Zany, eh?

if suits didnt cost like a kajillion dollars then id have one.. plus you gotta have a REAL good one to avoid looking like a bad collage mascot

While there are some material costs involved, it isn't so bad over time. It does add up though. The fur is the most expensive and if you're willing to use simple craft fur / fun fur, then you can do it affordably.

I'll likely go through 15 yards of fabric for the roo. I know that's a lot, but I always buy more than I need because it's amazing how much material can eat up. Figure about $8/yd for the mateiral and that's $120 in fur right there alone. Watch for sales at the sewing supply shops. They often have 40-50% off sales on all cut fabric so it may be worth waiting a few weeks for one of those sales to come along.

I believe I should be able to build this new roo suit for about $200 or less in materials. So far I've bought:

10 sheets of plastic canvas $6.00
1 roll of 16 guage wire $7.00
1000 zipties $8.00
1 SPST click on, click off switch $3.00
1 CPU Fan $6.00
Misc nuts/bolts for hinged jaw $3.00
2 floam / craft foam sheets for eyes $2.00
1 yard of felt $3.00


I still have yet to buy PVC pipe mounts for the ears and foam to build up the cheeks and such with. That will be 1" foam sheet from Walmart or similar for $6.00 a roll which is more than I'll need.

Total head materials including fur should be about $50-$60.00, I expect. I'm doing two heads at once, one for me and one to sell (fox head) to help offset costs though. :)

but then thats you making your own suit, if you were to comission such a suit at the same standard it would cost a bit more.
i have seen a couple of the suit pats you have made and i must say thy are rather expert

I'll have a fox head for sale at FC I think. Not sure if I'll just make one or a couple. Should it be a head only, or perhaps furred arms and tail?

with your skill i'd go whole hog and do arms and a tail. be dressed though.. i think a furred body is a bit much

Alot of the ability to do zany fun in revolves around fabric, so I've been told. What I actually know about design could fill a thimble

I have a full size dummy / mannequin of my form to do the layouts on. I did this once before for the Roodaroo big roo shape and that worked great. This one should be even easier.

Aww, don't be so hard on yourself!

I cant wait to see you in it flinters

Good luck with that. Lots of little odds and ends that will nickle and dime you (and your time), but a personal fursuit is a fun obsession!

I've made several suits to date, and three now of my own chars. Should be a fun one to do. Someday I might be able to scamper about with Makki too.

WOO! Cant wait to see the Flinters suit <3 that is going to rock.

A possibility for better attachment for ears is something I saw on a HUGE eared critter this year at FC: Rare earth magnets (or Hard Drive Magnets) They are SUPER strong, and small.

You can use three per ear, though Go + - + and on the other half of the ear go - + - So they only attach ONE way :)

Looks cute!

-J

What's the reasoning behind not having permanently attached ears?

If they are too long its hard to pack to travel with.

-J

I also like to use PVC pipe for the mounts so they are strong, easily removable, not knocked off easily (magnets) or damage the substructure.

I also put fans inside the hollow centers of the PVC pipe mounts for exhaust.

Traveling is SO much easier when they can be removed, true.

Dont do it, that was My suit "NKS" The magnets are NOT strong enough. Try RC body posts instead. :D

Ahh! Ok then :) :) I thougth it worked nicely!

-J

Some thing that should be noted about using magnets in a suit.

Make absolutely positive that your hotel room keys do NOT come any where near the magnets, since it tends to wipe them out.

The HUGE eared critted you mentioned, roomed with me at FC and found out this nifty little fact the hard way when the wearer could not unlock our hotel room.

I did didnt I? :D

What a cheery looking suit! =D

I already have a Flinters pony suit, Kaylen ferret, and Roodaroo. :)

hmm, if your putting a fan in the top of mouth, that heads gonna be a little big isn't it

2" CPU fan will fit in the roof of the mouth / muzzle quite well.

stationary jaw, if you put a power supply, depending on, could make the head more bulky too...

9 volt batteries or AA cell packs fit nicely on the cheeks or even in the back to help balance. I've done this design before and it works out quite well.

cool cools.

i'm getting a new suit fairly soon, but i'm a weird. i like the super stream lined moving jaw sets. it's hard to think of adding anything to the insides :P all i know is that i saw pictures of the HUGE suit that had that heavy fan in it O.o but that fan was enormous and why anyone would want a nearly full box fan in a suit is preposterous for moving around. though a smaller cpu case fan could be alright :) just that one box fan O.o i mean wow, even if you were very susceptible to heat stroke, i think trying to walk around with that one would be even worse for you lol!

cool can't wait too see the suit when its done hey !! ',..,'