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[Brian Jones]

I believe WASCO sells a carcass casting video by Jan Van Hoesen

I just checked for you, here is the link.  http://www.taxidermy.com/cat/04/MammalVideos.html

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Wrap one like you do a bird or pack it.
Take you an hour.
Unless your putting it in a competiton why would you spend 6 to 8 hours casting one?

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Okay I understand if you want to learn the process then yes get a video and go for it'
DENNIS

[GravityKills]

The video is great, but tells you straight off that it is a long and COSTLY proceedure.
For a little critter like a baby raccoon, it would be an overkill to go through the proceedure of carcass casting. I would do as Dennis suggested and wrap a body. A little coon is fluffy and small, and there would be little need or concern for accurate muscle definition when the fuzz will cover it all. Unless, of course, you are going for a competition piece.

I bought the video in hopes of casting a few forms for baby goats and lambs I am mounting. After watching the video, I attempted it without using all of the specified expensive products, and failed badily....
In the end, either buy all the products and sell that little coon for $500 (cost of all the materials, shipping and labor it will take to cast it), or just make do with simplier methods. Try using carving foam, or even paper mache. I have done both with GREAT results, even winning competition quality results

[Joey Arender]

How can it be that hard and timely. make it easy and do it in sections just like molding a fish...treat the legs as fins...you will have to set it up like you want it posed and freeze it in that position....I would think.....then saw off the legs in a v shape at the body, then bed it in sand or hi fiber and mold with plaster of paris then vasoline and cast with foam. I have never done one, but it can't be that timely a thing to do. if you don't want to detach the legs then yes it could take some time,trying to do it in three pieces or more. JMO  I would cut the muscles before I froze it and pin them in place then you may could just pop a joint instead of cutting..but that is just a thought that may or may not work.   

when you get it cast you may have a spot to build up here or there but it shouldn't be to bad. you will also need to do a aliganate mold of the face over the hair if you want it acurate...you can find that info in the archives.. buy the world show tape that WASCO sells with Jason S. it explains that I think...

Go for it...it would be a great chance to learn.

[Becky P]

I posed mine, frozen them, cut their legs off, and molded them in 5 pieces (4 legs, head/body) in bondo/fiberglass resin. Then used 2 part foam to make the form and reattached with wire. Used clay to rebuild the details in the heads.

[GravityKills]

Ooooo... Becky, those are SOOO cute!

Yeah, I realized too late I should of just cut mine into pieces and cast them seperately. I tried to follow the video, but ended up with a squishy melted lamb wad. yuck.
I actually have three more, and a young wild pig, and just might give it another try. The hard part will be finding the time! lol!

[Treva]

Becky P  COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Amy]

Carcass casting is time consuming but does not have to be expensive. I recently made a form for a ringtail, which is similar in size. I used one bag of plaster from Lowes to make the molds ($15). You do have to mold the legs and body separately. I used petroleum jelly for a mold release, and cast them with urethane foam. It's about $35 a kit and a kit will do a lot more than just one baby coon form!