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Western Savanna Buffalo & Nagor reedbuck
29 April 2009, 01:21
GraftonWestern Savanna Buffalo & Nagor reedbuck
Here are the last two mounts from Ahmed Niazi's 2008 Burkina Faso safari.
Western savanna buffalo:
Nagor reedbuck:
29 April 2009, 03:02
sculptorReally nice work
29 April 2009, 05:40
SGraves155Absolutely marvelous! Bet taxidermists don't get much practice on savanna buff! That is just fantastic work.
29 April 2009, 06:06
L. David KeithGrafton, what an outstanding job. My hats off to you.
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29 April 2009, 16:41
Ahmed SultanGreat Work
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29 April 2009, 17:15
BNagelGreat!
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30 April 2009, 00:37
Equinsu OchaAwesome buff Grafton!
30 April 2009, 01:53
matt uNice work! Love the Buffalo
30 April 2009, 03:05
Wendell ReichGreat work.
Do they sell a form just for Savannah Buffalo or are the two so similar that you can use a Cape Buffalo form?
30 April 2009, 05:02
Graftonquote:
Do they sell a form just for Savannah Buffalo or are the two so similar that you can use a Cape Buffalo form?
No, I do not believe there is a savannah buffalo form commercially available. Probably not enough demand for one. Jonas Bros. has a dwarf buffalo form but they are much smaller.
I used a smaller cape buff form and altered it. The body was actually pretty close in size but the cape buff head is bigger. I resized the head and resculpted some of the details of the face. My reference shows the savannah buff to have less loose skin/wrinkles/dewlap than the cape buffalo.
I think the samller head makes the bodies of these buffalo look massive. Also the horn shape and ears are pretty cool on these guys.
Thanks everyone for the comments.
30 April 2009, 15:29
AndersBeautiful work! Thanks for sharing.
30 April 2009, 20:17
Mary Hilliard-KruegerNice work, Grafton. The finish work is supurb on the buff, nice fleshy undertones.
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Both animals look stunning!
02 May 2009, 00:06
Tim HeraldBeautiful Grafton - as usual...
Good Hunting,
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