Making a merman tail

[Iryna]

I am so blessed that my husband is so supportive of my mermaiding ideas and he is interested in the health benefits of tail swimming.

Health benefits? Maybe I should tell my husband about huge increase of testosterone production after merswimming

[WaterDragon]

Lady's and Gentlemers, after a nasty combination of holiday burnout, various illnesses in a row, minor medical stuff, relaunching my dragon business, and starting our dice jewelry business I have finally finally had the time and will power to start pinning all those scales:



This is about 5 hours of pinning and re-pinning, I am running low on pins so it will be a few days before I can do more but I am so thrilled to be working on this thing again!!!!

[Hydra1337]

I'm glad your life has settled down. The scales are looking good.

[Meerihua]

Holy crap, that looks so cool! I hope I'm as lucky as you to find an SO interested in mermaiding.

[WaterDragon]

I'm glad your life has settled down. The scales are looking good.

Thanks Hydra

Holy crap, that looks so cool! I hope I'm as lucky as you to find an SO interested in mermaiding.

=D

[Rebela Hunter]

That looks amazing! I can't wait to see the outcome

[WaterDragon]

That looks amazing! I can't wait to see the outcome

im hoping to have it mostly done by the end of next week.


I got the extra pins in the mail yesterday evening.

[Rett]

Looks awesome! Cant wait to see it finished!

[Mermaid Kalahari]

I love the placoid scales!


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[WaterDragon]

Thanks Rett and Reeniebikini!

Here's another update shot;


I'm still short some scales

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Awesome! You have so much patience.

[Mermaid Tami]

This is so amazing!!!! How's the fluke coming? I'm dying to see what you put with this!!!!


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[Mermaid Jaffa]

Thanks Rett and Reeniebikini!

Here's another update shot;


I'm still short some scales

I know those are pins. They look like little pearls!

[WaterDragon]

This is so amazing!!!! How's the fluke coming? I'm dying to see what you put with this!!!!


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the fluke is sculpted and molded but not cast yet.

thanks Mermaid Jaffa, I am actually a highly impatient person in general but I try to keep myself busy to I don't realize how long a project is taking.


and here's the scales with some of the belly scales.


ok, back to work...

[KaylinSilvermerr]

Wow. This is amazing! Reminds me of Sturgeon scales! This is looking SO AMAZING! I love the scale design too.

~Kaylin

[Rett]

Wow! Its shaping out to be quite unique! Cant wait to see it finished

[WaterDragon]

thanks guys.

Over the last week I have discovered the problem with leveling up ones sculpting skills, the spikes I had sculpted and made molds of about a year and a half ago are in need or redoing because they just aren't good enough anymore.

the upside to leveling up is I think the new ones are looking much better already:

[Azurin Luna]

For a moment I thought you made chocolate spikes

Your tail is coming along nicely, can't wait to see were you are going to use the spikes.

[WaterDragon]

For a moment I thought you made chocolate spikes

Your tail is coming along nicely, can't wait to see were you are going to use the spikes.

It is unfortunate that monster clay looks so much like chocolate.
The spikes will go down the back in place of a dorsal fin.

[WaterDragon]

The spikes are cast! the end is in sight!




I am slowly working on filling the fluke with silicone now.