Fursuit advice?

There may be a lot of topics about these, but I haven't really found the answers I wanted upon searching through the memories, and I'd prefer asking directly if this is OK.


I plan to make a fursuit VERY soon, and it is of this character- http://i.imgur.com/XSCobpa.png
Ignore the LED thing, I probably won't add any since it will be my first suit! The suit will also be digitigrade.
Anyway, here is a head base I've come up with- http://i.imgur.com/5YEXqhh.png

It isn't final, and a lot is subject to change, along with my design.

What my questions are-
How hard is it to make a suit?
What should I expect?
What are the challenges?

And lastly, what supplies will be needed? Here is a list of what I will be getting, please let me know if I need more things that will be helpful!
Balaclava (Ninja hood)
Foam
Purple/blueish faux fur
Lime Green faux fur
White faux fur
Charcoal Faux Fur
Charcoal Fleece
Elastic
Hot Glue gun
Hot Glue sticks
Sewing Machine
Polyester String
Hand-sewing kit
Scissors
Buckram
Sculpey (For nose, horns, claws, spikes)
Zipper
Duct tape (For a DTD/Patterns)
Shoes
Box Cutter/Razor
Acrylic Paint/Brush
Goo/p
Electric Pet Trimmer


If you could also suggest to me good working, affordable tools, that'd be great.

Furs I am looking at are from "Big Z Fabric", if you could let me know if this is a good company with good quality fur, thanks!

Long post, sorry, I just want to know and be as prepared as I can. uvu Thank you!