The Week in Fish Pictures~ Week #13 Dec 29 2006- Jan.04 2007

[Rick Krane]

Good Morning from New Hampshire!

Week # 13 is upon us. Thanks to everyone who has participated last week! Over 2000 hits again! We see a year gone past which was filled with lots of great information to make all of work just that much better and we usher in with eager eyes a new year to bring for sure new and better ways to do what we do! We look forward to seeing a LOT of pictures and sharing what we know with each other to make our taxidermy better for all to enjoy!!!  I again want to thank Greg Stehling & Son's Fish Taxidermy Wholesale Fish Specialists for starting and being so generous to give us all a great learning tool to inspire!

Each week Pictures can be posted of recent work or work your proud of to show and share with your pears!
 
Everyone is welcome to post, from beginners to the advanced.

So here goes!

This week I thought I would end the year of 2006 with a little bass paint schedule and a few in stage photos for you! Enjoy!

Quick paint schedule Repro Bass
1 White fish off white
2 Black green entire fish then remove with 00/000 steel wool
3 Off white 5 part/ amber oxide 1 part mist over belly
3 wash coat of Amber oxide then lightly steel wool
4 wash coat light bass green
5 charcoal in the barring and spots lightly
6 hand paint the belly scales French gray / burnish sliver
7 powder tip the back with greens and gold’s Seal
8 Wet tip the back 1/3 with yellow greens and greens with a dry brush polish the tipping and then seal.
9 lightly airbrush Trans med green over the top of the back 1/8
10 Payne Gray thinned detail the fins and mist over back
11 Black green mist the spotting and markings.
12 Final tipping
13 Gloss

[Rick Krane]

Pre color work

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More color

[Rick Krane]

Finshed and glossed for the customer!
I hope this may help!

My Best!

Rick krane

[mr.T aka mr. friendly]

WOW! Is it that easy?  I wish!   Very Nice Rick! Very Nice!

[Johnny Large]

Nice job Rick and thanks for sharing it looks great.

[Dondi]

Rick....Great looking Largemouth !
Thanks for sharing so much of your excellent work! 
 When you charcoal in the barring pattern and spots, is this done with a pencil or brush ?
 
Thanks,
Don Patton

[Jon S]

Hi Rick, fantastic job, and much different from any paint schedule I've ever seen. My only question is at what point do you glue the fins on. Do you paint them separately, and how do you blend in the epoxy work after you have done all the detailing?  

[DougP]

Rick....very good of you to share all that you do! Great stuff!! Here's a 40" skin mounted Illinois musky........

[DougP]

couple more....

[Dave Smith]

Nice work, guys! Beautiful work as always, just what we have come to expect from both of you, Doug and Rick. Here are a few bass from the past. We don't get too many up here in steelhead country. The first two are from my own molds, the last is one of the few skin mounts I have ever done.

[Wild Bill]

Lake Trout

[GregStehlingandSons]

WOW!!!!!!!!

Great pics everyone!!

Great job with the post Rick, keep up the good work.

Wish we could post every week, but the big fish clock keeps ticking...
Have a little time off between holidays, so here are a few pics.
 
River browns


in contrast, lake MI summer brown close up

[Rick Krane]

Checking in! big THANK YOU! I hope it helps in some way...on to the good stuff!

DOUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One of the toughest to pull off and my friend you did just that! Awesome job and sweeeeet soft markings! Like the branchiostegal flare very clean!
BIG GUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hey Dave what an beautiful Bass and one of your own casts to boot!!!! fantastic fin detail and the backgrounds!!!!!!!! OK More this week I would like to see I know but it will be a new year soon and why not!
Wild Bill!!!!!!!!! A great big Touge as we call em up in these parts! Very nice Laker my friend!!!!!! You captured the subtle softness of this char very well! Great work!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Greg man has returned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW! terrific Browns! Your work is always top shelf for sure!!!!! I was wondering when you would share your beautiful work this week! Thank you again Greg for starting and doing what you do here!

The fin question... Hey Jon! I put them back on by tacking in place with some CA then I use Epo Grip fin magic as a adhesive to blend in to place it work great for that too. The fins are Pre-painted and almost no touch up (very little ) is needed to finish.

Hey Don it is a charcoal stick I use with a Small Filbert brush to soften then I air brush over the pre mask markings.Do we need Pictures!!!!

One more cup and back to Friday.

my Best!

Rick

[Marc]

All these are just fantastic. Thanks for sharing how and what you do Rick. Doug, that muskie is very very nice. I see them ruined or over done so often and I can really appreciate when they're done so nicely.