Merbellas Thread

[Mermaid Riia]

@Ariel Starfish- I didn't send it out to Raven because it would cost about as much as the tail did to ship it back and forth. I sent her an email explaining the damage but never got a reply so I looked through the forum/Internet about how to patch it up and did it myself. Right now I'm focusing on practicing with a monofin I got for Christmas though so I can swim in the tail correctly.

I'm sorry :/
what happened to your tail? And what kind of damage you have? Maybe someone from the forum can help you fix it

[Mer-Crazy]

I'm sorry :/
what happened to your tail? And what kind of damage you have? Maybe someone from the forum can help you fix it

There was an incident involving a photo shoot, a boat and some rocks covered in oysters. The tail saved my butt, quite literally but suffered some damage to the silicone as a result. I've fixed it up already though, I bought some dragon-skin and put it in the cuts, so it's a lot better now.

[Elle]

Yay Mechanic! I'm so glad the tail is going to a good home!!
Selene, That sucks. I'm glad you worked out how to fix it!

[Mermaid Riia]

There was an incident involving a photo shoot, a boat and some rocks covered in oysters. The tail saved my butt, quite literally but suffered some damage to the silicone as a result. I've fixed it up already though, I bought some dragon-skin and put it in the cuts, so it's a lot better now.

Yikes :S close call. That's some bad luck there. Good that you and your tail are now ok

[MermaidHyli]

Hey guys I finally got some footage of me swimming...after 8 months of having my tail..so here it is. I know its super pixely so we're working on fixing it but for now :
Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX5G8O3Xpk0

[MerEmma]

So graceful! Your tail has such a perfect fit on you, too.

[Mermaid Kalliope]

Hey all! Been a while since I've posted....

So, Congrats to MermaidMechanic! You have one awesome tail now!!

And as for the "base price" of the tail, it isn't $4,000 instead it actually is $3,650. Raven said it herself on her page. After I ordered my tail (and probably a few others, too) she did a price adjustment and dropped her performance tail price from $3,000 to $2,600.

So, the tail alone would not have been a "$4,000 tail" as has been stated. and custom fins don't cost extra... just the fins are extra. And there wasn't a custom fluke, just the dragon part on the front, which would probably be extra.

All in all, yeah... wanted to clear that up. :-)

I might have photo shoots soon, but I need to do a temp fix on my fins... I can't afford to ship my tail to Raven yet. :-(

[Ashton]

Congrats mermaidmechanic! I hope to see a flood of photos soon!


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[Mermaid Nerinae]

Oh whoo! Congrats Mechanic!! Happy to see the tail go off to a good home.

As for your video, Kailani, it looks great! I seriously love the flow of your long fins in the water. <3

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[Mermaid Nerinae]

Oh whoo! Congrats Mechanic!! Happy to see the tail go off to a good home.

As for your video, Kailani, it looks great! I seriously love the flow of your long fins in the water. <3

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Oops, meant Hyli, lol! ;;;

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[ShyMer]

I might have photo shoots soon, but I need to do a temp fix on my fins... I can't afford to ship my tail to Raven yet. :-(

Do you have damage already??? I hope you can fix it easily enough on your own

[AniaR]

You can fix em with silicone and pins I reattach mine all the time. Someone ripped my dorsal at nc merfest but its fixed now

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[lynsea]

Mechanic, cannot wait to see photos and video of that thing! Definitely a must to post them here asap!

[Ariel-Starfish]

@Ariel Starfish- I didn't send it out to Raven because it would cost about as much as the tail did to ship it back and forth. I sent her an email explaining the damage but never got a reply so I looked through the forum/Internet about how to patch it up and did it myself. Right now I'm focusing on practicing with a monofin I got for Christmas though so I can swim in the tail correctly.

Good to hear u fixed it. Did the silicone hold to the neoprene as well?

Mermaid Hyli: wauw! Lovely video!! <3

Mermaid Mechanic : congrats on winning the tail!

[Ariel-Starfish]

Oh and something that is on my mind for quite a while, but never asked before: when swimming in my tail, the monifin squeeks everytime i do a 'flap'. Does anyoone eose has this?

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j-qgCjX...ture=c4-feed-u

[Mermaid Lorelei]

@Ariel - You're not alone. Rubber on skin while wet tends to squeak.

[AniaR]

Lol never had that happen!

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[Mermaid_Dominique]

congratulations Mechanic! It really is an amazing tail. Mermaid Hyli you're video is awesome, can't wait to see more .

[Mermaidmechanic]

Thanks all! Also, my current tail squeaks too.

[Sirena The Coral Reef Koi]

Hey has anyone heard from Raven regarding Client tails I've messages here about 4 times over the space a two months and nothing I currently 188days and I haven't seen any pictures! I hope she's not sick!