Stop the Presses!

Well, I'm not sure that stopping the presses actually applies anymore these days...anyway, some exciting news regarding the Orca. Awhile ago I was contacted by a guy named Darren Llewellyn who publishes an online model magazine. Darren asked if I would write an article that would appear in his mag and I happily got to work. And it's finally here! The mag is called Pshyco Styrene and it's worth checking out, there's some really interesting articles in there including the back issues. Checkout the link and pick up the issue if you're interested. Darren is a really nice guy and does a great job supporting the hobby.

www.psychostyrene.co.uk

Dinner Time!

At this point it was time to finish the interior. In order to create a scene that would be interesting and give the viewer something to look at I decided to recreate the dinner scene from the movie. For the most part I was able to use dollhouse accessories that I repainted and modified. There were some items that I did have to scratchbuild, the table, toolbox, hotplate, first aid kit, cb radio, etc.

To recreate the vinyl covering on the seat cushions I first sculpted the shape with Super Sculpey and then painted them with Tamiya Acrylics.

The Mast

Happy Holidays!! Well it may be a little late but progress has been slow over the holidays in the garage. I did manage to get some work done so I wanted to update you on the progress. I started work on the mast which is made from a 3/8" diameter brass tubing. Based on the reference photos I detailed the mast with various bits of styrene. For the rungs I first drilled holes the length of the mast and then inserted pieces of brass rod. To create the winch I went to my parts box and put together a few small gears and some styrene bits. I then wwent ahead and sprayed a coat of primer on it.