The item being reviewed is 8 years old and may not reflect the makers current style, or work.
General Information
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Reviewer Information Reviewer
Relationship With Maker The maker is NOT a friend
Prior Experience Yes, I owed a partial and a fullsuit before buying/receiving this fursuit
Informed Maker of Issues There were no issues right off the bat after I had received the suit
Wear Time 40+ hours
Maker & Project Information Maker
Commission Information
Species
Made in Year
Transaction Information 700 USD paid in installments
Note: This maker originally reached out to me with an offer of a free tail since they saw I was scammed out of a suit before. They also offered discounted suits to me so the price I paid for mine does not match their actual pricing.
Filed under $501 - $999 as a Payment Plan .
Estimated Completion Time (ETA) Accuracy
Date of Review 12 November 2019
Project Timeline
Contact Date
September 2016
Completion/Ship Date
February 2018
Item Completion Time (?)
13 - 23 Months
Item Being Reviewed Viper The Rat in a toony style as a commission.
Photos of Completed Product
Head Wear Satisfaction
This head features LED eyes which has the battery pack in the snout. From time to time the wire will rub against my nose (this is the corner of the wire where it meets the battery pack itself so it’s sharp) and it hurts and can even leave marks.
Second, this head features silicone piercings which make the head extremely heavy (several pounds), ad this often causes neck strain if worn for more than an hour at a time.
Third, The blind spot is the worst I’ve ever had in any of the heads I’ve owned or worn and it’s directly in front of me.I can’t see directly in front of me unless I turn my head to the side. It’s so bad to the point where I can not see a person standing directly in front of me if they’re more than a 3-4 feet away.
Fourth, there were magnets placed in the mouth which were supposed to allow the suit to have an open or closed mouth depending on what I wanted at the time. The magnets were so strong I could never have the mouth open unless I put a prop in the mouth. I eventually had to cut the magnets out because it was too hot and hard to breathe.
Visual Satisfaction
Only things wrong are that one if the markings is not showing as much as I’d like (partially hidden by the Mohawk) and she does not smile at all and is constantly frowning/ looks disapproving when I wanted a sly smile.
Special Attachments and Features
Hands and Feet Wear Satisfaction
Feet I have still yet to receive after 3 years.
Visual Satisfaction
Feet paws have still not been received.
Tails Wear Satisfaction
Visual Satisfaction
Airbrushing was featured on the tip of the tail and it looked dirty and wasn’t as dark as shown in original photos in real life.
Special Attachments and Features
Overall Product Satisfaction
How well does everything fit together and match up? 8/10 Overall together the partial looks like it goes to together and they look pretty nice.
Overall Project Quality 2/10- The suit itself is decent, the quality of the suit is nice and a lot of people seem to like it but with lack of responses, missed deadlines, still waiting on feet, and just the amount of stress I’ve had to deal with because of the maker themself, it took a 8.5/10 suit to 2/10.
The whole experience has made me dislike and nearly hate a suit I should love.
Purchase Process
Initial Contact I contacted them originally through FurAffinity and also talked on Facebook. It was easy to know what they needed from me and what costs would be.
Maker Response Time 1/10- At first the maker was extremely responsive but as the months and years went on I would go months without any type of contact. 95% of the time I had to contact them for updates and WIPs.
They would not give clear answers when I asked how things were coming or to see photos when they said they started/were working on a part of the suit.
Maker Professionalism 0/10- The maker would not respond to messages clearly and for long periods of time. Did not receive WIPs when I asked for them. Maker would do raffles, premades, and take more commissions while I had not heard progress on my in months or years.
Maker did offer a refund for a bodysuit I was waiting on fur several years and responded calmly whenever I got a response. But other than that, I can’t say anything positive about communication.
Project Completion Time 0/10- Many ETAs/deadlines were missed (at least 4-5).
Waited 2 1/2-3 years for a bodysuit before asking to be refunded for it and the feet are still being completed despite having the rest of the partial for year and a half.
Rating
FursuitReview rates by asking the question: Would you recommend this maker? This review has been marked with a negative rating. Fish R Furiends Studios unless they significantly change their practices. Final Comments
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I 100% appreciate you being honest about the rating based on the interactions and deadlines being missed!
I had the exact same experience with a different maker, lovely and well-made suit, but all of the missed ETA’s and just generally communication made the experience MISERABLE.
I got a few confused people in my DMs with “but you like the suit??”
How the maker ACTS and treats your money, time, and trust is just as important as the quality of the suit.
Thank you so much for being open about what happened with this suit.
I don’t know if what you are saying is true. They went above and beyond for my suit and were nothing but kind to me.