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Two of our taxidermy mounts that recently arrived from South Africa, while fine from a taxidermy perspective, offered the opportunity for some upgrades.
Tools used included a drill and a hot glue gun.
Using artificial grasses and bushes purchased at Hobby Lobby and an artificial rock ordered from a taxidermy supply website, my wife and I set to sprucing up the mounts. We tried to add color and height variation in the vegetation to amplify a sense of depth and scale.
All in all, a fun little project that required no skill and not much time. We're very happy with the results:
Giraffe, before:
Giraffe after. We added, among other things, oranges to the base. The giraffe's last meal had been oranges, so we felt it added a nice touch:
Here's the nyala, as originally received:
And after some improvements:
Here's the sort of supplies we picked up at Hobby Lobby and the Taxidermy Supplies website:
![154112-0319[1].jpg](https://www.africahunting.com/attachments/154112-0319-1-jpg.303755/ "154112-0319[1].jpg")
![394213-0319[1].jpg](https://www.africahunting.com/attachments/394213-0319-1-jpg.303756/ "394213-0319[1].jpg")
![654699-0319[1].jpg](https://www.africahunting.com/attachments/654699-0319-1-jpg.303757/ "654699-0319[1].jpg")
![1219922-0319[1].jpg](https://www.africahunting.com/attachments/1219922-0319-1-jpg.303758/ "1219922-0319[1].jpg")
![NR117[1].jpg](https://www.africahunting.com/attachments/nr117-1-jpg.303759/ "NR117[1].jpg")
Tools used included a drill and a hot glue gun.
Using artificial grasses and bushes purchased at Hobby Lobby and an artificial rock ordered from a taxidermy supply website, my wife and I set to sprucing up the mounts. We tried to add color and height variation in the vegetation to amplify a sense of depth and scale.
All in all, a fun little project that required no skill and not much time. We're very happy with the results:
Giraffe, before:
Giraffe after. We added, among other things, oranges to the base. The giraffe's last meal had been oranges, so we felt it added a nice touch:
Here's the nyala, as originally received:
And after some improvements:
Here's the sort of supplies we picked up at Hobby Lobby and the Taxidermy Supplies website:
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