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Good news from the Cousteau Society - Calypso to sail again !

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Good news from the Cousteau Society - Calypso to sail again !
Posted by jgonzales on Friday, January 8, 2016 4:35 PM

I was a fan of Jacques Cousteau since childhood, and built a model of Revell's Calypso long ago (I have another one in the stash). News from Cousteau Society:

http://www.cousteau.org/calypso-set-to-sail-again/ 

There have been many false alarms on this over the years, hope this isn't one of them!

Jose Gonzales

Jose Gonzales San Diego, CA
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Posted by GMorrison on Friday, January 8, 2016 5:20 PM

I hope so too.

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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Posted by TempusFugit on Friday, January 8, 2016 7:08 PM

I too, built one of Revell's Calypsos as a kid eons back! It would be truly wonderful to see Calypso at sea again.

Picture it: footage of the re-launching of Calypso, narrated by pieced together recordings of Rod Serling. Big Smile

 

 

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    January 2013
Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Friday, January 8, 2016 10:55 PM

TempusFugit

I too, built one of Revell's Calypsos as a kid eons back! It would be truly wonderful to see Calypso at sea again.

 

I'd kill to get that kit again for old times sake.

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Posted by GMorrison on Saturday, January 9, 2016 12:57 AM

It was recently repopped as something like the "Ocean Explorer". There was also a PBY that was a real find, the only 5A I've ever seen in plastic.

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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