A customer brought this fish (splake trout) to the Silver Doctor Taxidermy Studio on the day he got it back from another taxidermist. He was dissatisfied with the colouring and the shape of the head.

The Silver Doctor examined the fish and found the head to be distorted and beginning to ooze oil due to the use of incomplete skinning and degreasing procedures. He suggested discarding the natural head, replacing it with a reproduction head and re-painting the fish.

The Silver Doctor stripped the fish of the paint and finish layers, replaced the head, and did some additional modeling repair work to create a more pleasing shape.

The fish was repainted with more realistic colours using an air brush and installed on a slab panel. The customer was very satisfied.

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