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Try tape maybe?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dancing Fish
Wow, your tail is absolutely gorgeous! Amazing job!!
For cat hair I wash mine in the bathtub with water and dish soap, scrubbing gently with a nail brush. Most of the cat hair floats I've found!
Don't use tape!! The adhesive in the tape could potentially inhibit the curing of any more silicone you try to add (this has happened to me with duct tape).
Blue Dawn dish soap (thanks Pearlie for that tip!) is the best thing to wash your tail with. I've gotten glitter on my tail before too, and I had to wash it with soap and scrub gently with a washcloth. Fuck glitter >:(
This tail looks amazing!
Well, most of the glitter came off with water and a washcloth. Whew! Inner and outer slime coat is done, and now it's a LOT heavier! Overall I did an ok job, but there are a couple of big obvious globs and drips here and there. I tried trimming some, but gave up. From three feet away I only see them when the light hits those particular scales. Fluke attachment tomorrow, then it's swim time! I want to see how bad the top gaps before I mess with it.
Rowan has already started pestering me for her next tail. Lol! She's picked out her color scheme: green and purple! My favorite colors!
Green and purple (purple first, always!) is my fave combo!
As for glitter and cat hair, lots of suds and a bath puff, have someone holds it up while you rinse it from the waist down. Don't try to avoid cat hair, it's a losing battle. Accept defeat now.
As for the globs, remember what my mom says..."couldn't see it from a galloping horse!"
I've found eensy weensy nail scissors (cuticle scissors? I dunno, someone gave them to me) to be very useful for trimming tiny bits of extra silicone.
Oooh, those are a fab idea. Would you bother trying to fix a spot if you had a large (quarter-sized) flat glob? Or just shrug and leave it? :) I've managed to trim off most of the sites where it made an obvious 3D drip mark.
I'd leave it, if it's flat. I trim drops off all the time with a small pair of embroidery scissors (they look like mini haircutting scissors).
I'd probably trim it off, personally, but I am 1. anal :P and 2. the tiny little critters I make are small enough that I kinda have to be anal about the tiny details. Might not be such a big deal with a tail if it's not super obvious. You could try shaving it off with a wide flat super-sharp razor blade, then do a thin clear coat over it again, that's probably what I'd try.
So there's probably an easy way to attach a flat fluke to a cylindrical ankle hole... but I haven't discovered it yet. Tomorrow I will either find that the dorsal side is beautifully attached, or I will find that I have spent six months creating a very elaborate silicone thneed. Hoping for the former!!
If all goes well I might get to try it this week! Eeeeeeeeee!!!!
oh, and I decided to leave the splotches for now. meh. Will call 'em beauty marks. ;)
ZOMG. It's DONE. :phew::fallover::cheerleader::cheerleader:
i could fuss with the waistline a bit more but as of this moment it's complete.
And of course I got nailed with a cold, so not sure when I can test it...just my luck! I'm too exhausted and feverish to try it on!
I also started a top...and found that the cups have shrunk from the beads. Now it's too small! Argh. But compared to the rest of this project, beaded bras are easy so I'll just pull it apart and try again with a bigger cup size. All those years of belly dance costuming are coming in handy!
:yay:
Feel better!
Attachment 31543 This tail is so 20% cooler!
Gah. Last night my sinuses were so tender that I dreamed I was having accupuncture on my face. Today it's camping out in my ears and working into my lungs. And it's gorgeously sunny today, too, a perfect day for swimming. Argh! Summer colds are The Worst.
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Oh dear, I hope you feel better soon!
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Pics! Pics! Pics!!!
I'm still wearing it as I post this. I don't want to take it off! I'm a freakin' mermaid on Christmas Day!! Someone draw me a bath, quick!
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imma bask in this moment for awhile before I start talking about stuff that needs fixin'....
Although is there a tailmaker out there whose first silicone tail did NOT have a gapping waist?!
That looks amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing! :eyepop:
Oh my gosh, it's so gorgeous! You've done an amazing job!! I hope you feel better soon so you can go for a swim!
oh my god it's too much for my virgin eyes
Dancing fish that looks fantastic! The unmitigated glee in that first pic just makes me smile!!!!!!!!
Fabulous!!!!
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I WANT TO CRY AT THE BEAUTY :jawdrop:
Absolutely gorgeous. And those colours are perfect for you. You've done such a great job! Can't wait to see how it swims.
It looks great!
This tail is such an achievement. I love everything about it, especially the proportions, the large primordial-looking scales, and the color scheme. Just gorgeous.
Thanks so much everyone!!! :blush:
So how does one avoid the ugly ankle crease? I suppose it's inevitable, but on mine it's pretty bad unless toes are perfectly pointed. Attachment 31579
Also, I'm not sure I'll be able to adjust the monofin straps after all. Eek! Hopefully I'll still get good propulsion since my toes are still secured, but I don't like the feeling of my heels slipping off the board. Hmmm. Feeling much better today so we might get to try it out...but I really need to get serious about planning our vacation starting this weekend! I'm just excited that I got this project done before hand.
Absolutely one of the coolest tails I've ever seen!
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Omgaaaaawd!!!! :swoon:
Ankle wrinkles are always pretty bad unless your toes are pointed.
My finfolk does exactly the same thing your lovely tail does.
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YOUR TAIL IS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!! It looks so great! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!Quote:
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Me! (humblebrag)Quote:
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Oh my scales! That is beautiful!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dancing Fish
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So beautiful! The large scales are so fantastic! :D
You look amazing!!
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is magic !! is a real gold fish !! :)
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Camping for two weeks in the woods, not allowed to swim in the lake... What's a mermaid to do? Work on her top, of course! We're packing it all up this weekend...hoping to try out the tail this Sunday. Woot!
I am in love with that top!!!
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Wow, your tail turned out spectacular!!
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It worked! Swims beautifully! As suspected I need to tighten up the waist, though. :)
Got lots of compliments, but I don't think anyone believed I made it myself. Hell, *I* still can't believe it.
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