[NO] Bryn the Husky Head by Fur It Up The item being reviewed is 5 years old and may not reflect the makers current style, or work. Maker Information FurItUp Based in Oklahoma. Year of Project2021 Completion Time (?)2+ Years ETA AccuracyThere was no ETA given 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 Date18 December 2021 RelationshipThe maker is NOT a friendThis relationship was indicated by the reviewer at the time this review was written. Review InformationReviewerTwitter: bryn_husky Prior ExperienceYes. I am also a fursuit maker Wear Timeless than 1 hour Informed Maker of IssuesNo. Communication was sparce to begin with and the issues were only discovered after the suit left the makers hands. Bryn the Head only. Negative ProjectThis item was a commission Paid: A Payment Plan of $1000 - $2999 Initial Contact: June 2019 Completion/Ship Date: July 2021 Shipping Origin: USA Type: Head Style: Toony Padding: None SpeciesName: Husky Found in: Canidae(?) Features: None Concept Art Photos of Completed Product Overall Initial ContactIt was very easy to initially get in contact with the maker over Telegram. We began the commissioning process this way. They responded quickly when it came to my payment. But after the money was sent, communication ceased unless I messaged them first. Maker CommunicationVery Poor. The maker did not give any updates at all for over an entire year. Not directly or on social media. Often, the maker would leave messages on read and respond hours, sometimes DAYS later. They only gave excuses as to why they were taking longer than expected or couldn't deliver on their promises THEY made. Project Completion TimeIt took 2 years and month for my head to be completed. The maker missed 1 deadline I set MONTHS in advanced. I asked for it to be done at the 2 year mark at the start of 2021. They said they could achieve that deadline. Deadline came and went and it took them a whole month afterwards to complete the suit. And that is only because I had to keep bugging and pushing just to get anywhere. It was delivered DAY OF the new deadline I set after the 1st was missed. Overall Project QualityOverall, I'm very dissatisfied with the commissioning process with this maker. They took a whole year and half to even TALK to me about progress and updates. And even then, i had to constantly push and bug for any actual updates. I'm very disappointed with the wearability of the head. The only nice thing I can say about the head is it IS put together well and it is high quality work. Components Head Wear SatisfactionIt is VERY difficult to wear this head. It is way too big for me despite me giving the maker my measurements. I have an entire Index fingers worth of room between my nose and the bridge of the nose inside the mask. Its made on cast foam and VERY heavy and weighs down on my face so much I have to hold it up by the nose to prevent it from sitting on my neck and choking me from the weight. It is way too big on the actual inside of the head but the neck is way too small to fit over anyone else. and barely fits on me. Visual SatisfactionThe style is fine. It fits my character well. The shaving is well done with no bald patches and there's no holes or exposed seams or foam. It has the exact expression I wanted and it matches my reference sheet very closely. RatingFursuitReview 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 Fur It Up unless they significantly change their practices. Final CommentsI'm very dissatisfied with how this maker behaved throughout this whole commissioning process. They have a habit of making excuses and making promises they cannot keep. They promised me a new pair of hand paws and tail with my commission as a bonus for making me wait so long and as courtesy for missing my deadline and they failed to keep that promise. When I contacted another client since they were also having issues, the maker told THEM, NOT ME, when the other client confronted them, they didn't keep that promise because they didn't have enough fur. I provided the fur to the maker so this head matched my other parts. But they made zero effort to ask for more to fulfill something THEY said they would. My experience with this maker has been very frustrating and to put it bluntly, annoying. They had every excuse under the sun as to why they weren't working and would go MONTHS without making ANY progress on any of their queue. I know for a fact I am not the only client who has issues of waiting and getting sparse if any, communication at all. I do not recommend this maker unless you don't mind waiting 2-3 years with absolutely zero idea of what they're doing and zero communication. Are you the maker of this item? Would you like to leave an official response? Click here. In case the button above doesn't work, you can click here to launch the maker response form.
