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Obsessed and happy.
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:18 am
by daringduffer
Well, I've found out that I have a "thing" going on about blending dubbing. It's a wonderful part of our hobby with neverending possibilities. Last night i mixed natural, claret, dark claret, fiery brown, picric and black hares mask fur with australian opossum (mainly for the outstanding ability to bind the fibers together). The result was marvellous. Rich colour with lifelike sheen. I found out that the salt in this mix - the secret behind the result - was the jet black dyed hare. Without it the mix was just good and interesting. I felt like an artist and had difficulties getting to bed.
Australian opossum is a must:
http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/thr ... ums/facts/,
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/video_popup_windows_skin/1382050
dd
Re: Obsessed and happy.
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:33 am
by tie2fish
I seem to recall Hans doing some marvelous things with Aussie possum ...
Re: Obsessed and happy.
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:36 pm
by daringduffer

How about that fur?

Or this?

Another form.
dd
Re: Obsessed and happy.
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:17 pm
by daringduffer
This one has no eyes. Might be easier for some.
dd
Re: Obsessed and happy.
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:25 pm
by Old Hat
John Atherton would be proud.

Re: Obsessed and happy.
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:31 pm
by daringduffer
Old Hat wrote:John Atherton would be proud.

This one?
http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A030057b.htm
dd
Re: Obsessed and happy.
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:38 pm
by William Anderson
Great post. I've done that. It's a little odd, moreso than a lot of the obsessive stuff I get myself into, but skinning animal hides and mixing them in a coffee grinder is so strangely compelling. I'm always trying to get that Roy Christy kind of mix.
w
Re: Obsessed and happy.
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 8:23 am
by willowhead
DD, looks like your finally on your way to forgetting bout all this as a, "hobby"...........consider yourself lucky.....your addicted

Re: Obsessed and happy.
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 10:17 am
by Ruard
Hi DD,
Blending dubbing is in my opinion a very nice piece of our hobby. I like it to start with a pelt of an animal (hare for example) prepare it with alcohol dry it and then it must be dyed. If that is ready you realy can blend the dubbing you want to. Possum is a great "binder" in the dubbing mix but hare also but is a bit softer when you use also the underfurr. If you start with a complete pelt there are so much different shade from white to tan to dark and some black too.
Greeting
Re: Obsessed and happy.
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 11:04 am
by daringduffer
willowhead wrote:DD, looks like your finally on your way to forgetting bout all this as a, "hobby"...........consider yourself lucky.....your addicted

w-h,
I was born addicted - i have lots of them. I'm very addicted to knowledge, for instance.
Life is never boring...
dd