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Adrian V2 is finally done.
15 years ago
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I've finally finished the new head for my Adrian fursuit: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4320993
I started this sometime in February, and it's been a long time coming. The technique is similar to the previous head, with some refinements: Balaclava base, foam, buckram eyes, nose and teeth made from Fimo, jaw frame made from aluminium. I figured I should get this technique down before trying something completely new.
So what's changed?
The entire head is much smaller than the previous one. In the previous head I tried to imitate the blocky head shape of a rottweiler. This one is toonier and lighter. Also, the foam doesn't enclose the whole head in this one; the back of the head is just fur.
The head fur is entirely hand stitched before glueing it to the foam base. In the previous head it was machine sewn, which is much less precise. Also, I used contact cement for glueing the fur to the foam base this time, rather than hot glue. Contact cement produces a full surface bond.
The teeth are molded around the aluminium that forms the jaw. This should prevent them from falling out. In the previous head, the teeth were attached with epoxy to the foam. Lesson learned, attaching something rigid to something flexible is likely to make the rigid thing crack.
I used the proper paint for the Fimo this time. Regular clear paint doesn't dry on Fimo and stays tacky.
The lips are made from patent leather, wrapped around cotton rope and sewn down.
The tongue is attached with velcro. I can exchange it for a different type if I don't like this one anymore. (I stole this technique from wulfer.)
What could be better?
The jaw was supposed to be movable, but it isn't. Next time I need to fur the lower jaw separately from the rest of the head.
Glueing the head fur with contact cement was a bitch. There are a couple of spots with folds in the fur. I need to be more careful with this, or not sew the whole head fur at once (rather glue a bit, sew a bit, glue a bit etc.)
I didn't change the recipe for the eyes; I might want to attempt 3D eyes next time.
There's always a next time and a next fursuit to build, right?
I started this sometime in February, and it's been a long time coming. The technique is similar to the previous head, with some refinements: Balaclava base, foam, buckram eyes, nose and teeth made from Fimo, jaw frame made from aluminium. I figured I should get this technique down before trying something completely new.
So what's changed?
The entire head is much smaller than the previous one. In the previous head I tried to imitate the blocky head shape of a rottweiler. This one is toonier and lighter. Also, the foam doesn't enclose the whole head in this one; the back of the head is just fur.
The head fur is entirely hand stitched before glueing it to the foam base. In the previous head it was machine sewn, which is much less precise. Also, I used contact cement for glueing the fur to the foam base this time, rather than hot glue. Contact cement produces a full surface bond.
The teeth are molded around the aluminium that forms the jaw. This should prevent them from falling out. In the previous head, the teeth were attached with epoxy to the foam. Lesson learned, attaching something rigid to something flexible is likely to make the rigid thing crack.
I used the proper paint for the Fimo this time. Regular clear paint doesn't dry on Fimo and stays tacky.
The lips are made from patent leather, wrapped around cotton rope and sewn down.
The tongue is attached with velcro. I can exchange it for a different type if I don't like this one anymore. (I stole this technique from wulfer.)
What could be better?
The jaw was supposed to be movable, but it isn't. Next time I need to fur the lower jaw separately from the rest of the head.
Glueing the head fur with contact cement was a bitch. There are a couple of spots with folds in the fur. I need to be more careful with this, or not sew the whole head fur at once (rather glue a bit, sew a bit, glue a bit etc.)
I didn't change the recipe for the eyes; I might want to attempt 3D eyes next time.
There's always a next time and a next fursuit to build, right?
