[YES] African Wild Dog Partial by Sarahcat 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 Furaffinity: taokyuubimon Relationship With Maker The maker is NOT a friend Prior Experience Yes. I’ve made 4 (1 partial, 3 fullsuits) but have no experience with resin based fursuits. Informed Maker of Issues I have not. Wear Time ~15 hours Maker & Project Information Maker Sarahcat Fursuits Commission Information Type: Fursuit > Partial Style: Realistic Shipped From: USA Species African Wild Dog Found in Canidae (?) Made in Year 2016 or earlier Transaction Information 830 USD Filed under $501 - $999 as a None. Estimated Completion Time (ETA) Accuracy YES - the ETA was accurate Date of Review 4 January 2017 Project Timeline Contact Date August 2016 Completion/Ship Date August 2016 Item Completion Time (?) Pre-Made Photos of Completed Product Head Wear Satisfaction This was a premade that was meant to fit a head a little larger than mine. On the plus side, it fits my glasses well. I had some issues with the head sliding forward on my face whenever I would work the jaw or after wearing it for more than ~15-20 minutes. This made it hard to line up my eyes with the viewports and move the jaw so I added stiffened felt around the top/crown of the head which has lessened the problem. Since it was premade it wasn’t necessarily custom fit to my headsize, that’s just what I encountered and how I fixed it. There isn’t any lining other than some foam padding in the top of the head and where your chin goes for the moving jaw. As a result, the head would be worn with a balaclava for optimal comfort and to hide the wearer’s own face (the picture should show this). The maker provided a balaclava upon request however I wore it a few times without and the foam definitely was unfriendly to my chin. Ventilation is good. I’ve never worn a resin head before so some may be better/worse. The moving jaw helps ventilate the head even more. I do have some issues sometimes with my glasses fogging up inside the head but usually trying to vent/blow the warm air out through the mouth helps reduce fogging. Vision is great. The viewports are decently sized for it being a resin head and the material used was a large weave buckram (though the large weave lets people see my own eyes in situational lighting). I still have to turn my head a fair amount to see my sides or downward where I’m stepping, but that seems common to resin blanks since they have limited viewports. Visual Satisfaction Symmetry is pretty good, anything that was a little off with the fabric was remedied with some airbrushing. Shaving is even except for a few small choppy spots around the ears where the caramel fur meets the ears, but it isn’t noticeable unless studying it up close. Fur feels just like standard shag fur, the airbrushing is pretty light and doesn’t feel crunchy. I haven’t had an experience with the airbrushing rubbing off and the fur brushes out well. Expression of the head I think was something that really drew me to it when I bought the premade. The head overall looks really great. The eyes are follow-me resin/glass ones which are very expressive. There is a small chip in the head’s left eye that isn’t particularly noticeable until you’re close up with the suit. N/A on concept art since it was a premade. Hands and Feet Wear Satisfaction I think my own hands are a little on the small side of average so the one size fits all hands were a bit large for me. The hands have thick silicone pawpads which along with the fingers being too large for my own remove any dexterity I was expecting to have. The wrists for the hands are larger than the cuff of the armsleeves so if I wear the suit with the arms (which I usually do) I need a handler to stuff the wrists into the sleeves. It’s a little difficult to keep the wrists of the hands tucked in after moving around for awhile since the hands don’t really have much of a wrist cuff themselves. The seams on the hands seem okay, but since my hands are small I likely won’t experience many issues. The claws are not glued in at all, and while I was waiting to meet someone in suit I had one pop out through the hole but I’ve been careful not to push them too hard. I’ll likely glue them in at some point. The paw pads are glued to the hands, seems like they’re pretty secure. The insides of the hands are just the fabric backing, no marks or anything on the inside really. The armsleeves fit well, just the issue with the cuffs not easy for me to tuck the wrists of the hands into. Visual Satisfaction The hands are just white with black fingers, but I think the white could’ve been shaved down a little towards the black fur so that the pile matches the length of the black fur. Otherwise it looks like there are some wispy white fur clumps that sit over the black. The armsleeves look very nice though I think the mismatch in the pile length of the black and white also affects it a little. Brushing the sleeves and paws is pretty simple, no airbrushing on these parts. The paw pads are silicone (I think) and I think they look great. Tails Wear Satisfaction The tail is relatively short and slim so it’s very easy to move around with and put on. The auction said that the tail could be attached to the belt with two nylon loops, however I found that it only had one. This wasn’t a huge deal however since it’s a smaller tail so it doesn’t have a lot of weight to swing it around or make it not sit correctly. So far the tail has worked out to be very secure. Visual Satisfaction The tail looks great. Since it’s a simple design there’s not much here that could go wrong. No shaving or airbrushing on it, so it’s easy to brush out. Overall Product Satisfaction How well does everything fit together and match up? The armsleeves and the hands have no issue visually matching up since they’re the same color fur where they meet. Overall Project Quality How satisfied are you with the overall quality of your project? Pretty satisfied. A few minor things with the suit here and there but it was a premade and they’re nothing that I couldn’t fix myself or just deal with. Purchase Process Initial Contact How satisfied are you with how easy it was to initially contact the maker for a quote? Not for a quote, but when the auction was posted and I asked how feasible/much it would be to add on parts I got a very quick reply which transitioned into the actual transaction and some flexibility since I wanted to purchase additional parts. Maker Response Time How satisfied are you with the response time from the maker? Very satisfied, first answer to my question about adding on parts was two minutes after I asked. We had very prompt communication. Maker Professionalism How satisfied are you with the overall customer service and professionalism of the maker? Very satisfied. Courteous and quick communication. Project Completion Time No deadlines since I was buying a premade, but when I said that I would like the armsleeves made she got started on them almost right away. They were finished the next day and the whole project was shipped so it was very fast work. Rating FursuitReview rates by asking the question: Would you recommend this maker? YES This review has been marked with a positive rating. This means the reviewer would recommend Sarahcat Fursuits. Final Comments The only thing I can comment on really is the maker doing the armsleeves for me, but that went very well. When I requested them I sent a small diagram of an idea for them and she said it was very similar to what she was thinking of so it worked out very well. The armsleeves were finished very quickly and the whole thing was sent out the next day with two day shipping (that didn’t quite work out due to some weather issues but that doesn’t have anything to do with this review). 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.
