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Published: 2015-03-16 23:58:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 759; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 0
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This is my Kodiak Island Cross fox pelt, I got him around last Christmas as a present form my mom that I picked out lol.And dang is feet are fucking huge, there like three times the size of one of my red foxes feet and about twice the size of my arctics (and I thought his were huge!)
When I got him we was labeled as super damaged, and his head had been mounted, but it was a horrible job. But hey I also got some super nice competition quality eyes from the deal. And obviously I demounted his head when he came to me. He will be remounted by me as soon as I can get him a new head form and some clay, I already have everything else. As you can tell he has some had slippage on the ears that I will be fixing and I'm trying to find him a new tail.
He will be soft mounted and will be my second mount ever. I'm really hoping to be able to a traditional mount soon, because overall I prefer LS of softies
NAME: Kodiak aka "Kodie" for short
GENDER: male
SPECIES: red fox
COLOR: cross
ORIGIN: Kodiak Island, Alaska
TYPE: mountable, needs a bit of work
Please if you have any questions or concerns please ask!!! Don't just hate me over something you don't understand! I'll kindly answer ANY question you throw at me
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Hmm, I'm not 100% sure but I believe I got him from PhoenixCry on here
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Thank you! I am so glad I decided to get him, he makes a lovely addition to the collection ^^
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Those huge paws are so cute! Can't wait to see him soft mounted. LS mounts are best for viewing, but for cuddling up with like a teddy bear, I want them floppy and squishy! I think many people like the ones with a wire framework, of sorts, so that they can pose them for pictures. Best of luck!
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Thank you very much! Its funny because were watching each other on my taxi account! XD
Right now I'm still trying to decide if I want to add an armature to him or not, becasue the problem I had with my last soft mount was they body just didn't look right plushed. Her head looked fine, even for being a first, but I never got over her body. Plus I don't really know what would right for the framework, but then again this fox is much fluffier too lol!
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When I did my first soft mount (Tanuki) her body just looked like a plump 'sausage'. When I did Silver, I paid more attention towards giving him more realistic body contours-he has hip and shoulder definition. Could that be the problem? I also ended up putting wire only in Silver's legs (not in his body and neck). His legs just looked too much like 'noodles' without them. Ellie (Frontier Furs) did a tutorial on the method, and I copied her this with satisfactory results. As far as a fully poseable frame work goes, there are other examples here on DA. Who are you? BTW
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Yes that is exactly the problem I had! Oooow how did you go about giving him body contours? I saw Ellie's tutorial a while back and I'm thinking about doing something simulat, only fixing up the joints because she didnt do it right, there suppost to have three not two. Thanks for the tips!
I messaged you what my other account was on that account c:
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Sorry I took so long to answer your question! The first pic here is of a wallhanger fox that has been case skinned (ventral view). The little red pencil sharpener is approximately where the anus used to be. the gold round circle is right on top of the scrotum. When I first began sewing up the groin area (on my first soft mounts), I would bring the anal area UP TO the scrotum area, then I'd stitch up Mr. Fox in one basically continuous, horizontal line across the flank/inner hip area and on up the back of the hind legs. . In the second pic, I'm using the white batting to show where this seam lay. This led to not much definition in the hip area and what is called a 'butt tail'. This means that instead of the tail originating (correctly) from the base the base of the spine, it looks as if the poor critter is 'pooping' it out of it's butt! After some trial and error, I've since learned to sew 'up' from the anus about 2" in a vertical direction. Then I do my big horizontal seam up the back of the legs and across the belly/groin/flank area. Here is Silver's groin with the white batting once again showing where the seams lie. This last pic shows the above in a line drawing format The yellow shaded area represents the interior skin in illustration #1. Illustration #2 is how I used to sew up the casing incision. Illustration #3 shows how I do it now. You may be wondering how long to make the first vertical seam that connects the anus to the long horizontal seam. I just sew an inch at a time. I then 'pinch' close the scrotum and anal area together. You will start to see natural looking hip/flank contours emerging. I'll usually pop in some safety pins at this point. If it looks good, sew that baby up! If not, take out your safety pins and keep sewing, OR, if the seam is too long, get out your seam ripper and shorten it. It helps a WHOLE LOT if you have a completed soft mount right in front of you to use as a 3-D guide. Hope this helps!
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Omg so sorry for not replying to your other comment sooner, I totally forgot! And thank you, thank you, thank, you! I did that with Phoenix where I gave her that but tail on accident, buy pulling the scrotum up to the butt like you mentioned lol. I was so confused on how to go about fixing that. I seriously can't wait to begin on my cross he should look a hell of a lot better than my first, although I have a feeling his face is gonna give me some trouble, because he was mounted once already (just very badly) so I demounted it for the better. I'll be sure to credit you too, you have been extremely helpful to me!
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Oh my goodness-I'm just starting on a soft mount cross fox myself! Each time you mount, you'll find that things come a little easier-you get better, in another words! For the longest time, I couldn't understand why everyone else's fox had 'pouffy' cheeks while mind did not! I finally figured out that what I thought was 'throat latch' fur was actually 'cheek pouf' fur that got pulled out of proportion during the drying phase of the tanning process. When they hang up a wet, freshly tanned pelt for its final drying out, the wet fur weighs a ton! By the time the fur dries, the sheer weight of all that wet fur has stretched out the entire pelt, making the whole thing too long and skinny. It distorts the face a little bit too. The first time I mounted a freshly tanned pelt I was blown away by how s-t-r-e-t-c-h-y it got after rehydration and how easy it was to coax it back into more natural contours. AS far as 'cheek pouffs' go (sorry, I got off-track there) I also began putting a little extra clay in that area for even more 'pouf'. I over-did it a little with Silver though! Good luck and do keep me updated on your progress-I love WIP pics!
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This is really hard to explain! I carefully studied the ventral view of well made soft mounts as well as LS pelts on hide and fur. I realized I had been sewing up the groin area incorrectly, especially the the first 1" to 2" that 'connects' the anal area to the lower abdominal region right between the hind legs. Gosh! I am going to get a couple pics for you using my cross fox pelt and finished soft mount as reference. Describing it in words is like trying to describe a dance 'move' to someone as opposed to just being able to show them! This might take a day or two. As far as wire in the legs go, I just put straight wires in the front legs, not creating any joint at all. Endless Masquerade has examples of her VERY complicated internal skeleton in her gallery. BUT she now has an external website, so she may of closed her DA account. If you want an example of a more simplistic wire frame work, Braveheart Taxidermy and Roki Ziro have picture of theirs in their Gallery. If memory serves, I simply googled something along the lines of 'pictures of wire framework for soft taxidermy mounts' and surprisingly got some hits. I had, at one time, pics of these in my 'favorites', and I'll see if I can link you.
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Thank you, I love him! Do you have any pelts of your own?
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Unfortunately no... I want an arctic wolf pelt though....
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Same here! I do have a Canadian wolf thought! I wish you luck getting one one day!!
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Thank you. The only pieces of taxidermy I currently have are three fish mounted on the wall in the "man-cave" I hope to add a nice deer to it next year
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No prob! And that's cool, I don't have any fish. What kinds?
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Three good sized largemouth bass. I'll send you some pics of them sometime.
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Oow I love to fish for them, its quite fun! And I would love to see some pics sometime
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Same here XD I spend too much money on fishing gear and my boat fav.me/d7b84rx
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Sounds like me but with hunting lol! XD
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Im starting to get back into hunting, I bought a .270 rifle in December, I hope to be able to hunt more next season 
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What do you plan on hunting? My uncle has a .270 and its an amazing gun, we mainly use it for coyotes. I need one lol
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I plan to hunt deer, bear and coyotes mainly. I use my .22 for squirrel
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BEAR!? I am so jealous! I bet thats a lot of fun! Hehe and I hunt the other three too
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I havent got to go yet, I want to go this year. If I kill one I want to get it mounted^^
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I would too, I'm getting the first coyote that I trapped mounted too. But a bear is much more unique of course XD
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That's cool! I cant wait to see some pics of it!
True, you dont see that many bear mounts anymore
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Do you want to know the name of my other account? I post a lot of that kinda stuff there ^^
Thats for sure
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Thank you! They are lovely foxes, I'm sure you'll be able to have your own one day ^^
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