Fish Butts Tail Makeover

[Fifi Tigg]

This was Mermaid Blondies old tail from the dreaded Fish Butts and it needs a makeover! It's very sticky (like everything sticks to it!), has some mold spots on the fluke & the hand made monofin is smelly due to booties being used as foot pockets :cthulhu:
I have already tested if my aquarium silicone will adhere and it has done so very well :D
So the plan is to re-scale the whole tail, remove the old fluke and make a completely new one with a removable monofin :D
Here are some pictures

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[Mermaid Jaffa]

Plonk in another Merfin? Or are you going to be using a different style of monofin?

[Yulia]

Those copper colors are beautiful!

[ShyMer]

It always makes me smile to see some new life going into an old tail, particularly one that has some history. I like the direction this one is going, keep it up!

[AniaR]

I think blondie had some comments go viral on reddit about her experience testing out mermaiding. Sean was telling me~

[Fifi Tigg]

Thanks everyone for lovely encouragement :D xx
Yes I don't think Blondie is active anymore but don't quote me on that ;)
I will be using a Mahina monofin and a new skin covering so I can reshape it. The monofin it had was terrible because it had no propulsion at all, it was like treading water!

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Oh. Looking forward to seeing the end result!

[Fifi Tigg]

I'm calling this one a Pink Snapper Tail <3
I might add some side fins to this one :D

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[Mermaid Jaffa]

Love the scales on it!

[Fifi Tigg]

Love the scales on it!
Thank you Mermaid Jaffa :mermaid kiss:

[Meghara July]

That's gorgeous! How does it look in the water?

[Fifi Tigg]

That's gorgeous! How does it look in the water?

I'm going to take it out in a few days for a swim and I will take the GoPro ;)

[mermaid|spark]

What did you use to paint the silicone. Thinking of doing something similar but have heard silicone is a nightmare to paint??


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[Coradion]

Silicone is easy to paint if you have the right application method. Here's the fishbutt I repainted for Mermaid Harmony using silicone paints.

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[Coradion]

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[Mermaid Harmony]

I haven't had any peeling, or anything like that happen with my fishbutt since I've gotten it back. :-)

[Fifi Tigg]

I re-scaled over the original tail with silicone and dusted with pearl ex and sealed with more silicone ;)
Works a treat! :D

[Blondie]

Oh my goodness!!! :jawdrop:

I've been so busy and away from the network (transferred to university finally and live in a new city!), I'm so glad I stumbled back in and saw this! It looks fantastic! I can't believe that's the tail I once had! I remember those mold spots. I wasn't even sure if it was mold because I started treating them as soon as I saw them. I figured because the latex never full cured (despite leaving it out in the Florida sun for days) the mold developed in the latex when I went for my first swim. I never got worse from when I started treating it though, don't know if that's still true. I just adore the new scales on it!

And yes, I did have a few comments go very viral on Reddit about mermaiding haha (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2gf7lv/what_was_your_its_not_a_phase_mom_moment_and_was/ My username is iblondie) I'm still open about it and all. I love the network, I've just gotten my feet knocked out from under me with school and living in a new city. I still lurk around though every week or so :)

[Fifi Tigg]

Oh my goodness!!! :jawdrop:

I've been so busy and away from the network (transferred to university finally and live in a new city!), I'm so glad I stumbled back in and saw this! It looks fantastic! I can't believe that's the tail I once had! I remember those mold spots. I wasn't even sure if it was mold because I started treating them as soon as I saw them. I figured because the latex never full cured (despite leaving it out in the Florida sun for days) the mold developed in the latex when I went for my first swim. I never got worse from when I started treating it though, don't know if that's still true. I just adore the new scales on it!

And yes, I did have a few comments go very viral on Reddit about mermaiding haha (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2gf7lv/what_was_your_its_not_a_phase_mom_moment_and_was/ My username is iblondie) I'm still open about it and all. I love the network, I've just gotten my feet knocked out from under me with school and living in a new city. I still lurk around though every week or so :)
I'm so glad you like it! :D
I actually cut off the end with the mold spots because it was a little grose, but the new fluke is a lot better and has a lot more power :)
Hope your enjoying your new place and school xx