I ordered some McKenzie mule deer forms and was wondering if anyone else thought it is necessary to build up the nose bridge to make them more accurate. I have used Joe Coombs in the past and it seems like the nose bridge was built up more. I don't have a Coombs form on hand to compare. Just wondering if anyone could give me there opinion.
Thank you
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Both forms can be accurate, and look different. Every deer is different. If you know what the deer looked like, you can pick a form that most favors it's features. I would also like to recommend Bill Lancaster's forms, the next time you get a chance. They are awesome!
Thanks Dan, I guess you are right. Every deer is going to be different. I will check out Lancasters forms also.
i`m a full time taxidermist in the mtns. of colorado and get in lots of mule deer. i use McKenzie, Jonas, Van Dykes and research forms for all my mule deer. on all the bigger deer that i mount i rebuild the roman noses on all of them when i`m modeling up the face. i usually write down on their ticket when they bring them in if they have a roman nose or not. alot of times you can tell if it needs to be rebuilt by how the skin fits during a prefit. theu customers really like them when they pick them up with a rebuilt roman nose on them. it doesn`t take much extra time to rebuild the roman nose when i`m modeling up the face. i also charge 450 for my deer mounts.