#skeletal articulations

[birbbones]

Stillborn Komodor Pup I finished cleaning via Oxidation

[victorianvampyr]

Finally got the last of the fawn remains put together. Time for other projects! Cause I am sure burned out!

This fawn was a challenge from the start. @bigolbuzzard was the one to find it, her intentions are to taxidermy them and she very kindly gifted me the skeleton to articulate. The poor thing was hit by a car, it’s head was ruined. But fortunately, or unfortunately, I had found my own deceased fawn months prior, and I had kept its head.

In taxidermy, it’s common you keep the feet bones- so I also had to find a replacement for the feet(which are mummified). Luckily a kind soul on Reddit sent me the feet of a roadkill fawn they ran into and were pelting.

Once I had managed to clean the bones- I had to spend hours just gluing the skull/destroyed bones/and caps on the bones back together. When an animal is younger, the bones aren’t fused- so they fall apart when cleaned.

Anyway. I am going to call this skeleton “Frank” due to the fact I had to “Frankenstein” all the fawn pieces together. I know it’s not perfect, but I am proud with the end result! Off to the Nature Center they go for display!

[capricornbones]

I never posted here to Tumblr! This is my best work to date.

This post is long overdue, but finally, this long anticipated project is ready to share. Pictures just don’t do this sweet little soul justice for how unique he truly is. This stillborn kitten was born with a deformity known as Diprosopus, which causes two faces to form in the same skull.

Diprosopus is a rare, life-threatening developmental defect during embryogenesis, and a subtype of conjoined twins, characterized by partial or complete duplication of the facial structures on a single head, neck, trunk and body.

Diprosopus often occurs in combination with other congenital disorders, particularly anencephaly, neural tube defect and cardiac malformations. When present, the brain may show abnormalities ranging from partial to complete duplication of brain structures, and/or underdevelopment of brain tissues. Cats with the condition are known as 'Janus cats', after the Roman god.

This was such a strange and yet amazing specimen to be trusted to work with. I’m so pleased with how he turned out and I couldn’t be happier with the outcome.

[jaketeachesdeath]

*Edit* Theres ANOTHER major mistake I missed cause Im fucking useless

Another Sparrow complete and one we're pretty proud of.

Unfortunately we took photos then realised there was a mistake, can you spot it? But crisis averted and it is safely on the Sparrow Tree 3.0.

This particular Sparrow was a cat kill with various bits of damage to the skull, sternum and broken legs.

This ones head is also removable giving a degree of movement to the pose.

Im glad Al finally had the confidence to pick it up again. This is the first time everything has gone nearly to plan. Not one single broken rib or lost bone in the process of building the ribcage, no bones glued to fingers. Its a little overwhelming to see the progress

12/08/24

[dead-dogs-still-fetch]

Progress!

Major progress has been made with finally assembling the limbs together. Having some major issues with the spine though, it's obvious now that we didn't bend it into the right position at the beginning. We bent it to the best of our abilities and for right now it's still very wonky, you may notice the string holding the pose in place.

He's going to be a bit of a awkward fox but I think I did pretty well for a 1st attempt. His ribs and tail still need to be added.

I have to fly back to school tomorrow so I am depressed to say the project is going to be on pause for the time being.

[marbledwhite]

Nvm, I figured it out myself and decided to share my newfound knowledge in the form of a badly drawn but easy to understand guide. So, enjoy

"Where do the ribs go?? An illustrated guide" Shown are cat bones but it probably works for things with similar skeletal structures as well

[your-werewolf-boyfriend]

Btw, if anyone has any interest in taxidermy, skeletal articulations, pelts, insects, and a variety of other things, check out my telegram channel! Im hoping to get this off the ground and start getting my own business going, so if you can reblog this and spread it around that would even be helpful.

[m-ttsterous]

An interesting c.yote I did yesterday. All the lower teeth appeared to have a dental disease. Left much of the lower teeth spongey and soft. I had to be extra careful not to break teeth. The canine in the pic above wasn't even the worst of them

[instantartific]

ও Skeletons

[answrs]

*taps foot impatiently*

W H E N

[milksockets]

christian marytrs from roman catacombs: 'the skeletons were decorated by nuns who were skilled in textile + beadwork, or lay brothers who had trained as gold- and silversmiths. the bones would be articulated + covered over with jewels, or placed in finely wrought suits of armor with cutouts strategically placed to reveal their skeletal nature' in memento mori: the dead among us - paul koudounaris (2015)

[birbbones]

WIP's of some birds I'm articulating. European Common buzzard, Eurasin Kestrel, Tawny owl and Barn Owl (Bops legal in the UK)

[victorianvampyr]

Despite being in the vulture culture community for a long time- I ain’t ever actually caped a deer before. Mostly because roadkill is my main source of supply, and I didn’t get a freezer until a few years ago.

Imagine my surprise when my mom called me up saying there was a deceased doe in our neighborhood.

Anyways, the entire process of getting this little lady preserved involved lots of blood, sweat, and tears. Mainly blood though. Many of her insides have been preserved, her pelt tanned(which can be seen in a previous post), and as you can see here- her head mounted and displayed. While processing her carcass, a friend and I discovered she was pregnant. Next week is when the preservation of her fawn will be fully complete and ready for display.

There are plenty of things in this form that I can improve on, but over all I am happy with the result. I have learned so much and I cannot wait to apply it to my next animal. Though she had a rough life, I hope I can give her and her baby a beautiful death :)) I am taking name requests if anyone has some.

Shout out to @bigolbuzzard for helping me get her into the truck!

[mostanimalshavearmsandlegs]

a couple coilhead sketches from today (smiles with big yellow ugly teeth) not many people seem to notice the ever so sinister nod their lore implies to the physiology of other creatures in the game... their scientific name, "Vir colligerus" translates to "Man who Collects". "Collects" what, exactly? When a coilhead kills someone, their head and lower arms mysteriously vanish. I used to think that it was just for shock value, but then I started to think about how a lot of higher up entities have certain parts of a human head but lack the rest. Nutcrackers and their single, human-esque eyes. Jesters with their skinless, eyeless skulls. Even Butlers-- no eyes, and skin that hangs loosely almost as if they have not even a lick of skeletal structure beneath. Additionally, the only other skin we see on a Butler are two human hands, perfectly articulated and in pristine condition. The coilhead's bestiary suggests they were weapons of war, could their role in such a war be to just run around and collect parts for other entities??? it seems like such an insane theory but just insane enough to fit into something like Lethal Company.

yap session OVER . thank you

[jaketeachesdeath]

I finally finished up the Willow Warbler!

It has a neat little twist and eagle eyed viewers may notice a mistake which is now unfixable.

Ill add a new post later about the twist, comment if you notice either the mistake or the twist

01/11/23

[dead-dogs-still-fetch]

Fox Skeleton Articulation

Recently this Christmas I was gifted a lovely fox skeleton, the only issue is I need to build it myself.

I've never articulated a skeleton before and the guides online can be vague and confusing. Does anyone have any advice or experience they're willing to share?