1/9th Scale Jaws Orca (NECA Size)

[DCN]

The stern is shaping up

 

[joberg]

Indeed

 

[DCN]

Call the stern done, Moving on. Next is the wall between the upper and lower deck. Huh? Oh you will see.

 

[DCN]

I have one more corner to finish on the stern trim and cut the stern exhaust plate. The stern trim at deck level will be trimmed back when the side deck bumpers are mounted. The Orca letters and gas air vent won't be mounted till the boat is almost done.
The first of 14 lights is now working. The stern navigation light is in its place.

Happy Easter everyone.

 

[DCN]

One side is done

 

[DCN]

Port side wall is almost done, one more section to finish. The boat hook brackets are cut and ready to be placed

 

[DCN]

Got some painting done, fishing rod holders are done, and the stern exhaust plate starting to take shape.

 

[joberg]

Looking mighty good.

 

[flimzy]

looking good

 

[DCN]

Exhaust plate is mounted. I can paint the boot water line, yes with the chipped blue paint from Warlock. The Gas Tank Vent and ORCA name will be placed later.

 

[joberg]

Is it me, or I want to see that boat to be floating in any body of water?

 

[flimzy]

Exhaust plate is mounted. I can paint the boot water line, yes with the chipped blue paint from Warlock. The Gas Tank Vent and ORCA name will be placed later.
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Arr your at the funest part, painting

 

[DCN]

Is it me, or I want to see that boat to be floating in any body of water?

Weather gets a bit warmer here in NY and I can set the pool up and float her again. That would be a good photo to add to the build progression.

 

[DCN]

Arr your at the funest part, painting

I think this is the first time I've ever built a model Filmzy and painted as I build hoping things get nicked up. If that makes sense.

 

[DCN]

I'm not sure if I'm going to paint the Warlock Blue on the transom. The pictures I've been looking at don't show the Blue except for one pic that looks looking be well into the filming. To give you all an example of painting as I build, when I taped off the stern to paint the water line boot, the tape took some paint off as I removed the tape. I like the look.

 

[flimzy]

I think this is the first time I've ever built a model Filmzy and painted as I build hoping things get nicked up. If that makes sense.

wow your first ever model. you picked a doozy to start with. you will find as you paint the scruffier the better. the ORCA is a beat up old thing. Paint loves texture to cling to. Your doing a great job. keep it up.

 

[DCN]

wow your first ever model. you picked a doozy to start with. you will find as you paint the scruffier the better. the ORCA is a beat up old thing. Paint loves texture to cling to. Your doing a great job. keep it up.

Noooooooooo, It's not my first model. I've built Plastic models, R/C Planes, R/C Cars, and R/C Boats. The last R/C Boat I built was back in 1985, an Aircraft Carrier. USS America CV66. 5 1/2 feet long 1/192 scale. Thank you Zee, It might be taking a long time to build, but it will bring years of enjoyment.

 

[joberg]

As flimzy said: "Paint loves texture to cling to"...no need to be worry about the tape removing some of the paint since it's an old boat

 

[DCN]

Did some decaling and adding some "stuff" that would become very hard to add after this piece is glued in. The olde maple stain is going to be the lower half of the forward cabin walls, and trim.

 

[DCN]

Starting the forward cabin details. The door is cut, the raised deck (where the bed, dresser, toilet, kitchenette/workbench will be set on) is done. Forward Cabin walls are next. Then I can move on to the v-birth.
The bed on a real Novi42 opens up and transforms into a bench seat/table. Not sure if I'm going to model it to transform. It would be neat to make some Warlock blue seat cushions for that added feature of what Orca used to be.