Lion Mounting | Finishing | Base Creation | Splitting Image Taxidermy 

In this video you will see Splitting Image Taxidermy's taxidermist Gavin, Rose and Pox create a world class Lion Trophy mount from start to finish.
This video is divided into three sections. The first section showcases the mounting process of the lion. Making sure that the manikin is shaped to the right size to fit the skin. During this process you will also see how Gavin transforms the manikin to the desired pose that client requested.
In the next section, which is known as finishing, we see Rose doing the final touch ups on the Trophy. The finishing process usually starts 6 weeks the mounting process, this is to allow the trophy to dry completely. The skin of the trophy will be treated with a shampoo to make sure that it is nice and clean. Rose will then do some light putty work on areas of the skin where there might be some damage, usually around the eyes, mouth and nose. Once Rose has completed this, she will then do some airbrush layering on the face, to emphasise a more lifelike trophy.
This particular Taxidermy mount, the client requested to have his Lion mounted in full with habitat as the base. This habitat is created my our longest standing Taxidermist, Pox. In the process we see how Pox creates this habitat using two part foam, by pouring it over the base and shaping it into the desired "habitat."
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