OK I dont do many birds. But it seems like most of them I get shrinkage around the eyes. What can I do about fixing this? Do I have to thin the skin more there or what? Thanks for any help with this. Kevin
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I used to have the same problem and would have to rebuild around the eyes to finish them. I use artificial heads on everything. That's just me, I feel they are alot easier than the real head and I do so many, that I have gotten used to skinning them out. Plus you don't have to worry about shrinkage or overspray from painting the real bill. I get my bills ready before mounting. Anyways, sorry to get off the subject, but I set my eyes with a drop of superglue, then before I attatch the head, I roll up a couple of small rings of apoxie sculpt and blend around the eyes. Then when I work my eyes, I press the skin into the sculpt and shape. I haven't had one shrink or pull away since, plus there's that much less finish work now. Hope this helps and if you have any other questions, just post them.
Ill give it a try on my next bird thanks.