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Tybalt will soon die and I want to pin him
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<blockquote data-quote="ohaple" data-source="post: 330624" data-attributes="member: 11034"><p>Hi, I am just catching up on this thread. It looks like you did a nice job so far.</p><p></p><p>One word of advice, do not use the alcohol method I see on some sites. It is what I went with, and the alcohol almost immediately caused some blackening. I did my h. majuscula much the same way. Most of the red has faded even without sun exposure. He is now mounted and in a frame. I stcuk pins through the wings like most people reccomend against, and I made my own pins by cutting the tips off of sewing pins so that the pins don't distract from the specimen. He is only pierced once through the thorax and one in each upper wing. The other pins he is just sitting on. A few I made little "U" pins to keep the raptorials in place.</p><p></p><p>It was definitely a hard thing to do right away. I was panicked that he would dry too much, so I did it immediately upon finding him dead. Since he was our pet, it wasn't something my wife wanted any part of. Best of luck on finishing up, sorry for your loss.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/B4ILPQWl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ohaple, post: 330624, member: 11034"] Hi, I am just catching up on this thread. It looks like you did a nice job so far. One word of advice, do not use the alcohol method I see on some sites. It is what I went with, and the alcohol almost immediately caused some blackening. I did my h. majuscula much the same way. Most of the red has faded even without sun exposure. He is now mounted and in a frame. I stcuk pins through the wings like most people reccomend against, and I made my own pins by cutting the tips off of sewing pins so that the pins don't distract from the specimen. He is only pierced once through the thorax and one in each upper wing. The other pins he is just sitting on. A few I made little "U" pins to keep the raptorials in place. It was definitely a hard thing to do right away. I was panicked that he would dry too much, so I did it immediately upon finding him dead. Since he was our pet, it wasn't something my wife wanted any part of. Best of luck on finishing up, sorry for your loss. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/B4ILPQWl.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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