Billing boats calypso 1/45

[boatman]

I need a jackhammer to dig the garden it's that hard being built on a field you have about 5 inches of decent top soil and then it's rock hard underneath

WELL Peter 5 inches is all you would need as your boat wont sit much more than about 3 inches on draught so no problem as my tiger draft is only about 4 inches an im sure your boat wont be nowhere near as heavy as my tiger
so you should be able to get away with it easy
chrisb

[peterairfix]

Construction has begun jus fitting the base for the rc gear the forward bulkhead and wooden strips where the aft deck will fit
And drilling holes for the prop shafts and rudders

And I have found this works well for sticking wood to plastic

[peterairfix]

Added the underwater observation part on the bow and put the first coat of paint and will leave it for a week or two to cure

[Andy the Sheep]

Calypso and J-Y Cousteau bring me back to my youth and all those hours spent watching his TV documentaries and browsing through his Oceans Encyclopedia. :smiling:
I'll follow your endeavour with interest.

[andy55]

Calypso and J-Y Cousteau bring me back to my youth and all those hours spent watching his TV documentaries and browsing through his Oceans Encyclopedia. :smiling:
I'll follow your endeavour with interest.

Sunday teatime I seem to remember, the fore runner to all underwater nature programs.
Watching build with nostalgia.

[peterairfix]

I'll follow your endeavour with interest

Funny I thought I was building the calypso :smiling:
I'll get my coat

[stillp]

Calypso and J-Y Cousteau bring me back to my youth and all those hours spent watching his TV documentaries and browsing through his Oceans Encyclopedia. :smiling:
I'll follow your endeavour with interest.

Don't forget Hans and Lottie Hass! (Who could forget Lottie?)
Pete

[Andy the Sheep]

I had to google for the Hasses (well, it sounds weird doesn't it? :tongue-out3 as they were never featured on Italian TV, but, having seen some pics of the couple, I can understand Lotte could leave a deep mark in a boy's memory... :smiling4:

[andy55]

I had to google for the Hasses (well, it sounds weird doesn't it? :tongue-out3 as they were never featured on Italian TV, but, having seen some pics of the couple, I can understand Lotte could leave a deep mark in a boy's memory... :smiling4:

Well I'm not googleing them, assuming their still alive it's only going to break a small boys dreams.

[peterairfix]

More Hull details added

[Steve-the-Duck]

'Ai Calypso, the places you've been to, the stories you tell...'
I'll get me scuba gear...

[peterairfix]

Hull is finally painted

[andy55]

Hull is finally painted [ATTACH=CONFIG]n1214538[/ATTACH]

Oh my, looking good and sooo big.

[Bri62]

Looks great Peter nice finish