Red-Painted Miniature Building in Belloq's Scale Model

Small building in Belloq's detailed scale model of the Tanis site stands marked with red paint as a key reference point. Taut white measuring tape stretches from it to a tiny map room replica. Indiana Jones leans in to inspect the marker and tape amid shifting sunlight on the diorama, piecing together the Nazis' site calculations.

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Purpose

Acts as a precise positional marker in the diorama for plotting distances and locating the Ark via the map room mosaic.

Significance

Confirms Belloq and the Nazis pinpointed the Ark's position, spurring Indy's race against them and crystallizing the quest's stakes.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Indy Decodes Belloq's Model — Nazi Calculations Revealed

The red-painted miniature building functions as an origin point in Belloq's calculations. Indy identifies the red paint as an intentional marker, the starting node for the taut measuring tape and the focal clue that ties the diorama's geometry to the real site's staff placement.

Before: Marked with red paint by Belloq as part of the scale model; stationary within the diorama.

After: Still physically on the model but now recognized by Indy as a deliberate clue indicating the Nazis' chosen reference point.

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