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Gents, My africa stuff is in, and it is time to decided on poses, forms etc. I am going to mount my impala so that he is basically ding a 90* turn, looking over his shoulder/hip. That is how he was standing when I shot him. Anyways, I have not seen a mount like this before. Does anyone happen to have one done like this or have a picture of a mount done in that fashion? Here is a picture of the handsome fella: I like him because hes not your typical impala   | ||
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Congrats. Full mount, shoulder mount, wall pedestal, or pedestal? The form can be altered to any pose you like. Just be sure the horns will not come in contact with the wall and consider how the mount will look from different angles. | |||
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Just gonna be a shoulder mount.. All of that is why I am trying to get pictures. The impala is pretty wide so I am trying to visualize how it will look but cant seem to get any photos of a similar mount. | |||
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I do not think I have a photo of an impala in that pose. Are you thinking of something like these?   It should not be a problem to alter forms like the two below to get the turn you want. Your impala is wide so you will have to have your taxidermist play with it to make sure it clears the wall.   If it does not work without hitting the wall, perhaps a better option would be a wall pedestal that would give you the turn you want but would allow the animal to be looking out into the room instead of toward a corner. Something like these:    | |||
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Thank you for the pictures, those are all great mounts. But, no I am looking for a mount (of any animal) that is turned 90* (Or close to) looking at its but. Basically, loooking backwards. | |||
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I believe what you want would be best suited with a floor pedestal mount. That removes any worry with the horns hitting the wall. With coasters on the pedestal, you could easily move the mount anywhere you wanted. With such an acute backward looking turn, it will require intense modification of the foam mannikin and you must hope good stretch in the cape. Some of the backboard finish work that Grafton has done would really compliment such a mount. Example would be the Kudu shown above. That's my female Duiker he mounted for me, and it's an excellent job. 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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Oh...gotcha. That would be more like a 180 degree turn? Have seen a pose like that on a lifesized mount or floor pedestal. Not saying it could not be done but that would make for a strange shoulder mount as the face would be turned towards the wall. Would be a shame to hide those pretty eyes. I agree with David that a floor pedestal would look very nice in that pose. Simply turning the head more than what is shown above on the wall pedestals would be one way to go. Another thing you could do is have a hidden attachment point on the wall and have the back of the form facing out, with the head turned towards its back. That way you get the pose you want and can still view the animals face. The back of the form could be sculpted in a pleasing way and finished with hide, leather, habitat etc... You would have a unique mount, that is for sure!  | |||
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Picture this bushbuck form as a shoulder mount and you can get an idea of some of the problems with this. The nose would extend into the wall if the turn was accurately done. A shoulder mount is not going to give you the kind of room you need to pull this off. Now if you did a wall pedestal so that your view of the mount was from the side (like looking at this photo) I think that would work.  | |||
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My apologies, geometry was NEVER my strong point (had a good lookin teacher, was too busy staring at her to learn) But, yes you are correct 180* is more like it. | |||
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Again, my mistake. We are planning a walla pedestal. | |||
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"Really" nice work Grafton! | |||
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C'mon Grafton, get creative. | |||
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