Does anyone out ther make a body for a white pelican. I can't seem to find any. The measurements I took were very similar to a tundra swan so I was thinking about using that if I couldn't find anything else. Does anyone have any opinions about using a swan body for a pelican ?
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Just my take, but it seems that the abdomen would be fine, but that the whole tail end isn't anatomically correct. I think you'd need to cut some of it off and shape it more like a turkey butt. Keep your carcass and just modify the swan form as needed.
A pelican is more billican than butt. I should think a swan body would be too big, and have a very different sternal arrangement. Lemme see,you did measure the body? I have mounted of number of those fish eaters, but I always used a body I created myself........we used to do that, you know.
Cast, carve or wrap that body and you can be sure it will fit.