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Here are the last two mounts from Ahmed Niazi's 2008 Burkina Faso safari.


Western savanna buffalo:







Nagor reedbuck:





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Really nice work
 
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Absolutely marvelous! Bet taxidermists don't get much practice on savanna buff! That is just fantastic work.


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Grafton, what an outstanding job. My hats off to you.
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Great Work thumb


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Great!


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Awesome buff Grafton!
 
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Nice work! Love the Buffalo
 
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Great work.

Do they sell a form just for Savannah Buffalo or are the two so similar that you can use a Cape Buffalo form?
 
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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.


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Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing. Smiler


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Nice work, Grafton. The finish work is supurb on the buff, nice fleshy undertones.


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Both animals look stunning!


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Beautiful Grafton - as usual...


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