I stopped building Orcas on a regular basis a long time ago. HULL: Hull is replicated from a Cape Island Novi boat (same as real Orca) and hardwood plank on frame, just as real boat would be, with dozens of individual planks! CABIN: The cabin on this Orca was also recreated front, back, side to side, to exact precision. Wherever possible I would actually print out photo’s of the real Orca and simply trace the real boats cabin structure directly onto the wood. The height and width of the windows, as well as the distance between the windows is all correct. The front cabin height and width, etc.. Are all spot on as well. The cabin even has the slight inward taper toward the top, just as the real boat had! DETAILS :All the details have been faithfully replicated, right down to the nails that hold the cleats and hull plates in place, to the tiniest of things, such as the hinge plate on top of the spot light, to the tiny knobs on the interior galley lamp, to the ever so tiny eyelets on the fishing pole reel, etc, etc…… Some of the these lesser known details include the blue rag draping off the shark cage float, the wire from the galley lamp hanging across the port side cabin window, as it was in one scene only, when Quint explains to the Chief how he hauls in the sharks like catfish. This Orca is truly unlike any I have done prior. Another detail that is really neat, but does not show up in the photos well, is the wrapped / braided rope around the pulpit railing, ladder handles and barrel runners. They are wrapped with tiny ropes hundreds of times and then re wrapped with a slightly thicker rope in sections to give it that realistic braided look that these area’s had in the movie. Very time consuming, but worth it! The Greener gun is accurate right down to the tiny harpoon tip detail.. Also, one of the neatest details on the Orca is the shark jaw on the front of the flybridge! . Its been perfectly replicated right down to the tiny teeth and jaw bone detail! See below for more photos PAINT: This is what really sets this boat off IMO. Sadly the pics only capture a fraction of what the paint actually looks like. The paint on this Orca was done up with several layers of “washes” which gives the boat an ultra realistic, aged & dirty look. The dirt and stains appear as if they have been there for years and have dripped, soaked in and faded over time. The seagull poop appears as if its been there for months and has faded from the salt air, wind and rain. The blood on the transom from the chum bucket is faded, yet soaked into the paint, which makes it appear as though it has accumulated over the years without ever being washed clean. The paint is detailed right down to the traces of the blue faded waterline, that was present when the Orca was still the “Warlock”. This was also visible on film in a few shots, but really hard to see.. There is also small faded area’s depicting green algae at the waterline and tiny dried white specs all over the hull, that depicts dried salt water spray.. However I cant take all the credit for the paint. Some more info: This is a static model. Boat will be well packed and double boxed. Please scroll down for more pics. The item “Jaws Orca Wooden Model Boat Wood Lobster Fishing Trawler SHIP Bruce Lobsterboat” is in sale since Thursday, August 18, 2016. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Models & Kits\Boats, Ships\Wooden”. The seller is “11-1380″ and is located in Port Orchard, Washington. This item can be shipped to United States.
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