Supermags Whistlers and Magnums Buffleheads

[dans]

Well guys as some of you know I set out last year to make myself Super Magnum Whistlers and Magnum Buffleheads. Here is the beginning look.






These 2 where after I shaped the bodies up as I was told on some other sites I should have come up and inch then started to round up the decoys instead of as you can see I rounded from the bottom.In hind sight I should have used 3/4 inch plywood on the bottoms for added stablity and also easier to add the keel.But I went ahead I used wood screws and then hot glued then into the stryofoam. they held well. Keels where also screwed into the bottom and then before driving them home I hot glued them also. As I said plywood bottome would have been better.

[dans]

So once that was all doen came the painting and float test which I did in the sink at home and here is the finished decoys.

[dans]

Now for the magnum Buffleheads they need a better coat of paint but they work well as they are had them out and we decoy birds with them





So when it all came down i am real please with both patterns and how the decoys turned out I ha dthem out on a day we had 40 knots of wind and they danced and look real good. Next project is eiders and scoters

[Beaus_Dad]

If yer next project is Eiders here is a pic Sherm sent me of some super magnum Eiders

[Beaus_Dad]

[backwoodsbuddy]

the skinny on the eiders are they are not made of foam.they are hand carved and are hollow now thaTs cool.they are used off maine i believe ,i patterned the one withthe mussle in its mouth from this pic i had seen a while back.except mine is foam and plywood

thanks ed i cant use the work comp for pics and such

[dans]

Man they are huge if i make any that big they will be 2x 3/4 plywood bottom then foam bodies