ndeconte Posted July 23, 2013 Share #1 Posted July 23, 2013 (edited) So here is my first build log on my first scratch built wooden boat model. This is a 35" replica of the Orca boat from the movie Jaws. I started with a set of the Paul Tritle blueprints, They're a good starting point for this project......I get a little anal over details, so things are changing already from the prints. These blueprints can be purchased here: http://www.patscustom-models.com/boatplans.htm I got ahead of myself on the build before I started the build log but I'll keep it updated as I go along now. Edited July 5, 2014 by ndeconte popeye the sailor and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndeconte Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share #2 Posted July 23, 2013 (edited) Biggest changes so far would be the front windows of the cabin. If you compare the blueprint frame to the screen capture you can see the difference. So I created the front of the cabin separate from the window frames, this was I can hinge the window frames so that they can open. Edited July 5, 2014 by ndeconte mischief, ggrieco, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augie Posted July 24, 2013 Share #3 Posted July 24, 2013 Make her salty, mate! ndeconte 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slog Posted July 26, 2013 Share #4 Posted July 26, 2013 "You're gonna need a bigger boat" Nice looking forward to following this build Cheers Slog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkerryAmp Posted July 26, 2013 Share #5 Posted July 26, 2013 "Front, bow. Back, stern. If ya don't get it right, squirt, I throw your *** out the little round window on the side." -Quint Very interesting - love the movie, will enjoy following along! Great start from the looks of it so far! -Adam ndeconte 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndeconte Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share #6 Posted July 26, 2013 (edited) More progress made........ Forward cabin deck cut to shape with top edge tapered off and bullnose molding added to lower edge. Bullnose or the taper isn't shown in the blueprints. Another major change on this is the walkway on the forward cabin deck. The blueprints show this on top of the secondary roof on the forward cabin, looking through screen captures from the movie, it should be directly on the forward cabin deck. Also created the wood trim that is on both sides of the walkway. The short walls for the sides of the secondary roof are supposed to be angled slightly also, which I did. These are scribed to look like planking. Also realized the the side windows on the side of the cabin should be 1/8" lower than what they were, so I lowered the bottom edge of them. Also added the splash guards and the pulpit support, both of which were modified from the blueprints. Edited July 5, 2014 by ndeconte mtaylor, 4whelr, The Sailor and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkerryAmp Posted July 26, 2013 Share #7 Posted July 26, 2013 Very nice!! -Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sailor Posted July 27, 2013 Share #8 Posted July 27, 2013 Wow, that's an interesting project. I love the movie Jaws! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndeconte Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share #9 Posted July 27, 2013 Thanks for the kind words! For a first time scratch build and wooden boat, I'm having fun with the project! I'll be posting more photos this weekend sometime, stay tuned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndeconte Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share #10 Posted July 27, 2013 (edited) Just realizing that the radius on the cabin side walls where the side go to the railing are on the aft deck is all wrong....... Roughed out, still needs clean up. Revised this are also..... Edited July 5, 2014 by ndeconte popeye the sailor and avsjerome2003 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted July 27, 2013 Share #11 Posted July 27, 2013 Nice work, Neal. Will we be seeing a rather large shark stalking her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndeconte Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share #12 Posted August 2, 2013 Thanks Mark! Here's some more photos of progress........ Been doing lots of research on this as of late which has been eating up lots of time, lots of revisions from blueprints. Inner transom wall added with molding along bottom and started scribing for both side panel doors. Inner side wall details added to aft deck Realized the back post for the side windows wasn't wide enough, so I added to it and re-cut the bottom radius. Added the small step/box under side windows which have scribed panels and hand gouged moulding where it meets the deck. Back wall of cabin made. made window larger from blueprints to match actual boat, moved door opening since it was in the way of the mast. I'm happy with it so far! avsjerome2003, popeye the sailor and Omega1234 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4whelr Posted August 2, 2013 Share #13 Posted August 2, 2013 Neal, What's that music I hear? And what is that big fin sticking out of the water off the starboard bow?!?!?! Your build is looking very nice, very nice indeed!! Eddie ndeconte 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted August 3, 2013 Share #14 Posted August 3, 2013 Nice looking boat. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndeconte Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share #15 Posted August 11, 2013 spent most time on the project the last week referencing the boat in the movie via the DVD..... Limited views of parts that you have to try to decipher. Did get some work done on the boat, mostly on splash guard/pulpit brace, see photos below.......this has been the hardest area for me to work since there's not many shots of these areas on the movie. Think I'm to the point of re-work being done from plans to accurate. Done with the plans, rest will be solely based off of the boat in movie. Let me know what you think....... Omega1234, popeye the sailor, avsjerome2003 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith Posted August 11, 2013 Share #16 Posted August 11, 2013 Looking great - wonderful first scratch build. Good to see variety in logs here... makes for a lot of interesting things to see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndeconte Posted August 12, 2013 Author Share #17 Posted August 12, 2013 (edited) Decided to get the Pulpit roughed out this weekend. Started with cutting some 1/8" Basswood into 3/16" wide strips, 5 @ 7.75" long and 8 @ 16" long. Glued them together starting with 2 16" doubled up for the outside edge with a 7.75" next and then continuing till I had a total of 13. Once this was dried I cut the four middle strips back 1/8" shorter then the overall length to make room for the roller which will be in the end of it. Then I glued the last .75" of the opened end together, closing up the end. Now that the unit was completely glued together I sanded the surfaces smooth to the desired 1/8" thickness and sanded down the edges to the desired shape. Now this is ready for final sanding, detailing and staining/weathering. Edited August 12, 2013 by ndeconte IgorSky, tarbrush, popeye the sailor and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndeconte Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share #18 Posted August 14, 2013 I made the Pulpit Rail out 3/64" brass rod. It's been super glued together, think it hold up the best this way. Still need to build the brackets to mount it to the pulpit and deck. Once finished it will be painted and wrapped with thread to duplicate what was on the actual boat, here's a quick sample I did to make sure I was going to like the final result. avsjerome2003, popeye the sailor, pete48 and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbrush Posted August 14, 2013 Share #19 Posted August 14, 2013 Neal, your bow pulpit is amazing!! I can't figure out how you did it, but it is excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted August 14, 2013 Share #20 Posted August 14, 2013 Beautiful bow, wood, brass, wrapping, All great. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndeconte Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share #21 Posted August 14, 2013 Thanks for the kind words and likes all! Question for the masses here........ Any idea of a manufacturer of small nut heads/bolts? Preferably resin? Thinking I'm going to need some of these for the different plating/hardware on this. Worst case, I can make my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted August 14, 2013 Share #22 Posted August 14, 2013 Check MicroMark. They have miniature brass hardware used by railroaders. Might even check your LHS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndeconte Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share #23 Posted August 21, 2013 Mark, Thanks for the heads up on the fasteners. Found a great place on line tho, Micro Fasteners, you can purchase packs of 50 or 100 (depending on size) for under $10!? Others out there charge that for 25 count! Here's a link if anyone is interested: http://www.microfasteners.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndeconte Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share #24 Posted August 21, 2013 So I have the Pulpit/Pulpit rail completed except for nut & bolt details, waiting for them to arrive. I made all the rail brackets and pulpit strapping from 1/64" thick styrene sheet which I cut to the appropriate width. Once the brass handrail was attached, it was time to wrap it with thread to match the actual boat. This was done by wrapping it twice, once nice and tight and then the secondary looser, with spacing between each wrap. I used thinned PVA to set it and superglued the ends so I wouldn't have to worry about it coming loose. I also attached a screen grab from the movie which is a close up of the handrail to show what I was trying to achieve, not the best quality, but it's something. This model is of the boat as when it was in the movie, so the bends and tweaks in the hand rail are supposed to be there for the used/weathered appearance. mtaylor, The Sailor, Omega1234 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted August 21, 2013 Share #25 Posted August 21, 2013 Looking good. Bob ndeconte 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted August 21, 2013 Share #26 Posted August 21, 2013 Just found your log, Neal. Now that's a very impressive first scratch build! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndeconte Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share #27 Posted August 23, 2013 Thanks all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_smits Posted August 23, 2013 Share #28 Posted August 23, 2013 Really like the look of this log! I shall be keeping regular tabs. Keep it up! ndeconte 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndeconte Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share #29 Posted August 30, 2013 (edited) Found some time to work on this during the week......... Working from bow to stern right now trying to finalize all my major building. Couple images of what I'm trying to replicate: Decided that the whole upper hatch sections had to be larger so I went in and re-built all of this including the scribed plank boards and hand gouged molding. Also noticed that the side guide boards for the barrels weren't tall enough and didn't have the correct end details, so I fixed those also. Added the four slide bars for the barrels to rest on also. And on the pulpit, I added the main steel rod front support with bracket mounted on underside of Pulpit. Also added the mounting brackets to both sides of the boat for the steel tension lines. Realized that I forgot the bull nose molding on the side of the hull, right above said bracket, so made those out of some 1/8" balsa strips. Edited July 5, 2014 by ndeconte JerseyCity Frankie, SkerryAmp, Omega1234 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mott Posted August 30, 2013 Share #30 Posted August 30, 2013 Neal I too have just found your log, Very impressive model, It really is interesting to see how you are replicating the original. Great job! Michael pete48 and ndeconte 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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