Thanks for the memories, Greg. This is exactly the kind of post I was hoping to encourage with this group build - a bit of nostalgia, some thoughts about modelling, and some imagination. For what it’s worth, Greg, I feel the same as you. The ‘Orca’ needs to be built reflecting the characters - I’m at this moment tending toward lighting the cabin, recreating the ‘Indianapolis’ moment.

Really appreciate you dropping by, chief.

A little bit of ‘jiggery pokery’ with jigs and clamps...

...and we have a fore deck.

I found a website where you can take 3D ‘virtual’ tours of the Orca inside and out. Didn’t really spend hours on it, studying minute details and trying to figure out how to make 1/20 scale cans of Narraganset lager beer...

It’s a nice change of pace working with ‘wood’ and it is certainly really nice to be scratch building. I have a week off soon so I’ll really get some traction on this and have it in a place where I’m doing all the nice detail work that I’m looking forward to.

Now this is a very cool update David... 🙂

I though of modeling as being associated with O.C.D.. The potential is there and one must moderate things. But, now we have another foil to slow us down in our model making...O.D.C..

Glad you think so, Tom. I always think “interesting” is at the same time the highest compliment and gentlest put down you can get. As in all those teachers at school saying, “David, you are a very...’interesting’ lad”

I’ll take it as a compliment (with both hands), Tom.

Hey David. Loving this wip. My tuppence worth I am with you do the indianapolis scene and Bruce as separate dio maybe.

I have a picture (somewhere) I took at Universal Studios Park of one of the "Bruce" sharks made for the film. Even on a stand, that thing looked awesome with its' jaws open looking ready to bite any unwary park visitor. It had quite a bit of wear, scratches, and such from so many kids climbing on it so Mom or Dad could take a picture of them together. STILL, it was very imposing and scary!