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Title: Friends with any.....
Post by: boneaddict on January 06, 2009, 07:43:03 PM: Bird taxidermists. If you are, can you ask them for ideas on what to use for these waddles.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv47%2Fboneaddict%2Fwaddles.jpg&hash=c86637d4f93732464cf96141d11af818cab609f5)
Title: Re: Friends with any.....
Post by: boneaddict on January 06, 2009, 07:45:38 PM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv47%2Fboneaddict%2Fw.jpg&hash=457fe4fb48c3ef1701ef8b820f7672c40395c870).
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Post by: bucklucky on January 06, 2009, 07:54:59 PM: I saw an article in Breakthrough that had something in there they used. If I could only remember which book out of about a hundred I have and the thousands of articles thats in them books :bash:
Title: Re: Friends with any.....
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on January 06, 2009, 08:19:36 PM: Freeze the bird and make your own mold. Than make a reproduction set. Will be a fun projet!
Title: Re: Friends with any.....
Post by: boneaddict on January 07, 2009, 02:29:11 PM: Fun??? Sounds like my worst nightmare.

That is the thing of all taxidermy that I fear the most. Sort of like the IRS in tax season.

I saw an article where they were using dyed rags or teri cloth maybe. For that on grouse, but of course thats a much smaller version. Don't suppose any of you taxidermy.net folks want to ask.
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Post by: robodad on January 07, 2009, 02:35:01 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on January 07, 2009, 02:29:11 PM
Fun??? Sounds like my worst nightmare.

That is the thing of all taxidermy that I fear the most. Sort of like the IRS in tax season.

I saw an article where they were using dyed rags or teri cloth maybe. For that on grouse, but of course thats a much smaller version. Don't suppose any of you taxidermy.net folks want to ask.

Hey Bone, Give this guy a call, Rob Frivold he specializes in foreign big game animals and birds and has over 30 years experience. Tell him I gave you his number !!!

Maybe he'll have some ideas for you !!!
Title: Re: Friends with any.....
Post by: boneaddict on January 07, 2009, 02:36:55 PM: Thanks for the pm
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Post by: runamuk on January 11, 2009, 06:57:16 PM: ummm Bone not to
:jacked: but what kinda bird is that :yike: it is awesome....
I have to get some sort of bird flights built..... your birds are so gorgeous.....
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Post by: DOUBLELUNG on January 11, 2009, 07:07:18 PM: Not a taxi, but the texture of those wattles sure reminds me of the small dense natural sponges my grandmother used for pottery.
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Post by: bowhunter/taxidermest on January 14, 2009, 11:53:52 PM: thats is a nice looking silver, but i did one my pa raised not to long ago and i did the same thing michelle metinoned and that was to make a mold, but i also would try and not to paint the waddles red, cuases them to look plastic looking if you know, i would just try and pull the waddles out with pins,then tick clay in behing=d the waddles and but a clear over them befopre they have time to dry and turn a off color red-orange not sure if this will help buit ill call my godmother down there at the san berdino museum and ask her what she thinks, she knows a lot more bout bird taxi then me, since she has many more years of experinces
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Post by: boneaddict on January 17, 2009, 10:39:46 AM: Thanks Run, that is a Silver Pheasant. He is "wild" at my place. Meaning he comes and goes(sticks pretty close to the feed bucket). An escapee that I let stick around. He now has a mate but loves to stand next to the pens and harass his captured buddies. I tried doing one of his captured buddied but I messed it up royally on th ewaddles. I think I will undo it and use it as a cape for fly tying. I thought I could use epoxy and add enough texture to it but it turned out miserable plastic looking. I had another bird I was going to try again on, but the neighbors dog got it this fall along with several others. I was PISSED.
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on January 19, 2009, 07:38:37 AM: http://www.breakthroughmagazine.com/issues/Summer2008/Breakthrough_INDEX1-90.pdf

Bucklucky, this should help you in knowing what articles are in what magazine with breakthrough....

Hope it helps.

Joe
Title: Re: Friends with any.....
Post by: boneaddict on January 19, 2009, 07:42:10 AM: Oh my gosh......
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Post by: bucklucky on January 19, 2009, 07:51:38 AM: There you go bone :chuckle:
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Post by: Ricochet on January 24, 2009, 05:21:50 PM: Bone,
My question is does the neighbor's dog still look lifelike? ;)
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Post by: boneaddict on January 24, 2009, 08:06:02 PM: I was kind to this one. Actually captured it and hand delivered it. He gave me $200. The birds altogether were worth way more. I let himknow he would be killed next time. I always believe in warnings and accidents happen.