So many things to love about this build. The lure, of course is obvious! But you used a Frog Tape container to keep the frog parts in. The homemade light box was super cool. I really like the custom made stand that held the thumb-tacked leg parts, very handy. Don't tell anyone, but I skipped to the end when I first started the video to see the frog swim... and I noticed the legs moving in the water! Immediately, I wondered how you did that and started back at the beginning. Super job my friend! While watch, my eye was drawn several times to lures from previous videos hanging on the wall. It would be cool if they had a more prominent display feature to hang from.
Thanks for noticing I wanted to put a little design footage in and yeah I made that light box a few years back. I use it a lot. If I would have left some more spring space the legs would have moved a lot more. I’m working on getting my work space figured out as well. I just threw them up there real quick so they would be in the vids.
While removing the tape after painting the frog, you were concerned about it lifting some of the paint. Frog Tape also makes a "low tack" yellow tape that I use for masking lures. It comes off easily without any risk of taking paint with it. But there's a trade-off, you have to ensure the edges are in full contact with the surface of your project, because it can start to lift itself off of a rounded surfaces. Knowing this, I press the tape down just before spraying and have had pretty good luck with it.
So many things to love about this build. The lure, of course is obvious! But you used a Frog Tape container to keep the frog parts in. The homemade light box was super cool. I really like the custom made stand that held the thumb-tacked leg parts, very handy.
Don't tell anyone, but I skipped to the end when I first started the video to see the frog swim... and I noticed the legs moving in the water! Immediately, I wondered how you did that and started back at the beginning. Super job my friend!
While watch, my eye was drawn several times to lures from previous videos hanging on the wall. It would be cool if they had a more prominent display feature to hang from.
Thanks for noticing I wanted to put a little design footage in and yeah I made that light box a few years back. I use it a lot. If I would have left some more spring space the legs would have moved a lot more. I’m working on getting my work space figured out as well. I just threw them up there real quick so they would be in the vids.
While removing the tape after painting the frog, you were concerned about it lifting some of the paint. Frog Tape also makes a "low tack" yellow tape that I use for masking lures. It comes off easily without any risk of taking paint with it. But there's a trade-off, you have to ensure the edges are in full contact with the surface of your project, because it can start to lift itself off of a rounded surfaces. Knowing this, I press the tape down just before spraying and have had pretty good luck with it.
I’ll check it out