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Earlier someone asked to see some more picturs of lions. Dennis Harris of Artistry of Wildlife in Detroit had entrusted me with some in-progress pictures of his imaginative piece. If you are an SCI member, the Air Lions are in the center of the magazine. Two lionesses are taking down a gemsbok while a huge maned male is charging in to clean up. Of all 4 animals there is only TWO spots where the mounts touch the base of the display. One of those points is the male's back foot. No other animals feet touches the base. I saw it being done in pictures he entrusted to me and I see the finished mount. I just don't happen to believe it's possible. Dennis has just posted pictures of the on www.taxidermy.net/forums and you click on "Taxidermy Industry". Look for "Air Lions" RETIRED Taxidermist | ||
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That's awesome! Here's a link directly to the thread: http://www.taxidermy.net/forum/index.php/topic,13795.0.html JDS And so if you meet a hunter who has been to Africa, and he tells you what he has seen and done, watch his eyes as he talks. For they will not see you. They will see sunrises and sunsets such as you cannot imagine, and a land and a way of life that is fast vanishing. And always he will will tell you how he plans to go back. (author: David Petzer) | |||
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That's amazing. As stated, the welder was top notch to pull that off. Here's the link... http://www.taxidermy.net/forum/index.php/topic,13795.0.html _______________________________  | |||
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We had the same idea JDS... _______________________________ | |||
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Great work! That is a fine example of showing that a good taxidermist needs to be part engineer along with being an artist. | |||
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It is very nice but the lionesses look fat. ~Ann   | |||
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Very nice. | |||
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I have seen this picture numerous times in SAFARI and had always wondered how it was made. Very neat. Tom Addleman tom@dirtnapgear.com | |||
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That work of art (it can't be called anything else) left me speechless! 577NitroExpress Double Rifle Shooters Society Francotte .470 Nitro Express  If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming... | |||
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I wonder 2 things...what did it cost and how do you move it? _______________________________ | |||
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I wondered the same thing. I'm sure a lot and very careful are the answers. Tom Addleman tom@dirtnapgear.com | |||
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Dennis told me they are pinned together with steel pins. This allows for transport. He recently (last week) swept several major awards with his Cougar/Elk mount. It's posted in the Taxidermy Forum. LDK Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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If you want a really close look there's one in Cabela's Hamburg PA store. If not identical it's amazingly similar. AD If I provoke you into thinking then I've done my good deed for the day! Those who manage to provoke themselves into other activities have only themselves to blame. *We Band of 45-70er's* 35 year Life Member of the NRA NRA Life Member since 1984 | |||
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Want an inside look at the mount Click here. from form alteration to welding to slide pins. The enetire mount comes apart each animal can be transported seprate. http://www.artistryofwildlife.com/air-lions.html Thanks for looking artistryofwildlife.com | ||
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I like this American Taxidermy Artists. I was 2 Times on SCI Conventions and the absolut Highlight are Always the Taxidermy Work... Seloushunter Nec Timor Nec Temeritas | |||
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