I could try if I had full funds, materials, help and a place to build along with payment

Hm I shall looksey

Totaly game would love to make it

Thanks!

A buddy pointed me to this journal, and I'm intrigued by the concept of this suit. I will have to say, though, that retractable claws are beyond my current engineering capability. That tail, though, oh man, that would be fun to design...

I realize Blitz has offered to take it on, but could you please also consider me? Go nose through my gallery- look for the various tails I've made,  reese's full-suit and a pair of hooves I made for  rebel9 I'm still very new to the suit-making thing, but I've been making complicated costumes for over a decade. I "discovered" fursuiting only a couple of years ago, and immediately fell in love with the things. Challenges are also a heck of a lot of fun. >^___^<

I go to the PS almost every month, and I'm usually easy enough to find: I like hanging out back to watch the suiters (and cool off- SoCal weather is hot for this Arctic dragoness), or I'm in the living-room area with my mate, watching whatever cool movie happens to be playing.

Head: Like to have it as close as possible to my fursona, A more realistic head.:
Realism is fascinating and fun to work on- I'll do my best. Do you mean realistic as in like a real skunk? or realistic in the sense of a less "toony" style?

Eyes: Realistic eyes, maybe made out of glass or have prescription lens made then colored.: Prescription lenses in the head itself would be difficult at best, insane-making at worst. I might suggest going for "duct-sight" instead, with room in the head for your glasses. The head's eyes will be glass taxidermy eyes, bought already painted- probably lion eyes, as they look the closest to your character's eye colour. I also happen to have a pair in my stuff.

Head Hair: Long and goes down to where the tail and the base of the spine meets.: I know a place where I can get some sweet krylon wigs up to 40 inches long.

Body: Muscular details shown: muscle suit, or trapunto work on the belly. Careful fur-shaving will enhance the effect, too.

Paws: Realistic...be cool if they had retractable claws.: Hmm, retractable claws might not be possible with my current skills. Hand-hugging paws with a nice animal look to them, I think I can do.

Tail: (the fun part) off the waist, then comes down to about 6" from the floor, then curve and goes straight up 18-24" past my head, the comes back down to the middle of the back. the tail is tapered and the widest part goes a foot past the shoulders. And it's about a foot thick. It has to be flexible enough to get through doors and to be movable.: That thing sounds effing insane... The sheer size of it...

OK, there's going to be some serious head-sweat over the design. Remember that "gravity sucks" and physics is unbeatable. Also consider your anatomy and how you personally move: you are going to have an effective "thickness" over twice your norm, front to back, along the full length of your body (the doubled-up portion of tail)- you won't be able to sit in this costume the way you describe it (at the very least, it will be rather difficult). In order to have enough room for your legs to move in front of and under your tail, it's going to angle out a fair bit away from your legs to free them up for movement. Otherwise, your calves will be constantly bumping into the tail as you walk, stressing the attachment-points of the tail. A two-foot rise of tail over your head will mean you are effectively eight feet tall- most doors are seven. Be prepared to be ducking a lot, or risk your tail being further stressed at it's base by constantly pulling it through doorways.

Some compromises will have to be made to give you the glorious tail you want and the freedom of movement you'll need- this is the reality of making complicated costuming. Comfort in your suit is as important as the construction for the character it represents. You want to have fun in this guy, right?

My suggestions for your tail:
-attached at the base of your spine or at your belt-line, much as you describe.
-the first curve upward beginning at your knees, rather than at your ankles, to give your legs room to swing, and room for you to sit on the edges of a chair.
- perhaps reconsider having it be so tall, if only because getting through doorways will be a pain after a while!

Remember that your tail isn't part of your body- it doesn't have the natural swing and ease of moving it out of the way a real tail would have, so it's going to be more static and stiff, even if it's made of a squishy material... I'm thinking of trying a hollow shell made of flexible mesh, "skinned" with a thin layer of foam (for lightness), then furred with a long-pile fur (either the three inch pile of some of the furs I can find in LA's Fashion District- they're usually sparkly, though- or a special order from National Fiber Tech. They make their own fabric, with the pile at any length you want, but it's frighteningly expensive- something on the order of $35 a square foot). Fur does weigh a fair bit, so there may have to be some sort of rod system inside to make it stand up (thus the delrin- it's basically thin plastic rod that can be heated and shaped- once it cools, it keeps the shape you've set it in, has some springy bounce to it, and is durable).

I saw a skunk suit at FC this weekend during the Fursuit Parade, and they had a lovely, full-standing tail that went from their butt to just over the top of their head. I wanted to get close and feel that tail to see how it was made, but I was behind my Dealer's Den table, and couldn't check him out. It stood up very nicely, no flopping at all. I'm seriously thinking a framework with either a firm, hollow mesh or delrin rod with a bit of foam for shaping- it moved like it was very light... If that's the case, that's likely the best method of building it.

TL;DR- I'd love to take it on to stretch my skills. We could discuss it at the PS this weekend, as I'll be there. Just look for the short, bespectacled, pudgy girl with the dragon tail (or the big rat tail- I sometimes like coming wearing Mona Ratt) and pink hair. If you and  blitz-the-tiger have already agreed on doing this, come say hi, anyway- no worries!

I'll be at the PS this Sat, just look for the sandwiches on the counter and come early to get one. But yes we can discuss this more, maybe get a couple more fursuit builders involved for input. I'm usually out back or in the kitchen or the front yard.

Whups, sorry, that icon should have looked like this:  rebelnine

Hm. You want the massive tail like in the art?

Yep!

It would be awesome.

That's going to make it tough to transport...

Depends....how it is constructed.

Are you going to have him wear glasses like in the art?

Yes, he'll be wearing glasses.

I approve!

No

I am no good with inflatable things but I think the tail should be made over a custom shaped pool-toy thick inflable.
and the "skin" needs to be able to be easily taken off in case the inflatable needs patching, and you need to have the blow up tube easy to accesss to inflate and deflate especailly esepcially if you get a small hole that requires you to pump of the tail every few hours (I used a blow up chilipepper in arcanine's tail, it has a slow leak but lasts for several hours before you notice it is deflating)

otherwise you are talking about a tail that would be like transporting and storing a person, and it would weigh like 50 pounds (stuffing and foam is light but on that scale it will be heavy)

Several ideas on constructing it is in the work. One person suggests using carbon fiber rods to get the shape. Another one suggested using a fiberglass set up. My Hollywood guy that I chatted on the phone suggested using springs. This suit is going to take some planning to do, I want it to be done right but also be happy with it. Plus I may have to commission several builder make different parts of the suit. SO don't be surprised if I ask you to help out on this.

I'm not taking commissions at the moment, so I can't help you.

However, I would of made the tail with an inflatable insert.

Best of luck!!

I was not asking for a commission just an opinion.

And if it does come down to that...I'll give you a buzz.

I think you have been asking "opinions" about your fursuit for 3 years now.....

Yeah...I have but some of that is for the latex ones. This will be the actual fursuit, which I have discussed with you several times before...and I have already 3 people who want to build it...Since this is a unque suit, there's going to be a lot of planning involved. The tail is just one part of it.