1/700 RV Calypso Ocean Research Vessel TLAR 1223

[Rhino]

I remember watch him on the TV when I was but a tad.

Great Joke there in the last three pictures...

RV Calypso is a French flagged vessel. It HAD to come with some sort of Frog! He comes in the kit.
"Off ze coast of Sous Affika, Phillippe' noticed a straange creashul in ze Oshaan. Mon Dieu! Coood zis be Le Grenouille Geant?"
There's usually a bullschtein back story!

 

[Rhino]

Brilliant, i just love what you do and the enthusiasm

I could not have wished for a better compliment! Thank you!

 

[moon puppy]

I hope the Cousteau Foundation feels the same way! They can be a little snippy about all things Calypso.

Call it the Belafonte then. (Let's see if you get that one)

 

[Rhino]

Call it the Belafonte then. (Let's see if you get that one)

I won't be making any Jaguar catsharks to go with her.
Howzatt?!

 

[Rhino]

The first 3 kits have been packaged and labeled for shipping! They sail for their new homeports on tomorrow morning's tide!

 

[sharkman]

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The finish line is drawing near! The smallest Calypso Flag on the decal sheet makes a dandy nameplate for the funnel. The middle-sized French flag is in use here.
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The deck tan looks swell after the rest of the model comes together. The helipad could use a light dry-brush of silver.
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Box artwork sample pictures. Wrapping up the instructions pretty quick!
When I get the tracking numbers bought, Calypso kit recipients will be notified!

If Ol' Jacques had run into something like Kermit there in his travels, "On est dans la merde!"

 

[Gator]

Very nice.

 

[Rhino]

TLAR Models 1/700 Research Vessel Calypso Model kit #1223

TLAR Models newest issue! 1/700 waterline/full hull RV Calypso. Carefully scaled from blueprints using a digital caliper, calculator and math! No kiddin'! Oh, Hey, the islands and base are NOT included. I bought a 3D printed 1/700 model of "Calypso" from Those People for a Christmas present...

tlarmodels.com

Got her listed on the website!

 

[Rhino]

As you pass through the sea on the way to Isla Roatan, you pass all these little popcorn fart islands. A cruise ship takes over 2 hours to run the channel in water not much deeper than 30 feet in the littoral area near Honduras. You can clearly see all the way to the sandy bottom as she goes.
Some are populated. A few have aids to navigation. Mostly radar reflectors for course corrections and ranging. Small boats zip about with impunity, but a 110,000 ton vessel must go at a more leisurely pace. You have lots of time to take in the sights!

Sometimes, in my zeal for casting molds, LPP gets slopped into the tray I use to transport loaded molds to the pressure pot. Sometimes a little left-over LPP gets slopped by design. This sloppage became Isla Cangrejo Azul. A modest lighthouse, cottage, ' 23-foot '42 Chriscraft Barrelback Runabout, and dock sections got cooked up in this shiny, new mold. So far nothing nefarious has occurred here.
Give me time.
Thanks again for lookin in!

 

[Gator]

Disney+ has a documentary called Becoming Cousteau. It is very good. YouTube has several of his original specials for streaming. As a child, I love watch his specials and Marlin Perkins Wild Kingdom.

 

[Rhino]

Disney+ has a documentary called Becoming Cousteau. It is very good. YouTube has several of his original specials for streaming. As a child, I love watch his specials and Marlin Perkins Wild Kingdom.

We are the same kind of child. I've been seeing the YouTubes for inspiration.

 

[paddy]

Looks idilic but...i cant see the model shop ?

 

[Rhino]

View attachment 165921 Looks idyllic but...I cant see the model shop ?

What kind of Nut makes hobby shops in 1/700 and 1/350 scale?
Isla Roatan is pretty nice. It 50 miles offshore from Honduras so if Bad Guys make that swim, past Mr. Bull shark and Mr. Hammerhead, they are mostly weary, wet and thirsty.