AAR TAXIDERMY: Casting Different Species of Artifical Duck Heads w/ Smooth Cast 300 Please 👍

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@juliodias6041 2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you very much for making this video. I am just starting out doing ducks.

@garynyden8671 Жыл бұрын

Have you made an open mouth duck head mold using silicone or would you recommend molding and casting a tongue separately and then installing it later .

@AARBIRDS Жыл бұрын

You can make an open mouth the same way, tongue in. Main thing with open mouth molds is you want to use a lot of mold release than closed mouth. That throat silicone gets stuck often and stuff can rip so using that spray mold release helps with those especially.

@garynyden8671 Жыл бұрын

@@AARBIRDS thanks, I’ll give that a try. I appreciate your quick response as well all of your casting videos!

@kingofdeath5600 3 жыл бұрын

Do you do the same for the body? And can wire be pushed through these moulds or are they that hard?

@AARBIRDS 3 жыл бұрын

No i just buy the bodies. You can make molds out of fiberglass and use an expanding foam the same company smooth on sells. I used to do it but for me anyway, was just too messy and not the same cost benefit. This plastic is hard as a Rock, you'll have to drill any holes to run into it.

@kingofdeath5600 3 жыл бұрын

@@AARBIRDS thanks for replying, maybe I would be better off buying the body, the expensive bit here in the uk is the head so might cast the head.

@AARBIRDS 3 жыл бұрын

For sure, its costs about 50 cents per head to pour, what 11 bucks or more to buy.

@kingofdeath5600 3 жыл бұрын

@@AARBIRDS yeah even over here £11 for the head plus £4 for delivery. Bodies are £6.50 and then £4 for delivery, that why I was wondering about castings.

@antoniovazquez4983 3 жыл бұрын

What are the materials you are using to make the fom

@paulmullins102 3 жыл бұрын

good tips thanks

@caseyrobinson3600 3 жыл бұрын

Have or could you do this on turkey heads? If you freeze the turkey head

@AARBIRDS 3 жыл бұрын

Great question! Thats the one I wanted to do next, its hard with them because you need to use a foam insert so it doesn't weigh so much and use up too much material that makes the whole thing just as costly. You have to add the eyes after its poured. So much more prep work but much more savings. I did want to start doing Turkey heads as there really isnt any reason not too and the cost for an unpainted with eyes could be made for 10-15 bucks at most.

@ashleycollins8194 4 жыл бұрын

How did you make your silicone molds

@AARBIRDS 4 жыл бұрын

Look back a few videos and have one on making these molds. It was on something crazy like an emperor goose or King eider.

@desertBirdDogs 3 жыл бұрын

@@AARBIRDS I was wondering the same, couldn't find that video you mentioned.

@juliodias6041 2 жыл бұрын

Have you ever done a Turkey head?

@AARBIRDS 2 жыл бұрын

That's the one I really need to. I try to not do many because they just suck to do. Their heads are a huge expense so think I'm going to set some time aside when I skin some out to milf a couple common poses like strutting and flying.

@juliodias6041 2 жыл бұрын

@@AARBIRDS I am planning on doing a mold of a Turkey head this weekend. I will let you know how if come out. The replicas heads that some companies sell do you know how they get the hair on the heads? I know someone is now selling a dvd for $180 online and it shows you the process. It looks good. Thanks

@AARBIRDS 2 жыл бұрын

@@juliodias6041 the ones sold by supply companies don't have the feathers, your only going to get that from a Freeze dried head. That's a steep cost for a video, it's just molding like anything else. Only exception is putting a foam insert into the mold before pouring so it's not so heavy and your using less material that is expensive.

@juliodias6041 2 жыл бұрын

@@AARBIRDS I found some instructions on how to have the hair and feathers transfer to the mold. It’s not very clear to me. Do you want to take a look? If so. Send me an email so I can send them to you. Maybe you can better explain it to me because it looks a little confusing to me.

@AARBIRDS 2 жыл бұрын

@@juliodias6041 if your molding the real head then yea a good amount of those feathers and small hairs will pull out of the original and transfer to the first pour but that is a one shot deal that if your molding for the one head then your good. For commercial use, having to make a mold for each bird I guess still works out to be cheaper , just adding a lot more work to a bird that sucks up a ton of time as is.