbing baby oil into that head..