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Jeff working on the whale’s mouth during early construction.
 
The head section ready for priming.
 
The skin texture starts to take shape.
 
Prior to spraying some of the teeth are checked for size.
 
Close up of the mouth during filming.
 
The end of the day sees the sun go down on the west coast of New Zealand.
 
Jeff getting a free ride whilst overseeing the tow back to base after filming.
 
The eye and jaw were taken for pickups but were soon replaced so the model could go to Te Papa, New Zealand’s national museum.
 
 
The new set of teeth, ready to be coloured.
 
 
During filming the water reached over 2 meters in depth.