Revell's Ocean Exploration Vessel (aka R/V Calypso)

Well, here we are again, a new day a new update...

Not that much done but at least the superstructue is now complete (except for the wide array of antennas of course).

Whe we dry-fit the fore deck with superstructure to the hull, the iconic shape of Neptune's favourite daughter appears to us :

Hi Dan,,Speaking of Mistresses;

    I feel for any woman who has to compete with the Oceans. The Sea is a very Demanding and UNFORGIVING! Mistress at that. Even to taking your life if you are not careful with her and her moods.

Hi Bill;

     I was referring to the ship, The question was if an Eastwind could be found-You know the Coast Guard Icebreaker. The Burton Island is her duplicate. Leastwise according to REVELL.. I do know the "Cat" was different as I have it in my stash.

     Now as far as aircraft, if it floats and Flies I will have a model of it somewhere including the "Panama" Clippers and the "Emily" and "Mavis" from the Japanese Navy-circa WW2.

     This also includes the British one referred as "The Boat"

First thing I printed on my resin printer was a new helideck.

Tanker-Builder

Hey,TJS !!

       Don't fret! The old model of the Navy version is identical( I.E. The " Burton Island") so you can still do her. You are going to have to look for her. Not as rare as the Eastwind, but based on the REVELL moldings-The same Class! I think the only thing they changed was the Color.

 

The bow has a turtle deck not a turret and the tail is more like a PBY6.

Bill

Once in a while I might be home to see a ehow, most of the time I was working nights.  I remember when they went to Truk Lagoon looking for a certain sub among a few other boats.  ou could see him swim the length of the sub and he looked so small.

John Denver did a song aboiut him and his boat back in the 70s.

Really looking good,loved that show as a kid

That's great news!  I'll start looking on the internet.  Thanks

Here's the Thing;

        When you get to putting the main deck on. Build a bulkhead or support at the foredeck stepdown and at the end of the railings as molded. The hull is very flexible and breakable at these points. I have done four to date and sold them all. Geez! Forgot to keep one fer me.

        I like your subtle weathering. Surprisingly, the LeSuroit was doggy too. Lotsa sea miles on these Grand Old ladies!

Hey,TJS !!

       Don't fret! The old model of the Navy version is identical( I.E. The " Burton Island") so you can still do her. You are going to have to look for her. Not as rare as the Eastwind, but based on the REVELL moldings-The same Class! I think the only thing they changed was the Color.

MR TOM SCHRY

I have an earlier issue of thar kit in my stash.  Love the work that you've done already.  I'm glad that you're going to "weather" it slightly.  To me a ship looks more natural with a little "wear" on it.  Does anyone make PE or other after-market for this kit?  Didn't Revell issue a kit of the show's PBY too?  Now I regret getting rid of the old Revell Eastwind Icebreaker kit that I had.  Good luck going forward.

TJS

I'm afraid PE is no where to be found, even though I've looked a bit for it, if I had resin 3D printer I would have started by printing another helicopter platform to start with, however, my FDM printer is not suitable for fine work like that.

Yes Revell also issued the Coustea version of the PBY Catalina as well, unfortunately, just like this vessel, that one is not available anymore either...

TheMongoose

And during all that Simone Cousteau was hiding from the camera lol all those episodes and i never knew he was married.

 

I think she might have been caught on camera a few times if I'm not mistaken, but in the later years she didn't live on Calypso anymore because their wedding was not that great anymore either.  Most french women have to deal with only one mistress, but with Cousteau there was of course the ocean as another one in addition...

I have an earlier issue of thar kit in my stash.  Love the work that you've done already.  I'm glad that you're going to "weather" it slightly.  To me a ship looks more natural with a little "wear" on it.  Does anyone make PE or other after-market for this kit?  Didn't Revell issue a kit of the show's PBY too?  Now I regret getting rid of the old Revell Eastwind Icebreaker kit that I had.  Good luck going forward.

TJS

And during all that Simone Cousteau was hiding from the camera lol all those episodes and i never knew he was married.

Many years back, a friend of mine was actually aboard the Calypso, and from his comments, it was anything but pristine .  .  .    Ragged would be a better description.

Great box art though; sharks at the bow and divers at the stern !!!  And running small boat ops, helo ops, and saucer launch all at the same time. Wow.

TheMongoose

Oh nice. Really love the hull work so far! Dang this reminds me of my youth. Couldn't wait to see the latest episode. It's one of the big reasons i got into scuba diving. I'll be following along in the hopes the 3rd times the charm lol

 

Thank you TheMongoose, as you may have noticed, I'm not painting her as pristine as she appeared on the show, mainly because I now think she wasn't as pristine back then either but that we just didn't see the rust and grime due to the standard quality of television shows back then.

As for third time being the charm... I'm crossing my fingers and I'm already further into the build than at the previous two attempts 

Oh nice. Really love the hull work so far! Dang this reminds me of my youth. Couldn't wait to see the latest episode. It's one of the big reasons i got into scuba diving. I'll be following along in the hopes the 3rd times the charm lol