[NO] Zin Otter Fullsuit by Rum Wolf Studios The item being reviewed is 7 years old and may not reflect the makers current style, or work. General Information Please note that this review is from an older version of the site. The page layout differs slightly from the current version because of this. Reviewer Information Reviewer Twitter: Zin0tter Relationship With Maker The maker is NOT a friend Prior Experience Yes, I’ve fursuited heavily with one other suit and attend cons regularly for the past 2 years. Informed Maker of Issues Yes, there were several issues that the maker was made aware of. Wear Time 15 hours Maker & Project Information Maker Rum Wolf Studios Commission Information Type: Fursuit > Fullsuit Style: Toony, Plantigrade Shipped From: USA Species Otter Found in Musteloidea (?) Made in Year 2019 Transaction Information 1750 USD paid in a lump sum Filed under $1000 - $2999 as a Lump Sum. Estimated Completion Time (ETA) Accuracy YES - the ETA was accurate Date of Review 31 May 2019 Project Timeline Contact Date December 2018 Completion/Ship Date March 2019 Item Completion Time (?) 1 - 3 Months Item Being Reviewed Zin Otter Fullsuit in a toony style as a commission. Photos of Completed Product Head Wear Satisfaction The head is comfortable. The lining on the inside is soft. It is somewhat of a loose fit and has a tendency to move around if you make a sudden movement. The head was bought pre-made in an auction, so the one-size-fits all fitment is understandable. Breathability, eyesight, and weight are all average. Hearing is very difficult with head. Visual Satisfaction I think the head looked better in person than the photos that I saw before purchasing it. The fur seems kind of cheap, but no significant problems yet. On close inspection, you can see where the fur was shaved too short and the backing material is visible. The eyes are very dark, but that appears to be typical with this fursuit maker. To my astonishment the black dots on the muzzle were airbrushed. I was very dissatisfied with this, so I cut them off and glued felt replacements. Body Wear Satisfaction The fitment of the body suit was very bad. I sent a duct-tape dummy to the maker for this commission, but the fitment of the body was far too small and tight. I could not lift my arms above my shoulders nor could I bend over. The first time I wore the body suit at a convention, several seams broke, even with only moderate activity. After the first 3-4 hours of fursuiting, there were 4-6″ rips in the shoulder seams, armpit seams had popped, and seams in the crotch had opened up. There was also a 1″ rip in the fur in the abdomen area. Seams were machine stitched, but the durability seemed a little sub-par. To my disappointment, the front zipper and zipper to attach the tail were loosely hand-stitched using a blanket stitch. Visual Satisfaction Outside appearance is fine. The neck is cut pretty low and is sometimes visible. Hands and Feet Wear Satisfaction The feet paws are very good very comfortable and uses the sock-like construction. The hand paws also are comfortable and easy to put on and remove. Visual Satisfaction Feet paws look great! I was happy that the maker said that he prefers 5-fingered hand paws when commissioning them. However, the construction is too big, and the paws look toony and clumsy. There’s also a large difference in the size of the sleeves of the body and the hand paws, and that makes it look like i’m wearing gloves. I requested resin claws on the hands and feet, however, I did not receive either of those. Tails Wear Satisfaction Tail is fine. It has a belt loop and zipper that attaches it to the body. I believe the tail is stuffed with poly-fil with some foam reinforcement at the base. The tail tends to twist to one side when wearing it. The zipper is well hidden when attached to the body. The tail zipper was hot glued to the fur and it began to separate at my second convention with the suit (8-10hrs of wear). I reattached the tail zipper by hand stitching it to the fur, and will hopefully see better results than the hot glue. The zipper that attaches the tail in the body suit is loosely stitched using a blanket stitch, and I think I will replace that in the future. Visual Satisfaction The tail looks great and very natural when attached. It is long and just barely does not drag the floor, which is great. It was a little thinner than I expected. Overall Product Satisfaction How well does everything fit together and match up? As I mentioned above, there was very bad fitment, and bad mis-matches between the body and hand paws. Overall Project Quality No, the construction of some parts were very shoddy, and seems like a cheaply-done fursuit. Purchase Process Initial Contact Easy, they were responsive to their emails. Maker Response Time Initial contact was good, but near the completion of the suit I received no updates or feedback. Maker Professionalism Communication was bad at the end of the commission. I received no WIPs. I was told that I would get pictures of the fursuit and it would be shipped out at the end of the week. However, I never received pictures, and the suit was not shipped out until two weeks later. I never received a tracking number for the package. I was not informed that a signature would be required for delivery, and I had to pick up the package from the post office after a failed delivery. I even paid for some additional features, and did not receive them because the maker forgot.These payments were promptly refunded to me when I brought it up. Project Completion Time I was pleasantly surprised that the maker was able to complete the commission before my next convention. Rating FursuitReview rates by asking the question: Would you recommend this maker? NO This review has been marked with a negative rating. This means the reviewer would NOT recommend Rum Wolf Studios unless they significantly change their practices. Final Comments I believe this maker was generally careless when constructing my suit. I detailed exactly what I wanted in my commission in a document that I sent to the maker. Some features that I listed there were ignored, such as the resin claws. I had a multiple construction issues with my fursuit, and took on the repairs myself, because I believed that I could make better repairs than the maker. I informed the maker of all of my issues and we negotiated a partial refund where they shipped me enough fur to make a second bodysuit and repair my existing suit (value of about $350). I will continue to fix the flaws that I find after each convention I go to. Are you the maker of this item? Would you like to leave an official response? Click here. 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