Ptychodus04’s Fossil Fish Prepapalooza

[Randyw]

1 hour ago, Ptychodus04 said:

The stomach is jammed full of smaller, mostly articulated fish.

Oooooo! Can we see a closeup of that! I dont think I’ve seen anything in the tummies of any that I’ve done. I’ll have to look again.

[Ptychodus04]

12 hours ago, Randyw said:

Oooooo! Can we see a closeup of that! I dont think I’ve seen anything in the tummies of any that I’ve done. I’ll have to look again.

Ask and you shall receive.

 

[Jaybot]

Wow!  That's got to be a fun one to work on.

[Ptychodus04]

1 hour ago, Jaybot said:

That's got to be a fun one to work on

It’s pretty cool. The fins are flaky on all the fish and the Priksy and Diplo have flaky scales, but nothing patience and Paraloid can’t handle.

[Ptychodus04]

This slab was a blast to prep! I only have around 40 more to prep in this lot!

 

 

[FossilDAWG]

Amazing work!  

Don

[Randyw]

Great work! And 4 different species on the same block WOW!

somebodies really going to enjoy that!

Edited April 19 by Randyw

[Fossilis Willis]

Beautiful slab Kris. That prisky is a monster!

[Alex S.]

Beautiful as always Kris!

[Ptychodus04]

Thanks all. The shocking part for me was when I added up my hours for the entire project, it was only 67.25! I had a 100 hour budget to work with so, that makes for a very happy client. 

[jpc]

15 hours ago, Ptychodus04 said:

This slab was a blast to prep! I only have around 40 more to prep in this lot!

 

Job Security... good for you. 

Nice work.  As expected.   

Edited Friday at 02:40 PM by jpc

[Ptychodus04]

3 hours ago, jpc said:

Job Security... good for you. 

 

It's a good feeling to have a slight backlog of projects for sure.  I'm currently working on a deal to be the recommended preparator for visitors who go to a very well known quarry. Could be huge. 

[Randyw]

Good luck on that! You'd be perfect for it!

[jpc]

59 minutes ago, Ptychodus04 said:

 

It's a good feeling to have a slight backlog of projects for sure.  I'm currently working on a deal to be the recommended preparator for visitors who go to a very well known quarry. Could be huge. 

Like a real job, dare I say.   : )

 

 

[Ptychodus04]

35 minutes ago, jpc said:

Like a real job, dare I say.   : )

 

 

 

Shockingly similar but far more enjoyable.

[Sjfriend]

Great slab Kris! That is awesome that you were able to show the eaten fish.

 

A real job!? Why would you do that  The quarry folks will be so lucky to have you!

[Ptychodus04]

36 minutes ago, Sjfriend said:

Great slab Kris! That is awesome that you were able to show the eaten fish.

 

A real job!? Why would you do that  The quarry folks will be so lucky to have you!

 

Thanks! It's only kind of like a real job. It's still far too much fun to prep than a real job, even if it is a business. The only difference is that I still have to go work, even when I'm not feeling it. I know, it sounds shocking but eventually, you get to the point where you don't want to prep. 

 

On a happy note, my new scribes from ZOIC arrived today and are patiently waiting for me to unwrap them and play with them. I've only been waiting since mid-December! That's really fast considering that I waited 18 months for my HW322 from Mr. Winkler.