Update on the 25-inch Revenge Bruce!

This post is to pave the way for the RELEASE of our All NEW Shark City Ozark 1/12 scale, 25-inch long Ultimate Revenge Bruce Shark!! Available for Pre-Order very soon. 

I have 3 goals for this Press-release:
1. To educate my fellow Shark fans about the different Revenge Bruce sharks.
2. To Illustrate my decisions for including and excluding certain features not common between the different Shark Hero props. 
3. To properly dedicate this shark as dearly special to our family.

As to point #1:
It needs to be recognized that The Revenge Bruce Shark's all shared most of the same characteristics. BUT the different sharks were different. Different is not the same. 
All sharks were once again from the same shared molds, but all built for different needs with visibly different features between them. Teeth did get knocked out [as can be seen in the film], skin and paint needed touch-ups. Repairs were attempted often. AND very importantly, their foam skins were made to absorb water PURPOSELY this time around so they distorted >monstrously<. 

None of the Revenge sharks were the same at the end of the film as they were at the beginning. My personal opinion is that they looked better the more they water-distorted. But, that's just me.
Thankfully our goal once again was historically-accurate-re-creation. Commonly known as Scale-Modeling. A final product that is "Suit-Accurate", and faithful to the real thing. 

An example I once posted on the original Jaws Board forums a decade ago was this illustration: 
The difference between a toy F-16 Fighter Jet and a scale model F-16 fighter jet is that the scale model will ->measurably<- be precisely what the real thing is from all angles. Right down to the panel lines and rivets. Measured and not eyeballed for a "look". The Toy F-16 jet can also be recognized loosely as a jet. But that's as close as the similarities extend. They are just different end products. 
I made my kids many toys during their childhood years, but I have made over 4 thousand collectors' globally the world's best scale-accurate model film sharks all decade long. We do take pride in our created works, just like everybody else.

Likewise for point #2: 
This Ultimate Revenge Bruce Shark is based upon the sharks used most in filming. We believe that this was the best approach to this subject's unique needs. Looking and measuring correctly from a distance, AND right down to details.
So, SCO's All New Ultimate Revenge Bruce Shark is based historically on ALL of the Revenge Bruce sharks collectively. ESPECIALLY the shark that I spent time inside of down in Florida and still have a ton of reference photos and mementos of.

Now for goal #3:
I wish to properly dedicate this Ultimate Revenge Bruce Shark to the fond memory of my very good friend Mark Riddlebarger. We miss him very much, and his influence is very much in this shark.

Long story short, Mark was my best Highschool friend. I later married his little sister, Cathy. Mark went to the premiere of "Jaws the Revenge" with me, and he didn't judge me over what it really was. We liked the shark and we both had lots of fun watching.
Mark was with Cathy and I on our very first date, which was to Universal Studios Orlando! 
And it was he who was my look-out so that I could wedge mostly inside this shark for much study and many-many-many photos. And, it was Mark who got that tooth for me when I couldn't bring myself to yank it out for myself. I still have it in my display case.

So, I wish to publicly dedicate this SCO Ultimate Revenge Bruce Shark to his memory. Working on this shark brought back to me so many years worth of fond memories. It was a pleasure to re-create. Much here is due to him and those many good times hanging out 25 years ago. 

Thank you Mark for the good times and the many great memories; and thank you for the screen-used Revenge tooth. 
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We will be releasing product information and photos very soon.
The following are what I feel to be key photos that illustrate the differences between the different Revenge Bruce Sharks and also many of them were inspirational to us while creating our replica.
Enjoy!☺