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scottw
12-30-2008, 08:38 PM
I've been playing around with some new ideas, this one is fun...

Striperhound
12-30-2008, 08:45 PM
very cool is that wood, how did you do the scales

Nebe
12-30-2008, 08:47 PM
wow...

ruhroh
12-30-2008, 09:15 PM
Foil over netting?

Tagger
12-30-2008, 09:16 PM
That is wicked pissa ...almost reminds me of that plugbash corn cob plug .. carved head though ??? nice ....

numbskull
12-30-2008, 09:45 PM
Whooo!

scottw
12-31-2008, 05:14 AM
the original is a wood body, carved head with scales made from some netting that I found on some infant equipment around the house, I stretched it over the plug body and sprayed polyurethane on it to secure it, then I reproduced it by molding the original and ran plastic tubing through the mold, dusted it with metallic powder pigments and poured feather-lite plastic, the tube lets me through wire it and place tail weight(s) wherever I need to...the netting creates the effect of little mirrors all over the body, finished it with system3....I like carving more than turning and now I can reproduce them...I located a pottery supply website that sells mats in various scale pattern sizes so I'm going to try actual scale patterns on the next body...


ps....Hope everyone has a Happy and Safe New Year!

Flaptail
12-31-2008, 06:10 AM
Sh!t, I'd eat that!

BIG TIM
12-31-2008, 05:02 PM
HOLY MOLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ProfessorM
12-31-2008, 07:46 PM
Very nice job. I can see me raking that up on the flats

Striperknight
12-31-2008, 08:37 PM
Nice work. I enjoy the carving as well.