Hey all, long time no post! So I'm needing a bit of advice on something.
Some of you may know my fursuit, some of you may not. I'll post pictures with this so you have an idea of what I've got to work with. My tail is kind of my shining feature with my suit, it's thick like a dinos but fluffy like a mammal's. Don't even ask what species she is because the whole thing is still under development with deities, clans, and fusions, etc. You'll all understand one day ;3
But to get to the point, I have tried two different methods for attaching and filling this tail. The first is the first picture where I used foam and wire to give it a very big wiggle feature and it stayed slightly lifted. My only issue with it was the harness I made was kind of uncomfortable and was a struggle to attach the tail everytime. I got tired of taking a half hour to get my entire suit on so I took it out and filled the tail with stuffing and let it become a dragging tail.... It was fun for a while, but now I'm starting to realize that I don't like being a floorduster and that I liked it better when it could wag.
The first two pictures are from MWFF with the foam and wire make. The second two are during a family reunion that was recent and it's jsut stuffing and sewn on.
What I am needing here is advice on how I can better attach such a large tail *4feetlongbtw*, and keep it lifted off the ground. It still sagged a bit because of ti's weight with the wire and foam inside, so I'm wondering if there are better options for such a heavy tail that I can accomplish in this week before I go to a Ren Fair this weekend. Thank you all!
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Some of you may know my fursuit, some of you may not. I'll post pictures with this so you have an idea of what I've got to work with. My tail is kind of my shining feature with my suit, it's thick like a dinos but fluffy like a mammal's. Don't even ask what species she is because the whole thing is still under development with deities, clans, and fusions, etc. You'll all understand one day ;3
But to get to the point, I have tried two different methods for attaching and filling this tail. The first is the first picture where I used foam and wire to give it a very big wiggle feature and it stayed slightly lifted. My only issue with it was the harness I made was kind of uncomfortable and was a struggle to attach the tail everytime. I got tired of taking a half hour to get my entire suit on so I took it out and filled the tail with stuffing and let it become a dragging tail.... It was fun for a while, but now I'm starting to realize that I don't like being a floorduster and that I liked it better when it could wag.
The first two pictures are from MWFF with the foam and wire make. The second two are during a family reunion that was recent and it's jsut stuffing and sewn on.
What I am needing here is advice on how I can better attach such a large tail *4feetlongbtw*, and keep it lifted off the ground. It still sagged a bit because of ti's weight with the wire and foam inside, so I'm wondering if there are better options for such a heavy tail that I can accomplish in this week before I go to a Ren Fair this weekend. Thank you all!
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1681978438687643&id=100006265097619&pnref=story