The Tooth by Des Hunt

Author:Des Hunt [Des Hunt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780730443582
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Chapter 13

We returned to Napier on Sunday afternoon. There was nothing more we could do about the fossil until we got help, and hanging around the canyon would only increase the chances of clashing with the Basinhead Gang.

Unfortunately, my plan to have Ms Marshall visit the canyon during the next week was dashed when I called at the museum on Monday: she was out of town and wouldn’t return until late Wednesday. All I could do was make an appointment for Thursday and hope she could come to Pounamu at the weekend.

It was a frustrating three days, waiting around until Thursday. However, it did give us the chance to prepare our presentation. Mits worked on a PowerPoint presentation using the photos he’d taken, while I worked on the casts.

The epoxy resin mould was an inverted image of the fossil. To get the true image I had to fill it with plaster of Paris. It took some experimenting before I had several excellent replicas of the cast. I then worked on them with paints until, at a glance, you would think they were the real thing.

On Wednesday night, Mrs Smithson invited Dad and me for dinner so that both families could view our presentation. Mits started with his PowerPoint projected onto the large screen in the Smithsons’ lounge. He’d done an impressive job. By blending images into one another, you got the impression of The Tooth being unveiled before your eyes.

Then, on the last slide, he’d let his fantasy take flight. He had superimposed a picture of a dragon so that The Tooth was part of the dragon’s mouth. It was so well done you could almost imagine that the overhang contained the skeleton of the dragon. Everyone had a good chuckle about it.

I then presented my models. While they had less of an impact than the photos, everyone agreed that they looked remarkably like a real fossil, and gave a sense of being incredibly ancient. Altogether it was a great evening and ended up with them promising their support.

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