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

**Little_Orca** · 05-15-2014, 04:00 PM

*Squee*

Merbabies!

Don't show my fiance! He will start hinting again!

*hides the picture*

**PearlieMae** · 05-16-2014, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by Theobromine

Hey Meilyn,

I'm guessing they're still working out the kinks in the individual scales to make sure they have their method down pat, sort of thing, before they actually offer it as an upgrade (and figure out the cost of the upgrade). I don't think they've shown it on the official Finfolk page, but I know they're working on a new individually-scaled tail for one of their good friends. I saw it on one of their personal profiles, and while it didn't seem to be a big secret or anything, if Abby, Bryn, or Allie is reading this and doesn't want me to share this info, let me know and I'll take this comment down

That being said, I imagine that with the individual scales you'd have to be a little more careful with cleaning, since they're basically each a little flap of silicone that could trap sand/grit/water underneath. It seems to me that you'd have to just be a little more meticulous about cleaning it, and be careful not to tug too hard on the scales or anything. But I'm not the authority so I'd wait until they're officially offering that as an upgrade.

I think I may have missed something...Finfolk is doing individual scales?

I can tell you from my own technique with building a mermaid tail with individual scales is that there is no flap. The scales are sealed down to each other with more silicone - like you would butter a piece of bread - and it becomes a single unit. Mine is built on a powermesh foundation and the rest of the tail is a solid silicone unit. You would clean it just like any other tail.

Now, if they ARE doing individual scales and leaving them so they will flap, it will compromise the structure of the tail and it could be very fragile.

Does anyone have a picture of these individual scales?

**Mermaid Jessica Pearl** · 05-16-2014, 11:09 AM

Oh my goodness amelia! We may never have the money again but baby finfolk tails! I would go to town on a photoshoot with them!

**PhaylennMurúch** · 05-16-2014, 09:44 PM

now I know what I'm doing with my fabric remnants, my twins need tails too! The 6 year old is earning a tail through homeschooling accomplishments, he is absolutely obsessed with mers (it rubbed off from me) and the 4 year olds have been rumbling for their own tails but they can't swim yet
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**Mermaid Jessica Pearl** · 05-16-2014, 10:32 PM

I had assumed that people had been confused by the photo announcing something new in the works (it looked like individual scales, but could have been just a general hint at something that was being worked on and wasn't photograph able yet) and that that photo ended up refering to the new more pointed scales.

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**Merman Arion** · 05-17-2014, 05:16 AM

I got an update from the girls last night :

Hey Alex! So your whole tail is put together and its ready to be painted and all of your colors are mixed. Unfortunately, we dont have any pictures at the moment and we're out of the studio tonight and tomorrow because we're celebrating Allie's birthday. We'll be able to chat with you about last minute design notes today and tomorrow if you like, and then we'll be ready to paint it on sunday.
The plan is to have it shipped by Monday.

Sooo no progress pictures yet but I'm very excited! By Monday, my tail will be shipped!!! Wowza!