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Fellas and gals Any help appreciated...we are struggling to find a mannekin for my old ram that doesn't have the larger / usual size (12") neck. Besides Van Dyk, Mackenzie and the usual suspects might there be another source or solution? Thanx Barry _______________________ | ||
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Any trophy photos? Something does not sound right. Is the cape fully rehydrated and stretched? You can alter a form to fit it but a mt. reedbuck with an oribi sized neck would look a little odd. | |||
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Mine (#1)  Mine (#2)  Hers (similarly sized -- another old guy.  Grafton, yes to your ?'s I think he wants to avoid the cost of re-shaping. I wondered if a vaal rhebok or some female mannekin would work. Barry _______________________ | |||
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I don't understand the "cost" of reshaping, he should be able to alter that form faster than he could read this thread. Neck sizing is a very basic skill that takes no time at all and zero cost. Jerry Huffaker State, National and World Champion Taxidermist | |||
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10-4, Jerry. He does a lot of volume and I'm sure it will work out fine (again). A pre-shaped mannequin would save a bit of time is all. _______________________ | |||
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He'll very likely have to reshape something! Using a differnt species to get an accurate neck size will net a very inaccurate head or some part there of! I can't imagine doing volume without running into a good number of specimens that "should" be put on none standard forms. Best regards Mike Ohlmann Mike's Custom Taxidermy Inc. 4102 Cane Run Rd. Louisville KY 40216 502-448-1309 Mike@mikescustomtaxidermy.com www.mikescustomtaxidermy.com | |||
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He had a thin-necked bushbuck drying the other day. Like I said, it will get done one way or another. I appreciate the concern... _______________________ | |||
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Well, crud! No luck finding a mannekin ANYWHERE. B&B Taxidermy shows a full-mount mountain reedbuck with a Vaal rhebock-thin neck so somebody figured it out sometime before. http://www.bbtaxidermy.com/african/index.htm Photo #37 in "African" page. For now it is a do-it-yourself shield mount. And, yes, Grafton, I had already built up the pedicels with and filled in the holes. _______________________ | |||
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Went to B&B today, on the way to Bobby Pitchford's for a rebarrel. Dad-in-law couldn't get a .257 Wby to shoot and had a Lilja barrel in 7mm. He is gone now and I have responsibility for the guns and reloading stuff. Inheritance $$ will help do the mount right. Jo said ; " We modify mannikins every day of the week." They can even do my bushbuck horns, selling me the cape -- not interested in my Cape kudu cape. Oh, well... _______________________ | |||
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BNagel, those Mt Reedbuck do not appear to have 9" necks, in fact, they are both nice, mature rams. Something odd to me, especially now that you mention a skinny necked Bushbuck. Are these capes being home tanned? 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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Dry tanned by South Texas Fur Dressers. _______________________ | |||
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try using a wet tanned cape in the future. I find they have better stretch. This can depend on the tannery, but there are several that excell at wet tanning. 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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This question was never answered. Has the cape been rehydrated, stretched and measured? Measuring a the dry tanned cape will always give you a wrong measurement, way too small. The cape needs to be rehydrated and stretched. | |||
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All I did was keep it in the freezer. I'm sure B&B will take care of me. If you didn't live so far away, Grafton, dang I'd be poor. I love your work. _______________________ | |||
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Thanks. That is nice of you to say. You should be fine if you just measured the dry tanned capes. You will get several more inches in width when the capes have been soaked and stretched. | |||
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Tape says 15" now. Thanks Mike Baird/B&B Taxidermy! The old man is up.  _______________________ | |||
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