i have a cape where facial measurement is about 1/2 - 3/4 too long - is there anyway to take this up or "stretch" manniken
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You will find as you taxi the skin into place this skin is not really extra as it now seems. Just use a lot of hide paste and work it into place. Starting at the nose work back and down. Since you dont have a lot of experience use a water based hide paste like the New stuff From Steve at Newton Supply.
Use a lot of HP in the lip slot, many people dont, and this will pull out.
I don't try and taxi a skin with that much exta in it 3/4" but it can be done like JC said. I rather make a cut behind the lip and or in the middle of the lip line. Some deer have bigger lip line than other but it's a bit uncommon. Then add a piece of 1/4 foam, wood etc to make up that void and reinstall the other portion. Use a good epoxy here ( Epo-Grip) for your glue. Then you can mount as usuall and all should work out better.