Champagne taste on a beer budget

[MichaelG]

Good gosh, start up costs for fish taxidermy is a lot more expensive than I originally imagined!  

I thought my biggest expense would be a good airbrush and compressor but I didn't factor in some of the other things like state license, ventilation, insulating my work shop, lighting, paints, and foam.  OMG....paint is like buying silver, and foam like buying gold.

Thank goodness for Habitat for Humanity Restore Centers, Consignments Shops, and garage sales.  

I've spent the last of my budget money applyng for my state's taxidermy assotiation, good investment I think.  I'm having a lot of fun with this and can't thank you all of you enough for all the tips I'm picking up here.

The Colonel (Spousal Unit) is starting to accept this too because I no longer complain about going shopping to consignment stores and garage sales.  

[RAS]

Don't put that check book away yet;  there will always be some kind of new toy that you just have to have.  It becomes very addictive but a lot of fun in the process.

Good Luck!