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Re: Now, for my next trick! Finished!
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 2:19 pm
by mostrich
Fish. Aviation. It's all about streame lines.
Nice catches!
Re: Now, for my next trick! Finished!
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 3:36 pm
by Fermis
mostrich wrote:Fish. Aviation. It's all about streame lines.
Nice catches!
Aerodynamics...hydrodynamics...body/fuselage...control surfaces....it's all the same!!!
You can see on the crappie, that there's a bit more fin, than what there should be...
The Smally is the same way, and all the edges are fat and way too smooth.
Using a Dremel, I ground down the excess, thinned and roughed up the edges. I don't think I've ever caught a fish that had perfectly smooth edges to their fins.
Also got the molded eyes drilled out and installed new ones (still got to add the eye membrane to the smally)
On to the salmon.
Couldn't get a good "true to the eye" shot here. Inside the gill plates was built up with multiple layers of several colors...if it would actually be seen...it'd look....okay.
These fish vary wildly, when it comes to the inside the mouth. Some are light, some are a nasty looking, inky black...and the rest are somewhere in between.
Tongue, gills, throat section...
Head in place...
Still got a ways to go, before I attach the heads...this is just where they're at as of right now.
Re: Now, for my next trick! Finished!
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 12:50 pm
by Fermis
Got the heads attached.
Amazingly, for as big as these things are, there was very limited points of contact between the heads and bodies...just 3-4 tiny spots. I used 5 minute epoxy at those points, and for extra security...I drilled a pilot hole and countersunk a screw. The massive gap was filled with Magic Sculpt resin/epoxy.
There was not point of contact where the belly is supposed to meet the "chin", between the gills. I also filled in with Magic Sculpt.
I foresaw some issues with the fins...they did not fit nicely where they were supposed to go.
A happy accident happened though. I filled the sink with hot soapy water, to wash them before attaching them. They got quite soft and pliable.
I was able to reshape/straighten them and make em fit there slots a lot better.
Again, gaps were filled in with Magic Sculpt.
The other fins will be added later on in the painting process.
Re: Now, for my next trick! round 2,3,4, and 5!
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 2:10 pm
by speedgraflex
Beautiful work in progress!
Re: Now, for my next trick! round 2,3,4, and 5!
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 8:22 am
by Fermis
Been busy with the smaller fishies.
Got the smallmouth finished up the other day...
Mounted on a piece of driftwood from where we go salmon fishing.
I think my nephew will be pleasantly surprised. It's a replica of the one he caught on canoe trip with the Scouts.
Got the base colors down on the crappie a couple days ago...
Spend last night detailing scales and painting the markings...
Also spent some more time on the salmon, getting em prepped for painting...nothing worth taking pics of.
Re: Now, for my next trick! round 2,3,4, and 5!
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 8:34 am
by LyleW
Those look great!
Re: Now, for my next trick! round 2,3,4, and 5!
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 10:10 am
by mostrich
How are you going to tackle the smell?
Re: Now, for my next trick! round 2,3,4, and 5!
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 2:23 pm
by Floki
That's some very good painting.
Re: Now, for my next trick! round 2,3,4, and 5!
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 6:28 pm
by Duke Maddog
Wow Jeremy! They look magnificent! I cannot get over how real they look! Those markings are stunning... I don't even think there are words to describe how stunning they are.
mostrich wrote:How are you going to tackle the smell?
Torben you're a scream!
Re: Now, for my next trick! round 2,3,4, and 5!
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 1:19 am
by Fermis
Thanks dudes!
This is a fun, new challenge!
mostrich wrote:How are you going to tackle the smell?
