MB Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Hello guys and gals, I dont want to tire you with repair or preparation techniques, but althought I'm overseas, I have experimented with the west pacific coast concretions, and when the fossils is for my own collection, I dont have any problem with the reparations or restaurations, here is one of them . 3 3 http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kauffy Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Great repair job! doesnt even look like it was damaged in the last picture! did you paint it? neat crab indeedy! 1 "Turn the fear of the unknown into the excitment of possibility!"We dont stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Sweeet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Hey MB. Its almost like you know what your doing? Ha!! Ok, just kidding. Really though. That is some dang good outstanding prep work! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted February 10, 2008 Author Share Posted February 10, 2008 Hey MB. Its almost like you know what your doing? Ha!! Ok, just kidding. Really though. That is some dang good outstanding prep work! RB Hey RB, thankyou !!! In fact, we were talking about this sometimes, the pacific coast concretions, are easier to prep, hard but easy, stone behaviour are previsible and constant, size are perfect to work, fossil usually are very hardy and resistant, fossi usually are complet inside, lthe only thing you need are be patient and to have the time for do it. Very different that other fossil crab types... http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Hello guys, I understund that you cannot living without crabs in your life, so I'm posting several photos of one the latest crabs I have finished, just for fun 6 1 http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Very Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cris Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Amazing stuff, MB... The repair job you did is outstanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Amazing stuff, MB... The repair job you did is outstanding! Any repair in the last one... http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Absolutely spectacular! I want crabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Those are amazing, MB! They look alive, and about ready to crawl away... Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micropterus101 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 My goodness MB thats a huge claw on that Vulgaris. I am drooling. Nice work! fossil crabs website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micropterus101 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Curious MB do you wet the concretion while working out the fossil with the scribe? fossil crabs website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 MB sure preps a mean crab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaitlinAnn Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Pretty cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 Hi gals and guys, if you love those bugs, I have a lot of crabs stories to talk you, now I go out for two days, but later, when back I will follow with the crabmania Have a nice days Micro: I just have washed the crab, I'm working in dry always this type of concs. http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted March 24, 2008 Author Share Posted March 24, 2008 Hello, I'm back, and I'm follow with the Crabmania Normally I am a happy man and very proud with my collección and my showcase, and since ultimately I didn't have much time for fossil trips, I wanted to prepare a trade in my home... But my wife said, not man, not, any visit before you clean the showcase , and the truth was that she was right Thus, I dedicated all this saturday morning cleaning my showcase, very delicate work, until it looks clean. And finally I had a very good and friendly trade the sunday :thumbsup: I hope you enjoy it 2 http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Sweeet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Truly amazing collection! Very good prep work and very nice display. Makes the few crabs I've found look like rough pebbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilospain Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Spectacular collection MB. Congratulations!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 That is a whole lot of crabs, great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Hey MB. Some of those legs dont go all the way to the tippy tips, so If I were you I would jsut throw that thing in the trash can!!! Or, me being the good guy that I am, just mail it to me and I will take care of it for you? HA!!! Ok, just kidding, that is one heck of a super nice crab!!! Im just hoping that the two of that speices that I have to prep still will turn out that nice?!!! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Love how you have them displayed! You have quite the collection. I really liked where you printed the word dust Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 Hi gals and guys Roz: I love your english language lessons, thanks, but dust means more than one signicance here in catalan: pols, in spanish: polvo, and polvo sometimes are ... wow, just kiddind, sorry Hi RB, I'm prepping my will and you will be my heir.... I hope to get a 10 legs for you this summer... NAL, all crab pebbles are important for me, some of Alabama pebbles are lacking in my systematic collection... and now I want to encourage you to show your showcases, i dont want to copy anything, but in an european forum, the idea of show the showcases was very successful and funny, and the post had received almost 14.000 visits !!! 1 http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 MB, I am glad to see that several of your crab specimens are prepared with the Telson showing instead of the Carapace. While it might be strange to most, when I have prepared my crabs, I usually only prep the Carapace of one specimen and the Telsons of the others. I find them more interesting to look at. The Carapaces can be uninteresting/featureless. However, I should also say that most of the crabs I've found have been legless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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