FlyingFish
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Thanks to all for comments. Done! A pause to replenish the trout fly boxes; make a garden bird table in the shape of the Parthenon (yes really); and sundry household jobs. Then I have a shortlist of projects to select a candidate for the next build.... à bientôt! -
Well, I think this project is complete, although I will build a permanent display stand and clear case to display Orca eventually. I think this could be the first ‘public’ Orca model to be built true to the traditional method for Novi lobster boat construction using frames; ribbands; ribs and planks, with a keel close to the original, and modelling the engine, and other below decks parts; pilot house as well as the lower trunk deck details, and all the film props. If I was to do this again there are still a few mistakes I would correct, as some dimensions and proportions had to be ‘guestimated’. It’s been an interesting project, and I have learnt a lot, with help from many members, of course. Including the research and plan drawing there are hundreds of hours in the build. If there had to be a pandemic lockdown, it was not a bad way to pass the time. Thanks for the 14K+ views and many thumbs up and comments, and the helpful information and advice - it is appreciated and has significantly improved the final model. So, here’s some final pictures of the complete boat including one showing the decks removed to reveal the interior. I have an idea for a fun follow-up build, which may appear in 2022. Watch this space. Until then, I’ve taken the actors back to their barge, filming is wrapped, and I’d better take this old girl back to Amity before she sinks. Farewell and adieu!
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Thanks for kind comments. Yes it's some way from your black and white photo of the hull in the sling you posted.... I sort of figured the rest out from Eric's comments on his site! Between you both you did a great job!
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Foredeck Pulpit with coxcoamed rails attached, anchor, chain and rope fabricated, barrels fitted in place. floats, netting and storage box. The latter was made as a red plastic crate full of stores, and cover made from rolled flat ‘green stuff’. Port pilot house window fitted part open to aid visibility of interior. I have included the occasionally seen canvas covered box on the port forward locker deck, and an upside down ‘Ocean Institute’ box I saw in a photo of Hoopers kit that never made it into the film. Again thanks to Holden8702 for supplying the resin barrels, four of which feature, and my best attempts at a turned and carved hardwood barrel make the fifth. The lockers all open, and I’ve taken a guess at the contents on the one that is open in the photo. I’ve added some extra ropes and chain, jerry cans for fuel, and miscellaneous stores for effects. I hope Joe Alves would approve of the extra details. Rigging attachments fitted to hull, and all weathered for effect. The parallax of close up photography makes comparison shots difficult, and I really need to learn a lot more about this in the future. Waterline and finished full boat shots to follow, when I can get my head around the Admirals digital camera!
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You may like to try UV-cure clear resin which sets instantly with the application of UV light. It is clearer than Gorilla glue, and more controllable. Enjoying your build!
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Well that is high praise indeed, thank you Redwine! I'll be posting some pictures of the forward deck soon. I want to finish by posting some pictures of the whole boat, but I'm waiting for a window in the weather to do some natural daylight photography. I think one of the reason Eric's boat stands out is that he is clearly a skilled photographer, and was able to get some brilliant lighting to highlight his skilled modelling.
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It was easier (and somewhat more diplomatic) to spill the hoover bag out and sift through it... Just for you :
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If you mean what happened to the 9 of spades... it went up the hoover. I see why your build is so very accurate now!
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Thanks to all for likes and comments! The detachable transom had crossed my mind.... maybe in a future adaptation! Flying Bridge Lets go up onto the flying bridge... Flying bridge controls now complete, including searchlight. Shark hunting takes patience, and Hooper's game remains unfinished on the deck. Took some liberties with the wooden box that appears under the flying deck console. Figure it might have been Quint’s old Navy trunk, so decorated accordingly. USS CA-35 is the identifier for the Indianapolis. Flying Bridge also finished with navigation lights foghorn and lifebuoys; shark jaws, grab rails, cowl vents, harpoons and flying gaffs. (‘Stop playing with yourself Hooper!’)
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If you go on like this I'm going to have to buy a lathe and mill.... I just painted mine on! 🤣
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Very nice build - love the shape of this boat!
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Aft Deck ‘Yeah, that's real fine expensive gear you brought out here, Mr. Hooper. 'Course I don't know what that bastard shark's gonna do with it, might eat it I suppose. Seen one eat a rockin' chair one time’. Some details... 'Why don't you come down here and chum some of this stuff?' 'Little rabbit goes round the tree, in the hole, out of the hole, round the tree again... ' "Hey, Hooper! Maybe You're A Big Yahoo In The Lab, But Out Here You're Just Supercargo!" 'Come on Chief, this isn't no boy scouts picnic! I see you got your rubbers! Ha Ha!'
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Thanks Keith, Thanks Gary! Well I'm nearly ready to post some pics of the completed sections as I do them... just finishing bulk production of rigging fixtures, and working through a long list of snags. Shouldn't be long now. As I was painting the turnbuckles (btw thanks to Tom Lauria for his excellent tutorial on making these), I thought the gig we fly tyers use might be of interest. We use these when varnishing the heads of trout flies. Just search for 'spring loaded fly -tying clips' on e-bay or similar if you want to make one. They are very handy. Back to the U bolt and D bolt production lines...
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This looks like a great subject for a build - don't be put off buy your recent inexperience, it looks like you know what you are doing; I'm on my second build since I was a kid - it's a great antidote to life's stresses. go for it!
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Thanks for all the thumbs up friends, and your patience. It's been very busy in the props department... and just about everything made now, and beginning to put it all together. These last few items are very time consuming, a bit like building a house, the last bit takes the longest. I'll be posting the finished areas one by one over the next few days, but here's a hint of some of the work in progress.... Prop and rudder.. Shark cage... Fighting chair installed with the big Fenwick 670 130lb shark rod, and the huge Penn Senator 16-0 reel. Must have weighed a ton. There is one on e-bay now, starting price £740 ($1000). These reels hold 1000 yards of 130 lb line. The rods, when they come up for sale, go for even more. The Jaws shark was 25 ft, 3 tons or 6000lbs in weight. It would have wrecked even this heavyweight tackle in seconds. This picture shows the shark in scale to the boat. The Penn reel spool was loaded with 30 denier spider thread (said to be the thinnest fly-tying thread made). It is roughly equivalent in diameter to the 130 lb main line on the big Penn reel. I got 50 yards spooled up which at 1:20 is 1000 yards; spot on! That fish would have snapped this like cotton. Quick check that it will take the strain... Yep, that should do it... Finished rod. ..and a few more getting their roller rings for the rack behind the door... Shackles for the rigging. My eyes are still not recovered from this session! Also lots of tiny details for completeness, like the inclinometer in the cabin... More to follow soon.
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So after a wonderful few weeks hosting family visits which made us feel as if some sense of normality might be returning, I have a little time to get back to Orca. Thanks to the suggestion from DCN, and my new Spanish friend on ‘Shapeways’ I have some very nice resin printed 1:20 barrels. The maker, Holden 8702 was super helpful and took the time and interest to get the size right when the first set were a little too large. I can recommend him to anyone else, just google shark barrels on Shapeways and you’ll find him. I am bugging him to print the characters of Quint Brody and Hooper, but these would be a big project so maybe have to wait for that. The detail on these is amazing, down to the correct lettering on the top and bottom, and mold lines etc. Great job Holden 8702! I primed the barrels with a couple of coats of black acrylic and then sealed with a matt clear coat before spraying with Plasticote yellow. This was then distressed back to match the originals. So here’s the thing – I really wanted to make these myself, but didn’t have the confidence. So I got the resin printed ones, and they fantastic – clearly the work the went into their manufacture is of a very high standard, with all the details of the original as I’ve said. But I went ahead and made a set in wood anyway, carved in the details and painted them up. The barrels had a steel hoop attached with loops to provide a strong attachment for the ropes; they needed to take a battering without coming lose. Copied this with styrene and attached suitable home made hemp colored rope. Pleased with the result. So this next image shows the resin printed ones and a couple of the wooden ones mixed in. Can you tell the difference? Now moving on to the final few props on the flying bridge and aft deck. More to follow in a few days.
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Thanks Mark and Keith and all... had a wonderful break with the family; in fact more visits here next week, so the time in the workshop limited, but a few hours here and there.
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Progress on the barrels- Whilst I wait for some resin printed barrels to arrive, I thought I'd have a go myself anyway. UHDPE was no good - if I had a CNC machine or metal lathe it might have worked, but this is slippery difficult material. So ditched that and found some 25mm beech dowel, and did a little turning on the DIY lathe. Decided to see how these will look compared to the 3d printed ones, then make a decision. Anyway, there will be a pause now until the next post as after 2 years of this blasted pandemic our children who live abroad are coming home to visit for a couple of weeks! The shipyard is therefore closing for a bit so that I can put first things first!
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