PearlieMae's Silicone Tail Journey

[AniaR]

cool Fluke idea!

[Mermaid Syrena]

PearlieMae- I CANNOT wait to see this completed. The scales are absolutely intricate, love 'em. Fit for an empress! *winks*

[Imogen Finnly]

Every one of your posts to this thread gets MORE AND MORE titillating! Urgh! haha I have envy and admiration spilling out of all my pours for you!! I love that you are so open and detailed about your strategy! Thank you for sharing your ideas and talent! wahhh:'3

[Mermaid Kalliope]

Yay for big butts! ^_^

I'm so excited for your tail, Pearlie! It makes me wanna tackle a silicone tail. :3 I've got ideas, but no means at this point in life, plus I've got a silcone on the way. :-P I shall embrace your explorations when I finally take my journey.

[Mermaid Dottie]

Pearlie Mae! Go go go!
Pearlie Mae! Go go go!

[Mermaid Julz]

I said the same thing when I made the ducktap dummy for me and I had even caught it on my video.... ... yeah, i am using latex, but i got some uses in store for it. you never know how big it is till its either photod at the right angle, or you make a mold of it.... lol

[Mermaid Wesley]

super happy for you! keep it up!

[Anahita]

Side tangent: Sketch for my next tail.
Still needs some work.

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OMG You made me choke on my coffee!

[starlite]

OMG i want the same fins they are gorgeous !!! I'm yoour client :-)

[starlite]

Because i was looking for translucent fin with glitter ! Will you sell some ?

[Delphine]

Wow, this is a great thread. PearlieMae, have you tried doing the scale mold in silicone or latex? Maybe even resin? They'd be more durable (no crumbles!) than plaster, hydrocal etc. With some mold release, & your tail-making room I think it'll work.

My Dragon Skin fluke is very thick (aim for a little thinner than mine, lol, it's the heaviest part of my whole tail!) about 1/2"? And 3ft long.... ^__^"

You may wanna check out my thread from my Project Delphine. Apparently, our processes are very similiar. Cool. Wish i had thought of the pool noodle.. but then again, my body-double expanded too much & couldn't be used in the end. Anyway, still check it out. I'll be checking back to see more pretty pictures & shiny fins. LOVE your clear shimmer fins! When you get to use the Dragon Skin or something similar, you can probably do the same. It may be slightly less clear, but completely skin-safe & that's huge with mermaid tails. =D

[Jessica]

Question for Silicone Tail owners! How thick is the silicone on your tail fluke? From the thinnest part to the thickest?

Thanks!

my fluke has really thick side ridges, but is very thin at the ends. I don't have a ruler handy, but here's a picture to give you an idea

[Jessica]

That's so pretty! I was checking out my daughter's mermaid Barbies and she has one with a tail design similar to this! I thought it would make a gorgeous design for a wedding/princess tail.

You really think outside the box

[Mizuko]

LOVE the rhinestone look!! This is going to be so pretty! I'm a big fan of anything pretty and sparkly (if its not already obvious) hehe! >_>

[Mermaid Cecelia]

Finally got my fluke sketch to where I like it, not too big or small, even if, all told, it's nearly four feet across!

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thats so pretty!!! Four feet wide though?!!!! Is the four feet just the sketch or will the fluke be that large too?!

[Mermaid Cecelia]

Lol, scale! Cuz its punny!!! Haha. Ha.

[Aziara]

Awesome! I love seeing new flukes that are truly unique.

[Fifi Tigg]

Beautiful and very unique

[SINicallyTwisted]

This is going to be epicly awesome!

[MerEmma]

I think it'll look a lot like a butterfly but with scales it won't look TOO much like a butterfly. :P