Loved Jaws! Before it came out - back when I was in grade school and my aunt lived near Melborne, FL, we used to go swimming all the time. One day I was out with my younger brother and sister on an inner tube - I was probably 4th or 5th grade - and I saw the fin of a shark break the surface near us (probably a nurse shark). "Tear out, a shark!" I cried, and we all ran to the beach. I got about half-way there, realized we'd left the inner tube afloat, and ran back out for it.
I still love going to the beach - body surfing, etc - though it's been years (I live in Oklahoma...). My wife however, was traumatized for life by Jaws, and almost won't go into a pool!
I'm loving your project David! I'm not sure which side of the fence I come down on - modeling the characters (Brody, Hooper, shark, etc.) or modeling the actors and Bruce. I lean toward keeping it in the world of the imagination (sans Bruce). Maybe save Bruce for another project - it would indeed be a COOL project! my 2 cents.
