ntrusc Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Hi all, I recently acquired this large Diplomystus fish from holdinghistory, not cleaned any of this materiel before so it’s been a bit of a steep learning curve, still lots to do but Im enjoying cleaning this. Thanks for looking Regards Neil. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Hi Neil. Sorry I didnt help you out on the PM. Been going through a ruff time. Id say your doing a great job on your first fish. also, the more you do the better you are going to get at prepping these things. The only tips I can give you is for the fins. Try and follow out the 'leading edges' and then attack what i call the 'field'. Also, on your diplo, its very hard to see the start of the fin bones for the anal fin? Good luck RB 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntrusc Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 Thanks, hope things get better for you soon, I’ve not looked for the anal fin yet, the bottom section looks slightly blown out so I’ve left that till last. Thanks for the tips on the fins, makes a lot of sense to do it that way. Regards Neil. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Looks great so far! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntrusc Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 Thankyou, Regards Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Looking good. The anal fin usually starts roughly below where the dorsal fin ends. 1 Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntonia Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Looking great so far! What's your prepping setup? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntrusc Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Ptychodus04 said: Looking good. The anal fin usually starts roughly below where the dorsal fin ends. Thanks, will start on that next, then got to tidy it all up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntrusc Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 21 minutes ago, Huntonia said: Looking great so far! What's your prepping setup? Thanks, I’ve got ken mannion pens, air abrasive with bicarbonate soda and some hand tools. Regards Neil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadrosauridae Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Great job! Looks really nice. Careful, your cat may try to eat it. 1 "There is no shortage of fossils. There is only a shortage of paleontologists to study them." - Larry Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Looking good so far! It may have been a steep learning curve, but I think you picked it up fairly quickly. 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntrusc Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 22 hours ago, hadrosauridae said: Great job! Looks really nice. Careful, your cat may try to eat it. Thanks I’ll be careful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntrusc Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 16 hours ago, FossilNerd said: Looking good so far! It may have been a steep learning curve, but I think you picked it up fairly quickly. Thanks, turning out ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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