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(long due) Plush Review tl;dr 7/10
6 years ago
So a bit ago I received a plush of my dragon sona seen here: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/30923188/
So lets begin with the maker. https://www.instagram.com/zelly.belly.stag/ they mainly go through instagram but we went through discord at first , then insta , I'll explain why later in the explanation.
I didn't mention the maker at first because I didn't want to make them seem bad , they aren't terribly bad but there were issues.
So I chose this maker because a close friend of mine knows them IRL and has classes with them. So I thought that was a deal with security and he vouched for the quality.
The price for the size given was cheap , $70 for a nearly 2 foot tall plush with a long tail.
So the commission was "started" in September 2018, Zelly (the maker) stated that it's be done with in a few weeks because it'd be quick. A few weeks pass and I ask about the progress. Not started. That's ok , they might've gotten busy.
Days and days pass and its October, still not started, occasionally ask and rarely get a response. Around November I start thinking to get it refunded but i didn't say anything at that point, they said it'd be done by December. December comes along and all they've done was make an arm and cut a few pieces. They say they'd be done by christmas, Christmas comes and its not done and has no progress made. They say by new years. and the same story. At this point I say I wanted progress or a refund. Barely any contact, no progress , no pics , no updates. They agree to make progress. They show me some more sewn pieces and some progress but then its back to the same, no contact / updates. (they stopped answering their discord and I found their instagram. where we started to talk again but it was still the same.)
Skipping to March 2019 they want to finish it quickly because they're going on vacation to Japan. I state that i want it done before they go or else I want a refund. The time comes and its not done. Still a pile of fabric and a few parts. They tell me they handed the project off to their friend Blix , now Blix was great with updates and work , constant contact and update pictures. The plush was finally done and shipped. Although the postal service lost the package for a week I eventually got it.
Build Quality
The quality is just ok.
The body shape is fine but the tail is lop sided and crooked , the arms were sewn and glued on fine but the arm Zelly made is much better than the one Blix made, Zelly's has a hand and thumb, no paw just sort of a clump hand while blix's is sort of a nub.
The legs are parts on their one hastily sewn on to the sides , only featuring two scratch marks instead of the three on my sona. The legs and foot are uneven and nearly fell off a few times, luckily it was sewn on a lot more by a family member.
The handkerchief replaced the original plan for a heart collar , they did get a heart collar just never put it on or made it fit and i didn't receive it.
The eyes are painted on patches and is actually pretty good.
The muzzle band that goes down the body doesn't go down the body , instead it wraps around the maw and gives his head a weird shape.
The ears are smaller than expected but the horns are good.
Markings are pretty good other than the legs and tail being a little uneven.
The mane is alright but the front end is a little short and the back end doesn't cover the tail tip.
Overall i'd give it a 7/10
So lets begin with the maker. https://www.instagram.com/zelly.belly.stag/ they mainly go through instagram but we went through discord at first , then insta , I'll explain why later in the explanation.
I didn't mention the maker at first because I didn't want to make them seem bad , they aren't terribly bad but there were issues.
So I chose this maker because a close friend of mine knows them IRL and has classes with them. So I thought that was a deal with security and he vouched for the quality.
The price for the size given was cheap , $70 for a nearly 2 foot tall plush with a long tail.
So the commission was "started" in September 2018, Zelly (the maker) stated that it's be done with in a few weeks because it'd be quick. A few weeks pass and I ask about the progress. Not started. That's ok , they might've gotten busy.
Days and days pass and its October, still not started, occasionally ask and rarely get a response. Around November I start thinking to get it refunded but i didn't say anything at that point, they said it'd be done by December. December comes along and all they've done was make an arm and cut a few pieces. They say they'd be done by christmas, Christmas comes and its not done and has no progress made. They say by new years. and the same story. At this point I say I wanted progress or a refund. Barely any contact, no progress , no pics , no updates. They agree to make progress. They show me some more sewn pieces and some progress but then its back to the same, no contact / updates. (they stopped answering their discord and I found their instagram. where we started to talk again but it was still the same.)
Skipping to March 2019 they want to finish it quickly because they're going on vacation to Japan. I state that i want it done before they go or else I want a refund. The time comes and its not done. Still a pile of fabric and a few parts. They tell me they handed the project off to their friend Blix , now Blix was great with updates and work , constant contact and update pictures. The plush was finally done and shipped. Although the postal service lost the package for a week I eventually got it.
Build Quality
The quality is just ok.
The body shape is fine but the tail is lop sided and crooked , the arms were sewn and glued on fine but the arm Zelly made is much better than the one Blix made, Zelly's has a hand and thumb, no paw just sort of a clump hand while blix's is sort of a nub.
The legs are parts on their one hastily sewn on to the sides , only featuring two scratch marks instead of the three on my sona. The legs and foot are uneven and nearly fell off a few times, luckily it was sewn on a lot more by a family member.
The handkerchief replaced the original plan for a heart collar , they did get a heart collar just never put it on or made it fit and i didn't receive it.
The eyes are painted on patches and is actually pretty good.
The muzzle band that goes down the body doesn't go down the body , instead it wraps around the maw and gives his head a weird shape.
The ears are smaller than expected but the horns are good.
Markings are pretty good other than the legs and tail being a little uneven.
The mane is alright but the front end is a little short and the back end doesn't cover the tail tip.
Overall i'd give it a 7/10
