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Early construction of the bull whale head section.
 
Spraying final touches to the head section.
 
The model whales take a hard earned rest during filming.
 
A busy day on Whangara beach.
 
The full size bull whale during filming.
 
Shooting the half scale flukes.
 
A mould being taken from one of the smaller sculpted whales.
 
Early film tests on location.
 
The head section arriving at Whangara.