patback Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I want to get one of these Once it warms up there is a good chance of both skates and dogfish coming your way, and a good possibility of oyster toad fish, ranging from pinky sized all the way up to behemoth-"holy-crap-what-is-that" sized if you would still be looking. Link to comment
Markushka Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 Once it warms up there is a good chance of both skates and dogfish coming your way, and a good possibility of oyster toad fish, ranging from pinky sized all the way up to behemoth-"holy-crap-what-is-that" sized if you would still be looking. That would be totally awesome! Just shoot me a PM. Size isn't an issue, tho we have been working mostly with smaller stuff. Its a lot easier and faster, and I'm not sure we have vials that could fit a whole skate atm. Link to comment
Acielot Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 So it is virtually x-ray fluid after everything is said and done. Pretty cool, especially that first picture. Link to comment
Markushka Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 So it is virtually x-ray fluid after everything is said and done. Pretty cool, especially that first picture. Thanks, we just ordered a light box and full set up to take pictures that are just as cool, but for now, you'll have to just get my crappy cell phone shots. Link to comment
Markushka Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 New photos!!!!! Link to comment
gsgentry Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Kind of cool... Kind of creepy!! lol Link to comment
Muraki Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 The specimens, will they only work if frozen? What if I have a few that have been in rubbing alcohol for a time for 6 months to 9 years? If either would work, I have a few older fish and 1 hatchling painted turtle that died within an hour of exiting the egg shell. Been in alcohol for a few months now. PM if interested! Link to comment
Baccus Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I would really like to work on the crinoid, and the alcohol preserved specimens should be fine as well. I will PM both of you with addresses to send them to. Link to comment
Tamberav Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Very cool... as you can see by my avatar Wish I had saved all my dead fish now I lose then in shipping sometimes. Link to comment
Baccus Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 That's an awesome and appropriate avatar. The end goal of this project is to offer a better means of preserving and displaying specimens for education. We are working on perfecting a technique so we can not only prepare specimens for schools but also to the hobbyist market and make the technique available to the masses. Every animal we get to work on brings us closer to the goal of bringing all of this back to you guys. Rather than throwing a prize animal away, a few days could turn it into a priceless and immortal display that shows aspects previously invisible to the naked eye. Link to comment
Markushka Posted April 12, 2014 Author Share Posted April 12, 2014 :teaser: Tomorrow is an exciting day for us.. After months of working on our method, we've got it down. stay tuned for details and pics Link to comment
Tamberav Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Crap, I am so mad at myself right now. One of my fish died and I forgot about this. It was a fang blenny too and would have looked super sweet Link to comment
Markushka Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 sorry to disappoint, today wasn't as awesome as it could have been. We've prepared a kickstarter, and it was supposed to launch, but there is a review process. Stay tuned for more details, also soon to come, pictures of our latest work, and a foray into clearing big fish! trout seasons starting up, and we've got a freezer packed full with pet store victims, and other donations (including a stingray!!!!) amongst other things that our taxidermist has gotten for us... next few months should be pretty awesome. Crap, I am so mad at myself right now. One of my fish died and I forgot about this. It was a fang blenny too and would have looked super sweet gotta keep this thread at the top of the forum... lol sucks about your fish tho I still have all mine that I lost during sandy a couple years ago. Haven't had fish either, just coral since. Link to comment
Markushka Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 our latest mice creations! just purple: A test run with a green anole: Link to comment
Markushka Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 Hot PINK! better pic of the first mouse In the works: This is what 80% sucrose does... as you can see, this competitors method, looks cool, but doesn't work so well... Purple possum skull We have lots more to actually take pictures of... Link to comment
kush. Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 this is soo F**king cool!! Will be following this thread. Super excited to see the (in my opinion) pieces of art you create! Link to comment
Markushka Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 We need to figure out how to get better pictures, the curved glass of the vials isn't conducive to this. I also want them to start taking pictures of some of the more awesome mice I've made since ironing out all the kinks in the methods. But, can't have everything I want, huh? Just going to have to do it myself, eh Baccus? In some good news, we've teamed up with a local taxidermist, and are pending approval of our kickstarter in an effort to actually focus more on the art, and bring this to a wider audience. Link to comment
Markushka Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 This is one of my first really good ones, despite the broken spine Link to comment
Tamberav Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Really cool... have you gotten a snake yet? Link to comment
AMAYEU Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Mark! Time flies. Great to see you involved in such a project. Hope all is well. Following... Have you tried this on insects, specifically underwater insects in larvae and nymph stages. We collect insects and jar them. We use the specimens so we can mimic them when we tie flies/lures for fly fishing. PS Yes, still have a fish tank -Mike Link to comment
Markushka Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 Really cool... have you gotten a snake yet? We have a small ball python in the works. It should be done soon. Also have two frogs in the works. Mark! Time flies. Great to see you involved in such a project. Hope all is well. Following... Have you tried this on insects, specifically underwater insects in larvae and nymph stages. We collect insects and jar them. We use the specimens so we can mimic them when we tie flies/lures for fly fishing. PS Yes, still have a fish tank -Mike Hey Amay, Its good to see you on here. I've seen your tank thread, but I need to drop by again as it's been a while. As to insects, yes, we've used Visikol with drosophila, but nothing else recently. I do have some horse flies in the freezer that will be cleared soon. I shouldn't have any issues clearing them, staining on the other hand is a bit trickier. Link to comment
Baccus Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 We are really excited by all of the feedback and of course the people who have donated specimens. We are just about ready to start on the exotics and will have pictures posted as soon as they are done. Thanks again for your support. Link to comment
TheFragger Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Oh My God!!! This Is Beyond Amazing!!! Hope To See Some Crazy Ones!!! -Tamberav-I Finally Understand Your Avatar Now Lol Link to comment
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