
Being built on a baseball cap means they are easily adjustable not only to head size but where they sit on your head allowing you place the face lower or higher based on your comfort and range of vision. You can also easily adjust the fit with a bit of foam, in my case I needed that little sliver of green foamie sheet to make the jaw sit right since it was a tad too tight, amazing how such a thin little thing made the fit go from "meh" to "perfect" Now if the jaw were too loose I would have put the foamie on the back of the jaw not in the brow.
The jaw is hinged via tube and rod and works by bumping your chin. The movement is flawless for silent movement but does voice sync decently as your chin moves when you talk.
This head has no fan but when I add one it goes in the muzzle where that little triangle of firm foam is (helps keep the soft foam of the muzzle in in its proper shape) I have the fan blow up into the top of the muzzle with the nose end blocked off so it blows only out the face side of the muzzle, I then create a deflector in front of your nose to keep it from blowing in your eyes/on your nose and to direct the air across your cheeks and around your neck.
The only parts that actually touch you are the back of the jaw, the hat and sometimes part of the neck. Your nose, most if not all of your neck, cheeks and ears are left untouched allowing airflow, minimizing the amount of sweat that gets soaked into the head, and creates a less claustrophobic feel (honestly I cannot stand a head made on a balaclava, makes me freak the heck out and I have to take it off)
The one disadvantage to my method is making the inside look clean, with a balaclava head the inside is instantly lined but with my method I have exposed foam to cover up. I like to make the whole inside black so there is no exposed foam distracting your vision from the inside, I then sign and date the piece decorting the inside and adding a character name if I am given one <3
The neck opens in the back and you simply slide your face in, which also allows one with glasses to get the head on without messing up their specs (I myself do wear glasses btw) The neck closes via strong rare earth magnets an thus practically closes itself.
The neck connects from the ears back with the sides of the neck being taller than/behind the cheeks and the front of the neck gets pulled under your chin, this allows one to "pop the top" as in lift the face up like a welding helmet allowing you to take a quick breather or browse a vendor table without fully de-heading, you can even set the inside of the face on top of your head to be hands free if need be but ideally you'd hold onto it to keep the chin flap out of your face lol. Now if a kid rounds the corner while your top is popped it is super easy to slide it back down.
With realistic eyes I like to do huge mesh tearducts that go both at the corner of the eye and under the eye, normally working in the mesh as a black marking around the eye,. In this case this head has excellent forward and peripheral vision with minimal blind spots. You can also glance down through the mouth to manage stairs and not tripping over small children.
Now as for WHAT head this is.... I'll show you soon ;p
The jaw is hinged via tube and rod and works by bumping your chin. The movement is flawless for silent movement but does voice sync decently as your chin moves when you talk.
This head has no fan but when I add one it goes in the muzzle where that little triangle of firm foam is (helps keep the soft foam of the muzzle in in its proper shape) I have the fan blow up into the top of the muzzle with the nose end blocked off so it blows only out the face side of the muzzle, I then create a deflector in front of your nose to keep it from blowing in your eyes/on your nose and to direct the air across your cheeks and around your neck.
The only parts that actually touch you are the back of the jaw, the hat and sometimes part of the neck. Your nose, most if not all of your neck, cheeks and ears are left untouched allowing airflow, minimizing the amount of sweat that gets soaked into the head, and creates a less claustrophobic feel (honestly I cannot stand a head made on a balaclava, makes me freak the heck out and I have to take it off)
The one disadvantage to my method is making the inside look clean, with a balaclava head the inside is instantly lined but with my method I have exposed foam to cover up. I like to make the whole inside black so there is no exposed foam distracting your vision from the inside, I then sign and date the piece decorting the inside and adding a character name if I am given one <3
The neck opens in the back and you simply slide your face in, which also allows one with glasses to get the head on without messing up their specs (I myself do wear glasses btw) The neck closes via strong rare earth magnets an thus practically closes itself.
The neck connects from the ears back with the sides of the neck being taller than/behind the cheeks and the front of the neck gets pulled under your chin, this allows one to "pop the top" as in lift the face up like a welding helmet allowing you to take a quick breather or browse a vendor table without fully de-heading, you can even set the inside of the face on top of your head to be hands free if need be but ideally you'd hold onto it to keep the chin flap out of your face lol. Now if a kid rounds the corner while your top is popped it is super easy to slide it back down.
With realistic eyes I like to do huge mesh tearducts that go both at the corner of the eye and under the eye, normally working in the mesh as a black marking around the eye,. In this case this head has excellent forward and peripheral vision with minimal blind spots. You can also glance down through the mouth to manage stairs and not tripping over small children.
Now as for WHAT head this is.... I'll show you soon ;p
Category All / Fursuit
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They just... don't? Even Spottacus with his big old saber fangs has no issues with his head sliding forward. The black cow has some issues because of her big heavy horns but a little nudge of her hand when it slips is all it takes to fix it.
In general I only have issues with some of the neck vision heads and ones with heavy horns, in those cases I have to make a strap on the back that clips to a belt under your arms to counter balance the head, my Loftwing is worn like this.
And in the case of Tycho Aussie I added a chin strap to keep the head on cause he planned to do hand stands, but most people don't go upside down in suit ;p
In general I only have issues with some of the neck vision heads and ones with heavy horns, in those cases I have to make a strap on the back that clips to a belt under your arms to counter balance the head, my Loftwing is worn like this.
And in the case of Tycho Aussie I added a chin strap to keep the head on cause he planned to do hand stands, but most people don't go upside down in suit ;p
you do have to use a "deep" hat, I have found some baseball hats sit too much on the crown and don't hug the head well, I need to use one that comes within at least half an inch of my ears (it also helps that I have a 23.5 inch brow, which imeans my hat size is on the bigger side of average, so generally if it fits me right it will fit the customer)
Wow this is a pretty nifty technique! It seems so much less stuffy and cramped then say balaclava and foam and even resin :)
I was always curious how your neck vision heads don't just slide around or were front heavy being just mounted on a hat. (Always a problem for when I wear hats, even when I've tightened them up pretty snug)
I was always curious how your neck vision heads don't just slide around or were front heavy being just mounted on a hat. (Always a problem for when I wear hats, even when I've tightened them up pretty snug)
Oh MY GOODNESS
That is SMART. A head like that will be so easy to wear, and do all the things like you listed and--
;o;
Hey, will you still be making fursuits in maybe... 4 years? That's when I plan on getting one, and your method is really awesome.
But I've only see more realistic stuff from you, and I want a more toony one. But I'm sure you could do that ;v; (maybe I'll make up a character for a realistic fursuit!)
That is SMART. A head like that will be so easy to wear, and do all the things like you listed and--
;o;
Hey, will you still be making fursuits in maybe... 4 years? That's when I plan on getting one, and your method is really awesome.
But I've only see more realistic stuff from you, and I want a more toony one. But I'm sure you could do that ;v; (maybe I'll make up a character for a realistic fursuit!)
I love the way my wolverine's head fits, how easy it is to get on & off and the fact that I can push it up on my forehead to 'take a break' through the neck opening without having to remove the head itself. The moving jaw works very well with my mouth and as for the magnet closures on the back...best innovation ever! You're right when you say it closes itself! Oh and there's the fact that it just absolutely stunning in appearance.
Just needed to say again how much I love my Guhstav and to thank you for bringing him to life for me.
Just needed to say again how much I love my Guhstav and to thank you for bringing him to life for me.
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