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    Quote Originally Posted by Marinus Mortimer View Post
    Yes I understand that out side the water the tail will be quite heavy but about 30% of the thickness in some areas will be neoprene which will help me in the water. In that area when the fluke begins the extension and monofin become one and also all of the lexan extension will be covered in a layer of neoprene which will help fill up a portion.

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    Ok, I understand what you mean as my tail will be made similar with the neoprene in those areas. what i'm referring to is the extension itself, in the regard it will be able to hold the weight.

    Can someone please get me back to the ocean before I suffocate... I need the water......





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    Itching for more! Cant wait to see you get started casting your amazing designs! They look awesome in clay, I cant wait to see them in silicone
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    Merman Marinus SLOW Extended Tail Project

    Quote Originally Posted by Trident True View Post
    Ok, I understand what you mean as my tail will be made similar with the neoprene in those areas. what i'm referring to is the extension itself, in the regard it will be able to hold the weight.
    The extension piece will be made from lexan "polycarbonate" sheets I whent to Home Depot and tested the sheet I'm buying it flexes almost folding on itself without whitening or braking, plus the lexan would never flex in that manner in side of the tail therefore I find it highly unlikely to shatter or brake under the pressure.


    Thanks Rett I'm stoked to start casting myself!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Marinus Mortimer View Post
    The extension piece will be made from lexan "polycarbonate" sheets I whent to Home Depot and tested the sheet I'm buying it flexes almost folding on itself without whitening or braking, plus the lexan would never flex in the manner in side of the tail therefore I find it highly unlikely to shatter or brake under the pressure.


    Thanks Rett I'm stoked to start casting myself!


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    good to hear you have it sorted.

    Can someone please get me back to the ocean before I suffocate... I need the water......





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    Quote Originally Posted by Trident True View Post
    good to hear you have it sorted.
    Yeah I've thought and planed this for a few years even while hatching you and some lady make y'all extended tails prototypes I've learned a lot from you thanks nbs...


    Ready for molding first half totally in love with it ❤️


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    Done and now bout to pour the plaster but I needed to snap a pic of the cute clay wall that took me 45 minutes to carefully build around the sculpt without damage.


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    Tings are coming along well. its going to look epic once the entire tail is complete.

    Can someone please get me back to the ocean before I suffocate... I need the water......





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    Quote Originally Posted by Trident True View Post
    Tings are coming along well. its going to look epic once the entire tail is complete.
    I know right it'll be epic I can't wait to swim in it and take many pictures to share how awesome it act is!


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    I will finish the second dorsal half today so that I can focus solely on fluke sculpting and perfecting it it'll be my best creation yet I can feel it.


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    Merman Marinus SLOW Extended Tail Project

    Also for those of y'all who haven't found out yet I'm getting a Mazu Tail! I'm getting it because I'll need something to swim with this summe while I work on my tail which won't be finished until after summers over I'm sure of that that's why I gave up on having a deadline I realize I won't slack on this but it is a very ambitious process and berry time consuming that said I decided to get a tail from her one because her tails are amazing and affordable also she has been so great to work with and has understood my needs in the design I love what she came up with inspired by an African chiclid because it'll be mostly used for river swimming so I based it of a fresh water fish


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    Edit .. the fluke and fin style are going to be different i also got a custom fluke shape so it won't be like another tail she's made previously
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    Ahhh! Cant wait to see how the mould turns out! The detail you added looks amazing!

    Love the design of the Mazu tail
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    That dorsal fin is wicked cool. I love the detail work on it.
    Looking fantastic so far!

    ~Kaylin

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    Update: finished molding the dorsal sculpts, taking a break for today tomorrow diving full on to fluke sculpt frenzy!

    Edit: forgot to post the pic of the second plaster dorsal mold, so here it is...
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    Quote Originally Posted by KaylinSilvermerr View Post
    That dorsal fin is wicked cool. I love the detail work on it.
    Looking fantastic so far!

    ~Kaylin
    Thanks Lynn ❤️��

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    I can't wait to see the whole tail completed. I'm glad you were able to fix footprint. Everything looks great so far!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Khaleesi Daenerys View Post
    I can't wait to see the whole tail completed. I'm glad you were able to fix footprint. Everything looks great so far!
    Thanks Khaleesi!

    Well i guess some people have been sneaking into my apartment and staling food supply's we know who it is so my mom and i have taken precautions to boobytrap the house that way we know if people came in. I tell yall this because this bitch stole my sandwich bags and the peace i was using to add detail to my sculpts, i can work without it but using that method made a great difference in the overall look of the membrane lines or what goes in between the spikes now i gotta wait to get more of those bags in order to finish my fluke. I wont post pics cause its nothing that you guys haven't seen already but this gives me more time to meticulously check and fix any imperfections and smooth everything even more so hopefully by the end of the first week in may ill have finished my fluke...


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    Wow that's crazy, I'm so looking forward to seeing that finished fluke!!

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    I may endup doing the fluke without the plastic method but id be sacrificing some smoothness in the overall results


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    Aw thats terrible! I am so sorry! I hope you get things sorted out!
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    My mom i the best! She knew i needed the sandwich bags to sculpt and alcohol so she came home today and gave me them im super excited to start sculpting again.
    Thanks god for my wonderful mom.


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