I have a whitetail deer cape that I need to mount. The hide is tanned nad I have to manikin already. The girth of the manikin and the hide seem to match, but when I line up the brisket along with the nose and the eyes I have alot of excess skin in the middle leading me to believe that the deer and an ususually long neck. Some one told me to cut the manikin in half and add a piece of foam to that manikin which I would then carve. this seems to be the best solution so far, but I'm open to other options. If you have any advice I would apprecitate it. Thanks.
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Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it will be fine the way it is. Once you start sewing it up, you'll be surprised at how much of that neck slack will get taken up.
depending on which way cape was fleshed vertical or horizontal? I would strech neck as wide as it will go then check and see if neck is to long might have to make neck a little bigger. what was your neck measurement when you skinned the deer? this all plays into factor take all measurements and refer back to them when mounting.
DWL is right, you need to stretch it wide as some capes while working on them, will be stretched long. Some manikins though are better suited for deer taken in certain areas of the country. It is hard to say without knowing where the cape came from and what manikin you are using so, the best thing you could probably do is to put the cape on the form rather than trying to hold it up to it. you will be able to see how much slack you actually have and if you will be able to taxi it around and anyway, test fitting is a good habit to get into. If you need to extend the neck, put a couple of wood spacers in the cut and then fill the gap with pourable foam.