Yep, it does look good, the fluke is very thin which makes sense otherwise you wouldn't be moving at all. its a good tail for pools but not so much in open water and currents.
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Yep, it does look good, the fluke is very thin which makes sense otherwise you wouldn't be moving at all. its a good tail for pools but not so much in open water and currents.
Exactly my thought I need power and speed not graceful movementsQuote:
Originally Posted by Trident True
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Back on this full effort, extension prototype being built now
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Here a pic of my original concept design sketch for the Extension prototype and here Is the prototype I plan to fill out the triangle shape with silicone, once the angle is right tape dummy of my feet will be used to sculpt a foot pocket around it with silicone, once the pocket is cured the tail shape or thickness will be built up in layers on top of a leg tape dummy, the thickness will be like that if the Mako Mermaids Tails and the fluke will be also thick and will be monofinless and semi translucent.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0282611d93.jpg
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I love it so much and I can wait! Ahhhhh! [emoji2]Quote:
Originally Posted by Marinus Mortimer
Seance I had to re use the scales I had made before I actually had to reuse all of the clay including the fluke I had sculpted previously so now I’m starting all the sculptures from scratch so here is a picture of the first two scales I have tow options what do y’all think I’m not sure if I should go with the one that looks like a moth or moth wings or the regular one at the bottom I will be sculpting additional scale concepts this is what I got for now
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Going with the moth wings
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It’s filling out nicely, I’m using caulk to fill it up to shape, if you notice the triangle forming that will be the foot plate seance the prototype extending piece is an old rapid I avoid the tail having the “L” shape that is caused by the natural curve at the ankles I counter it with the triangle and the tail continues parallel with my knees down to the fluke. Hope it makes sense https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3fb591371c.jpg
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Done with the silicone foot plate now to attach the top part for the foot pocket https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...5341e71105.jpg
I drew a foot so y’all can understand the concept and what I’m aiming for! Which is to keep the tail straight all the way to the fluke like the mako tails
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nice!
Good, but just wanted to say 10/10 on that foot drawing [emoji23]
Cool! Really looking forward to seeing it finished! :)
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Thanks lolQuote:
Originally Posted by KTMaggs
Same here! It’s been a long time coming.Quote:
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Ooo! Nice! Are you going to make another lump on the other side of the monofin, so the fin flesh looks evenly distributed and muscular when the skin is all done?
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Originally Posted by Mermaid Jaffa
Yes I’m just doing this first because I’m not making this first one with polycarbonate like I planned so I gotta get that triangle to keep the line I’m still waiting on the silicone to fully harden so that I can add the piece of silicone I sculpted onto my feet tape dummies so that the foot pocket is perfect size for me after that’s glued I’ll wrap the whole thing in powermesh sleeve that is also the first layer of the tail skin then encase the entire thing in silicone at this point the leg tape dummy and feet dummy are inside and I’m covering the entire thing in layers on layers on layers of silicone to build up the thickness to resemble Mako tails from latest seasons. I’m basing the thickness on their concept art found on goodle pic below for reference https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...54832dd0d8.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...57d00ba004.jpg
You have such a good grasp on how to execute this! I have thought about extended tails a lot, but this is amazing and more than I could conjure up. I can't wait to see the final product, I know it will be well worth the wait!Quote:
Originally Posted by Marinus Mortimer
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Thanks I’ve been planning and visualizing the plan for a very long timeQuote:
Originally Posted by Mermaid_Izzy
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FYI this is still happening everyone I know it's been years now but soon!
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Such a cool design! I hope you continue it.
I had it basically finished but used caulk to build up the thickness cause y'all know I want a thick tail but that approach failed.
Take note caulk users!
Caulk is great for tails but only on top of a layer of neoprene and it can't be cast scales it has to be the type of scales that are made with a spoon. If y'all look on YouTube for diy tails you'll see what I mean by that, caulk rips the thicker the more it'll rip it's not meant to be stretched or flexed.
The sides of my tail ripped in a single line as the tail was empty and fell in on itself the pressure ripped down the sides like a knife, and the ankle ended up not being able to pass my feet while one was in there so I've scrapped it, because throwing it away isn't an option.
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So I hope this works! I've been trying to update this for a while but can't find the right cropping app for my pic size.
Extended tail is nearest to complete then ever! I WILL swim in it this summer!
Extension and fluke are connected, working on the thickness at the moment.
Below are links to Pinterest board that I use to collect all my fishy inspiration, I posted the pictures of the tail on there because I can't post them directly here.
Thanks guys for all the advice over the years this place is like an Emerald Tablet
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Whoa!! That's awesome! I believe in your ability to finish this and swim this summer!! You've got this :P
looks great so far
If you look close u can see the shape of my feet in the foot pocket.
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Yaaass!! I can’t wait for you to finish this! It looks awesome!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Marinus Mortimer
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It’s happening guys!
I’m almost done!
First test swim tomorrow before I add the scales and fins, at this stage I can still do editing if I need to so taking her out to the river tomorrow and seeing how it swims. Here are some progress pics of the tail and of the tail while I have it on, to show the “””heel-less” effect i achieved.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...74777707cc.jpg
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Tail by itself
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Tail has no heels
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Ps the excess neoprene is not intended to be es raro fins it’s the tail is just unfinished but we all know that lol.
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I hope it works for you. Looks like you've put a lot of time into it.
Awesome! I can't wait to see it in the water!
Not sure if I can up load video here but I will try.
Point is the tail works PERFECTLY as seen in the video now to add the finishing touches....
This “SLOW EXTENDED TAIL MAKIMG JOURNEY” is almost at a close. These last few years have thought me a great deal and I hope that of us here from the beginning learned just as much as I by reading my updates!
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Can’t upload the video so I’ll upload it to my YouTube channel and then share link here in my next post.
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If you ever make extended tails and sell them, I'd probably be your first customer!
[emoji7][emoji7][emoji817] i would be honored to make it [emoji3590]Quote:
Originally Posted by The Water Phoenix
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looks awesome. Can't wait to see the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX69...&feature=share hopefully I did it right and this link works
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Looks like it works well.
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Doesn’t just look like it it WORKS PERFECT.Quote:
Originally Posted by K Swim
It’s the best extended tail I’ve seen since H2O and Mako tails. And not just because I made it [emoji23] well maby a little. But it will be proven once it’s finished and it surpasses even the mako tails. And that is the ultimate truth.
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Wow!!! It's swimmable and works great! I can't wait to see more footage of it--looks like it moves rather smoothly. Do you feel fast?
At the end of the test video I did a little sprint towards the cámara and acted like I ate it . That’s fast I’m not sure if u can tell the distance between my starting point and the rocks but if you watch the footage again you can see the speed and that wasn’t me going all out I was just testing how I can turn and how it feels.Quote:
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It swims great and I found that after 3 kicks in a straight line I gain lots of speed. I also noticed it shortened my breath hold just a bit but I can attribute that to the fact that I had to hike to get to the river with this really heavy tail [emoji23]
The extension does most of the work then I’m kicking downwards because the angle I made it is counter so the silicone always wants to go back to its resting place thus pushing the water while I’m kicking so the tail helps me swim two but that bounce back I just mentioned i noticed when doing strong kicks that cause the tail to bent then it bounced back to original shape to bend and bounce back. Idk if this explanation makes sense but it’s how I visualized it.
I am now in the process of finishing 2 commission tails and tops. But I work on my tail in between, soon I’ll have underwater videos and pictures for everyone with the finished tail cause it’s just neoprene for now lol [emoji23].
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Almost all scales are on now I va start painting this bad boy!
This thread still lives!
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