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The Models of Captain Scarlet
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Captain Scarlet marked an important transition point in Supermarionation history. Gerry Anderson had always been dissatisfied with the unrealistic proportions of his puppet characters. The large cartoonish heads and small bodies of the puppets used in Fireball XL5 and Thunderbirds had been dictated by the size of the solenoids used to actuate the puppet's movable lower lips. By 1967 solenoids became available which were small enough to be mounted within the puppet's bodies instead of within their heads. These new solenoids made it possible for the sculptors to reduce the size of the puppet's heads to proper human proportions.
