Fursuits: do you own one?

tychoaussie · Post by **tychoaussie** » Fri May 01, 2015 7:49 am

Douglas Collier wrote:Have Tycho Aussie do the research.

I got asked to bring Tycho Aussie to campus by our union organizers for the big rally in the middle of campus today.
I was going to do it at first, then my spidey sense said to not mix politics and fursuiting, so they are just going to have to demonstrate without the big dog.

Post by **Sleet** » Sat May 02, 2015 11:20 am

Yeah that's probably a good call to avoid political stuff. It could leave a bad taste in the mouths of people who disagree with whatever issue, when your goal is to make people happy.

Radio Blue Heart · Post by **Radio Blue Heart** » Mon May 11, 2015 5:18 pm

Thanks to some bad puns you are now Tumblr famous, Tycho!

http://oneflewoverthecrissysnest.tumblr ... juturnaway

Douglas Collier · Post by **Douglas Collier** » Mon May 11, 2015 5:57 pm

I'm going to be making a duct tape dummy with friends tonight. We'll see if anything comes of it.

JeffCvt · Post by **JeffCvt** » Mon May 11, 2015 10:57 pm

Be sure to post some pics of it!

Douglas Collier · Post by **Douglas Collier** » Tue May 12, 2015 9:33 am

We didn't end up making the duct tape dummy, but we did make this:

I has a stump!

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Tue May 12, 2015 11:50 am

Well at least it is a start!

Post by **Render** » Thu May 14, 2015 7:44 am

Oh, that's nice, Doug!

*strokes stump*

Douglas Collier · Post by **Douglas Collier** » Thu May 14, 2015 8:42 am

I also had a go at sewing my own - it looks pretty much the same (but without a slight error on the fur that the other one had, but also a little bit loose on the belt - oh well). So now I have two!

Post by **Render** » Thu May 14, 2015 4:27 pm

You're a corgi kitsune now. XD

Are you still going for the full suit?

Douglas Collier · Post by **Douglas Collier** » Thu May 14, 2015 11:27 pm

Eventually. It looks like it could be fun.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Fri May 15, 2015 12:12 am

Silly Render! Kitsunes don't have have 2 tails! They have 9!

Unless you are only 22% a Kitsune.

Post by **Render** » Fri May 15, 2015 8:28 am

Douglas Collier wrote:Eventually. It looks like it could be fun.

Make sure they make pictures of you during making the duct tape dummy.

Amazee Dayzee wrote:Silly Render! Kitsunes don't have have 2 tails! They have 9!

I was under the impression that kitsunes start with two tails and gain another one every 1000 years...

But is it even called kitsune for dogs? Kitsunes are foxes usually.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Fri May 15, 2015 3:11 pm

Well I did not know that. And I can't be sure but foxes and dogs are both canines correct?

On another note, up until 2 years ago, I thought foxes were felines.

Post by **Sleet** » Wed May 20, 2015 10:08 pm

I was under the impression that kitsune started with one tail, actually. *shrugs*

Also, I thought hyenas were dogs for way too long.

Kyuunado · Post by **Kyuunado** » Fri May 22, 2015 1:43 am

Kitsune start with one tail, then get another every thousand years to signify that they are wiser and more powerful.

Wolfy · Post by **Wolfy** » Fri May 22, 2015 5:18 am

Took and age and a half and several million issues with UPS (who I shall go to any lengths possible to avoid using in the future now) but Dorumon has finally arrived! Unfortunatly the camera we used took the pics in OTT HD quality...to which this website responds with panic and general disallowing. So I'll have to figure out how to shrink these down to post them. I uploaded the unboxing video of it on youtube and...was literally inches away from suffering severe heart trauma from the nervousness while doing so! Oooooooooh so scary! Couldn't think words through, they just tumbled out and...DARNIT I am literally THAT British?!

I knew these things were hot and all...but NO warning prepares you for that noticable increase in temperature when you pull it on. Not to mention I was trying to type to the maker whilst wearing it. Multiple extra keys were pressed, the keyboard was dropped three times...we had a great laugh.

HoundInATree · Post by **HoundInATree** » Fri May 22, 2015 6:15 am

I found that sticking the image in paint and then cropping out the background following by shrinking the picture by dragging a corner in worked for the one picture I posted. Might help you too, providing the image doesn't get too small.

Also, no, you are not that British just because of that sentence. Trust me on this one.

Post by **Render** » Fri May 22, 2015 1:27 pm

Sleet wrote:I was under the impression that kitsune started with one tail, actually. *shrugs*

Kyuunado wrote:Kitsune start with one tail, then get another every thousand years to signify that they are wiser and more powerful.

Well, okay then. HAPPY 1000th BIRTHDAY, DOUG!
(You just grew our 2nd tail!)

Wolfy wrote:Took and age and a half and several million issues with UPS (who I shall go to any lengths possible to avoid using in the future now) but Dorumon has finally arrived! Unfortunatly the camera we used took the pics in OTT HD quality...to which this website responds with panic and general disallowing. So I'll have to figure out how to shrink these down to post them.

If it is about shrinking pictures, pretty much every image editor can do that for you, For example Irfan View. For converting videos you might want to have a look at Format Factory.

JeffCvt · Post by **JeffCvt** » Fri May 22, 2015 3:59 pm

Also, (This is a good tip for anyone who has problems sharing things due to file size) you can upload the picture to a image hosting site like Photobucket and link it from there with no need for editing it.

It's pretty easy to figure out, but if anyone would like to ask for more specifics, feel free to PM me.

Foxstar · Post by **Foxstar** » Sat May 23, 2015 11:34 am

I would like one, but I would need a heck of a lot more money then I have now. Plus doing feathers and all of those wings, eek.

Wolfy · Post by **Wolfy** » Sat May 23, 2015 1:05 pm

Have a couple more generic pics of the feetsies and the protective sandals...but that's all the pics I have. Don't own a camera ya see so need a friend to help out with that part. So new pics might be slow coming, and far between. But it's a start!

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sat May 23, 2015 3:52 pm

That is actually coming along very nicely Wolfy.

Post by **Render** » Sat May 23, 2015 4:01 pm

Oh, very nice!

And... HEY, looks like Milka chocolate. *giggles*

Wolfy · Post by **Wolfy** » Wed May 27, 2015 6:10 pm

Haha thank ye very muchly!

Render wrote:
And... HEY, looks like Milka chocolate. *giggles*

Ha! Have to love the colours! There is just something so squee about purple! But I can guarantee it definitely isn't milka! It's 100% a Digimon!

Wish I had an easily available camera, would love to take full wearing pics of him!
One thing that stumps me, but want to do, is to be able to more easily go out to events with him. But around England most big events, part time hiring possibilities and even charity events that may want to see him are all based faaaaar up north. So I want to get him more well known, and be able to use him, but oppurtunites are too rare. Even travel to most events is too far. We can be talking half the country away at least.
So I don't know how to get him more well known around here. London mcm is all well and fine but it's too infrequent. Lots of people can use their fursuits to be hired for small fun events or do charity work in. But I have no idea how to become well known enough or find out events that would want such a thing.
Because comicons around my local (ish) area are just toooooo infrequent for proper squeeing!

Kyuunado · Post by **Kyuunado** » Wed May 27, 2015 7:00 pm

Eh, more visits to London would do the trick there Wolfy. Seems every time I look away or get it on long shifts there's one.

axelthefox · Post by **axelthefox** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 4:46 pm

I was wondering how to get permission from a charity for a furry group to do fursuiting.

Because i notice many charities were i live and was wondering about how to approach the charity and tell them about a furry group that does fursuiting mostly for charities.

tychoaussie · Post by **tychoaussie** » Fri Jun 12, 2015 12:25 pm

Foxyfluff wrote:I was wondering how to get permission from a charity for a furry group to do fursuiting.

Because i notice many charities were i live and was wondering about how to approach the charity and tell them about a furry group that does fursuiting mostly for charities.

It starts with an email, a phone call, and a face-to-face meeting. You first establish some basic ground rules for your fursuiters, figure out what your needs are in terms of changing places, water, and cooling. You then find out from the charity organizer how you can fit into their event. Once you become part of THEIR team, you work with them to enhance their event. If you have some written information handy to present to the charity director, all the better: That way they are equipped to handle questions from other people about who you are and why you are there.

I have a trifold pamphlet that I give to the event coordinators which explains most everything and it helps a lot by presenting a professional appearance:

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Fri Jun 12, 2015 2:52 pm

That pamphlet came out very nice! I wish I could make something that is that professional!

Post by **Sleet** » Sat Jun 13, 2015 7:07 pm

That looks nice! I like it!

Radio Blue Heart · Post by **Radio Blue Heart** » Fri Jul 03, 2015 1:27 pm

Fur suits can also be great for scaring people!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smynM6cdNAU

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Fri Jul 03, 2015 2:54 pm

I will never look at fursuits the same way again.

Post by **Sleet** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 3:24 pm

How did he not know that person-sized, person-shaped stuffed animal was a person?

Totally staged.

Radio Blue Heart · Post by **Radio Blue Heart** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 5:25 pm

Sleet wrote:How did he not know that person-sized, person-shaped stuffed animal was a person?

Totally staged.

Still funny tho.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 2:52 pm

Hey it can happen. Last Halloween I was taking candy from a bowl that I THOUGH was held up a scarecrow but it was a person and it scared the living daylights out of me. I almost punched him.

tychoaussie · Post by **tychoaussie** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:58 am

A couple of internet friends of mine are in town for the week, so on Friday we're going out fursuiting together. Alisha and her husband Mark are also amateur radio friends of mine. Lonewolf here also does charity work through her church in New York state. We'll be entertaining at the park on Friday, and then on Saturday, I will be mascotting at our amateur radio swap meet.

Just wanted to make sure this thread doesn't go all "zombie" on us!

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 11:20 am

Really nice posing though! It looks very cool!

tychoaussie · Post by **tychoaussie** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 4:02 pm

Amazee Dayzee:

Someone took some video of Tycho Aussie at Anthrocon, in case you might be interested.
https://youtu.be/ueDNzAU2ReA?list=PLD8B0372531963109

Douglas Collier · Post by **Douglas Collier** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:51 pm

For an early birthday present, my dad is basically sponsoring me to build a fursuit for myself - expect to see Douglas sometime before the end of October.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 11:56 pm

That sounds really neat Douglas! I can't wait to see it!

Well, do you!?