Mermaid tail- behind the scenes 7

[japoy1384]

hi, im from the Philippines and has always been a merman, well i live by the coast where our old folks tells us stories about real 'KATAW' (mermaids) the local fishermen has seen.. Filipino's had several movies with mermaids on it. anyway i just posted this coz im a huge fan of yours.. nice job!

[lizardluver1]

how din u get the scales to stick

[The3Tails]

is there anyway i could get the tails cheaper?

[AnaCarolMurray]

Love the soundtrack! Depeche Modeeeee!!!! I feel loved! Nice work, dude!

[CharmedGirl800]

I thought u were 27

[moonlightrose1991]

what do you use to make the scales??

[Docjava3]

Originally I used Pumpkin seeds that were remolded slightly into scales. They were layered onto each other like scales and I filled the gaps in between with ordinary clay before making a mold of them.

[22storm44]

Why do you have to cut off the fluke? You glue it back with crazy glue? lol But seriously why not leave it alone?

[Docjava3]

This is just one step in many for the tail. It all gets put together later with more silicone.

[FallenAngel2737]

wow best ep. yet I love you your so cool. Hey where do you Live are you hiring and what age do you have to be? lol because this would be awesome to do.

[Docjava3]

I live in Budapest, Hungary and over here it takes a lot to get work permits for anyone not from Hungary.... Sadly.

Best thing to do is to search youtube for free info. Here you can learn to do anything these days.

[KerenGinossarTalk]

No you don tlook 38!! much younger.. and very talented! I wish that actually IU understood better how to make this..

[lucyloo4you]

please can you make me one ?

haha i realy want one a pink one :D

and happy Birthday :) x

[pleunsoio]

that blue one is amazing!

i'm exciting! where can i get one?

[idzit]

The scales look amazing!

[CrystalJupiter]

The scales are actually kind of pretty.

Looks real. :D

[dallycraze]

happy b day enjoy

[lucymaryg]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUDE!!! for my b-day will u give me a tail?

[catia9688]

I love DEPECHE MODE and you?

[Widesix]

who cares about your birthday

[rockboy95bahjat]

i care and every one ...only animals dont oh r u an animal sry

[haleymariah08]

alot of people care sorry im so late!!

[candysugarcane235]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! and love the tail so far ur veary good

[rockboy95bahjat]

hi buddy! i wanna ask u where can we buy scales????and do we put theme on the fabric or there is somthing b4 it ....

[broadwaykatedaw]

very cool. I'm still making my own tails..just neoprene, but still.

love this series, it's fascinating

[maneaterxd]

Happy B-Day

[elcorodr]

HAPPY B-DAY!!

[tcmoore18]

WOW!!! THIS IS THE BEST!!

[tcmoore18]

HAPPY B-DAY!!

[MajjuMermaid]

COOL

[Docjava3]

I can be very boring at times. Hours and hours of work. Mostly repetitive work that takes patience and lots of time. There ore few people who can take this kind of work and still keep their sanity.

[roro1231]

did you spray paint the seeds?

[Docjava3]

The seeds were originally just so I could make copies of them from separate molds. It took around one month (working around the clock) to make special patterns that help make a quilt-like effect and it ties together all the pieces. This is the first time this has ever been accomplished!!! No other mermaid tail has ever been created this way.

[Rebekahh08]

i want one please , Howw ?

[lizzard9233]

his hair is so severus snape i love it.and he is good witht the tails.

[laspyra]

I WANT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!

[luckypuppy4489]

Your so cool for making these tails I wish could have lol and the sad part Im a guy HAPPY BIRTHDAY

[hottness411]

omg that is soo cool i want to buy one please!!!

[Docjava3]

You'll have to write to me in my mailbox for additional info. It's quite involved and not everyone goes to this length of having something like this. But feel free to write anyway, I always try to write back when I'm not in the shop.

[LuvnJCandJB]

cool if your birthday is on April 12th then your bitthday is a day after my sister's b-day! That's so cool and happy birthday :) anyway that tail is so awesome!

[fiesaku]

you look like the guy in the game price of persia.

[scarlina204]

wait can you put this thing in the water? and can you move around and swim in it?

[Docjava3]

Yes you can! That's why it's silicone. See Part 8 for the water test!!!

[meaganisthebestttttt]

what do you make tails for? because they look really nice :D

[tiikeri26]

Haven't visited here in a while but now i did and did i enjoy your new parts (6 & 7) somehow i suddenly feel like i want part of me to be scales, should i beg help? anyhow... way to go! and late birthday congratulations!

[wildangel12]

WOW THAT WAS SOOOOO COOL!!!!!!

[letrainfall]

could you make me a tail like that or sell one to me?

[Spriteremix88]

Your work is absolutely fantastic! How many tails have you made for people/how many shows or movies have you made them for? Also, how many hours/how much money do those cost?!? It must be a lot!

Sorry for so many questions...I'm just fascinated! haha

[Docjava3]

Thanks for the comments! They're a lot of work, and many hours go into them. Somewhere between 560 and 580 hours goes into just one tail, they are very high-tech for being a universal tail that works both above and below water. I've been doing tails for films and projects since 1989. Next year will be my 20th year doing tails!

[Erg0]

hey, are you the guy that helped the gma production of "dyesebel" here in the philippines? they've been thankful. pretty famous here, the tails.

[Docjava3]

They do look nice! Though I can't take much credit for the "Dyesebel" tails looking as nice as they do, I'm thankful that they asked for help.

[Sidneius]

Ikaw ba gumawa ng buntot ng Dyesebel?

[Dreammystic]

can you add dye to the silicone of the scales or do you paint them after they're scaled?

[Docjava3]

I use a combination.

[Splashfan39]

awesome work my friend!Cant wait to get into my tail from you this summer!

[envstudies]

so you are going to CAST the cohesive body of casted scale jigsaw pieces, to make 1 PIECE (a body) of silicone scales? Is that right? :)

[Docjava3]

More like I mold what I have here, and make a copy of this in silicone. The green stuff is the scale surface that was created from jigsaw type pieces (but that's secret). It's made so you can't see where they fit together.

[SelindaLovett]

"Like Star Wars"

Lol nice. I think this vid should be entitled "Adam finds the Zoom button; scales-in all their wonderful glory" 

Happy belated birthday, and I hope you didn't feel too bad the day after :)

[darkearthfairy]

Beautiful!

The comment about Paris was great, btw. Hehe :D You're so funny.

[shrxfn68]

Haha...Happy 38th bro!

[Docjava3]

Thanks! Good to see you on Youtube! Talk to ya later.

[Marcosdastar]

what movie or show is this for?

[Docjava3]

For my current clients who are watching their tails being made. But the more I posted clips, the more it has turned into a series.