How much would it cost to maintain and customise the Turtle Blimp?

[The Turtle Terminator]

I was wondering (idea taken from the Casey Jones thread), what the sort of costs of maintaining and housing the Turtle Blimp would be. Can?t imagine it?s cheap.

[neatoman]

Sure as hell ain't possible on a sewer hobo budget, I tell you whut.

[triplexxx]

Probably a similar figure to the cost of maintaining and upgrading the turtle van as well as all of Donatello's lab equipment and experiments, all included in the list of expenses they declared with the show producers for 10 years.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

It would need a covered gondola, like in the 1989 Konami NES game.

[Dejablue]

Where did they even put the thing when they weren't using it?

Did a quick af Google search and got this from Bandago Blimp Rental FAQ

Cost will depend on what size blimp you are renting and how long you are renting it. We will have everything from one person blimps (for solo artists) to 12 person blimps. We anticipate prices will range from $150 to $1200 per day depending on size and amenities.

Most of that money probably applies to fuel and maintenance. Or to buy helium maybe? Depends on how much the turtles can scavenge. Its a stretch but its possible they stole an entire decommissioned blimp at one point and fixed it up. They'd be capable of that. But where would they get the helium?

[Leo656]

I think helium was a lot easier to get in 1988 than it is now. :lol: