Life Sized Great White Shark

[Glenn S]

I built this about 30 years ago (about the last time I'd used my airbrush). It was a fiberglass fish blank from a company called Van Dyke's, who made taxidermy forms for animals. I spend months on this and the sanding, forming, fiberglass work, (it's fiberglass over a foam core), cutting, sanding etc. took me the better part of a year. It was a garage project I'd work on when I had spare time. I don't have any pictures of the process, but the final result has hung on my wall for years. It's a bit under 6 foot, (so we'll call her a juvenile) and my paint work wasn't stellar. Her jaws are epoxy putty, fiberglass and I made each individual tooth. Rolling out epoxy clay, cutting the teeth, letting them dry, then painting them and inserting them into more epoxy clay. A labor of love.

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[Glenn S]

Also, I like how you added the P-40 nose art to the giant fish!

 

[WtShark]

LOL, Gosh, I shoulda' looked into that, if they don't they should. I'd buy 'em.

 

[sharkmania]

Don't cut yourself short on the job you did on that Great White shark blank, because I think you did an amazing job on it, especially the teeth and gum area!

 

[WtShark]

Don't cut yourself short on the job you did on that Great White shark blank, because I think you did an amazing job on it, especially the teeth and gum area!

Thank you!

 

[Steve Ski]

This is a lot of work, pretty impressive, and a lot of paint. I did a fair share of diving off Panama in the mid-80's, not many sharks seen, and certainly not big boys like this. I always got spooked diving for lobster at night along the steep drop offs. It always felt like something was watching us.

Edbert, Nick actually did a decent job in that movie, but the rest of his work, I agree.

 

[Edbert]

Nick actually did a decent job in that movie, but the rest of his work, I agree.

I'll give him credit for "Raising Arizona" too.

 

[WtShark]

This is a lot of work, pretty impressive, and a lot of paint. I did a fair share of diving off Panama in the mid-80's, not many sharks seen, and certainly not big boys like this. I always got spooked diving for lobster at night along the steep drop offs. It always felt like something was watching us.

Edbert, Nick actually did a decent job in that movie, but the rest of his work, I agree.

Thank you! Took a long time.

"It always felt like something was watching us."
When you stare into the abyss, it stares back.