I am obsessed with the h2o tails and this one looks like it is going to be pretty amazing! I can't wait to see it in its full glory :D Props on the fluke ;)
I am obsessed with the h2o tails and this one looks like it is going to be pretty amazing! I can't wait to see it in its full glory :D Props on the fluke ;)
Wow!!! Fins crossed it all comes together just like you planned!
Omg this is so rad!!! :jawdrop: I wish I had the skills on making my own tails!
Ooh this looks great except I would strongly advise that you test tht foam out in water.
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a update. first off i should of NEVER tried to replicate this tail. its been a total disaster the h20 tail extension ended up collapsing in, so by by tail. ive been spending the last 3 to 4 months on a different approach to the design, I've had to remake a new fluke as the current on was too large for the new tail i designed. AGAIN a total fuck up, but i ended up salvaging it. i created it to look like the hooks tails but truth be told it just didn't work. i had to cut back the extension so there is only about 3 inches but i have full faith that this will work great in the water. the pics will show you what it looks like pretty much the same as the others but only in silicone. the silicone 'skin' is about 1cm but not quiet and when on the body quiet light. the idea of this was to have it tight on the skin. wrong, my mannequin was done up to my specs but its slightly too loose. but i have figured how to make my skeleton body fatter. NEOPRENE suit. Ive had to redo my fins as they were not salvageable from the H20 tail. The fluke is very, very basic it makes me sick to show everyone here. all i have to do now is scale and that's it.
HOOK INSPIRED. DIDN'T WORK
Im sorry you have having trouble, it looks nice in the photos tho.
It does look really cool! I'm curious, are you putting clay directly onto the silicone? Why is that?
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the clay scales are only there to see what they will look like on the final piece. I'm not sticking on clay scales :)
Ohhh ok good I was confused. I think the simple fluke will make this tail really understated and cool. I actually love it. Don't fret!
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The tail looks good! And I love that fluke actually!!
I'm actually rather fond of your fluke, Trident. It looks quite realistic. And the scales are going to look amazing!
Ok UPDATE, UPDATE YAY. I was having some trouble with casting my scales, i was originally using smooth ons colour match BUT i was getting bubbles in between the casting. I tried multiple times to correct it, no go. thank god i only bought a sample kit. I invested in another plastic. Aussie brand. and its works great. NO bubbles and it dries crystal clear. but i add my tints to mine. here is a couple of photos the first is scales casted in macropearl a little lighter than expected. they kinda look like a pale pearly white colour. the other you see is the silver in combo with the pearly whites. im going to add a green to the pattern as it think it will look good. ive got green in my tail but what shade? HMMM.
Are your scales going to be plastic?
So you're doing plastic scales like the literal H2O tails have? I would do some major testing to see how sturdy they are because resin will break really easy (and also pop off). It is my understanding that the actual H2O tails required a TON of upkeep and maintenance.
there is nothing wrong with the plastic, its quiet pliable and will fit the tail fine. i will do a small test, but quiet frankly I don't really care. its taken me too long to do this project. more than others on here, most people know that its H20 inspired, however having silicone scales looks false to me. fish don't have raised scales most a flat along the body.
thanks for your concerns.
Since I decided to plan and create a tail, i never thought that i would have this many problems. I can be very ignorant at times. thinking that things will work out in the end but this has pretty much lead me up the garden path. realistically i should Of never attempted this type of tail. I feel that I'm too armature to do something like this. when i look at people's progress that are attempting their tails for the first time, they never really have any major problems, which is something that I always have had doing this tail. its been nearly 3 years since i started on this project and Im only up to the scaling of the piece. If I new it was going to take this long I would of been happy to hand over many, many coins for someone else to do it for me. I was keeping record of costings but i can clearly say ive spent roughly 2.5K. i personally Enjoy art but think this project has pushed the boundaries to an extent that if any more issues arise, i will simply give up on this project all together. My shed looks like a twister has been through it. So if I do end up giving UP on this Project. I have to apologise to everyone in advance that is watching this thread.
Ok. another set back. originally i was going to do my scales out of a urethane. as you can get a glue that will adhere them to silicone, BUT I kept getting air bubbles in it. then I moved on to another resin. which turns out to be a polyurethane, which is very difficult to adhere, especially to silicone. so using my moulds, I will be casting my scales in silicone. well I don't have a choice really do I, I've done test pieces and they look really good. nice and thin which is what I am after and of COURSE will adhere to silicone. I was using a butter knife to add the silicone to the moulds but it can be quiet dainty so I'm going to try to thin the silicone down and then use a syringe to put the silicone into the scale moulds. My sales are individual and will be glue on individually, all of my plastic scales will be kept to make a large scale sheet for a more simpler tail in the future. Perhaps.
Don't lose heart! I think you might have bitten off a little more than you could chew with this project, especially being a first tail. I, too, have often been guilty of the same, usually on a deadline, too, only to have to settle for less than my original vision. It's no fun.
If you'll pardon the pun, scale back your project and make it a bit more typical swimming tail, get the hang of the materials, swim around for a season...that's when all my best ideas and solutions come to me
Retreat a little, rethink and regroup. Forcing it and impatience are just going to piss you off and ruin your efforts.
As for your scales, I use a plastic artists' palette knife, it's offset blade makes it easier to "butter" in the silicone, otherwise, I just use my finger to spread it around. Use gloves if you are using silicone caulk, the acetic acid is irritating. True, fish don't have raised scales, hydrodynamics would dictate otherwise. But we are merfolk! The stuff of legend! And besides, textured scales add drama!
Don't give up!
Wow this looks incredible!!
OMG. I think you are doing such a great work!!
Scales in silicone silver jacquard pigments. looks more grey than silver, but does have a silvery flick when you look on an angle. the other colours i will be using are macropearl and a dark green. the scales are thin so they lay flat which is something im very happy with. thanks pearliemae of your kind words, and you are right. I did bit of more than i could chew but i have learnt so much along the way. This is more of a positive for me at least ive learnt something. thanks everyone else for your kinds words.