bell 3,493 Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 whatcha doin wid it mate?? Haven't decided yet............... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moll. 1,769 Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 Now i know you want stuff, I''ll keep my eyes open and freeze anything a bit unusual Quote Link to post Share on other sites
miroku moocher 140 Posted June 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 cheer's moll.. i'd appreciate it mate . i can never have to many dead birds,,lol. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rabbiting 1 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 (edited) Lovely work mate. Dipper and small birds amazing. Love the pics keep updated with your work. Edited September 2, 2012 by rabbiting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
miroku moocher 140 Posted September 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 cheer's mate here is a female crossbill. needs finishing''putting on an oak base with some groundwork.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emma Palmer 0 Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 waw all lovely work ...if im as good as you one day ill be happy , well done , think i need to pad out more on the breasts of my birds after looking at yours they all look well done lovely full fluffed birds, ive not done enough round my barnys breast shes and not pinned the eyes very well when she was setting looking at your work has given me gt refrances do you just dry tan your birds in borax ? hope you dont mind me asking ... im just setting out and always looking for advice . Emma Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emma Palmer 0 Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 ment dry preseve with borax after washing , guess you know what i mean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,813 Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Close friend of mine is a taxidermist and uses a pickle from John Hallet I'm lead to believe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
miroku moocher 140 Posted October 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 yes i use a dry mix of borax and alum. as well as a brush on liquid tan. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
miroku moocher 140 Posted October 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 here's one still drying'still has the clips on a tengmalms owl. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 did you ever manage to do that treecreeper? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
miroku moocher 140 Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 yes paulus. it turned out well. i need to learn how to upload pic's. the pics i been puttin on are old ones taken on me old camera.they load on here as is. my new camara pics wont load ,,''says files to big... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 yes paulus. it turned out well. i need to learn how to upload pic's. the pics i been puttin on are old ones taken on me old camera.they load on here as is. my new camara pics wont load ,,''says files to big... download a programe called picasa its free and very easy to use. automatically resizes to any size you require when you click export, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kevmag 10 Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 yes romany taxidermy supplies have come along way nowaday's. there are a few good taxidermy supply companys in the uk. so romany do you no longer do taxidermy,,.'' Love this one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlefish 549 Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Some really fantastic specimens on here. What sort of up keep or maintenance is required if you have these? Do they need to be kept behind glass or washed or dusted etc? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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