u/LilStinkpot

After the first couple successful beltfish skulls I found this monster at the market and decided to save more parts. The gills came out in very good condition with one exception: the gill filaments curled up. It looks more like a scraggly beard than a nice set of gills.

Wha can I do to straighten them out? The only idea I have now is rehydrate, clip a piece of stiff nonstick plastic behind each, and comb them out with watered down PVA glue until dry.

Last photo is the rest of the noggin mid-reassembly. I do believe that I will have success articulating it so that it can move. Maybe not full range but very close. All that’s left is the join between the two mandibles, which is a tricky sliding joint