1/9th Scale Jaws Orca (NECA Size)

[batguy]

Oh man, I'm sorry to hear that.

Wishing you & her the best.

 

[DCN]

Thank you for all your best wishes. It's the radiation that's scaring the hell out of both of us. Doctors have told us the radiation treatment will burn part of her upper liver. There's no way around it. There is also a 10% chance the right side of her heart could be burned. This also happened the first time around when they burned the top of her heart. You could see the burn mark the first time. It was like a T on her back, which burned her lung,..obviously,...heart, and throat. Just knowing the possibilities is scary as hell. After the first week, if she responds well to the treatment, she'll be able to stay home, if not, they will admit her as an in patient. That will kill me, but something we'll have to deal with.
Monday at 10am is the beginning of both radiation and chemo for the next 6 months.
This is my last post about the "C" word. Hopefully I'll have good news in 3 to 6 months. See you then.

 

[joberg]

Thank you for all your best wishes. It's the radiation that's scaring the hell out of both of us. Doctors have told us the radiation treatment will burn part of her upper liver. There's no way around it. There is also a 10% chance the right side of her heart could be burned. This also happened the first time around when they burned the top of her heart. You could see the burn mark the first time. It was like a T on her back, which burned her lung,..obviously,...heart, and throat. Just knowing the possibilities is scary as hell. After the first week, if she responds well to the treatment, she'll be able to stay home, if not, they will admit her as an in patient. That will kill me, but something we'll have to deal with.
Monday at 10am is the beginning of both radiation and chemo for the next 6 months.
This is my last post about the "C" word. Hopefully I'll have good news in 3 to 6 months. See you then.

You and your wife are in my thoughts...

 

[flimzy]

Fingers and toes crossed

 

[DCN]

Hi everyone, It's been a month and a half. My wife is doing well with the chemo, but she is going to have an operation to take her lung out in late September early October. The tumor is pressing on her Aorta and slowing blood flow causing her lung to collapse further. It is what it is. The doctors are doing everything they can. One more month of Chemo, Two months of recovery from the operation, Then back to chemo to go after the tumor.

This week I had about 3hrs to work on the boat. I've started the mast, mast wiring, and pieces to the mast. You're right Filmzy, The mast has a ton of small intricate work Tried my hand at soldering with a torch. So far so good with the triangle piece. Needs some clean up, but it's strong with the plumbing silver solder.

 

[DCN]

As a little side reading while I'm sitting in doctors offices and therapy with my wife

. Here are; The Full JAWS Script, The Shark Is Broken Play Script, and a Script from an Unmade Unreleased Movie called FLAWS (The Shark Is Not Working).

 

[joberg]

Glad to hear some good news about your wife She's a fighter for sure and with you at her side...you're a winning team
Great to see those screenplays!!

 

[DCN]

Another piece of the mast.

 

[joberg]

Very good DNC

 

[srspicer]

That's some great reading!! I heard about Shaw being drunk during the first takes of that scene. He apologized to Spielburg after doing that.
Also glad to hear good news about your wife.
(**** Cancer)

 

[DCN]

Almost done with the "camera platform "

 

[DCN]

Ok,...who can guess what part of the boat this is? And don't say it's a ring filled with clear resin. lol

 

[DCN]

 

[DCN]

Found this on Etsy. How about some Bluetooth sound on the Orca, say.....chapters 13 to 21 of the JAWS dvd?

 

[DCN]

 

[flimzy]

Ok,...who can guess what part of the boat this is? And don't say it's a ring filled with clear resin. lol
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Top deck bulls eye.

 

[flimzy]

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Nice work

 

[DCN]

Top deck bulls eye.

It is, It is! I'm hoping the resin is clear enough to see the cabin gauges.

 

[DCN]

Winch and winch platform

 

[EGPSM]

Just been through all the posts here, it a wonderful job you are doing here DCN. looking forward to see your new progress. We are making an orca model too, and you have up the game tremendously here, i hope to be able to make it to your level of details. And hope your wife gets well soon.