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Re: Steelhead replica
« Reply #15 on: May 28, 2011, 05:16:48 PM »
That is the nicest replica I have ever seen :drool: Great work!
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Re: Steelhead replica
« Reply #16 on: June 10, 2011, 06:47:11 AM »
Well from what I can see from the two pictures you did one hell of a job... around his eyes could not look any better.. I have thought about doing this for years but never done it ... I am good with an air brush just lacking patients .. awesome work !!!! :tup:
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Re: Steelhead replica
« Reply #17 on: June 10, 2011, 06:50:31 AM »
 :tup:
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Re: Steelhead replica
« Reply #18 on: June 10, 2011, 07:55:19 AM »
Very nice!  The colors really make the replica, and those are super.
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Re: Steelhead replica
« Reply #19 on: June 11, 2011, 09:33:07 AM »
looks great :tup:
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Re: Steelhead replica
« Reply #20 on: June 12, 2011, 09:19:48 PM »
Wow Joe, Thats fine work right there!  That one looks too small to one of mine :chuckle:
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Re: Steelhead replica ( A living memory taxidermy)
« Reply #21 on: June 18, 2011, 08:55:23 AM »
Gig, yep it is a little smaller than the both of those you brought me.. Now to get started on those big guys soon...............

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Re: Steelhead replica ( A living memory taxidermy)
« Reply #22 on: June 18, 2011, 09:42:28 AM »
Joe that is an awesome looking replica.... :tup:

Do you do smallmouth bass?

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Re: Steelhead replica ( A living memory taxidermy)
« Reply #23 on: June 18, 2011, 09:49:16 AM »
Quote from: bearpaw on June 18, 2011, 09:42:28 AM
Joe that is an awesome looking replica.... :tup:

Do you do smallmouth bass?

Thanks Dale, I just bumped my smallmouth replica up to the top so you could look at it.

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Re: Steelhead replica ( A living memory taxidermy)
« Reply #24 on: June 18, 2011, 10:19:04 AM »
Great looking piece.  I have caught a few nice fish that I wouldn't mind doing that with.  Just haven't been willing to pony up the cost for one of those.  Great piece.
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Re: Steelhead replica ( A living memory taxidermy)
« Reply #25 on: June 18, 2011, 01:53:53 PM »
What brand of repo do you use, research, dennis arp?
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Re: Steelhead replica ( A living memory taxidermy)
« Reply #26 on: June 18, 2011, 02:18:56 PM »
Quote from: furbearer365 on June 18, 2011, 01:53:53 PM
What brand of repo do you use, research, dennis arp?

I have tried both of those and dis like them both. Research does not give you any detail to follow or guidlines. They use heads that are for a variety size of fish so usually their heads are to small or way to big. Arp does the same, you get a head not fitted for the body. And you are either trying to build areas up or sculpt parts back in.   I use reproductions from a couple of different places all depends on what type of fish it is.

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Re: Steelhead replica ( A living memory taxidermy)
« Reply #27 on: June 18, 2011, 02:30:43 PM »
sweet joe,keep up the awesome work
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Re: Steelhead replica ( A living memory taxidermy)
« Reply #28 on: June 18, 2011, 04:28:30 PM »
i agree with you about research and arp, i was just using those two as examples.  I know that they all differ according to size and species but how many hours do you have into a fish like that steelhead?
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Re: Steelhead replica ( A living memory taxidermy)
« Reply #29 on: June 18, 2011, 06:15:18 PM »
the steelhead was about 25 hours. I have around 14 hours just in tipping the scales on it. It takes a long time, I watch movies now and do it 1 hr 40 mins at a time. Lol.


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