[OK] Grey Wolf Partial by RaditzWyvern

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
Twitter: blitzinghund

Relationship With Maker
The maker is NOT a friend

Prior Experience
Some experience doing my own suit work/owned one suit made by a beginner maker. This was my first realistic suit.

Informed Maker of Issues
No, the maker knows I had problems getting the suit to fit and gave me permission to make changes to the elastic, but isn’t aware of all the problems I have with it

Wear Time
~10 hours ? Worn for short durations several times over the course of 5 months
Maker & Project Information
Maker
Raditz Wyvern

Commission Information
Type: Fursuit > Partial
Style: Realistic
Shipped From: Canada

Species
Wolf
Found in Canidae (?)

Made in Year
2018

Transaction Information
850 USD paid in a lump sum
Filed under $501 - $999 as a Lump Sum.

Estimated Completion Time (ETA) Accuracy
YES - the ETA was accurate


Date of Review
28 July 2018

Project Timeline
Contact Date
January 2018
Completion/Ship Date
January 2018
Item Completion Time (?)
Pre-Made

Item Being Reviewed
Grey Wolf Partial in a realistic style.
Photos of Completed Product

Head

Wear Satisfaction

The head is not lined but the padding is sufficiently comfortable and the fur backing is not overly rough. I’m not sure if it was due to my inexperience with realistic suits or the way the suit was built, but I had a very hard time seeing out of this head. The middle elastic strap inside the head that goes over your scalp was so long I couldn’t see out of the tear ducts at all the first time I put it on. Since then I’ve re-pinned this strap multiple times to multiple different lengths, not able to settle on a specific one that gives satisfactory vision while still being able to move the jaw. The nostrils are hollowed out and often that will be the easiest way to see out of the head.

Asymmetry is this head’s biggest problem. While it is harder to tell this from the outside of the suit, an uneven pair of eyes and lower jaw do effect the suit’s wearability.

One eye is lower than the other, and blocks out part of the vision. Oddly enough, if you look to the side while wearing this suit you do get some peripheral vision. With small base changes this suit could’ve probably had great vision.

On the other hand is the lower jaw, which was in need of much more significant changes. When I first unboxed the suit one of the first thing I noticed is that the jaw is uneven. At first I didn’t see this as much of an issue, but over time this crookedness got worse and worse. There is one crack in the jaw from me unintentionally putting too much pressure on one point of the jaw while studying it to try and figure out why it wasn’t working right. As someone who doesn’t make realistic suits I don’t feel as though I can say exactly why the jaw is like this, but I can give one likely cause to most of its problem: the hinges. It’s hard photograph, but the hinges are actually at different angles, with their elastic attached on different sides. This suit has not been exposed to any excessive heat while I’ve owned it, nor do any other parts of the suit appear to be this warped. I can only assume that this is a problem of the base the suit was made on.



Visual Satisfaction

The head is honestly gorgeous and truly blew me away the first time I saw it in real life. There’s many beautiful little details that add into an outwardly flawless appearance. To this day I’m surprised by the level of quality I got for the price paid.

Like I mentioned before, it’s harder to see the asymmetry from the outside of the suit. Most everything has a slight tilt to it if you look at it dead on for long enough, though this wouldn’t be an issue if not for the internal problems caused by it…. initially. Now, months later, the mouth no longer closes completely due to how uneven the sides of the lower jaw are. Surprisingly, the paint from the teeth have not rubbed or smudged at all despite rubbing against the inside of the upper jaw. Even more surprisingly, a portion of the lip fur came unglued simply from the mouth being opened and closed.

Hands and Feet

Wear Satisfaction

Paws are also unlined but are still comfortable. They are made using Yellow-fr3ak’s handpaw pattern and are well constructed.



Visual Satisfaction

On the outside the paws are super cute. The minky used for the paw pads is unbelievably soft, and the pleather claws add to the overall softness of the paws. The only aesthetic problem is that the short fur is not pulled out of the seams, but that’s a very time consuming fix for a very minor and hard to notice detail so leaving the fur like that is more than understandable.

Tails

Wear Satisfaction

It’s a very simple tail with elastic straps. The tail has no popped seams or other issues, but, full disclosure, it hasn’t been worn as much as other parts of the suit.



Visual Satisfaction

The only thing asymmetrical about the tail is a marking that was made to be like that on purpose. No visible seams. I’m assuming the tip of the tail was not originally black fur because it has an odd texture. Not crunchy or matted in any way, but also not like the fur on any other part of the partial or any other fur I’ve felt in general.

Overall


Product Satisfaction

How well does everything fit together and match up?

Overall Project Quality



Purchase Process

Initial Contact
This suit was an already completed partial put up on FurBuy.

Maker Response Time
The maker responded in good time over email.

Maker Professionalism
Raditz is very friendly

Project Completion Time
Premade. Suit was shipped and tracking number was given the same day that the payment was made on.

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This review has been marked with a neutral rating.
This means the reviewer MIGHT recommend Raditz Wyvern depending on circumstances that have been clarified in this review.

Final Comments
If this experience has taught me anything, it’s that I am not cut out for this style of fursuit and owning a suit this delicate. Despite my problems with how the head was constructed, I don’t think Raditz is a bad suit maker. They’re very nice and do great detail work, and I hope they will be able to work out their symmetry issues in time.

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Comments

  1. Hello! I just wanted to add a little bit to this review! I purchased this suit from the original buyer (with the jaw issues) I tried fixing them myself and failed miserably BUT I sent a message to the original maker asking them for advice on how to fix it, not only did they fix it for free but they recast the jaw and sent me items to make the head fit better to me. Overall it was a very pleasant experience that I feel should be added to this! The head fits super comfortably now and no cracked jaw 🙂

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