D.Cox Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 Refund! Bowfish, those are so awful I wouldn't mind owning one for a laugh. I think I'd go with the top one, the Dracula Lynx, or maybe the fox that looks like it's smoking a ******. My son is having a halloween party this fall. Perfect!!! Except for maybe the fox that looks like it's smoking a ******. Momma wouldn't approve. ;D Quote
Super User RoLo Posted April 9, 2010 Super User Posted April 9, 2010 Since the advent of fiberglass replicas, true taxidermists who are capable of doing skin mounts have been in a steady decline, where master taxidermists have become a dying breed. In my teens, I've dabbled in mammalian taxidermy, fish heads mounts & hide tanning (w/ sulphuric acid) This much I can tell you, whether it's fish reproductions or the real deal, your ability to "paint" back the colors is what separates the men from the boys. Roger Quote
Mattlures Posted April 9, 2010 Author Posted April 9, 2010 you are correct Roger. But not only do you have to pant, if you do a skin mount you also have to prepare the skin correctly and then you have to mount it in a natural pose. Those are both difficult things to do. Most guys who do skin mounts fail at one of those 3 key aspects. Whith a replica it is mostly the painting. Both methods can be done well. both can also look bad like the mounts I posted. It just bothers me when I read the adds and they say stuff like 20+ years presional experience! and then you see their work looks like a first attempt. Quote
Super User RoLo Posted April 10, 2010 Super User Posted April 10, 2010 you are correct Roger. But not only do you have to pant, if you do a skin mount you also have to prepare the skin correctly and then you have to mount it in a natural pose. Those are both difficult things to do. No two ways about it, taxidermy is an art form, a gift that only a few possess. Matt, that reminds me of a fellow here in Florida, who thinks of himself as a taxidermist. His mannikin work is atrocious, and hanging on his wall is a terribly mishapen skin-mounted pike. After approaching the mount I said: "This fish is far from home, there's no pike out here". Well, his face lit up with pride, and he told me that very few people know what kind of fish that is. I thought to myself, jeez if it looked anything like a pike, maybe more people would recognize it : :-/ Roger Quote
Super User fourbizz Posted April 10, 2010 Super User Posted April 10, 2010 I've said it a million times before, but their work is so amazing, http://www.advancedtaxidermy.com/ is the best taxidermy i have ever seen. Quote
sofakingbigbass Posted April 10, 2010 Posted April 10, 2010 i met a guy and he has a 5+ smallie on his wall with pike teeth - wouldn't you file those off??? Quote
Mattlures Posted April 10, 2010 Author Posted April 10, 2010 fourbizz I looked through their gallery pics and they are indeed incredible. That is what taxidermy should look like. Quote
BassThumb Posted April 10, 2010 Posted April 10, 2010 Fourbizz, those are amazing! Thanks for the link. I like mount of the rainbow trout laying of the rocks the best. That's one of the coolest mounts I've ever seen. Gotta love those diorama mounts in the coffee tables, too. Those have always been particularly impressive to me. http://www.advancedtaxidermy.com/gallery/fish-gallery.html Quote
Branuss04 Posted April 13, 2010 Posted April 13, 2010 On a way to a lake that 4bizz and I fish there is a casino that we often visit for some cheap grub. On the walls of this casino are THE worst trout mounts I have ever seen in person. The bodies are often lumpy and are not symetrical whatsoever. The best part is that the company who took credit for these labeled some of them as "Topaz Tazidermy". Not trying to bash this company, as maybe this is their "oops" mounts, but I sure wouldn't put my name on these mounts and I sure as heck would fire the person incharge of spelling. I'm going up there in the next month. I'll take pics... Quote
Super User RoLo Posted April 13, 2010 Super User Posted April 13, 2010 On a way to a lake that 4bizz and I fish there is a casino that we often visit for some cheap grub. On the walls of this casino are THE worst trout mounts I have ever seen in person. The bodies are often lumpy and are not symetrical whatsoever. The best part is that the company who took credit for these labeled some of them as "Topaz Tazidermy". Not trying to bash this company, as maybe this is their "oops" mounts, but I sure wouldn't put my name on these mounts and I sure as heck would fire the person incharge of spelling. I'm going up there in the next month. I'll take pics... That's really funny. Your story reminds me of a taxidermist in New Jersey who painted fish like an 8-year old with his first set of oil paints. Looking over this man's fish mounts without laughing out loud was a true test of strength. Proving that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, he actually said, "NOBODY paints a fish like me!". Well, I suppose he was right, nobody does paint a fish like him, nor would anybody want to :-[ : Roger Quote
Super User bilgerat Posted April 13, 2010 Super User Posted April 13, 2010 Now THIS is bad taxidermy....... http://www.123mycodes.com/myspacefunnystuff/img/3368.jpg Quote
Super User RoLo Posted April 13, 2010 Super User Posted April 13, 2010 Now THIS is bad taxidermy....... http://www.123mycodes.com/myspacefunnystuff/img/3368.jpg Quote
Pez Posted April 14, 2010 Posted April 14, 2010 Its a crappie largemouth perch -crappie in the way it was done LOL, x2 thats what I thought Quote
Branuss04 Posted May 21, 2010 Posted May 21, 2010 Little late on this, but this is the worst mount I have ever seen in person. This company had more mounts hanging on the wall, but this one makes me laugh every time. Pay special attention to the company name... Quote
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