I have a Van Dyke coyote shoulder mount mannikan that I will be using soon. The question I have pertains to the eyes. The eyes on the form are not the "sockets" like most of the wt forms. The styrofoam actually looks like the eye and the "eyelid" partially covers the eye. Do I remove (dremmel tool) the area where the eye is to create a socket for the glass eye to fit and if so, how do I know how deep to go for a realistic look? Thanks.
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Yep, get the dremmel out. You set them like you would any other eye. Good reference pictures are your best bet. Make sure you look at the iris, so you get that set right.
While you still need reference pics, dremal one and set it using the other for reference. Once you are happy with the one you set, cover it with plastice bag and do the other side.
you get what you pay for sometimes-- expect to make extensive alterations on any Van Dyke's form-- their heads always look like half-arsed death masks
If the form looks fine, then use some calipers and measure the inner or anterior eye spread, the posterior eye spread, nose to front and rear corners of the eyes, and the middle eye spread. This way you can reset the eyes just as they were in the form.