TIGER TAIL!!!! :D

[Ashe]

And I'm talking about a big fluffy cat, not a shark hehe!
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I had the idea after I went to the movies and saw 'Life of Pi'. I fell in love with tigers and decided to make a tail based off of their fur! So, it is going to be a simple painted spandex tail that I can just swim around in until summer when I get my silicone. I have my design all ready and am planning on getting my fabric at Jo-Annes tomorrow (Black Friday!) I might add fins, but not planning on it yet... Hope you guys like how it turns out and I'll keep you all posted :)
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Template by our very own, Koral!! (I just colored it in hehe)

[Azurin Luna]

Wow! Now that would be a cool looking tail :D

[Gem Stone]

It's gonna look great! I can't wait to see it finished

[MerAnthony]

It's gonna look great! I can't wait to see it finished I agree I love tigers as well can't wait to see it.

[AniaR]

neat idea!

[Koral]

Very pretty! Mind if I put it up on my thread's front page? :)

[Mermaid Allie]

Whoaaaa fierce!!

[Ashe]

Very pretty! Mind if I put it up on my thread's front page? :)
Of course! :D

[Nyx]

Oh I love it!

[Merrow Fair Isle]

love it!!! and that template is amazing.

[Nemefish]

its......its..... amazing :D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ashe]

Thank you all! I am planning on ordering the orange sparkly spandex from Spandexworld tomorrow :) As that is coming in, I will be modding my monofin to the shape i want :)

[Ashe]

Yayyy! Alright, quick update: I found the perfect spandex at Spandexworld for my tail! Here is a link- http://spandexworld.com/c3/catalog/product/1396 I just ordered it! :yay:

[Ashe]

If anyone is still interested, I have a few pictures of the extended fluke!

I used a Wave Monofin, Plastic Mesh, and old plastic binder and duct tape - tons of it!!
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Here is the main layout

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Here you can see the two materials i used: Plastic Mesh on the left, plastic binder cover on the right

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I kinda forgot to take more pics, I got a little carried away haha! I can't say that the fluke shape is amazing, but i'm growing to like it. Because I am a mer on a super tight budget, the only new materials I'm buying are the spandex and the paints. The fluke shape was really the only one that worked with my limited amount of materials. Oh, and before I forget, I got the idea of the binder cover from our very own, TheOceanBlue, so thank you for that!

[starlite]

i love it !

[Ashe]

Thanks! So far the monofin mod is holding up pretty well, and the fabric should be here by this weekend :)

[Koral]

I'll forward Jadestone's warning I've seen her pass on before. Have the duct tape go further up the monofin blade so that there's more room if any detachments occurs. I'll be doing the zip tie + duct tape method myself when I get my new gold tail. :)

[Mermaid Wesley]

cant wait to see it!

[Ashe]

I'll forward Jadestone's warning I've seen her pass on before. Have the duct tape go further up the monofin blade so that there's more room if any detachments occurs. I'll be doing the zip tie + duct tape method myself when I get my new gold tail. :)
Thank you very much! I'll make sure I do that :)
And thanks, MerHopefully! :)

[Mermaid Saphira]

this looks great so far! :)

[Jadestone]

What Koral said--and I'd also put some length-wise as a "seal" along the outer edges of the tape where you cut it to shape if you haven't already. This will stop water form getting between the layers even better. I don't know if it's necessary or not, but anything to help them hold up better, eh?

I like the shape though! Can't wait to see how the design transitions onto fabric :)

[Ilonka]

Very cool idea with extending the fin!

[Ashe]

Thank you all! I'm not sure when my fabric is arriving, and i'm starting to go CrAzY!!! :P I'm really excited though! :)

[Ashe]

Ok! So my fabric is scheduled to arrive on December 5! And great news: I found out I have 40 dollars (gift card) to the craft store near where I live!!!! So when I need to go and buy paints, I can use those :) That means that when I'm done with this tail, I'll have only spent 18 dollars on it! Super happy! :yay:

[Mermaid Saphira]

was this tail ever completed??

[MerEmma]

I wanna know too!