A plaster cast of my first bluebill. A drake I killed (and later ate, gizzard, heart and all). Taken near the Columbia River.
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Hooded Merganser Reference Cast
Towards the end of last duck season I shot a very nice Hooded Merganser drake. I made made an alginate mold and poured plaster. The result was a finely detailed, beautiful cast, cleaned up, primed and antiqued with oil paint.
