Finfolk Productions: anyone ordered a tail from them? I just did!

My tail supposedly might arrive today. I'm trying to be excited, but at the same time I'm not sure if it will for sure be here today and I don't want to get my hopes up. I've been told different answers on wither UPS delivers on Saturday's. :/ If they do deliver then it should be here soon, yay!

Cora, I am so incredibly jealous of you! I volunteered at Reef HQ for like two years when I lived in Townsville (went to JCU) and I would have LOVED to mermaid there! But that was before I got my tail, and now I live in the US again :( How did you manage to score that gig? Do you work for Reef HQ/GBRMPA?

Oh my god really!! I actually wondered if that had happened somehow since I still have Julie on Facebook. And I would have totally done exactly the same thing if I was still in Tville!! Aw man. I would have definitely applied for a job at Reef HQ too, but stoopid GRBMPA only hires Australian citizens :P Well, at least my husband is Australian so if we ever move back there I will definitely be applying for citizenship, and THEN I would apply at Reef HQ!! :P

Anyway enjoy, you get to swim in the largest coral reef tank in the world :)

DEFINITELY bringing my tail next time I visit!!! So many amazing places to swim!

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Originally Posted by Mermaid Melaina

That's a beautiful design, Rebecca! You might find it hard to swim in, though, having a separated fluke like that. It's the middle section of the fin, the part you've removed, that gives you the most propulsion.

But if you're after beauty rather than speed, then you don't have to worry about propulsion :) just as long as you realise it might be difficult to go very far underwater in one breath. You don't want to get to the bottom and run out of breath, and not be able to get back to the top fast enough!


I have the same foot size as you, and I was worried the competitor in my tail would be too big (even the smallest size, a medium, is meant to fit a 7.5 - 9) but I found that wearing neoprene booties really helped. You might even find that you have to wear booties to stop blisters, in which case you need a larger monofin anyway.

If you live near any other mers, you might be able to meet up and try out their monofins. Worth investigating :)

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Thanks for that Melaina, Good to know back to the sketching pad to make that work as I do want propulsion in the water to go deep and make it back to teh surface! Much appreciated Thanks :) And good to know about the booties with the medium fins! Thanks a ton! Really is appreciated.

This is the changed design thanks for the info about that!

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hope this works better? Thanks for the advice!

Thanks cora wanted something dragon inspired in a mermaid tail since I love fantasy and dragon spikes look so awesome in my opinion lol! now to save the money for it to be made :) And in the meantime get a pair of booties and a flipper to practice swimming in :) Glad you like it I love the design I did above!

Going to play around with some other designs in the meantime whilst saving too as there are some beautiful jelyfish etc out there too! Just for fun and to fil in time whilst waiting lol but I really do love the design above!

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Originally Posted by Mermaid Rebecca

hope this works better? Thanks for the advice!

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Yup that looks like it'd work much better :thumbs-up: and still looks lovely! I love that it looks like giant scales.

*waves* Hi Cora! Nice to see you on the network!

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Originally Posted by Mermaid Melaina

Yup that looks like it'd work much better :thumbs-up: and still looks lovely! I love that it looks like giant scales.

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Thanks doesn't look totally how I want it as for the fins I want dark blue outline with some dark blue stripes along with bright blue stripes dark green stripes, emerald green stripes and turquoise and white stripes in between for contrast with the bodice on the fins! I also want dark green/blue shading along the very bottom of the fluke with the same streaks as the fins going top to bottom or basically following the different fin shapes. I figured better to keep the waist simple with individual scales and bright blue scale tipping with turquoise and white shading for the bodice (basically a light blue to contrast against the greens etc in the fins but to keep the fins tying in I would like some of the same colors from the bodice in the fins!

Was also thinking maybe some very small white spots on the fins but will see as I am not sure if that will be too much when the time comes but will see hehe.

Thanks glad it is alot better and I didn't think of that with large scales but you are right lol and at least it sticks with the dragon theme of the tail lol :P

Thanks again for the advice

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Originally Posted by Cora

Here's another quick vid showing the pretty trailing edges :) I never had an unboxing video or anything like that. This is the first time I've put out footage. I hope to have video of the second finfolk that the company I work for owns though I don't know when that will be.

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Cora these videos are absolutely breathtaking! I adore your tail and have always craved to see it in action a bit more and now I have!
I also absolutely love your profile pic :)

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Originally Posted by Cora

Thanks Jess. I love that pic too. It looks mysterious I think ;) I've been around in here for a while but do more reading than commenting :)

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That design is incredible. I hope we see it made soon!

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I got my tail today!! :D :dance:

That's gorgeous!!! Also, your hair looks amazing with it!

That's so exciting! It looks incredible!

You look amazing dear !!!!! your tail I'm so jealous of beautiful blue. All the mer happniess to you :)

So lovely, and I adore the colors.

Its beautiful!! How excited are you to take it for a swim?! :D

Thank Q everyone! :D
Sadly, after finally managing to do an unboxing video, the sound did not record! >< So frustrated!

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Originally Posted by Gingersnaps

Its beautiful!! How excited are you to take it for a swim?! :D

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Oh my gosh, BEYOND excited! :D It is a tad big for me in the hips, but I'm hoping the water will suction it to me a bit better. There's an indoor pool here, they let me swim with my fabric tail before a few years ago. I'm hoping a silicone one won't be any different to them. :)

It looks beautiful, you make one pretty mermaid <3
And yeah.. the hair! So pretty *___*

Woooow!

Girl, you are so beautiful you could make me swing side. You are a stunning mermaid :D