Salmon accesory turned into figurine

[Isidro]

Hello dear pals,

It comes with a salmon, supposedly the eagle is landing on a beached salmon for devoure it. The salmon is not bad, the head is very well shaped, but I cannot use it as a figure itself unless modifying it completely: one side have an eagle-foot shaped hole, for attachment, and the other side is flat (and without eye) for rest againts surface.

With the recent acquisition of two different dry air modelling clays, the first thing that I did is turn the salmon that came a accessory for the Steller's sea eagle of Colorata raptor set box into a figurine per self.

The original have, on one side, an eagle-foot shaped mark with a central hole for attach the peg in he eagle figure. The other side is flat for lying in a surface, painted silver, and with no eye and no pectoral nor pelvic fin.



But with Fimo Air I filled the shape on both sides and added the missing fins (needed also for keep the figurine upright):



So only remains giving it a new paintjob and... voilá!



(By the way, which species of salmon is supposed to be? Oncorhynchus nerka?)

[K907]

Yup that is the correct species also known as sockeye or red salmon. Also looking at it, it looks like a male.

[Isidro]

Thanks for the confirmation! Yep, it represents a male in breeding condition. Females, and non-breeding males, have normal, not elongated mandibles in every salmonid species. The colours are also so intense because it's in breeding condition.

[AnimalToyForum]

Good work! 

[sirenia]

Is impressive, a really good job.

[K907]

Thanks for the confirmation! Yep, it represents a male in breeding condition. Females, and non-breeding males, have normal, not elongated mandibles in every salmonid species. The colours are also so intense because it's in breeding condition.

Your welcome!!  Beautiful job btw!
I've worked closely with this salmon along three other species (at a salmon hatchery)
here in Alaska. Here's some pics I took of a male.

[Isidro]

Oh! So, from what I can see, the yellow band between gills and body should be not present, and caudal fin should be grey and not red, right? I just copied the design of the other side...
And the red can be so vivid as in my model? I remembers seeing drawings of the species with really scarlet hue... but the individual in your photos looks like dusky!

[K907]

@Isidro I believe with this one it was still "early" this was like early September but go later within a few weeks, their colors get more richer and brighter.