I'm gonna need a bigger boat,ORCA
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So so true
Lt Washburn
Sr Member
Hey, did you hear Agora's coming out with an 80cm, 1:16th, Orca? They say it'll be the most accurate scale model ever.... maybe they should have you consult. 
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DCN
Sr Member
31" long, Lights, sound, prepainted, working doors, I can't even begin to think how much that models is going to cost. Make a bet with you Wash, I say $900-$1200, and that's even if they release it. It's one of those things that sound almost too good to be true.Hey, did you hear Agora's coming out with an 80cm, 1:16th, Orca? They say it'll be the most accurate scale model ever.... maybe they should have you consult.
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I’m surprised there’s no photos of a prototype, is it normal to announce something without images? No matter how expensive it is it’s would still be cheaper than mine, I think I worked out just to pay for the time spent to make one of mine it would have to be over £10.000 and that’s cheap for 4 months work. I’d never be able to give up my day job to make themHey, did you hear Agora's coming out with an 80cm, 1:16th, Orca? They say it'll be the most accurate scale model ever.... maybe they should have you consult.
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DCN
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Don't you dare say we're getting board of watching another Orca build!! This whole 2 year journey, almost 3 has been the most wonderful time i've ever spent online!! Watching your creativity, getting to know you, and 50 years later getting to know the Orca in ways i'd never dreamed of. There are perks to this Rabbit hole. LOLI’m surprised there’s no photos of a prototype, is it normal to announce something without images? No matter how expensive it is it’s would still be cheaper than mine, I think I worked out just to pay for the time spent to make one of mine it would have to be over £10.000 and that’s cheap for 4 months work. I’d never be able to give up my day job to make them
I agree with you about no photos. That's why I said it sounds almost to good to be true. With that said, if you look at their other kits, let say the Titanic, That kit is 52 3/4" long at 1/200 scale and comes in 12 sub kits totaling $1800. Most of there kits are just under $2000. Interesting though, their Bismarck kit is out of stock because of high demand. IF they release the Orca I have a good idea that will have the same fate, everyone's going to want it. I agree with the monetary figure you suggested, even that seemed a bit low for producing just a kit. Think of this journey, all the research of the boat (and i'll throw the shark in there too) All the computer time applying the research to not just the boat, but all the 3d parts, The actual parts themselves being produced. (How many heads are spinning out there right now?) And finally building what once was a dream into reality. Flimzy YOU HAVE DONE ALL OF THAT! WTG Lady WTG!!!!!!!!
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Even Elizabeth Holmes's partner's baffling new blood-testing start-up was considerate enough to share a photo of their [totally not fake] prototype.
Maybe Agora is waiting on flimzy's build to make sure theirs is up to snuff?
Maybe Agora is waiting on flimzy's build to make sure theirs is up to snuff?
Just as a back-of-the-mind question for later, I'll be curious if there's any individual component you find unexpectedly more challenging, even only slightly, at the larger scale. Whether it's a real-world material substitute not scaling so neatly, a part is more awkward to handle or machine, it's harder to get a realistic painted texture, etc. Obviously I hope everything proceeds swimmingly; just curious if you run into anything counterintuitive.
The hardest thing isn’t materials (that actually gets easier) it the weight. Everything gets heavier. It’s going to be a 2 man lift when it’s finished
I’m looking forward to the bottle screws this time, I can actually make them work, as I do have left and right hand taps and dies at that scale.
Bloop
Sr Member
If we haven't gotten tired of Millennium Falcons, X-Wing & U.S.S. Enterprise builds, I don't think you building one more Orca is going to do it.
True.
It's the "square cube law" in phyiscs.
The downside of building a big miniature, is that it's heavy like the real thing.
And the upside of filming a big miniature in action . . . is that it looks heavy like the real thing.
I had that problem with the spinner , it just became too heavy to hang for shooting, version 2 (spoiler there is going to be a version 2) the plan is to vac form all the panels and attach them to a laser cut acrylic frame, I couldn’t get the take off shots I wanted. But that’s for another day.
The great thing about the ORCA is using real timber, it give you so much detail for free without distorting the scale.
The great thing about the ORCA is using real timber, it give you so much detail for free without distorting the scale.
