[YES] Blocks The Giraffe Plush by Macaroni Market

The vision is more limited, which was expected with the style of the suit. It is good to note the eye "shinies" are part of the eye whites and are not painted on the mesh, meaning there is a small blind spot. I think this is visible in photos, and I was aware of this being part of his style, but wanted to mention it. It does not bother me. I can see decently well in front of myself as well as to my sides.

At the start of the commission process he showed many photos of the foam base and gave me opportunities to give input or request changes. My character originally had orange eyes. I was on the fence about making them black, but was unsure and left them orange. During the process Mac had shown me the head with the orange eye mesh he painted and I had decided I wanted to do the black instead. He was okay with the change and used a black unpainted mesh instead.

We had discussed the positioning of the ossicones (a giraffe's "antlers"). His communication was really good regarding design elements and how I wanted certain things to look. He was always open to hear my input. I am very happy with how every element on the head looks !!

He came to me with concerns about weight when building the hair. He found a better way to do it while having it still looking really good !

The fur shaving is probably a bit "longer" than typical on heads but visually looks fine and will probably hold up for longer. The shaving is even. There are bits with shaved longer fur and fur with longer pile lengths used to have a length gradient. The head's markings and base shapes are uniform. All the materials used on the suit are of good quality.

I have no complaints on how the suit head looks aesthetically.

The bodysuit is mostly padded, the only non-padded areas are the chest, upper arms, neck, and back. The feet, wings, and tail are attached. The hands are zipped onto the body at the elbow. There is an escape at the wrist with velcro for your hands.

Despite the padding covering most of my body from chest-down, the suit is surprisingly easy for me to wear. I have a spinal fusion meaning I have hardware that limits my range of motion. But when wearing the suit the only real restriction I feel is from my own body and not because of the suit. The padding rests naturally against me. I am able to walk, run, jump, crouch, etc. I have played DDR in the suit multiple times without physical much issue. It fits me extremely well.

The suit is about as hot as my other digi suits. I don't notice much of a heat difference.

The feet are very cushy and comfortable. I have bad and very flat feet. I will be adding insoles to the feet for more support. He suggested I try this when we were talking about how he does his feet since they are not built on a shoe and are considered more of a slip-on/sock method.

The suit is very easy to get in and out of, the process takes me about a minute. I slip into the feet, put my hands in the arms, open the hand escapes, then zip up the back zipper via a lanyard. I put the lanyard around my neck and tuck it into my suit to hide it. I simply undo the zipper and slide out. The tummy and upper thigh padding is removable, but I personally find it easier to put padding in the suit before putting it on and then adjusting it. The lower leg and hoof stuffing is loose and accessible via zippers on the legs.

My friend who is similar size to me but less physically active tried on the suit. They got tired quicker than me but do not have much experience wearing padded suits. They were surprised at the range of motion the suit had and it's ease of wear was better than they expected.

So far there have been two "issues" with the suit, both relating to the bodysuit. While I was at FWA 2023 one of the teeth on my zipper broke. This is due to a weak zipper and isn't something immediately noticeable nor is Mac's fault. There are two tiny holes in the bodysuit which appeared after some heavier wear. I contacted Mac and he is installing a new zipper for me as well as fixing the two small holes. His TOS states: "Each fursuit has a 60-day warranty from the date of receiving the suit. Anything that may break during initial wear will be repaired for free."

The bodysuit is absolutely prefect. I wish I could attach many many photos of all the details. All the markings are wonderful and the shaving and fur transitions are crisp. The hands and feet of my character have shape markings on the bottoms. These were translated extremely well. Blocks has little cloud puffs his hands, feet, tail, and ossicones. Mac made them look wonderful.

I think my favourite part are the wings. They are adorable, tiny, and fluffy. They have a wonderful motion to them and are the perfect size. They are stylised very well and I love them.

All the zippers on the suit are well hidden and create a very seamless look.

The actual shape of the bodysuit and the padding is wonderful. He looks straight out of a storybook or cartoon. Everything is so well balanced and looks just right. I think Mac's biggest appeal to me as a maker for this character was how well he does so many differently shaped suits.