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Amazing craftsmanship at a tiny size Igor! Very well done!

Can't wait to see the completed piece, I'm following the progress now after just finding.

I'm also looking to do a scratch built of the Black Pearl....... I just recently contacted Modelshipmaster.com about purchasing the blueprints and was told they don't sell them, told me to do a google search and I'll find them. The only thing I have found are low res of them.

Does anyone have a lead on high quality prints of this ship?

Hey Everyone,

Hoping someone out there can help me out.......

Looking for reference photos of the mounting brackets that are on the underside of the seat of this model of Rockaway fighting chair. this is for the 36" Orca replica that I'm building..... I have had no luck finding reference for this bracketry!

Any ideas on where I can locate? I've gone as far as Emailing some owners of some I've seen for sale on line, but no luck.

Sailor, picked up the book you mentioned, seems very informative, thanks for the recommendation!

 Twintrow, you are correct and I stand corrected!

I have been told that this is a very sloppy six line reversing Coxcomb.

Thanks for the input guys!

Yea, I don't think it's coxcombing nor coach qhipping.

I'm looking to replicate the wrap that is on the top, curved section of the ladder in the attached reference photo.

I got the coxcombing figured out, just can't figure out this other section......Looked on line, but with my limited knowledge on this, I'm not getting anywhere.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

AMAZING work!?

I think the cut outs should be highlighted somehow by paint, what color, I'm not sure.

Amazing work as always Dan!

Just stumbled across your builds and I'm very impressed with your workmanship!

Thanks for sharing!

Following!

End for the tension adjusters for the rigging on the Orca....one done 11 more to go!? It's gonna be a long weekend!?

Made from brass wire, 4 00-90 washers and a 00-90 bolt without the head for the end, and one cut to length for the attachment point.

Hi Everyone,

Hope all is well on your end! Thanks for all the likes and comments on the Orca, much appreciated.

Quick up date here......

Here's are the finished barrels. I sculpted one which was shown earlier in the log here, that was molded then cast in Urethane. These were then base coated in a Lacquer based black paint, then topped with an acrylic based yellow. Once dry, this was scraped off in areas to show wear. Two different thicknesses of string/thread was used to replicate the ropes.

I was also able to find the time to get the shark jaw that is mounted on the front wall of the upper wheelhouse. This was sculpted in a wax based clay. This will also be molded and cast in urethane.

Some progress shots.....

Hope you like!

Thanks for the kind words Guys!

JerseyCity Frankie, I'm building this for a Jaws fanatic (my stepson) so I'm trying to get this pretty damn close to the original. As far as the color.... It helps when you have a section of Hull from the Orca II which was the actual 3 paint colors on the inside of it, which isn't faded!

so, as you can see, haven't got this to my step son yet!?

Still working on it, always takes longer than you expect......Not rushing it!

Since my last installment I got the interior buttoned up, well enough to get the roof secured. Got  the railing around the barrels done and a lot of the weathering done overall, D rings created out of brass rod and 00-90 washers, rigging started. Also, it took me a few tries, but I finally got a tension adjuster built for the rigging that I'm satisfied with!

hope you like!

Leaving tomorrow morning for Marthas Vinyard, getting gravel from the movie location of where Quint's shack was...... thought that would be very appropriate for the base.

Looking GREAT Dan!

Looking great as always Dan!

Sorry for the lack of updates on  this, trying my he=ardest to get done for Christmas eve!?

Major accomplishments:

Camp stove done

Exhaust and muffler done

CB done

Misc pieces on back section of boat done

one of the boat stands done.

So I've made some progress and I'm somewhat happy with how it's all turning out:

Door is painted and weathered:

Fly Bridge is built from scratch for the third time since I wasn't happy with proportions and scale. Hold downs for roof built from sheet styrene, brass rod and pin heads. Liferings cut and shaped from high density foam and covered in fabric. Base paint is on it's way:

Interior:

CB radio cut from high density foam, wire lead for mic, made from solder:

Cushions sculpted in high density foam. Rib added with solder wire and the buttoms are styrene rod with the end rounded off:

Second louvered door set built and primed. detailed down to the door knobs, latch and pad lock:

newest update.....

Side window molding started and interior door and rear window molding done:

And I got the table mocked up:

Not much of the table seen in the movie, especially the legs.....just a couple quick shots:

Also, the bench is in!

Finally figured out how to do my louvered doors and I'm happy with the first set......Still need to do the ones up front and center.

Re-created the shelf so it's more accurate.

All interior pieces glued in, it's getting there slowly but surely!

Window was too wide, fixed that and I framed in the window and door. Started theassembly of the door and got the porthole back in.

Inner wall of the back wall done and some of the internal cabinetry......

Little to no time to work on the project as of late!

Rebuilt the rear cabin wall in the ready to install. Then it's on to the interior!

ThanKS for checking it out guys!