Taken from my cell phone but will have the professional pictures in a bout a week!
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Taken from my cell phone but will have the professional pictures in a bout a week!
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Wow, Kakarotte, I love the parrotfish tail! I'm green with envy... parrotfish are perhaps some of the most beautiful fish in the sea, and Mermaid Shelly is going all out with your tail.
MermaidHyli, your tail is also lovely... the fluke style is especially cool, and your pose and the scales' gleam comes across beautifully for a cell phone picture.
I absolutely love your merbellas take Hyli! And that is gonna be an awesome tail Kakarotte!
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realized I've never shown off pictures of my tail. It's black spandex with a black sequin mesh over the top. Makes me very sparkly.
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Not the greatest shot, but it was late and we were at an indoor pool. Onto the next project: a Mer-binder to wear for a top. :d
Ooh how gorgeous!
That's really awesome, exdraghunt. How did you get the fluke to look like that?
It looks amazing! :D And I'm loving Jake xD
Everyone's tails look so amazing! Here is the first tail I ever made. I think I made it back in 2006 when I was in high school but I recently found it in the back of my closet and put it on for this photo. I made it out of my grandmother's spandex pant leg because both of my legs could fit into one, and the fluke is painted vinyl. I swam in it though it doesn't propel me at all due to no monofin. Back then I had no idea about tailmaking and just went for it, so to keep the fluke rigid I had inserted pieces of a cut up wire hanger that would poke me when I wore it. This photo is probably from the last time it will ever be worn as I'm in the process of getting ready to make my first silicone tail. I'm also making a new fabric tail with a monofin that will look similar to this one so I have a tail to swim in while I'm working on the silicone tail.
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@ Kakarotte ------> WOW I love the colors! This tail will be amazing in the water! WOOO HOOO! https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/e/B0C!!!!!
Mermaid Marla
That black sequin mesh is just amazing sparkles... Where did you buy it? Do you remember how much it was? I saw similar one way stretch with dangley sequins on it on sale at Joann Fabrics for $50.00 US per yard.... yikes!!!! and that was on sale! Would you share?Quote:
Originally Posted by exdraghunt
This is so pretty and I love the water reflecting too, it's not a bad pix for low lit pools! You did well!
(((Hugz))) and Bubble https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/e/B0C'z
Mermaid Marla
@Photine: Well, the color is just paint on spandex. for the shape, the fluke is actually two swim fins taped together with some thin plastic extensions to either side. (I make everything on the cheap because I'm a poor art student)
@MerMarla: I bought it at JoAnn actually! It's probably the same stuff you saw, but it was on sale for 40% off and I bought the end of the roll. I got 2 and a half yards for $30, still haven't used all of it.
Thanks for the compliments everybody!
First swim in my tail. Had to try it on as soon as I got home! (Which happened to be at night XD... better pics to follow eventually)
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Mech it's gorgeous! <3
Thanks! ^_^ I'm suuuper pleased with Eric's craftsmanship! I mean, even the seams are pretty!!! And my first swim in it felt so natural too. :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtQ36s2oFH0
Looks really fantastic!
I'm happy the tail matches your expectation. :D
Hm yea...while the 3000$-tails of course look the most realistic (how could one not love them?),Quote:
Originally Posted by Merman Chris
I've to say I'm actually even more impressed if someone makes their own tail with "inferior" materials such as fabric,
and if it STILL looks realistic and aquatic then, that person has my highest esteem.
There's much mer-soul to someone who spends months making their tail, whatever the result;
to get a super silicone tail, you just need lots of cash.
That said; I've seen many fintastic non-silicone tails in this thread already.
Diablo and the batman ones are stunning!
If only I had a bit more talent with handicraft lol.
Here's a pic of a bellydance performance, which I did in a magictail (with the monofin taken out)
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If I ever get around to make my own tails, I hope they'll look similar in quality.
This. One thing that has surprised me a little about the community is that, for some mers, super realistic silicone tails that cost the same amount as a weeklong tropical vacation seem to be the end-all, be-all of feeling like they've earned their scales as a mermaid. Like it's needed to feel legit. Some people seem to want one of those to be their first tail, even though that's not recommended. So they're willing to wait years before they even wear a tail and learn to swim in one. I would think it would be super important to get or make a starter tail or two before you spend a few years saving for a 14kg behemoth that you may need a couple other people to put on to begin with. Not that I think there's anything necessarily wrong with that - whatever frosts your cookies. It's sort of a nonthreatening, benign elite in-community custom. Those exist in every community.Quote:
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EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Oh my gosh, Kakarotte!!! ^_^ You're going to look freaking fantastic! :D I can't wait to see it all put together!
Kakarotte that's gonna look SO COOL
Today was just wonderful. This is my second swim in my tail and first with other people and little ones around. This is such a dream come true for me. If I had never found the Mernetwork I never would have thought this was possible. I thank you all SOOOOOOO much!
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Goldie! You're so gorgeous! <3 I love your tail so much!
OMG Thank you ,Thank you! I have never had so much fun in the water! You are such a good, kind friend :)
Soooooo pretty!!!!! I love the material at the end of the fluke. Did you make it yourself?
Amazing tail! And I am loving the hair :D
Goldie your tail looks beautiful!!
I love seeing everyone's work, especially the homemade ones. It's so inspirational.
all the lovely tails :D
I have none to show, but I'm looking through this thread and my goodness! You guys have very lovely fins
Wow Goldie! Those pictures are great. You look awesome in your new tail! :)
How is you Mertailor holding up? It looks beautiful!
I did make it all! The fluke was a pain and i was afraid it was going to look so cha cha but it flow beautifully.
Thank you Soooo much. I'm really happy with how it turned out. I can't wait to get started on another one. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by LittleTreasure
Thank you. It was a lot of work but it was a labor of love for sure.Quote:
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Wow amazing tails everyone :3 I hope to one day show mine ^^
So many different tails and colors <3
I suppose I should add my tails here huh. ;)
Here's my steampunk tail...
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Everything was handmade, even the insides, the rivets and cogs with the exception of the store bought corset, the goggles and the necklace. It's made of micro-suede and a leather type fabric. All hand stitched and my fingers were killing me by the end of it! I'm sure I could swim in it but for obvious reasons, because of the material, I wouldn't chance it.
And here's my modified hoop skirt tail...
http://mernetwork.com/index/attachme...3&d=1371226846
I wanted a tail that I could walk around in since I attend many conventions and events in the New England area and sometimes being immobile isn't an option. I also wanted to be able to change tops around to make different mermaid looks. For instance, purple shell top with red hair....Ariel. This actually got started because people were pestering me to dress up as Ariel. Anyways if I wanted, say a pirate look, I could easily throw on some pirate gear from the waist up plus a hat and I could be a Pirate Mermaid. You get the picture. ;)
Ok so that's it for now. I am working on a few others but nothing really pic worthy just yet.
SIN your tail is so nice. I love your steampunk fin. *_*
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Here is a pic of my newest tail and top
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