Largest scale model for a film

The largest scale model produced for a film was the "Plunge", a 1/8-scale model of the stern half of the Titanic, created for James Cameron's 1997 epic of the same name. The model was made by visual-effects specialists Digital Domain (USA) in Los Angeles, California, USA. It measured 60 ft (18.2 m) from front to rear, and was around 12 ft (3.6 m) wide and 22 ft (6.7 m) high.

The primary model used for most of the film was the "Glamor", a recreation of the entire ship as it looked while underway. It was constructed at 1/20 scale and measured 13.46 m (44 ft 4 in) from bow to stern. This enormous model was not the largest complete model of the Titanic ever made for a film however – a 50-ft (15.2-m) 1/16 model was made for the 1980 adventure movie Raise the Titanic.

Two further models were made at 1/20 scale: "Breakup", which was used for the scene where the sinking ship splits in half, and "Wreck", which was the model of the ship as it looks on the seabed today. The "Plunge" model does not survive today because of the way the sinking scenes had to be filmed – the enormous model could not be fully submerged, so to film each phase of the sinking a section of the bottom of the model was cut off and removed.

The models were made by teams headed by legendary props artisans Eugene Rizzardi and George Stevens.