Coradion made an awesome tail for Pacific Beach Hotel!!

[Mermaid Harmony]

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So much glitter, and prettiness. In person you can see the small details. The site won't let me upload any more photos, and my computer is 2 seconds from dying, so I will post more in the morning!!:cool:

[Mermaid Harmony]

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[Seatan]

It's GORGEOUS! I love it--the detail is sooo fintastic!

[Winged Mermaid]

Wow, that's sooo pretty! I love the scale detailing!

[MerEmma]

WOW!

[MermaidNadia]

That is very beautiful. What is it made of?

[Ariel-Starfish]

Cool! Lovely side fins to! :)

[SeaGlass Siren]

That sparkle!!

[Mermaid Adriel]

those scales... *.*

[carmelasmith]

Love the sparkles spread on it along with the fins colour, Really it looks great

[Mermaid Oshun]

This should be great for business to have a merperson outside at a pool

[Coradion]

Thanks guys! It's made out of neoprene, fabric paint, silicone, and iridescent fabrics.

[PearlieMae]

Thanks guys! It's made out of neoprene, fabric paint, silicone, and iridescent fabrics.

Bravo! Really nice use of multiple materials! Looks great! Did you use a commercial monofin or make your own?

[Mizuko]

Stunning!!

[Coradion]

For the monofin I didn't put one in. The girls at Pacific Beach Hotel have their own competitors and the tail is actually open at the bottom so they can stick their feet through and put their fin on without damaging the tail, the tail then pulls over the fin and closes over the edge. It doesn't balloon at all which is what I was worried about and the fringe keeps people from seeing the monofin. That way if a fin breaks the tail is still usable and girls with multiple foot sizes can use the tail with different monofins.

[SeaGlass Siren]

^ that... Is so genius 0-0

[Jessica]

Coradion,

awesome job!! The scale detail is lovely! It really turned out beautiful :)

[Coradion]

Thanks :) Liz, the diver I made it for really liked it. She wanted a super shiny tail so it would show up in their dive tank which is rather dark. It looks really bright in the water and at depth which is a bit under 10m.

[PearlieMae]

Awesome way to engineer for multiple fins and wearers!

[deepblue]

Brilliant, and so lovely.

[Coradion]

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate the wonderful comments!

[Mermaid Danielle]

This is absolutely gorgeous! What type of paint did you use? I can't believe how shiny it is!

[deepblue]

For the monofin I didn't put one in. The girls at Pacific Beach Hotel have their own competitors and the tail is actually open at the bottom so they can stick their feet through and put their fin on without damaging the tail, the tail then pulls over the fin and closes over the edge. It doesn't balloon at all which is what I was worried about and the fringe keeps people from seeing the monofin. That way if a fin breaks the tail is still usable and girls with multiple foot sizes can use the tail with different monofins.

When you say the fluke closes over the the edge of the monofin, did you make it to snap shut over it somehow? I was thinking that a couple short straps with strong snaps could hold it closed over the fin. Or, did you simply leave the entire edge open and it stays closed and any fin is obscured by the length and fringe?

If you don't mind my asking. I'm trying to get a better idea of your design. :)