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Thanks Jim. Yes-but not a lot of Calypso left! Had purchased the Revell more recent re-release as the Ocean Exploration Vessel for the project, but then lucked into a glue bomb at a hobby shop in Memphis. Was much happier working on the $5 glue bomb rather than the complete kit. Might actually build the Calypso one day.
Dave
Thanks Jim. Yes-but not a lot of Calypso left! Had purchased the Revell more recent re-release as the Ocean Exploration Vessel for the project, but then lucked into a glue bomb at a hobby shop in Memphis. Was much happier working on the $5 glue bomb rather than the complete kit. Might actually build the Calypso one day.
Dave
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Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2024 8:22 pm |
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Fantastic job. So would this sort of be like "back dating" the Calypso to her original intent?
Fantastic job. So would this sort of be like "back dating" the [i]Calypso[/i] to her original intent?
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Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2024 2:53 pm |
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Thanks Steve!
David
Thanks Steve!
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Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2024 2:40 pm |
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Lovely build!
Lovely build!
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Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2024 6:53 am |
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Another bump in memory of D-Day and Operation Neptune. 80 years ago this night, YMS-347 and her sister ships swept the approaches to Omaha and other beaches in Normandy.
Another bump in memory of D-Day and Operation Neptune. 80 years ago this night, YMS-347 and her sister ships swept the approaches to Omaha and other beaches in Normandy.
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Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2024 7:21 pm |
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Thanks everyone for the comments. Just took a few years to get decent photos rather than my ones from a cell phone. Another of those "i'll never do that again" builds.
Thanks everyone for the comments. Just took a few years to get decent photos rather than my ones from a cell phone. Another of those "i'll never do that again" builds.
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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 7:48 pm |
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Stunning is an understatement. Exquisite build, particularly given the starting point.
Stunning is an understatement. Exquisite build, particularly given the starting point.
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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 7:03 pm |
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I missed this on its initial posting.
Considering what this kit looks like out of the box compared to the finished product.
Absolutely stunning.
Paul
I missed this on its initial posting.
Considering what this kit looks like out of the box compared to the finished product.
Absolutely stunning.
Paul
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Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 11:36 pm |
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Wow, now these photographs do tell the tale... Precise, pristine, perfection 
Wow, now [u]these[/u] photographs do tell the tale...
Precise, pristine, perfection :nod_1:
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Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:59 pm |
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Finally got some good photos of my YMS, thanks to our photographer at work.
[img]https://i.imgur.com/5nxS3jJh.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/dJCgRNkh.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/Ij3FNknh.jpg[/img]
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Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2020 7:53 pm |
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Very cool project. Please, more pictures.
Cheers,
Keith
Very cool project. Please, more pictures.
Cheers,
Keith
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 7:56 am |
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She looks great! Scott
She looks great! :thumbs_up_1:
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 7:44 am |
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Very very nice! Love the railing! Aop
Very very nice! Love the railing! :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 12:11 am |
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Sorry about the poor quality cell phone pics. Will try to take better photos another day and also post some of my USS Pirate (AM-275) built from the Lindberg Minesweeper kit.
Sorry about the poor quality cell phone pics. Will try to take better photos another day and also post some of my USS Pirate (AM-275) built from the Lindberg Minesweeper kit.
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 11:01 pm |
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Used the modified hull of the Revell Calypso kit. Pilot house, vents, davits, sweep winches, just about everything else scratch built. Used 3"/50 from White Ensign, 20 mm's from Revell LSM; oval life rafts. 20 mm ready service lockers from HR Products. The old Lindberg Minesweeper provided the sweeping floats and some motors for the sweeping winch.
Dave
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Used the modified hull of the Revell Calypso kit. Pilot house, vents, davits, sweep winches, just about everything else scratch built. Used 3"/50 from White Ensign, 20 mm's from Revell LSM; oval life rafts. 20 mm ready service lockers from HR Products. The old Lindberg Minesweeper provided the sweeping floats and some motors for the sweeping winch.
Dave
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:59 pm |
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