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Title: Steelhead replica ( A living memory taxidermy)
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on May 25, 2011, 04:54:48 PM: Here is another fish all finished..... Just two more to get done...............

Joe
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Post by: bowsandhose on May 25, 2011, 05:31:45 PM: sweet work 8) do you paint your own eyes?
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Post by: wsucowboy on May 25, 2011, 05:41:35 PM: Looks really good!
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Post by: Turkeyman on May 25, 2011, 05:58:38 PM: GREAT JOB
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on May 25, 2011, 07:39:42 PM: Quote from: bowsandhose on May 25, 2011, 05:31:45 PM
sweet work 8) do you paint your own eyes?

Yep painting my own eyes now, the commercial do not have the details in them.

Thanks everyone.

Joe
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Post by: klickriverchromer on May 25, 2011, 08:29:35 PM: Nice looking art for sure... I am going to get me one of those replica's up as soon as I land a 30#er on the pennisula
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Post by: rb2506 on May 25, 2011, 08:34:54 PM: Quote from: klickriverchromer on May 25, 2011, 08:29:35 PM
Nice looking art for sure... I am going to get me one of those replica's up as soon as I land a 30#er on the pennisula

I thought a 20#er was a biggin :)

awesome fish joe
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Post by: bowsandhose on May 26, 2011, 07:24:47 AM: Quote from: BLKBEARKLR on May 25, 2011, 07:39:42 PM
Quote from: bowsandhose on May 25, 2011, 05:31:45 PM
sweet work 8) do you paint your own eyes?

Yep painting my own eyes now, the commercial do not have the details in them.

Thanks everyone.

Joe
that's what i thought they were not the perfectly shaped pupil and the colors match great makes them look more realistic. :tup: that's going the extra mile keep up the great work
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Post by: ribka on May 26, 2011, 07:58:05 AM: Really nice job there. Great work on the colors.

Looks like you have the talent for fish.
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Post by: pianoman9701 on May 26, 2011, 08:00:05 AM: Lovely fish. Nice work!
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Post by: FSTaxidermy on May 26, 2011, 08:18:53 AM: Wow! gorgeous. :IBCOOL:
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Post by: WCTaxidermy on May 26, 2011, 08:43:10 AM: Joe, that is incredible! That looks like competition quality work right there! I think your fish customers are going to be very, very happy. John
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Post by: wildmanoutdoors on May 26, 2011, 08:52:42 AM: Wow thats awesome! I need to get mine done in a replica.
I tried once before but I believe the blanks did not match mine for size. :(
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on May 27, 2011, 09:08:52 AM: Thanks everyone. Now to get the chum salmon skin mount finished up.

Joe
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Post by: Ranger91298 on May 28, 2011, 04:45:00 PM: Joe, this fish is absolutely amazing...it looks like you just pulled it out of the water...
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on May 28, 2011, 05:16:48 PM: That is the nicest replica I have ever seen :drool: Great work!
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 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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Post by: arrowflinger on June 10, 2011, 06:50:31 AM: :tup:
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Post by: MtnMuley on June 10, 2011, 07:55:19 AM: Very nice! The colors really make the replica, and those are super.
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Post by: KNOXY on June 11, 2011, 09:33:07 AM: looks great :tup:
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Post by: GigPig 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:
Title: Re: Steelhead replica ( A living memory taxidermy)
Post by: BLKBEARKLR 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...............

Joe
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Post by: bearpaw 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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Post by: BLKBEARKLR 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.

Thanks
Joe
Title: Re: Steelhead replica ( A living memory taxidermy)
Post by: h2ofowlr 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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Post by: furbearer365 on June 18, 2011, 01:53:53 PM: What brand of repo do you use, research, dennis arp?
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR 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.

Joe
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Post by: rasbo on June 18, 2011, 02:30:43 PM: sweet joe,keep up the awesome work
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Post by: furbearer365 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?
Title: Re: Steelhead replica ( A living memory taxidermy)
Post by: BLKBEARKLR 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.

Joe