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Bobby Rico

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1 hour ago, caldigger said:

This is a great thread Bobby. It is certainly giving me some ideas for items I have been vacilating on.

Brilliant and when your done please post here. :popcorn:

 cheers mate

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Here's another mammoth tusk stand that I made for a client. This is a very popular design as it is very simple and securely holds the tusk. This client wanted the mount to hold the tusk close to the center of their display area so the arms are longer than typical.

 

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Cool diorama for that skull!

And elegant stand for the tusk!

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"The baneful Dragons, O Seas, are gone: Fiends, 0 Earth, have filled thee with the bones of Defeat and Death."

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22 hours ago, Ramo said:

Here are a few ones I made similar to ones I've seen here.  I used #9 wire, with smaller wire attached at the top, and scraps of cut stone for the base.

 

22 hours ago, Ramo said:

 

 

Using offcuts for the base is a great idea... That way you can get the correlation to the matrix and it is pleasing to the eye.. 

 

Thank you

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Simple enough to make cut plexi glass to desired shape double the hieght of the fossil bend drill holes with slow speed and and increment in size cut plexi rods to appropriate size insert in drilled holes display piece on top. 

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9 minutes ago, Haravex said:

Simple enough

That’s is beautiful Matt and reall works well.

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On 1/31/2019 at 5:49 PM, Peat Burns said:

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 Looks great and strong but then it needs to be as them fossils Stylemys are very heavy . Thank you very nice fossil too. :wub:

 

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44 minutes ago, Haravex said:

Simple enough to make cut plexi glass to desired shape double the hieght of the fossil bend drill holes with slow speed and and increment in size cut plexi rods to appropriate size insert in drilled holes display piece on top. 

 

Very nice like the simplicity it offers and provides all the focus on the fossil not the stand.

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41 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said:

 them fossils Stylemys are very heavy 

 

Thanks, Bobby.  My back can attest to that.  I had to carry that sucker (in a plaster jacket) up a steep butte to get it to the truck.

 

After all the prep work I did on it, I wasn't about to let it lay on and hide its plastron! (Hence the elevated stand and mirror!)

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Just now, Peat Burns said:

Thanks, Bobby.  My back can attest to that.  I had to carry that sucker (in a plaster jacket) up a steep butte to get it to the truck.

 

After all the prep work I did on it, I wasn't about to let it lay on and hide its plastron! (Hence the elevated stand and mirror!)

Great find :wub:  It looks like a big one too.. I have a midsize critter myself. The village postman stopped talking to me for about 6 weeks after he delivered it. :D

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26 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said:

Great find :wub:  It looks like a big one too.. I have a midsize critter myself. The village postman stopped talking to me for about 6 weeks after he delivered it. :D

Hahaha.  I think mine is about 24 inches long.

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5 hours ago, Peat Burns said:

Hahaha.  I think mine is about 24 inches long.

Wow massive. That is really heavy then.   :faint:

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Now for something completely different my Hell Creek collection Bell Jar. This is the first of two Bell Jars I am going to show on this thread. I found it very tricky to display small items safely and effectively. The Bell was an inspired idea that came from not wanting to house this little collection in specimen draws. After speaking with @snolly50 who second thoughts of not hiding this collection away, I came up with this.  The Bell Jar is so indicative of the curiosity cabinet  or Wunderkammer, a look and feel that I really enjoy and want my collection to have. 

 

Ingredients to makes this are as follows . 

1. You will need a Bell Jar this one was salvaged from a dumpster.

2. A laser acrylic stand ( I made this one)

3. A Hell Creek collection.

 

Hope you like it. Cheers everyone 

 

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It looks like dinosaur high tea, yum  :ighappy:

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I did not feel my photos showed how nice this stand came out. I hope you don’t mind me reposting it with better images.

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On 2/1/2019 at 5:04 AM, Bobby Rico said:

Now for something completely different my Hell Creek collection Bell Jar.

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It looks like dinosaur high tea, yum  :ighappy:

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Neat idea.  Looks like a serving display for confections.  So, I guess I'll take the dinosaur-toe doughnuts, please! 

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55 minutes ago, Peat Burns said:

Looks like a serving display for confections. 

Yes it made me laugh photographing on my dinning room table. It does not look so much when it on display in my collection. 

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10 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said:

Yes it made me laugh photographing on my dinning room table. It does not look so much when it on display in my collection. 

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How did you build the shelving and where did you get the parts?  I have some old glass bells like that and can think of some similar display ideas.  I've been using them to keep carnivorous plants humid when I remove the plants from their environmental chamber for demonstration:)s.

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11 minutes ago, Peat Burns said:

How did you build the shelving and where did you get the parts?  I have some old glass bells like that and can think of some similar display ideas.  I've been using them to keep carnivorous plants humid when I remove the plants from their environmental chamber for demonstration:)s.

I made them with a laser cutter and a acrylic rod . I then lined them with a natural flet material . Nice thing about it, is it is completely dust free.  He just a peek of my other Bell it is not finished yet but close.

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2 hours ago, Bobby Rico said:

I made them with a laser cutter and a acrylic rod . I then lined them with a natural flet material . Nice thing about it, is it is completely dust free.  He just a peek of my other Bell it is not finished yet but close.

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Awesome!

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2 hours ago, Peat Burns said:

Awesome!

Did you spot this one I love the graphics it is a great little piece. 

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On 2/1/2019 at 3:54 PM, Bobby Rico said:

Did you spot this one I love the graphics it is a great little piece. 

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I did! I'm thrilled that you like and enjoy it.:)

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