Thats awsomehttps://o.oguessing the shoulder straps and those cables link into the armatures along the tail and pull it from side to side as you walk/twist?

mhmm ^^

im still very new to controling my tail with my shoulders so i make the movement way bigger than needed.

Hmm perhaps tighten the cords a little so smaller movements of yoru body translate into a larger motion for the tail?

problem with that is if you sit down you naturlay pull on the wires a whole bunch and it makes it rather tigh if you sit up, so any more tigheting of the cords would make sitting down to uncomfurtable.

also there is a bit of technique to this and since im very new to it myself i exagurate my movments when more subtle motions would still work.

Ahh true true, s'been a fair long time since I tried building anything like this so hella rusty XD

lol, its all good ^^

awesome do you make husky tail ? :3

right now im just decent at making the inturnals to the tail, and mostly to my demensions, but i would love to start making these to sell, but one big problem with this is when you use regular tail foam and fur to give it the right size and shape the fur and foam drasticaly dampens the mobility of the tail.

Im working on a new type of fur (atleast to me : P)
that should be able to give the right length size and shape and allow for perfect mobility in the tail.

kk nice :) +Fav

You could just do what I do when I fill tails, I just use simple polyfil. You can pack it how tightly or loosely you want it, but still give you more movement then foam.

But I must say, that is the coolest thing I have ever seen. Do you think it would be possible to just build the insides and send it out to me and I could put my fur around it? I would hate to give you all of that extra work, the insides seems like it would be a bitch to deal with even without the issue of putting fur on it.

i was actually wondering how many people would want to just but there inturnals to this type of tail with out it actually being furred and then fur it themselves, would save me alot of work, and let them fur it exactly how they want.

I'm totally wondering =D how much would it be for just the internal work?

im thinking after redoing some of the math, and figuring that when i make them for people i will do it as best i can, prolly around $200

but thats for a tail much better than in this video.

And that's without fur?

mhmm,

I actually recomend you have someone who;'s better skiled at making the fur for the tails do it, and if so i absolutly recomend getting streatch fur, other wise the tail wont be able to wag much at all

I make all of my own tails so the furring wouldn't be an issue. Oh, one good question for you dear, is/can the insides are/be water proof?

hmm, not sure actually.
i would have to think and work on that to see if i could figure it out.

Sounds cool, I know I have another question but I can't think of it, but I'll make sure to send you a message about it, I'm really impressed on how fluid the tail moves and its just all around awesome =D

okies, works for me.
im always willing to answer any question bout the tail ^^

and thanks again ^^;

Aside from the incredible wedgie it looks to give, very nice rig without resorting to electronics. ^..^

it actually doesnt give me a wedgie at all ^^

it just looks like that from the way the back leg straps are but they actually stick to the side of my butt rather well and dont wiggle there way inward : P

and thanks ^^

wow that rocks! u could totally sell thems!

hehe thanks,

any one know how much this kinda thing might actually go for, cause i have no idea ^^;

hmm, no, im not good at pricing stuff but whatever you choose, you will most likely get away with it! haha....

Now that is some MIGHTY FINE work right there! You should definitely consider selling these kinds of things.

lol, cool

once i finish this one perfectly, i am gonna start on the one to sell, if not sell this one once its dont to get the money to start making more of them and selling them ^^

wow that is cool!!

Awesome dude. You lookin to sell these anytime in the near future? I'd be really interested in buying one depending on the price.

posted below, the answer to many of this kinda posts.

How much and when can i get one :3

posted below, the answer to many of this kinda posts.

wow, i got so much more posative feedback than i expected and so soon after posting this ^^

well for a rough estimate.

i for just the inturnals (which would actually allow you to fur it the way you see fit, or get someone who is better at it than me to do it : P)
for the parts
i spent about $120 on all the parts for this and about 5 days working on it.
then again im lazy and didnt spend a ton of time on it furring each day : P

ughh, i dont know how much i would charge for my work hours on this kinda thing so the best guess i can give is maybe $170, maybe more.


there arew a few kinks i need to work out but should be fixed in my next ones.

wow, $120 on parts alone?https://o.o
#good work. :p

ya, stuff adds up FAST

3 things of u-nails, 4 things of metal cord stops, a nylon belt, a leather knife holder, a new razor blade, 3 5feet long steal cords for the inturnal cable, 2 7feet long steal cablres for the anamatronic cords, a hammer, 2 new drill bits, and 2 new things of ultra epoxy, and 3 different size wodder dowel rods.

well actually that was for the first stuff i bought, so actually it would be cheaper since i can use some of the stuff again

so it would prolly be around
$90-$100

got a little ahead of myself with that first post ^^;;

*Nods* PM sent.

WHoa.

hehe

Mad props to you man.

Great work :)

thanks ^^;

Wow this is really awesome!

Quite impressive! Congratulations on making such an awesome product :)

I have to say I am very impressed

 triggerfox said the same exact thing. Crazycakes!

This is hot. I can see this being a big sell, if you can get over the fur weight issue. Good luck on the finalization

thanks ^^;

now all i gottta do is find to make a ton of them : P

My question is - can it be done on much thicker tails? It's a fantastic design for those of us with small, light, thin tails - but what about much thicker dinosaur tails? I know you said you're looking in to design revisions and all, but dinosaurs and dragons aren't furred...

hmmm, a dino/dragon tail could be tricky making.
like depending on how think people would want the bones, (the biggest dowel rodes i could find were 2 inch's) and there is also the problem of how to make it stick out behind the person instead of it naturally flowing straight down.

I figured of course dino/dragon tails would be really pushing the limits of this design. I was still curious though. I'd certainly be interested if you could prove a workable design though. Personally, I'd opt for a half sticking out/half flowing straight down approach, but then, you probably meant that.

yup, i'lll defanitly keep it in mind and if i think of some way to make it work i'll make sure to let you know ^^

as well as all the other scalies that would love a dragon type tail like this.

Cheers eh!

I'm currently making a 'dragon tail' which will behttps://1.5meters long. Due to the complexity, articulation, and the need to have it 'hover' above the ground, a good deal engineering will be going into it's construction. I can say this much, a lot of lathing, milling and tig welding will be involved. But once finished, should look and move very accurately according to the body's motions, with out batteries or electronics. Watch my profile for more info in the comming weeks.

Looking amazing. Me want. XD

Sweet I would totally Buy the Innards and Put it in my Fox tail

haha, awesome, ^^;

Wow, I'd LOVE to integrate this into my next suit build. But I have one question.. is it possible to make it slightly longer, or would that mess up the workings too much?

you can make the tail as long as you want, but you cant put the anamatronic wire end to far down the tail or you wont get much movement.

My origonal tail before this one though opnly had the bones and no anamatronics, which worked great for just a dangly tail that was still very realistic, and actually that takes like no time at all to make.

Well, I tell ya.. for what I'm planning, even just a portion of that movement would be fine. Is it possible to get some kind of instructions for you, or would you rather just sell these?

I'd have to say i would rather sell them since i would like to make money, and just be the one guy out there making these for people ^^

Make my mark on the fandom, so to speak.

That's some pretty cool work, there, sir! Kudos on your design-skillz!

thanks ^^;

watched the vid. shit was so cash. you're pro, dude.

lol, thanks, but im hardly pro, a lot of stuff i can do much better ^^

iiiiiii'm gonna stick with pro. you're a pro artic fox. :D can't wait to see your full fursuit, bro.

lol, its gonna be crazy ^^

Hell of a lot better than the simple metal rod in mine x3

Sell me one! <3

hehe, thanks

i plan on starting to make/sell them to help pay for college once i get into the swing of things there in prolly about a month, expect me to have fixed all the little bugs and start advertising them be then ^^

Yay ^^
How much do you expect them to be around?

well i recently talked with someone who works closely with people that make fursuit stuff for there living, and figured with all the money for the materials and all the work i put into it to be around $250 for the unfurred version.

....*tightens pursestrings so he can afford one later* ^^

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I wonder, could this be made into a shorter tail? Say, around knee level.

It would be awesome for a hyena tail, since arching a bit would curl it like a hyena does.

Plus, for thicker tails, like foxes or wolves, longer fur can be used to make it like the real thing, since a wolf's tail isn't as thick as the fur, just the thin bones under it.

mhmm, im actually making a tail around 6 inches shorter than in the video right now, and it can be made even shorter if necacary.

As for the fur delema, i have a person willing to group together to make custom fur for these kinda tails that would allow for 0 foam stuffing and pure fur length ^^
(i havnt finalised anything with him though, its just a good option of he can)

Sounds awesome.

Can't wait to see these things go on sale. Much better than just a static tail hanging from your belt.

You should do a how to on this

i'd love to do a how to, but this is kinda my brain child and i wouldnt want every one going off making there own versions right off the bat, after i sell a bunch of my own all put a how to up sometime : P

Holy crap that's impressive... I totally want one to put into a new tail for my fursuit.

Now the sitting down issues, could that be fixed by putting in high tension springs to allow you to sit without stretching the cables or causing discomfort? Or will it not be possible that way?

that was one of my origonal ideas to fix this problem, but the problem with that is finding the right kinda spring/streatchy strap that isnt to thick to when you sit down its not poking you in the back, i have a few ideas but i just need tpo find the suplies ^^

Surgical tubing maybe? That stuff is really stretchy, but it could tear if it isn't attached correctly. It can be pretty flat though so it wouldn't poking into your back.

Other than that you could just add more padding where the springs are.

possibly, im thinking more like super strong elastic straps placed along the shoulder straps, strong enough to pull the tail, but would give when it needs to.

now all i gotta do is just find some : P

this is easily the most elegantly designed moving tail ive ever seen, cant wait to see a 100% finished one

just wait till you see my current one, the bones and wagging motion are coming out even better ^^

grate idea, very nicely done and its simple to very cool

Good job overall - however keep in mind that Animatronics is the use of electronics in motion, usually involving digitial control and preprogramming. What you're using is Remote Articulation, where a simple wire by use of pulling is used to remotely control movement.

ahh, my bad.

well prosthetics usually works : P

makes me want to have a fursona with a longer tail! wow...

That is an amazing bit of engineering. Very cool effect. I can't wait to see it finished.



In the first note in the video, it should be spelled steel.

Fantastic work! I love the simplicity of it all. I have always been a fan of puppetry and animatronics. Bravo!
One question for you, I am planning on my first partial suit for my Ratgirl character (she is all over my profile), do you think this could translate to a rat tail like hers, or would it not be able to be so thin?

I do hope you end up selling these once you get the hang of it, and I wish you well in your endeavors!

yikes, that is a very thin tail, i don't think i could honesty make it that thin.
haha, i do sell them and quite often, but thanks anyways ^.^

Hahaha, thanks for the heads up. And glad to hear that you are making money with your tails!

Very interesting~

Wow! This is really really cool! I love how cleverly it is designed, I would have never thought to use the body that way. :) Awesome idea

hehe, thanks ^-^;

This is excellent! Undoubtedly there will be improvements made in future designs (as with anything) but i have never seen something like this that's worked so well. Awesome!

Impressive!

hehe ^.^;
thanks very much : 3