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Plug Building - Got Wood? Got Plug?

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Old 11-03-2008, 09:28 PM   #1
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New handcarved

trying different color combos.
6in 1.75 oz handcarved basswood.





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Old 11-03-2008, 10:33 PM   #2
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Nice work Eric!
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Old 11-06-2008, 08:50 AM   #3
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beauty.. Id eat it.
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Old 11-06-2008, 08:59 AM   #4
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Old 11-06-2008, 09:18 AM   #5
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Very nice job

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Old 11-06-2008, 09:23 AM   #6
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That thing looks life like enough that if I dropped a sabiki rig in front of it... I'd have it for my own.. awesome work!

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Old 11-06-2008, 10:05 AM   #7
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Very nice work

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Old 11-06-2008, 10:50 AM   #8
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gorgeous, are those features done with waterslide decals? if so, that's a pretty neat trick and looks great, if hand painted..WOW...either way it's fantastic!
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Old 11-06-2008, 12:23 PM   #9
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gorgeous, are those features done with waterslide decals? if so, that's a pretty neat trick and looks great, if hand painted..WOW...either way it's fantastic!

No its all paint .18-20 colors/ pencils and a marker.
No waterslide- no photos.

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Old 11-06-2008, 12:44 PM   #10
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No its all paint .18-20 colors/ pencils and a marker.
No waterslide- no photos.
Uh oh, don't feed those to any yellow-eyed devals.
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Old 11-06-2008, 04:48 PM   #11
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SK does awesome work! Nice job Eric! Bet they catch just as good!!!

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Old 11-06-2008, 06:41 PM   #12
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Old 11-06-2008, 08:13 PM   #13
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Fantastic work as usual SK.

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Old 11-06-2008, 08:16 PM   #14
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you gotta give a tutorial, them look lively. The eye is especially appealing.
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Old 11-08-2008, 11:45 AM   #15
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Old 11-08-2008, 09:50 PM   #16
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Beautiful work! You must be using a airbrush to do the scale work. It is so well done I would never fish it!!!

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