Taxidermy upgrades...

[rinehart0050]

Two of our taxidermy mounts that recently arrived from South Africa, while fine from a taxidermy perspective, offered the opportunity for some upgrades.

Tools used included a drill and a hot glue gun.

Using artificial grasses and bushes purchased at Hobby Lobby and an artificial rock ordered from a taxidermy supply website, my wife and I set to sprucing up the mounts. We tried to add color and height variation in the vegetation to amplify a sense of depth and scale.

All in all, a fun little project that required no skill and not much time. We're very happy with the results:

Giraffe, before:

Giraffe after. We added, among other things, oranges to the base. The giraffe's last meal had been oranges, so we felt it added a nice touch:

Here's the nyala, as originally received:

And after some improvements:

Here's the sort of supplies we picked up at Hobby Lobby and the Taxidermy Supplies website:

 

[johnnyblues]

Very nice upgrade!

 

[slam8031]

Nicely done!!

 

[Cam Moon]

Looks great! What a difference!
Who did your taxidermy in South Africa and what was your overall experience with it?

 

[Areaonereal]

A great improvement, very realistic with the oranges...
Love the Nyala setting.

 

[rinehart0050]

Looks great! What a difference!
Who did your taxidermy in South Africa and what was your overall experience with it?

The taxidermy was done by Karl Human Taxidermy. Overall quality of the taxidermy is ok, no issues. Taxidermy was completed in less than a year, so trophies made it back to us at about the 12 months since safari mark.

 

[cpr0312]

Nice stuff bud!! All looks good!

 

[MAdcox]

Looks good, nice upgrades.

 

[Proneshooter]

Who did the lifesize Doberman? Sorry I could not resist.

 

[Newboomer]

Wow! Very nice. I didn't think a giraffe could turn his head 360 degrees like that. Very impressive.

 

[Mort Hill]

Great job!