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The photo is not the best as I'm not a professional photographer but, here is my latest Warthog mount.  | ||
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Nice looking warthog JP. There is alot of work that goes into getting these guys right. Most are way over painted. Yours looks very good. | |||
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 Excellent JP! You put a lot of effort into that mount and it shows. David 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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Excellent mount. I agree that some are over painted. Seems like warthogs and buffs can either be awesome or bad mounts. Tom Addleman tom@dirtnapgear.com | |||
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Lovely, lots of character. ~Ann   | |||
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Very nice wartie!! Has anyone ever made a warthog rug? Something like a bear or lion with the head mounted with the rest of the body like a flat rug? Graybird "Make no mistake, it's not revenge he's after ... it's the reckoning." | |||
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In 20 years, I have made rugs of wild boar and many a javelina, but never a warthog. Would be an interesting looking rug! John, I agree with Grafton, your finish work is exceptional. The mount has a very realistic fleshy look to it, not he usual overpainted skin tones one sees all to often on a warthog mount. Kind regards, Mary Taxidermist/Rugmaker | |||
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A question for the professionals: Why do warthogs need to be painted up? Does the hide not tan well to natural skin tones? I have seen some really badly done mounts, they almost look like some salt water fish mounts that are overly and brightly painted. ~Ann | |||
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Ann, A tanned warthog skin has color tones that are not found on live ones. They often have yellowish areas on them. Also the top layer of epidermis often peels off in places, leaving discolored areas. Some need more work than others. A live warthogs skin actually has pink undertones to it but you would never know it as they are always covered in dried mud. It does not take a lot of paint, just small amounts of different tones in an airbrush to help blend everything together. Also the area under the eyes must be darkened and made to look wet as they do on the live animal. The real trick as with applying paint to any mount - is to not over do it! (think blending, not covering with paint) On animals that have little body hair- warthogs, hippo, rhino, elephant, etc.. the "unatural" look of an unpainted, mounted skin would be very obviously unrealistic. | |||
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Thanks! ~Ann | |||
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Great Work JP Do you have any hippo mount pictures you may have done? I am about to get a hippo mounted and am looking for any tips Thanks Ian | |||
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I do not have any Hippo pictures as I have not mounted any in my shop. I have mounted a few but it was while working for other taxidermist. | |||
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JP, that's one ugly assed piece of work you posted there......and you NAILED HIM PERFECTLY. Nice job. RETIRED Taxidermist | |||
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Thanks George They are ugly, but fun to hunt. A warthog is the only mount my wife refuses to let in the house. | |||
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