Nice! That looks like a big one. Good to see more content 😊

Thx! This will help me with my own project 👍

I like the content - i think others will too & yup, I’d like to see you do the scorpion!! Good job!

Well, I already know how to avoid most of the mistakes made here. Using the super glue on the joints was a good tip, though. I worry about dried bugs being extremely fragile.

@leonnundel2443

8 күн бұрын

I keep them in the freezer so they will not dry up. Then I let them warm up before I fill the resin

Did you empty its abdomen and how did the spider hold up after encasing?

Im doing my first right now. First mistake is that i caught it last year and popped it in the freezer. The red hourglass lost its color and its more of a grey blob. After i positioned it with pins, i sprayed with lacquer and that made the pins very difficult to remove. I superglued a fiber optic line to it to suspend in the resin. It's curing in a pressure pot right now and i intend to it on my woodlathe to a sphere shape.

@pivotfever

9 ай бұрын

Once caught what is a good method to “stifle” the spider

Mine look exactly the same at the beginning but my question for you is, did your widow turn grey when it dried up inside the resin and did it shrink as it dried naturally inside. Mine did if yours didn’t can you share the resin you used I have tried numerous times and it happens all the time. Now I’m frustrated I have 35 more widows and I’m afraid to damage them

@waltersanchez2623

6 ай бұрын

I wonder if its possible to use a hypodermic needle to draw out liquid from her abdomen, refill her with hand sanitizer (which is thicker than alcohol and may not flow out as easily) and seal her back up with super glue

@shell7999

Ай бұрын

That's a lot harder than you would think. You need a pretty small needle to avoid causing too much damage, however error, the organs tend to clog the needle. If you let it sit for a day the insides will liquify making it easier to suck out with the syringe, but now the skin is a lot more fragile and will tear super easy when you touch it with the needle. I have spent a lot of time and went through many spiders, so if someone could tell me how they dried the damn thing without it shriveling up, I would really appreciate it.

@U_Lucky1

26 күн бұрын

@@shell7999 I did it about a few months ago, to a wolf spider and a black widow I’m perfecting still but I bought a scalpel with a very tiny tip, a very pointy pair of tweezers, for the wolf spider the inside end up looking like almond paste so I slowly and I mean very slowly scoop it out then I take cotton and dip it in resin and slowly stuff the spider once I have the stuffing the way I want it and pulling the abdomen skin over o cure it quickly. I wish I could post pictures. I did the same with the black widow however I’m still perfecting it with her because for one of my widows the skin on the abdomen was far too thin and I’m assuming I left it in the alcohol far too long, but I’ll try it again. Lately I’ve been slowly brushing each one with uv resin, my 9 year old enjoys holding it as if it was still alive.

can you give an update now as far as any decay? I’m debating removing the insides of the belly but nervous to mess it up… especially if it’s not necessary

We need an aircraft model!!!!

@kerberosmodels

Жыл бұрын

I agree, I've just been so busy with work I have not done nearly any hobby work in months. I have a 1/32 aircraft model I've been recording for over a year, I just have to finish it and then Ill upload it.

How did you kill her ?

You'll sell it?

It will eventually silver. Cause it wasn't dried out .

@kerberosmodels

Ай бұрын

If it dries out, wouldn't it shrink? Over time it did shrink but that's because one of the legs let airflow through after I sanded it. When I make more I will seal it properly

@creaturedomes9364

Ай бұрын

@@kerberosmodels yes that's what silvering is. It's when the insect especially the big plump wet spots dry shrink and sometimes pull away from the resin leaving a clear void where it's body was up against the resin.