The MerNation Thread

[Chrissy]

Love the colors and design on that tail!! I am about to get with them after the start of the new year and we are working on a new fluke shape that will be super pretty!!!

[Mermaid Neri Elvina]

Love the colors and design on that tail!! I am about to get with them after the start of the new year and we are working on a new fluke shape that will be super pretty!!!

A new fluke shape!! Ooh I'm excited!

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[Mermaid Martha]

Ooooo a new fluke shape? That sounds exciting! Are you getting a new tail? Sorry lots of questions

[SeaVixen]

Posted my latest updates on my Facebook and instagram! It's looking amazing guys!!!!!!

[SeaVixen]

It's all done and has been shipped today. I should have it by Monday eeeeeppppp! It is breathtakingly gorgeous! They also sprayed a clear coat of silicone on it to seal the paint job. They really did an amazing job on it. Its a dream

[SeaVixen]

Ooooo a new fluke shape? That sounds exciting! Are you getting a new tail? Sorry lots of questions

Yeah she's ordering another design from mernation she said with spots and heel fins and different colors along with a new fluke shape. It'll be interesting to see what design she has in mind but mernation is definitely the way to go!

[Vrindavana Starfish]

Very beautiful SeaVixen!

I heard back right away about the silicone light tail. The fabric is a thick spandex, not neoprene, which I was happy about. The mono fin is similar to a finis wave or rapid. It's made of Lexan and can rollup on itself to fit into a bag, but doesn't lose its shape.
Pricing:
"The body of the tail is able to be fully customized, just like our other silicone tails. This is why we are pretty sure we will be charging the same as other tails, $2500. The fluke actually takes more time and materials to make than a regular silicone fluke, so the cost and time for us is the same. With that in mind, custom colors/gradients are included in the price. Additional sets of fins are $100 and a dorsal is $250."

There was more, but it pertains to my specific tail design, so I thought I'd share what I found out that others might find useful. The tail is still in prototype stage.

[SeaVixen]

Very beautiful SeaVixen!

I heard back right away about the silicone light tail. The fabric is a thick spandex, not neoprene, which I was happy about. The mono fin is similar to a finis wave or rapid. It's made of Lexan and can rollup on itself to fit into a bag, but doesn't lose its shape.
Pricing:
"The body of the tail is able to be fully customized, just like our other silicone tails. This is why we are pretty sure we will be charging the same as other tails, $2500. The fluke actually takes more time and materials to make than a regular silicone fluke, so the cost and time for us is the same. With that in mind, custom colors/gradients are included in the price. Additional sets of fins are $100 and a dorsal is $250."

There was more, but it pertains to my specific tail design, so I thought I'd share what I found out that others might find useful. The tail is still in prototype stage.

I would just go for the full silicone $2500 if it were me. That's actually what I did lol. I can't wait for it to get here. It was supposed to come today but it didn't so now I'm anxious. I don't know where it is :S the tracking number is invalid. I had a dentist appointment today and came home immediately and beat the mail lady to my house and waited but she was empty handed

[SeaVixen]

For those who don't know yet.......MY TAIL CAME TODAY!!!!! EEEEPPPPP!!!!!

[Mer-Crazy]

Unboxing video?!

[SeaVixen]

Unboxing video?!

Yeah but editing is very necessary and slow upload speed so I'll have to go to Starbucks or something. I'm working on it.

[Gingersnaps]

For those who don't know yet.......MY TAIL CAME TODAY!!!!! EEEEPPPPP!!!!!

YAY!! OHH Is it the one they posted on facebook? Congrats!

[SeaVixen]

YAY!! OHH Is it the one they posted on facebook? Congrats!

No the one they posted recently on Facebook was done a few weeks before mine I do believe. They haven't posted my tail pictures on Facebook yet but I'm sure they will once they get to it. They have posted a few on instagram however. I have a Facebook page and instagram as well where I posted the update photos I got and I also posted a few photos of me in the tail. I'm working on the unboxing video right now. Computer is slow at uploading videos into the editor because they are HD video clips. Then once I'm done editing and they video is ready I'll have to go to a coffee shop or something to upload it because my Internet won't let me upload to youtube because of how slow it is sadly. It'll be a little while before it's up. I'm working on it though

[Mermaid Saoirse]

Congrats on getting your tail!! I'll be eagerly awaiting the unboxing video! The dorsal fin and heel fins no doubt look amazing in person <3

As for development on my future tail- I began dialogue with Mernation via e-mail on Monday. I've been able to confirm how much my tail will cost + shipping as well as a little surprise- I am in fact going to be purchasing a scale top from them! For all my fellow freshwater mers you will probably love to hear that they will be doing custom lily pad sculpt details! No doubt they'll have them available for any customer once they've finished my top. I think this might be the first silicone freshwater option by a tailmaking company? I'm unsure.

Here's a small concept of what I'm looking at- including my tail color scheme!

[Yulia]

Ooooh, cute! The black and green looks good together.

[Chrissy]

love the fresh water design!!!

[Seraphina Suds]

Has anyone ordered one of the $1200 silicone tails? I'm curious about how well they hold up. I was considering getting one and adding paint details myself

[SeaVixen]

Congrats on getting your tail!! I'll be eagerly awaiting the unboxing video! The dorsal fin and heel fins no doubt look amazing in person <3

As for development on my future tail- I began dialogue with Mernation via e-mail on Monday. I've been able to confirm how much my tail will cost + shipping as well as a little surprise- I am in fact going to be purchasing a scale top from them! For all my fellow freshwater mers you will probably love to hear that they will be doing custom lily pad sculpt details! No doubt they'll have them available for any customer once they've finished my top. I think this might be the first silicone freshwater option by a tailmaking company? I'm unsure.

Here's a small concept of what I'm looking at- including my tail color scheme!

That design looks great! The video is still saving. It's at 72% after 2 hours of waiting lol. Super slow. I cut quite a bit of rambling out and left all the things I believe everyone is interested in seeing. I did close ups and showed all the details including the seam and inside and the drain holes and various other things. I talked about some things and then the actual unboxing itself of course. I was able to cut out 10 minutes of unnecessary rambling lol. This is my first video and definitely the first video being edited so I did my best lol. Hopefully it'll be enjoyable for you guys

[Mer-Crazy]

Congrats on getting your tail!! I'll be eagerly awaiting the unboxing video! The dorsal fin and heel fins no doubt look amazing in person <3

As for development on my future tail- I began dialogue with Mernation via e-mail on Monday. I've been able to confirm how much my tail will cost + shipping as well as a little surprise- I am in fact going to be purchasing a scale top from them! For all my fellow freshwater mers you will probably love to hear that they will be doing custom lily pad sculpt details! No doubt they'll have them available for any customer once they've finished my top. I think this might be the first silicone freshwater option by a tailmaking company? I'm unsure.

Here's a small concept of what I'm looking at- including my tail color scheme!

Merbellas did a lilly pad top last year when she made her Koi tail

[SeaVixen]

I thought I would insert some of the different designs I did while designing my tail. Just want to see what you guys thought of the others.