ORCA - 1/6-Scale Boat Project

I've also been working on the Mast

Quint has a look out

Great custom work Wolfie! Its looking fantastic!

Blondeactionman wrote:

Great custom work Wolfie! Its looking fantastic!

Thanks Dal appreciated

Takes a while to get the right bits so it looks right or ok

Fantastic work Mark

Can't wait to see these pieces added to the Orca

Great progress there Wolf_Soldier64!
Can't wait to see it all come together!

Now what about The Shark?

Great looking detail work, Mark!!!

Really looking forward to seeing them on the boat. That chair cracks me up. I don't remember that part from the movie. Amazing how much you can miss, even though I've seen the movie a half dozen times.

Many thanks Brian, Sir Richard and LeStryge much appreciated

with the shark I've made a Ariel view of it but im looking for a a large enough shark for the Orca I`m thinking of this one


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Big-Megalodon-Great-White-Shark-Simulation-Animal-Figure-Model-Toy-Xmas-Gift/283215049238?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

That would be just the ticket!

Nice work Mark , looking good
Can't wait for it all to come together

Not a bad shark model, but it will still fall short of the reported length of Bruce in "Jaws".

In the movie the shark was supposedly 25 feet in length. Of course that was something of an exaggeration to make it more scary. It takes an absolute monster to reach even 20 feet in the wild, with most of them coming in around 15 to 16 feet mark.
If my maths is correct (and the dimensions given in that ad) the one you are contemplating measures around 2 foot long, so times 6 equals a scale of just a 12 feet shark.
(That's based on the fact G.I Joe is one foot high and is said to represent a 6 foot man.)

I think you might be disappointed when that shark sits next to your perfectly in-scale "Orca".

It seems nigh on impossible to find any model shark that would approximate a 25 footer in 1/6 scale.

LeStryge wrote:

Not a bad shark model, but it will still fall short of the reported length of Bruce in "Jaws".

In the movie the shark was supposedly 25 feet in length. Of course that was something of an exaggeration to make it more scary. It takes an absolute monster to reach even 20 feet in the wild, with most of them coming in around 15 to 16 feet mark.
If my maths is correct (and the dimensions given in that ad) the one you are contemplating measures around 2 foot long, so times 6 equals a scale of just a 12 feet shark.
(That's based on the fact G.I Joe is one foot high and is said to represent a 6 foot man.)

I think you might be disappointed when that shark sits next to your perfectly in-scale "Orca".

It seems nigh on impossible to find any model shark that would approximate a 25 footer in 1/6 scale.

Totally agree, with you trying to find a a Shark model hopefully with a bit of camera angle could make it look bigger lol

Wow awesome work!
The finished product is going be great! Can't wait!

Brilliant work I have to say.

Great attention to detail - it looks amazing !!

Stunning work there Mark!! I was thinking about your absent shark issue and wondered if you could pick up something like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/13032164074?iid=263917000108&chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&itemid=263917000108&targetid=856746142680&device=m&mktype=pla&googleloc=9045741&poi=&campaignid=6744139860&mkgroupid=89867799113&rlsatarget=pla-856746142680&abcId=1139126&merchantid=114968186&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIl_7ase2k5wIV1_hRCh10bwmPEAQYAiABEgIhQfD_BwE
And then possibly fabricate the rest of the body from polystyrene or building insulation for example? Just an idea i thought id throw out there.

I have several of those exact same things Rossini, but in reality they are not really any bigger than the full sharks that are available so in reality you're better to go with the full models and save yourself the effort of sculpting the body.

See here:



You could consider modelling the boat sitting on the water with just a large 1/6 scale fin going past as in where the crew are trying to attach the 3 floats by harpoon?
This avoids having to show a full scale shark, and still faithfully represents a scene from the movie.
You could even paint a large dark shadow on the water.

Rossini wrote:

Stunning work there Mark!! I was thinking about your absent shark issue and wondered if you could pick up something like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/13032164074?iid=263917000108&chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&itemid=263917000108&targetid=856746142680&device=m&mktype=pla&googleloc=9045741&poi=&campaignid=6744139860&mkgroupid=89867799113&rlsatarget=pla-856746142680&abcId=1139126&merchantid=114968186&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIl_7ase2k5wIV1_hRCh10bwmPEAQYAiABEgIhQfD_BwE
And then possibly fabricate the rest of the body from polystyrene or building insulation for example? Just an idea i thought id throw out there.

Hello Ross (son) hope you are well,

nice to see you posting it a good idea I`ll looking in to that,

LeStryge wrote:

You could consider modelling the boat sitting on the water with just a large 1/6 scale fin going past as in where the crew are trying to attach the 3 floats by harpoon?
This avoids having to show a full scale shark, and still faithfully represents a scene from the movie.
You could even paint a large dark shadow on the water.

I`ll upload a photo of a model I made of a Ariel look over the next few days

You might also consider doing the "We're gonna need a bigger boat" scene with just the shark's head being visible out of the water.
That would also spare you having to contrive the huge body.

LeStryge wrote:

You might also consider doing the "We're gonna need a bigger boat" scene with just the shark's head being visible out of the water.
That would also spare you having to contrive the huge body.

I`m going to order one of the shark heads, to do a photo of it coming out, plus with the Ariel view of the shark going under the Orca

Wolf_Soldier64 wrote:

I`m going to order one of the shark heads, to do a photo of it coming out, plus with the Ariel view of the shark going under the Orca

Surely you don't have to order one? The toy shops and cheapie places here have trays of the things, ...and for just a few dollars.
I got two different sharks, a crocodile and a T-Rex.

Now can't have the Orca without a Shark Cage for Hooper