thats a really pretty suit. Gosh i love the ears <3

MONGRELS!!

Wow, how'd you get among the puppets?... also curious timing since I've been introducing a friend to the show.

OMG you lucky pup, how'd you manage to do this? I'd pay just to see my fav character (Vince) up close IRL.

They offered a limited number of tickets for a tour of the production/set etc, it was posted around a bit at the time.

your fursuit is just so awsome

Wow that's a GREAT suit <3

You lucky c***!


That's awesome dude. I really respect their work.

Nice timing too, a friend who runs a horse rescue got one of the centaur costumes from the Narnia series and wants me to complete it into a presentable costume (the physical costumes were just for on-set appearance for the benefit of the actors and extras.) Personally, I'd rather work with Mongrels puppets!

Bit of trivia btw, the afghan on the shelf in the background behind Destiny was the original Destiny in the pilot.

Yep, I knew that ^_^

Also is that the chicken from the pilot in the bottom left corner? Also one of the Marion prototypes in the top right I'm pretty sure.

I think that's a duplicate Marion. Marion in the pilot was a completely different character model. It's an "extra" in various episodes.

The chicken is probably the same as both the one from the pilot as well as the one in the first episode. They didn't use the chicken character in the pilot, I guess it was going to be too boring a character. I'm glad they dropped it personally.

Yeah, I've seen the pilot and she wasn't that good a character. If you have the DVD for series 1 they mention there were a bunch of different redesigns for Marion and that one in the corner doesn't quite look like the current Marion.

Ah. Gotcha on Marion. I do remember that now.

The one on the shelf is Marion from series 1, but it has been dressed up for an episode they have just shot. They mentioned they are shooting with the new puppets, and the old ones are backups and are used for "rough treatment" and dressing up. They also have a backup mechanism for Kali, since the internals are quite intricate and if something broke it would stop production until it could be fixed. The mechanisms are made by a specialist. I'll post a photo later.

That actually looks slightly creepy XD except for the guy in the midle

Watch put or Vince will bum you XD

err out :P

You are sooooo lucky. =^_^= That is awesome though, heehee. =^_^=

I <3 mongrels

Thats just great :)

:O omg!

Oh.. suit fail!

I should have taken the full suit :/

*waggagg* Suit WIN! you are soo cute!! Yes you are!!! yes you are!!! *tummyscritches you*

Nice. So are you in an episode or did you just take the tour?

Just the tour unfortunately! They wanted to keep him :D

haha. that would have been awesome.

No way! I am so jealous right now how did you get the chance to get a picture with the puppets?.

As mentioned above they offered a limited number of tickets for a tour of the production/set etc. Hopefully they will do it again next series, it would be nice if they could offer a separate tour or open day for furs

Ah right, missed that part... Sorry and yeah it would be great if they did tours for furs and stuff... First time i watched Mongrels i couldn't stop watching it ^_^.

Thats cool ^^

Oh wow that is cool, you got to meet the cast for real?! You lucky git. :P Where was this? Somewhere in London? Very nice keep-sake photo!

I'm also a big fan of the show too, can't wait for the new series hopefully coming out towards end of this year! :D

They are filming at the Twickenham Studios, although the main pub set had been removed because they have finished all of that now, the rooftop set was being built and they were filming at a house nearby (which they took us to). Apparently it should air in September-ish.

Very lovely suit

Ha ha nice! is that their studio?

I'm eagerly awaiting the second series. I'm so glad my friends from across the pond showed it to me! Being able to get a photo like that with your fursuit is amazing!

I re-watched most of them this week before the tour - I expect a lot of the jokes go over your heads, somebody should really create a reference guide for each episode, it would take ages though there are so many! A lot of the celebrities mentioned are B/C-list. Eg. in one episode it mentions "You've Been Framed", a long-running home video clip show (probably unknown outside of the UK), which Kali had a vendetta against. I mentions the late Jeremy Beadle who presented it for many years, a visual gag was Beadle bursting out of a grave, one arm shorter than the other, a reference to a disability he suffered from. (Actually that wasn't well-known so it would have been missed by a lot of people). It also mentioned Harry Hill, the current presenter, again a B-list.

I'm from the US as well and only reason I got most of the jokes is because my mate is English. I bought and had a copy of the 1st series sent to me 3 days after I finished watching it ^_^

awesome ^u^

Ah yes, i wanted to go as well. But didnt get to.

Wait, so this really happened? From the thumbnail it looked like a photoshop job.

You lucky bastard! I wana be there!

Man I am jealous as hell, I love Mongrel's. Are they doing any more of these set tours?

Also you didn't happen to find out when the new series was coming did you?

There is one more this Friday, but the tickets have already been drawn unfortunately.

Their best guess for the series is September.

Holy Horus!!!!! I love that show!!!..you are so lucky!....and you fit in just perfectly! Hoop hoop!

Slight envy, but its happy envy...hee hee....I love that show.

"Whos Paul Ross?"

Maaan I'm so jelly D;

OMG OMG OMG :D
I just watch some short funny moment from this show in youtube
but it was awwwwwwwwwwesome!
I want one fox puppet D:

Hahaha awesome !!

Can't wait for the new series...

Wow dude! That is really awesome. I catch that show on youtube here in the states.

heh love that show...hopefully htey do a series 2.. The Wrong door is also a good one as well...Train Pirates .. lol

very cool :)

That is so freakin' awesome! Setting the bar for cool fursuit photos. :D

Amazing! Always good to see another Mongrels fan, and you have no idea how amazing it is you went to the tour with your suit! That is a dozen kinds of awesome and a very courageous thing for you to do.

Plus Jingo looks great! You practically seem like a member of the cast! On that note if you don't mind me asking, who's our favorite character on the show? I'm partial to Vince myself.

Thanks a lot for sharing this photo, it's really incredible. Good luck with everything! ^^

That photo contains complete 100% awesomeness

You sir a very lucky! I really wanted to take part in this but just did not have the time. I hope they plan on doing it again next year as I will put my name in the hat to attend. Mongrels 4 life! :D

Fantastic. It's great that you could get a shot with the characters while in fursuit.

just discovered them thanks

Thanks for the info. I've already watched episode 1-4 and it's great. ^___^
Great show. Glad to see they got a second season.

I see you got a tour of the Mongrels workshop too? Very cool!
Saw some of the tour on YouTube. Gosh it makes me want to build more puppets.

I built Wes and Junior a while back and have future plans to do a talking jaw fursuit, and later a puppet-fursuit bear.
- Wes and Junior http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4738014
- Creating Wes http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4737909
- Wes http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4687468

Heh, how many duplicates of the main characters do they have?

Just one duplicate of each, they only had one of each for the first series but apparently they were wearing out and now use the originals for "rough use" and dressing up etc. They still only have one Kali, but had a duplicate eye/neck/beak mechanism made because it's quite delicate and was making them nervous - if it broke it would stop filming for quite a while because the mechanisms are made by somebody off-site.

Jingo blends in so well with the rest. He should join the cast :)

They wanted to steal him! :D

Oh gawd. That's actually kinda scary. I'm picturing a cutaway to a furry con with Nelson trying to fit in or something. XD

Jealouuuus :O he looks great though with them! haha XD

lucky ¬.¬ im a jelous skunk

I'm a jealous fox. That's awesome that you got to see all the puppets. Did you also get to meet the actors of the show? Sadly I'm in America, but still love Mongrels. Awesome that they let you wear your suit for the picture as well. xD

Heya, we got to meet all the puppeteers and some of the production crew, they were shooting on location and busy though, so not everyone. The voices are recorded at the very beginning and the puppets lipsync to the audio as it is played out, so we didn't meet the voice actors, although apparently two of them (the voices of Marion and Nelson) did go to the 3rd and final tour day - damn!

Still must have been a great experience for you. They were doing a tour? Well thanks for sharing, it truly is an awesome story. And I'm still a jealous fox. XD hahaha

*waggwagg* This is amazing! I can't believe you got to meet everyone haha. Wow! What a special experience! I love the show too, fantastic that you got the chance to do this. I am so glad and happy for you! *hugs*

Damn, YOU should be in Mongrels!

Awah cute ^^ your fursuit is da cutest

I've seen some episodes of that on the internet only, that show was never broadcasted here.
And I gott say... I smilled when I saw this photo! Really awesome. That show was quite funny.

LUCKY!!! I love this show. :D

MY GOD.... I SO LOVE THAT SHOW D:

I just saw the first season like a week ago <3... so awesome c:

Oh my gosh! I am so jealous!

It was pretty cool :D The new series starts next month, I should whore around the rest of the photos I took before then.

Love that suit

Like I posted on the other suiter-invasion pic out there... Bloody fuggin AWESOME! You've inflicted furries on them :D That's just... amazing. XD They need to do a skit for Eurofurence. ;)

BTW, have an OST as a gift for being awesome - http://tobias.kemonoart.org/Mongrels%20OST.rar

God, lucky you! xD haha, i LOVE that show!

I totally didn't see this before! I am rather jealous! Great photo! :D

well that is... that's simply and plainly AWESOME

you lucky boy you :'D

Om my word, that is the most amazing thing I have ever seen!

Mongrels is a great show to watch, myself and another good friend both love the show, not too death but it's just great viewing experience!

can't believed they cancelled it, loada C***S!!!!!

That's awesome i love that show. I wished i could go and see them. They were fun to watch. I hope they make more shows.

OMG! So jealous! <3

Now you need to get one with the Top Gear guys

That's a big ask :( (Although it is filmed 15 mins from my office, and we have a business partner with a warehouse almost opposite the studio....)

I've seen some of the requirements to get into the audience, and I can only imagine how much of a fight it would be to get the tickets, along with the whole guy to girl ratio thingy. But if you're that close, anything's possible!

I am seriously jealous of you. I love that show!

*lol* you made me watch this show, I enjoy it, thanks for share this with us! ^w^

you luck sod you

OMG AWESOME!! :D sooo lucky!