[YES] Roku Smilodon Premade Partial + Bodysuit Commission by Fursuits by Mars The item being reviewed is 9 years old and may not reflect the makers current style, or 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 Twitter: rivalowolf Relationship With Maker The maker is NOT a friend Prior Experience Yes. I have a fullsuit from another well known maker Informed Maker of Issues I did. I asked for some advice fixing small holes seeing as though I had no experience. Wear Time 10 hours Maker & Project Information Maker ItsProbablyMars Commission Information Type: Single Piece > Fursuit > Other Bundles > Partial > Body Style: Toony, Digitigrade Shipped From: USA Species Sabertoothed Tiger (Smilodon) Found in Felidae (?) Made in Year 2017 Transaction Information 1500 USD paid in installments Filed under $1000 - $2999 as a Payment Plan. Estimated Completion Time (ETA) Accuracy YES - the ETA was accurate Date of Review 1 July 2018 Project Timeline Contact Date September 2017 Completion/Ship Date November 2017 Item Completion Time (?) 1 - 3 Months, Pre-Made Item Being Reviewed Roku – Premade partial and subsequent custom digitrigrade bodysuit. Character Concept Art Photos of Completed Product Head Wear Satisfaction The head is a little difficult to pop on, but once on, the fit is totally fine. The vision isn’t amazing (low field of vision) but it’s certainly workable and it lines up well. The mouth will open wider and move if you fit it under your chin, otherwise it rests closed. Visual Satisfaction The head is what I absolutely fell in love with. The design is great and the fur is of great quality. The eyes are a little crossed when looking straight on, but that’s alright. The saber fangs are pushed out when in a resting position, which looks a little funky in my opinion.. but it’s only visible from straight on and otherwise looks great. The whisker spots are glued, and although they move atop the fur, they are firmly in place. The jaw moving gives the suit a new look, which I love. I’ll mention that all whiskers were straight, though unfortunately my cat damaged one after it was fully owned by me (if noticed from the photos). Symmetry is pretty darn good, and the shaving is even and professional. Body Wear Satisfaction AWESOME. It fits perfectly. I made my DTD tight, and the body was made tight where it could and still allowed for flexibility around the joints. The back hangs a little loose, but it’s so great in the front I can’t tell while wearing. Visual Satisfaction The body looks fantastic. Even know the digi looks big while I look down at my legs while wearing it, the complete costume is really natural in proportions and has a good stumpy appearance to the curve. Hands and Feet Wear Satisfaction Hands are four fingered, relatively simple to wear even with the fingers being padded. Feet are slip in with reinforcement. Your feet can slide to each side while in the pouch, but I believe theres enough room to slide a shoe in. Regardless, your feet do not slide upward as they were made to fit. Visual Satisfaction Looks fine to me! The foot shaping is nice and the flat claw look on them are fine. I do like the built in indoor paws on the bottoms. Handpaws are great. Tails Wear Satisfaction I have two tails. One is a bobtail that came with the partial, the other is a nub that’s built on the bodysuit (per request). Wear is simple, one is attached, the other can be worn on a belt. Visual Satisfaction Both look great. They both wag really easily which is cute. Overall Product Satisfaction How was your concept art realized? Considering it was premade as per her concept art… perfectly. How well does everything fit together and match up? You know what, I’m super happy with my Mars suit. I love how it looks when complete, and I really feel like I can get into character with it. The fit is great overall, and the only physical complaint was a small hole here and there. She did an outstanding job, especially price considering. I will admit that I wish that the head had some more vision and ventilation, or a way to comfortably hold the mouth open without giving up my mouth line-up.. but that’s a trait that any fursuit can exhibit depending on the design and type. Overall Project Quality Just awesome. I really love this suit, and it went beyond the price paid. Complaints feel small compared to all the great qualities. Purchase Process Initial Contact Super simple. Via email or telegram it was immediate. Maker Response Time Pretty satisfied. She always got back to me relatively quickly, although sometimes it was a couple of days. Maker Professionalism Super professional! She always answered my questions and gave advice when requested. She was very serious about meeting satisfaction and deadlines, even when she herself mentioned she doesn’t do hard deadlines anymore. Project Completion Time Honestly, it was pretty darn good. I felt that she may have used up the extent of the flex time given, even when majority was finished long before then, but she always made the con deadlines I gave without problem (both with partial completion and bodysuit). 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 ItsProbablyMars. Final Comments I didn’t know Mars very well going in to this process, despite having her on Facebook and Twitter in the past. She had always been nice to me, so I tried to disregard all that I had heard of her reputation until I could form my own opinion. If nothing else, I was buying a premade partial and I wouldnt be too disappointed if there were missed deadlines or some quality flaws, as per what others had said. But I was really pleasantly surprised throughout the process. I really believe Mars has moved to try and improve her image through better practices, quality, communication, and satisfaction. There were no hard deadlines, yet she always tried to make (and did meet) my con preferences while maintaining updates and communication along the way. Some time updates were prompted by her, others by me. She used the time that was given and still met these soft deadlines which meant a lot to me.. and I felt it really spoke about her current practices. While there may be long owned clients still, at least shes bettering her practice so that new commissioners are met, rather than adding to the problem. I think Mars has a great style and really delivers a great product considering what she charges, of which the small flaws are no problem. 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.
