Silicone dolphin tail

[Mermaid Melanie]

Hey guys - PearlieMae suggested I share my new mono fin on this thread its pretty mammal ! Im in love with it and can't wait to try it out tomorrow !

[PearlieMae]

That would make such a perfect dolphin tail!

[Gem Stone]

Where did you get it? it looks neat!

[Echidna]

That would make such a perfect dolphin tail!

Not really, a dolphin's fluke is much less broad, it's almost sickle-shaped- very much like the Lunocet.

With that cut monofin up there I don't see a difference to most monofins used by mers and tailmakers, it's a normal monofin with a cut-out.

[Echidna]

just to compare.

[Merman Arion]

Not really, a dolphin's fluke is much less broad, it's almost sickle-shaped- very much like the Lunocet.

With that cut monofin up there I don't see a difference to most monofins used by mers and tailmakers, it's a normal monofin with a cut-out.

Sometimes, Caltuna, I would say that you're negative...


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[SeaNymph]

Anatomically, Caltuna is right. This monofin has to be cut again a little to be really dolphin-like ;-)

[New York Mermaid]

My friend JV made a smooth orca tail, a while back before getting the new one made, I know quote a few mers on here that want to make or in process of making a cetacean tail. Im planning on one myself. I personally believe the closest fin specially to a dolphin fluke you can get is a dol-fin monofin http://www.dol-fin.net/products.html

[Mermaid Melanie]

Just making clear Im not making a cetacean tail ...just thought it had a bit of mammal in it - and yeah very negative tones there caltuna glass half empty much?

Gem Stone - its a custom made special fins mono fin - they make the foot pockets to your exact size and custom cut the fluke shape also very happy with it going for a swim very soon with it to try it out

[spottedcatfish]

Just making clear Im not making a cetacean tail ...just thought it had a bit of mammal in it - and yeah very negative tones there caltuna glass half empty much?

Gem Stone - its a custom made special fins mono fin - they make the foot pockets to your exact size and custom cut the fluke shape also very happy with it going for a swim very soon with it to try it out

I didn't know they cut the monofin too! Yes to achieve an actual dolphin fluke more molding is necessary, but it would weigh down the fluke... Probably best for a competitor stiffness in a monofin.

[Mermaid Danielle]

My friend JV made a smooth orca tail, a while back before getting the new one made, I know quote a few mers on here that want to make or in process of making a cetacean tail. Im planning on one myself. I personally believe the closest fin specially to a dolphin fluke you can get is a dol-fin monofin http://www.dol-fin.net/products.html

This fin is awesome! I absolutely love it!

[Gem Stone]

OK, so I've been working on an actual dolphin shaped monofin lately. the prototype worked wonderfully until I slapped the concrete wall and broke it. currently working on a better version, but the propulsion was great. I'm making this for my friend, who wanted a dolphin shaped fluke in her tail. pics will come eventually when I get the monofin built and in the tail. but it is shaped like a dolphin tail, and it does give me good propulsion given how small the first one was. the second one will be bigger. and when pictures come, I must warn, the foot pocket is made of colored Duct Tape, so be prepared

[lynsea]

Melanie, where did you get that monofin?! It's the perfect shape!

[MysticMerman]

I was thinking about doing similar for my shark inspired tails. Maybe using sand paper or something like that for a rough but barely noticeable texture... I'm having my first silicone made though. I'll eventually start making my own as I gain experience and knowledge in tail design. (It's just an expensive project to mess up on, needless to say)

[jazz2453]

I just found out something! The mertailor whale tail is actually silicone!

[PearlieMae]

I don't think Caltuna is being negative, she is being precise. It's not easy to interpret inflection from strictly text, something I think we need to remember.

[Talia]

just to compare.

Actually, if you'll forgive me, dolphins (at least bottlenose dolphins) have a "general" shape for their tails, but as human hands, each dolphin has its own fluke shape. Some are narrower, some are wider, some don't have the middle dent very deep, like in the picture.

I worked with 5 dolphins long ago, and you could tell which one was just by the shape of their fluke. The more characteristic one was the one of the male, which was kind of serrated in on of the sides (not made like that by an accident), and the two fluke sides kind of mounted over one another in the middle. I have never seen a fluke like that in any other Tursiops.

Regarding Eric's tail, I wonder why they wanted to give the tail a "grainy" texture. After all, marine mammals are wonderfully smooth...

[jazz2453]

Maybe it was a hump back whale, you know how they have those bumps and kind of texture. Who knows...

[Mermaid Wesley]

This is a really old thread but I just had to pop in and say wow! I loved Erics whale tail and I never though about how it was made! Sounds intense!