Practicing Taxidermy *CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES IN LINKS* - Page 5

Jaemi · 25th October 2007, 5:18pm

I was going to reply with "away and play with your rat", but the very thought of that gies me the bolk.

Exit_W0unds · 25th October 2007, 5:19pm

Shh, go away, grown ups were talking.

Exit_W0unds · 26th October 2007, 11:35pm

Rat pup number two.

I was planning to work on two mice, but during defrost there was too much hair slippage to work around, so in the bin they went.

1) Defrosted rat pup

2) Incision from throat to stomach

3) Legs cut at ankles, freeing up skin *may upset more than the other pictures*

4) Skin with borax and cotton wool
After covering all the inner skin in borax, I attached wire to the four ankles to articulate this rodent. Cotton wool was wrapped around the wire for shape. The body contains cotton wool, the tail is wire thinly wrapped in cotton and the head is a wedge of florists foam wrapped in cotton.

5)With the eyes in place, it's all finished (pictures safe for the squeemish)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...2004/bben5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...2004/bben6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...2004/bben7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...2004/bben8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...2004/bben9.jpg

6) The final pose! Not sure which one I'll decide on, maybe the second.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...004/bben10.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...004/bben11.jpg

I'm really chuffed with this one. No accidental cuts in the pelt at all, worked around the genitals with no problem, tail/eyelids/lips all fine, 100 odd stitches and four hours of work.

Pantgirl · 26th October 2007, 11:41pm

It actually looks dead cute and...alive? Suppose that's a compliment hah

Exit_W0unds · 26th October 2007, 11:42pm

It is a hell of a compliment, yeah! Thanks!

Fenntastic · 27th October 2007, 10:53am

hahaha i love that. its so cute. i think its the lack of pins in the face that makes it look more alive than the others

Exit_W0unds · 27th October 2007, 11:53am

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Originally Posted by Fenntastic

hahaha i love that. its so cute. i think its the lack of pins in the face that makes it look more alive than the others

Yeah. This time I felt quite happy about how I'd structured the face, and because time was getting on and it was beginning to dry out already, I didn't need pins.

looking back at the big albino I worked on first, I can see LOADS of mistakes, loads and loads. This is why I want to keep everything I make for up to four months at a time. Two months to dry out (it takes alot less than this) and to keep an eye on them, and another two months for the sake of reference.

Exit_W0unds · 17th November 2007, 2:11am

It's been a while and I've been practicing.

This chap below now resides in a private collection in england. Chuffed to bits.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...4/flytrap2.jpg

New week and another new piece. My first hamster.
I'd totally forgotten that theese guys have cheek pouches, it was pretty weird and interesting to work around. Also noteable was the extra body fat this hamster had in comparison to the rats and mice I've worked on.

No pictures of innards this time.

Defrosted:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...2004/ham01.jpg

Finished and waiting to be posed:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s2004/ham1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s2004/ham2.jpg

I'm not entirely sure how she'll turn out in the end, posing her was a bit of a nightmare.

**Shannow** · 17th November 2007, 2:11am

I saw this and thought of you.

On another note, I got given a fox head today. coul of cracked teeth and wire poking out the ears, repairable i'd think, it was an odd gift though.

Exit_W0unds · 17th November 2007, 2:18am

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Originally Posted by Shannow

I saw this and thought of you.

On another note, I got given a fox head today. coul of cracked teeth and wire poking out the ears, repairable i'd think, it was an odd gift though.

Heh brilliant

Though if thoose rats are meant for snake food they'll get freezer burn pretty quickly stored like that :/ Infact, I can see two with freezer burn.

!! Stick up a picture of the fox head, I LOVE old/vintage taxidermy. Oh, and if I can match fur colours I could probably patch up the ear, and repair the teeth at some point if you wanted it fixed.

Posh · 17th November 2007, 2:20am

Ohnoes!!11

Mommy, why are they sleeping?

Exit_W0unds · 17th November 2007, 2:28am

Because - they're - DEAD

**Shannow** · 17th November 2007, 2:29am

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Originally Posted by Exit_W0unds

Heh brilliant

Though if thoose rats are meant for snake food they'll get freezer burn pretty quickly stored like that :/ Infact, I can see two with freezer burn.

!! Stick up a picture of the fox head, I LOVE old/vintage taxidermy. Oh, and if I can match fur colours I could probably patch up the ear, and repair the teeth at some point if you wanted it fixed.

I thik it's probably stuff i could manage, i have a fox skull with lose teeth kicking about somewhere already, i'll get a pic up kater, as i left it at my friends place for now as id no room in my bag and didnt want to cram it in

Exit_W0unds · 17th November 2007, 2:31am

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Originally Posted by Shannow

I thik it's probably stuff i could manage, i have a fox skull with lose teeth kicking about somewhere already, i'll get a pic up kater, as i left it at my friends place for now as id no room in my bag and didnt want to cram it in

No problem. If you need a hand just let me know

hotblonde · 17th November 2007, 1:20pm

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Originally Posted by Shannow

I saw this and thought of you.

On another note, I got given a fox head today. coul of cracked teeth and wire poking out the ears, repairable i'd think, it was an odd gift though.

How sad is it that I can pick out at least two rat strains in that box of delights?