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Orca by FlyingFish – FINISHED - Scale 1:20 - from the movie Jaws.
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Orca by FlyingFish – FINISHED - Scale 1:20 - from the movie Jaws.
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Orca by FlyingFish – FINISHED - Scale 1:20 - from the movie Jaws.
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Orca by FlyingFish – FINISHED - Scale 1:20 - from the movie Jaws.
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Orca by FlyingFish – FINISHED - Scale 1:20 - from the movie Jaws.
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Orca by FlyingFish – FINISHED - Scale 1:20 - from the movie Jaws.
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Its been a fun build to watch.I like the fact you did the lower cabin.In all the Orca's Ive built,I only did that once,and that was a half hull Orca.It wasnt great,as it was from about 12+ years ago.
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Orca by FlyingFish – FINISHED - Scale 1:20 - from the movie Jaws.
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I actually built that Orca of Erics and sold it to him back in 2012.I wasnt a fan of the hull shape,etc..so I didnt put alot of effort into finishing it. Eric did an AMAZING repaint and added several details and took some stellar photos, (he's a professional photographer,from what Ive heard) making it into an awesome Orca.But I will say yours is much more accurate as far as the overall design,etc..I look forward to seeing it complete.Great work.
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Orca by FlyingFish – FINISHED - Scale 1:20 - from the movie Jaws.
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Orca by FlyingFish – FINISHED - Scale 1:20 - from the movie Jaws.
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FriedClams reacted to a post in a topic:
Orca by FlyingFish – FINISHED - Scale 1:20 - from the movie Jaws.
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Orca by FlyingFish – FINISHED - Scale 1:20 - from the movie Jaws.
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Orca by FlyingFish – FINISHED - Scale 1:20 - from the movie Jaws.
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These photos havnt been posted much.Up until 2010 no one had ever seen them.Not even Alan.He took them back in 74' and never developed them. The negs just sat in his closet all those years..He was kind enough to send me the negatives,in which I developed.Sadly,in 2016 Alan told me he loaned them to another Jaws fan and last I heard he never got them back.....Yeah Warlock was pretty standard.She was actually built here in the USA and was never an actual fishing boat.She was a "lobster yacht" made of 1" oak planking. And yes.Your doing a great job with your build. Im gearing up to do another as well.Its always a fun project.
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Oh ok.I was looking at the opposite side.If you look at the pic of the back wall/bridge area I posted,you will see that same harpoon (or least same style) ,standing up,attached to the cabin,along with several others..Im not sure if where this one came from.The ones on the cabin sides,were wood and this appears to be metal.So it could be just something they added to the boat.Or possibly it was one of the ones that sat on the wheel house roof,along with the boat hooks and such,that we see in some shots.That'd be my guess. Alan purchased her for $4K and when the movie hit theaters,he sold it back for $16K.He kept the letters off the transom and a few other items.Later selling those for more than double what he sold the boat for..Heres a couple more shots after she arrived in her new home,at Long Beach Marina.
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Alan and his buddy Jerry (seen in this pic) did strip the hull to bare wood.Funny enough,they restored the hull on the old Gilligans island set,on the Universal backlot..They also stripped parts of the flybridge area to bare wood.but left most of the paint alone as far as the roofs,etc...They only stripped the area where they felt it needed attention.The hull was in rough shape after filming....Also I dont see that harpoon attached to the barrel you mentioned.Maybe your seeing the anchor,or the steel piping of the barrel runner guide?
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Heres a pic that shows what I was eluding too.You can see the old Warlock paint through the chips and scrapes.This was also the case with the wheel house roof.BTW:This pic was taken off the coast of Ca. in 74 and thats dolphins (or porpuses) you see jumping at the bow.Pic was taken by the gentleman who owned the Orca after filming wrapped in 74'.
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Orca by FlyingFish – FINISHED - Scale 1:20 - from the movie Jaws.
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Finally got my old user id to work again Believe it or not,they didnt actually change the roofs from the Warlock to Orca.In fact you can still see the paint from Warlocks roof colors seeping through in some pics. Looks like your on the right track.Looking great.I like the lower cabin area as well. I did an Orca half hull many years ago,where I built a lower hold area.Wasnt the best,but it was fun.
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I have pics of the Orca keel,that were given to me by a friend of mine,of whom owned the Orca 1 after the movie shoot wrapped up.It was just a standard lobster boat keel.So just stick to a traditional design and youll be good.Heres a photo for you.This was taken in late 74',while the Orca was on her way to Long Beach marina,a few months after the film shoot wrapped up.
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