This ad ran in the fall of 1996, after Alabama taxidermist Scott Ringenoldus won the International Guild of Taxidermy's Best International Fish Award, at their championships in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The text from this ad is reprinted below:

Polytranspar Does it Again!

Congratulations to taxidermist SCOTT RINGENOLDUS,
of Spanish Fort, Alabama, on winning

Best International Fish
at the IGT's International Taxidermy Championships in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

The outstanding talent of taxidermist Scott Ringenoldus is clearly evident in this beautiful trio of crappies. This elegant composition won the coveted Best International Fish trophy and the Polytranspar Award at the 1996 IGT show. As with all of Scott's award-winning mounts, he used Polytranspar airbrush paint. For the past 15 years, in competition after competition, entries painted with Polytranspar airbrush paint have won more major taxidermy, re-creation and fish carving awards than all other paint brands combined!

Polytranspar airbrush paints are specially formulated for wildlife artists, allowing realistic reproduction of the beautiful, vibrant colors found in nature. Polytranspar gives you the most lifelike colors, including pearls, iridescents and glosses in your choice of water-based or lacquer-based systems, along with full painting instruction for almost any species. Polytranspar offers the best quality, value, and color selection, with any size in any color available -- from an ounce to a gallon -- in stock and ready to ship.

If you want your fish to come alive with beautiful, lifelike colors, then go with Polytranspar -- the choice of champions!

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