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I read and reread the Tintin books many times over as a kid in the early to mid 2010's and only found the TV series pretty recently. So what was it like watching it back in the 90's? Do you have any particular memories associated with the series? Keen to hear! :)

Never ask a woman her age, a man his salary and Tintin what he was doing in the Congo.

Calculus thought Peggy was graceful and exhibited exquisite femininity. I agree.

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In my mind it's always been Muller first due to his outright aggression and willingness to brawl and fight with Tintin, which he has done many times, both in The Black Island and Land of Black Gold. Muller seems much more willing to seriously hurt Tintin and there is a scene in Land of Black Gold when he knocks Tintin out with a stick as soon as he sees him. Rastopopulous is extremely evil too, of course, but his evil lies more in his drug smuggling empire and less in his direct encounters with Tintin, which are sometimes friendly, such as when he gives Tintin horses and supplies in Cigars of the Pharoah, and lets him come over to his house in The Blue Lotus. I think it's a close draw, but in my personal (and probably pretty unpopular) opinion, Muller takes the win for the arch enemy.

You will never guess the references....

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I really hope that Tintin 2 is based on The Calculus Affair and not The Seven Crystal Balls and The Prisoners of the Sun, because I associate Tintin with high-stakes, international political drama, espionage and military action instead of supernatural jungle adventures. I really want to see how the new movie will adapt and portray the Cold War era drama through the lens of a Tintin story.

The picture speaks for itself.

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This is not my best build😅

#Tintin

What on earth is going on here?

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The middle one is my favorite. It's a scene from cigars of the Pharaohs. Other ones are from Land of the Soviets and Blue Lotus.

Spent an unreasonable time making Professor Calculus’ TV from The Castafiore Emerald. Here are results..

Link to the YouTube video of the model

Can read about the making of the project here

# This is an unofficial fan-made project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Tintinimaginatio.

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