[YES] Lazarus the Hellhound Bodysuit & Feetpaws by Fursewna Studios ❖

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Maker Information

Fursewna Studios (FURSWNA) Based in Illinois, Kankakee. Crafting since 2018.


Year of Project2021

Completion Time (?)13 - 23 Months

ETA AccuracyYES - the ETA was accurate
An ETA is the Estimated Time of Arrival for a project.
In other words, an estimated turnaround time.
An ETA is not a deadline.


Review Date15 May 2022

RelationshipThe maker is NOT a friend
This relationship was indicated by the reviewer at the time this review was written.


Review Information
ReviewerTwitter: Mythic_Ice_Wolf

Prior ExperienceNo, this is my first fullsuit.

Wear Time~20 hours

Informed Maker of IssuesThere were no issues with the suit. Whenever I had concerns (such as how to wash the bodysuit without damaging the eyes), the maker responded quickly and with very helpful advice.


Lazarus's bodysuit

Positive

ProjectThis item was a commission

Paid: A Payment Plan of $1000 - $2999

Initial Contact: July 2019

Completion/Ship Date: April 2021

Shipping Origin: USA

Type: Other Bundles > Body > Feet Paws

Style: Realistic

Padding: Digitigrade, Muscle

Specialties: None


SpeciesName: Hellhound

Found in: Canidae, Monster, Kaiju, or Demon(?)

Features: None


Concept Art


Photos of Completed Product



Overall

Initial ContactInitial contact occured mostly via Twitter DMS.


Maker CommunicationThe maker responded promptly and often in a friendly manor. Professional, but friendly. Response time took, on average, an hour or two during the commission process. Updates were given regularly and often.

Project Completion TimeI think the completion time was very fair. The maker had a queue when I first contacted them, and this was clearly communicated. When it was my turn in the queue, it took only 2 months for the fursuit to be completed.


Overall Project QualityOverall, if it wasn't obvious enough, I am in love with this suit. It fits like a dream, has great airflow, and its super comfortable. The seams are super strong, and while the eyes may seem fragile, they have yet to be damaged in the 15 hours of heavy wear and the subsequent wash I put them through. In fact, the only damage that I have found in the entire bodysuit is 2 tiny holes (each less than 1 inch) that you can't see from the outside. Honestly, I got way more than my money's worth.


Components


One-Piece Body

Wear SatisfactionThe bodysuit is perfect. It fits really well to my body, and it has great mobility. The mobility is so great that I can easily touch my toes and almost completely bend over backwards. It has also held up spectactularly despite its wear. After wearing it for about 15 hours at FWA 2022, only two very small holes around an eye and under the armpit were discovered. (I only found them because I was actively looking for holes to repair after the convention) These holes were completely unnoticeable when looking at the suit from the outside. The inside of the bodysuit is only lined around the muscle padding on the stomach, and the bodysuit is comfortable and easy to wear.
Airflow in the suit is fantastic. Each eye in the bodysuit is a buckram, follow-me fursuit eye, just like what you would see in a normal fursuit head. Each eye has a simple cotton backing to prevent the eye from popping out and to prevent me from sweating directly onto the paint. The eyes aren't uncomfortable at all (I never actually feel them), and they provide much needed airflow into the suit. Despite the wear and a post-convention wash, the paint on the eyes have not chipped or smeared; the eyes also haven't come loose in the bodysuit. The follow-me effect on the eyes is pretty spectacular too, considering its in a bodysuit.
So much love and consideration was put into this suit, and it really shows. A great example of that is that all cotton fabric used behind the eyes and in the removable digi pillows for the legs are made from spooky, halloween themed fabric.
Speaking of the digi pillows, they have 2 awesome features. One is that the stuffing inside the digi pillows is removable to make washing easier. The second feature is that each pillow has a button that latches unto a tiny loop of ribbon inside the legs to keep the pillow in place during wear.


Visual SatisfactionThe suit looks as great as it feels! The digi pattern is beautiful and natural. The eyes are painted in detail and have a good follow-me effect. The transition from legs to feet paws is totally seemless! The transition from arms to hand paws is pretty good, and any fault in the transition is totally my own. I made the hand paws a little too short, but when I remake them, I will fix that.


Feet

Wear SatisfactionI made the feet paws base, including installing the claws; fursewna studios added fur, digi padding, and zippers. For their part, they did everything flawless. The feet zip onto the legs, and the fur completely coveres the zippers. They even made it so that the zipper orientation is unique to the left and right foot, making you physically unable to zip the wrong paw on the leg. The digi pattern on the feet paws is wonderful. I don't know what the material inside the lining of the feet paws is, but its cool, light, and comfortable. Absolutely no complaints on anything they did!


Visual SatisfactionMuch like the bodysuit, the feet paws are absolutely perfect. They blend in and tranition into the legs seamlessly! The big ol' stompers match with the character vibe, and I honestly don't know of anything Fursewna studios could have done to improve these feet paws. The shaving is clean and even, the fur is soft to the touch, and the fur around the claws is clean.


Special FeaturesThe special features are the eyes in the bodysuit. I more or less have already touched on everything, but I will add a few more details here.
As mentioned, the eyes are just like normal fursuit eyes that have a really good follow-me effect. The eyes aren't uncomfortable in the least; in fact, I never actually feel where they are while wearing the suit. They are probably the most fragile part of the suit, and while the approximately 15 hours of heavy wear has done absolutely nothing to them, I worry in the future about the plastic around the iris cracking, the eyes coming loose in the suit, and the paint in the eyes chipping or smearing. (Then again, thats normal wear and tear on a fursuit.) Fursewna studios has said that the paint on the eyes is sealed and waterproofed. Each eye has halloween-themed, cotton backing to ensure the eye doesn't come loose and that I don't sweat directly onto the paint. Like I said, though, so far, everything is just as good as the day it came in! No cracks in the eyes, no chipping or smearing of paint, and all eyes are securely in their place.

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Final CommentsOverall, I cannot recommend this maker enough. All my expectations were exceeded. Great quality of suits, durable products, very friendly and flexible maker, some of the best communication I've had in a commission, and lots of attention to little details. The commission process was simple and without unneeded stress. While this maker may be small when I commissioned them, they have a really bright future ahead.

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