Cort Posted November 5, 2022 Share #1 Posted November 5, 2022 (edited) Hello everyone, I stumbled upon your sight while I was looking for photos of the “Orca” from the movie Jaws for my project. I found flying fish’ log and was amazed at his talent and detail on his build. I am not a model ship builder, but the reason I joined is that for the last year or so I have been studying/drawing and obtaining screen accurate props to construct a dimensionally accurate, 1:1 model of the interior of Orca in a spare basement room to use as my office/man cave. I thought perhaps my project could have useful information and pictures to modelers wishing to build an accurate Orca boat. I believe my scale replica is accurate with 1” or so in any direction. I’ve attached an example of the STBD side of the cabin in comparison with a screen shot from the movie. My project is about 80% complete and I am happy to share more if there is an interest. if this is not appropriate for this website, please let me know as I wouldn’t want to muddy up the waters on a great site with such talented modelers. thanks in advance for any comments or advice. Cort Edited November 5, 2022 by Cort Correct sentence Ryland Craze, GrandpaPhil, Keith Black and 13 others 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AON Posted November 5, 2022 Share #2 Posted November 5, 2022 Now try to build it at 1:12 scale and you are one of us crazy people. Baker, Ryland Craze, mtaylor and 4 others 2 5 Quote Alan O'Neill "only dead fish go with the flow" Ongoing Build (31 Dec 2013) - HMS BELLEROPHON (1786), POF scratch build, scale 1:64, 74 gun 3rd rate Man of War, Arrogant Class Member of the Model Shipwrights of Niagara, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada (2016), and the Nautical Research Guild (since 2014) Associate member of the Nautical Research and Model Ship Society (2021) Offshore member of The Society of Model Shipwrights (2021) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted November 5, 2022 Share #3 Posted November 5, 2022 Cort, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. Dave_E, mtaylor and Ryland Craze 3 Quote Current Builds: Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted November 5, 2022 Share #4 Posted November 5, 2022 Welcome! mtaylor, Keith Black, Ryland Craze and 1 other 4 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted November 5, 2022 Share #5 Posted November 5, 2022 Ryland Craze, mtaylor, Keith Black and 1 other 4 Quote Regards, Patrick Finished : Soleil Royal Heller 1/100 Wasa Billing Boats Bounty Revell 1/110 plastic (semi scratch) Pelican / Golden Hind 1/45 scratch Current build : Mary Rose 1/50 scratch Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch To do : Prins Willem Corel, Le Tonnant Corel, Yacht d'Oro Corel, Thermopylae Sergal Shore leave, non ship models build logs : ADGZ M35 funkwagen 1/72 Einhets Pkw. Kfz.2 and 4 1/72 Autoblinda AB40 1/72 122mm A-19 & 152mm ML-20 & 12.8cm Pak.44 {K8 1/2} 1/72 10.5cm Howitzer 16 on Mark. VI(e) Centurion Mk.1 conversion M29 Weasel 1/72 SAM6 1/72 T26 Finland T26 TN 1/72 Autoprotetto S37 1/72 Opel Blitz buses 1/72 Boxer and MAN trucks 1/72 Hetzer38(t) Starr 1/72 Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted November 5, 2022 Share #6 Posted November 5, 2022 Keith Black, Dave_E and Ryland Craze 3 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted November 5, 2022 Share #7 Posted November 5, 2022 (edited) Welcome aboard. As soon as I saw your replica with the bottles in the background I started humming Show Me the Way to Go Home and now I can't get it out of my head. Allan Edited November 5, 2022 by allanyed Dave_E, Keith Black, mtaylor and 2 others 1 4 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut6 Posted November 6, 2022 Share #8 Posted November 6, 2022 All you need are a few dents in the coffee pot and I'd say you're spot on. Looking forward to seeing more pics. Ryland Craze, Dave_E, Keith Black and 1 other 4 Quote Take care and be safe. kev Current Build: HMS Bounty's Jolly Boat - Artesania Latina On the shelf: Oseberg #518 - Billing Boats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cort Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share #9 Posted November 7, 2022 Thanks everyone! Ok since no one protested, I’ll start a log in the scratch section and I’ll post helpful pics and dialog for any future Orca modelers. Peanut6, Dave_E, Keith Black and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted November 8, 2022 Share #10 Posted November 8, 2022 48 minutes ago, Cort said: Thanks everyone! Ok since no one protested, I’ll start a log in the scratch section and I’ll post helpful pics and dialog for any future Orca modelers. Protest? If anything we encourage build logs. We're much like a family without the food fights. Dave_E and Keith Black 2 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_E Posted November 8, 2022 Share #11 Posted November 8, 2022 Late welcome, I’m following your build! 👍😀 Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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