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Old 26-11-2011, 02:09 PM
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Default A bit of practise for zimtrouts swap

Had a wee practise for the up and coming swap ,

My best dabbler by so far i think ,,

Comments and advice always wanted

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Nice one Ed
They are getting better all the time you will notice with the bronze mallard on top that it is sloping back on one part and the other is sticking up, this is down to the natural curve of the feather so if you try to keep it all one way.
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Old 26-11-2011, 02:41 PM
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Nice one Ed
They are getting better all the time you will notice with the bronze mallard on top that it is sloping back on one part and the other is sticking up, this is down to the natural curve of the feather so if you try to keep it all one way.
Yes Kev , just noticed that arghhhh,

Would deffo look better going the 1 way

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mmmmmm looking good!
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Thats a very nice dabbler Ed, I can see that your'e really starting to get the hang of proportions now, I wouldn't worry too much about getting the BM cloaking that perfect it'll come eventually and as dabhoy says try and get it so it curves nicely although sometimes I like the effect when it doesn't fall as it should and I leave it as it is.
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Thats a very nice dabbler Ed, I can see that your'e really starting to get the hang of proportions now, I wouldn't worry too much about getting the BM cloaking that perfect it'll come eventually and as dabhoy says try and get it so it curves nicely although sometimes I like the effect when it doesn't fall as it should and I leave it as it is.
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