[OK] Fox Fursuit by R&D Fursuits We were not told what year this project was completed on, the item being reviewed could possibly not reflect the makers current 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: sticksthefox Relationship With Maker The maker is NOT a friend Prior Experience Not prior to this one Informed Maker of Issues Yes, they worked with me to quickly fix the issue Wear Time around 4-5 Conventions Maker & Project Information Maker RandD Fursuits Commission Information Type: Fursuit > Fullsuit Style: Toony, Digitigrade Shipped From: United Kingdom Species Fox Found in Canidae (?) Made in Year 2016 or earlier Transaction Information 900 GBP paid in installments Filed under $1000 - $2999 as a Payment Plan. Estimated Completion Time (ETA) Accuracy NO - MULTIPLE ETAs were passed Date of Review 13 October 2019 Project Timeline Contact Date Oct 2014 Completion/Ship Date May 2015 Item Completion Time (?) 7 - 12 Months Item Being Reviewed Fox with digitigrade padding in a toony style as a commission. Photos of Completed Product Head Wear Satisfaction As its a resin head its fairly heavy to wear. Initially it was very hard to get airflow without holding the moving jaw open. This was later rectified by adding to large holes in the nose (that were hidden in the silicon nose itself so looked natural). The single strap used to keep the head in place is very uncomfortable after longer periods of wearing and can make wearing the suit head a bit of a chore Visual Satisfaction The look externally is wonderful! Even after many many cons its helded up well. The moving jaw works really well and gives a lot of expression to the suit. Over time small parts have understandible taken its toll (such as the black material strip lining the ring of the eyes, nothing unfixable). Given that its is resin it doesnt hold up well to drops or anything like that as you’d expect (I broke the jaw hinges after it fell off the washing line). But this is to be expected of resin Body Wear Satisfaction Body suit initially was too short around the neck area, leaving some exposed areas, this was fixed and patched up seemlessly. The body is very comfortable to wear though a zipper on the inside leg for the stuffing pouch can occupational catch my knee when kneeling down. I feel a more seemless zip would have worked better here. Its digigrade stuffing pockets are very easy to access making the whole suit easy to wash in a washing machine Visual Satisfaction Excellent digigrade look, back zipper has held up well even over time. As with all long haired suits after many uses and washes the fur clumps a little but mostly this is easy to brush out with a slicker brush. This is mostly the nature of faux fur than anything the maker could do. Hands and Feet Wear Satisfaction Initially hand paws lost their claws and silicon rubber paw pads. These hand paws were eventually replaced (free of charge) with the newer sown, larger paw pad design. These are less dexitrious but MUCH more comfortable and well finished. Feet paws are standard outdoor paws with slip on shoes inside. comfy and easy to get on and off. Over time seams between the toes have come undone but this happened about 2 years into suits life. Soles have now worn down, I think a thicker rubber on the underside wouldn’t go amiss, but they have lasted 4 years (which is better than a lot) Visual Satisfaction Hand and feet look very cute and fluffy. Have held their shape well Tails Wear Satisfaction A classic belt loop tail. Due to its possition with the back zip its not always that easy to zip up yourself and the holes into the suit for the belt loops have widdened fairly quickly sadly. This makes the tail sag a little and its probably one of the more weak points. However its not uncomfortable in any way as its just a standard belt and tail combo Visual Satisfaction The tail itself looks great and has consistently looked great over many years, as said before the holes into the suit for the belt loops let the appearance down somewhat. Overall Product Satisfaction How well does everything fit together and match up? The whole suit works well, nothing really looks out of place and the proportioning is great! Overall Project Quality I feel like my suit was a early day eddition. It was the first of its kind and it shows (internally) in a few places. Externally it looks great and since my suit they seem to have made a lot of changes. Purchase Process Initial Contact Very easy, replied to an email Maker Response Time This is the one thing they are bad at, response to emails, updates and ETA changes are incredibly sporadic. The actual turn around time (from start to finish) was actually very quick, but during that time there was very little communication and response to my emails/messages. This put a lot of unneeded stress on the whole process as I had no idea if there were delays or anything like that. Maker Professionalism When they communicated they were very kinda and polite, in person they were equally nice, Just the lack of communicaiton was a little off. Project Completion Time Was actually very quick compared to a lot of makers in hindsight. However again with very little updates it felt like a long time as I had no idea really when it be ready for Rating FursuitReview rates by asking the question: Would you recommend this maker? OK This review has been marked with a neutral rating. This means the reviewer MIGHT recommend RandD Fursuits depending on circumstances that have been clarified in this review. Final Comments Their suits are great for their price range, they also seem to do a lot of interesting and unusual projects and try to work in any unusal design concept. The suits are of fairly good quality and though are far from perfect are happy to help tweak stuff to make it better for the owner. Their main lack is communication, though it has been many many years since I commissioned them so chances are that could have changed. At the end of the day Im glad I commissioned them, they were a great first suit for me for sure, but there is room to improve, but equally their price structure reflects this. 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.
