Largemouth postioned in place.
Close up of largemouth. (Sorry about all the reflection on the glass.)
Yellow perch attached to artificial rock.
Crappie
Black Bullhead
Preserved crayfish painted and ready to add to the diorama.
Dragon fly found dead in one of my ponds by my nephew's little boy. He wanted to give it a proper burial (he's only a few years old), but I said I wanted it for the diorama.
Anyway I soaked it in denatured alcohol, dried it and coated it with a sealer. Also repainted the tail stem.
Freeze dried frog painted and attached to a lily pad.
Mixing up sand and Elmers glue to make the base material. I added black Tempera powder to make the area around the lily pads more of a silty muck.
The sign that will be attached to the diorama.
I'd show you the final product but I have been instructed to wait and let it be seen at the convention first.
