The item being reviewed is 3 years old and may not reflect the makers current style, or work.
Maker Information
Deer Tail Creations
Year of Project 2023 Completion Time (?) 7 - 12 Months
ETA Accuracy There was no ETA given An ETA is the Estimated Time of Arrival for a project.not a deadline.
Review Date 14 July 2024Relationship The maker is NOT a friendThis relationship was indicated by the reviewer at the time this review was written.
Review Information Reviewer ZoCorFoxPrior Experience No, its my first Fursuit head, but not my first paws or tail.
Wear Time +30 hoursInformed Maker of Issues Yes I did. I made a whole list with things that didn’t where as they where agreed on. All points except one where ignored.
ZoCorFox Mini partial (Head, Hand paws, tail)
Project This item was a commission Paid: A Payment Plan of $1000 - $2999 Initial Contact: January 2023
Completion/Ship Date: December 2023
Shipping Origin: Local pickup
Type: Partial
Style: Toony
Padding: None
Specialties: None
Species Name: Black Fox
Found in: Canidae (?)
Features: Hair / Wig
Concept Art
Photos of Completed Product
Overall Initial Contact I got in contact with her through a friend at a convention. He also arranged the comission spot for me. Maker Communication Ooooooh boy, where do I even start?
We initally agreed on the first payment and general stuff for the suit (Follow-me-eyes, indoor/outdoor paws, etc…). A few days later she contacted me about which fur exactly to order. A few weeks later, I send her my DTD, and never received a conformation that the she received the package.
When I texted her, she responds in a few minutes to a few hours. But the other way around? Absolute silence from her, for 8 whole months. Every time I texted her in this time, she would respond very shortly and very unprecise. She had some personal issues in the second half of the year, which I respected once she told me after asking whats wrong.
But regardless, there where still 6 months before that where she didnt do a single minute of work. She even completed other fursuit projects (which where later commisoned as mine) in the same time frame without telling me anything that this could or is happening. She also prioritised premade Suit parts she could sell at conventions.
She lied and broke promises she made to me. Even after receiving my mini partial and waiting for the rest, another 4 months passed and she didnt texted me a single time on her own. I made a whole page with constructive critisim and some questions. She answered only one of at least 4 points in my argumentation and ignored the rest, even after asking again directly afterwards.
At this point, I dont even know anymore how many more red flags a suit maker could collect in that regard.
Project Completion Time My initially planned Fullsuit never saw the light of day. The mini Partial was delivered after 9 months, which is unacceptable considering she made other, bigger projects in even shorter time.
No more conrete timeline or queue was set, I never knew where I was on this queue, and I'm very confident I got pushed back on her queue multiple times, without any info from her that this could happen.
No dead line was defined from both of us. She started working on my commission once I threatened her to cancel the whole project and reclaim my first full payment.
Overall Project Quality The quality of work and material on the ZoCor Mini Partial is okay. for todays prices, the one I paid could have been spend worse. BUT
initially, my maker and I agreed on a full digigrade bodysuit, which would have been 2500€ at the time of the comission. 1000€ where supposed to be the first payment for fur and everything, the rest should be payed when the full suit is finished. After paying the first payment and waiting 8 months of believing she is working in it and then getting to know she didnt even started the work, I had to use pressure which is usally something I absolutly dont like. We agreed she would make me the mini partial first so I could wear it to a convention, which she did. Some parts where missing (like promised feet paws), but I was happy I finally had something now. After another 4 months of waiting, i decided to cancel the rest of the suit, which she agreed to without any questions.
Components
Head Wear Satisfaction + fits right on, without the need for an additional zipper in the back– due to no support on the back, the head is sliding down on the face after longer periods of time
Visual Satisfaction + mean expression looks good– pics from a side angle reveal a weird looking head shape when put on
Hands Wear Satisfaction + there is enough room in the seperate fingers to fit comfortable– both handpaws are not lined, therefore after every suiting my hands are full of sweaty fur. It gets uncomfy after a while
Visual Satisfaction – Markings on the back which where clearly marked in the ref sheet are not present Tail Wear Satisfaction + not too heavy– spot where the loops are anchored to is already disintegrating
Visual Satisfaction + colours are as advertised– also had thread ends hanging from it after receiving
Special Features Inside the nose of the head is a NTAG215 NFC chip embedded
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feel ya… had one too and it wasnt fitting cuz she never asked for head measurements. paws werent even from her but she Sold them to me full price.( at least there were lined) but 2 years old and had holes everywhere….
head was not clean around the mouth like you could see how she cutted the furr to short.
and no inlining in the head/neck.