Looking for a mount..

08 March 2011, 11:46

Firstcoueswas80

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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08 March 2011, 23:33

Grafton

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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09 March 2011, 00:22

L. David Keith

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

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09 March 2011, 01:02

Grafton

quote:
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.

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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09 March 2011, 01:09

Grafton

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.