Your euro mount, as a replica
Skull and antlers reproduced from a 3D scan, at a size that fits a desk or a shelf.
A European mount is a big thing to have on a wall, and there is only one of it. A scale replica printed from a 3D scan of the real skull and antlers gives you one for the office or the bach, or one for whoever was there on the day. This is a job we have been asked about, and with a scan to work from it is one of the most accurate pieces we can make, because the shape comes from the real thing rather than from photos.
What to send us
- The 3D scan as an STL, OBJ or 3MF file, or zipped if it is large. A phone scanning app or a scanning service both work, and a rough scan can be cleaned up.
- Photos of the mount from the front, both sides and above, in even light, for colour and for anything the scan missed.
- The size you want, either the overall height or the width across the antlers.
- Whether you want it in full colour, matched to the bone and antler, or in a single colour.
- How it will be displayed: on a base, on a stand, or flat on a shelf.
From scan to print
Scans of antlers are rarely clean. Tines come out lumpy or full of holes, and the inside of the skull is often missing. We repair the scan, close it up and keep the shape true to the original, then check that the thinnest tines will survive at the size you have chosen, and tell you where anything would need thickening.
Without a scan we can still work from good photos, but a scan is what makes it a true replica rather than a close likeness. If yours is rough, send it anyway and we will tell you honestly what it is good for.
You see the cleaned model before it is printed. It is then printed in full colour, or in a single colour you can leave plain or paint.
Size, material and finish
- Size
- Standard, around 15cm, suits a desk. Larger sizes keep more of the antler detail, and the finest tines are the first thing a small replica loses.
- Colour
- Full colour print, matched to the bone and antler, or single colour and unpainted.
- Material
- Resin, for the finest detail in the antler. We will advise if the size you want calls for something else.
- Base
- Plain, or engraved with the date or a line of your own.
- Finish
- Matte, which suits bone, or standard.
How long it takes
The quote comes back within one working day, with a lead time that depends mostly on how much cleaning up the scan needs. Once printed, it is posted tracked anywhere in New Zealand.
Questions
Can you do other species?
Yes. Red deer, fallow, sika, whitetail and wapiti, and horned animals such as tahr and chamois, are all the same job: a scan or good photos, then a cleaned model and a print.
I do not have a scanner. What are my options?
Many phones can run a scanning app that does a reasonable job of an object this size, and a scanning service will do a better one. Failing both, detailed photos from every side let us model it as a close likeness rather than an exact replica.
Will the antler tips be fragile?
At small sizes the thinnest tines are the weak point. We check them at your chosen size before printing and will tell you if a slightly larger replica would be noticeably sturdier.
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