[YES] Sukai the Eastern Dragon Partial by T.O.P. Dog Studio ❖

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Maker Information

TOP Dog Studios (TOPDOGS) Based in Oregon, Portland. Crafting since 2018. Formerly known as That One Pink Dog Studios.


Year of Project2020

Completion Time (?)7 - 12 Months

ETA AccuracyYES - the ETA was accurate
An ETA is the Estimated Time of Arrival for a project.
In other words, an estimated turnaround time.
An ETA is not a deadline.


Review Date9 December 2021

RelationshipThe maker is NOT a friend
This relationship was indicated by the reviewer at the time this review was written.


Review Information
ReviewerSukaiTheNoodle
Twitter: SukaiCloudwing

Prior ExperienceWhile this is the first suit I've owned, it is not the first one I've worn

Wear TimeProbably a total of 10 hours give or take a few minutes, haven't had the chance to parade around at a con just yet so I try to weqr it around the house whenever I can!

Informed Maker of IssuesI haven't had any issues so far


Sukai, partial fursuit

Positive

ProjectThis item was a commission

Paid: A Payment Plan of $501 - $999

Initial Contact: August 2019

Completion/Ship Date: July 2020

Shipping Origin: USA

Type: Partial

Style: Toony

Padding: None

Specialties: None


SpeciesName: Eastern Dragon

Found in: Reptilia(?)

Features: Horns or Antlers


Concept Art


Photos of Completed Product



Overall

Initial ContactSuper easy! I just messaged them on Telegram and they responded within 24 hours telling me a quote for the suit! Later on I added the handpaws and they were happy to add that into the commission!


Maker CommunicationCass was rather quick to respond and was always happy to answer any question I had! They were always professional with me and had a straightforward answer for anything I was curious about.

Project Completion TimeI feel as though they were actually rather quick to complete my suit. I know some suits can take upwards to 2 years to complete, but Cass had mine done in just under a year.


Overall Project QualityWhile my suit was part of the earlier stages of Cass' work, I'd say they did a pretty good job on it! I know Sukai threw a lot of firsts at them, such as the face whiskers or the plush horns, but they took each new challenge head on! So while this suit definitely doesn't show their skills now (or perhaps it better showcases where they started from), I enjoy owning this suit as my very first suit.


Components


Head

Wear SatisfactionThe head is snug, but not to where it's uncomfortable. It sits rather nicely on my face and has pretty good airflow from both the mouth and the 2D eyes. I can see rather well, about as well as most fursuit heads I've worn!


Visual SatisfactionThe head looks just like my character! Cass had even included wires within the whiskers so that I can position them however I like. Though the fur on the ends of the whiskers proved to be a bit heavy to keep them upright, it was a good attempt seeing as that was their first try at anything like that! The shaving on the head its pretty even from what I can tell and everything seems to be symmetrical. And I love the touch that Sukai's ears are upright!


Hands

Wear SatisfactionThe paws are overall comfortable to wear and have a nice plush feel to them! The interior, while not having any fabric between my hands and the fabric itself it's still soft enough to not cause any issues.


Visual SatisfactionEverything is really soft and the colors match Sukai's paws well!


Tail

Wear SatisfactionBest tail experience I've had with a tail that wasn't made from yarn. This tail is almost as long as I am tall (and I'm about 5 foot even), I find myself having no issues with it. I just had to get over the learning curve to put on this massive tail, and since then it's been a treat to wear and a nice comfortable weight on my body. It's almost like wearing your favorite body pillow around.


Visual SatisfactionSeeing as Sukai's tail is pretty simple, I'd say it matches the character well!


Special FeaturesThe whiskers, or face noodles as I like to call them, have wires in them so that I can position them however I like!! I don't know if that's a special feature, but I thought it was pretty neat!

RatingFursuitReview rates by asking the question:
Would you recommend this maker?

YES This review has been marked with a positive rating.
This means the reviewer would recommend TOP Dog Studios.

Final CommentsOverall Cass was wonderful to commission and, while they're still learning they're learning quickly! If I ever want another partial suit, I'd definitely commission them again!

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