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My first attempt at scratch building what do you think?
Made from cardboard, foam and drywall filler.

He, he, nice! For some reason I thought you mean't an actual Tiger Shark! Still, not bad, it will look pretty sweet once its smoothed out and painted.

I suggest using some plaster on the edges of the fins to cover up the cardboard gaps.

Firstly, as a fellow scratchbuilder of large/expensive/unattainable models, kudos! You get an an A for effort. Second, I agree, cover the edges to hide the corrugated cardboard guts & sand the fuselage smoothe. If you wanna reduce weight a bit, I use strips of card to cover edges of either corrugated cardboard or foamcore so spray primer doesn't melt it. Plus, it doesn't have to be sanded, which is always a plus.

update. I'm on too the painting. Thanks for all the comments and input. I found my scale is a bit off. I may make another. I know its got lots of spots, but i wanted to throw on a quick paint job to see how it looks.