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About two weeks. But she was working none-stop. It's not the only quad we'll be bringing <3.

[[PLEASE NOTE: The head was a bit off, and the tail low. It has been fixed since the video, so please no rude comments about that!]]

Throwing up a video of the Sawsbuck quad suit <3

Sister just got it done! Now for my costume.. -Returns to sewing.-

[PLEASE NOTE: The head was a bit off, and the tail low. It has been fixed since the video, so please no rude comments about that!]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m8bY-rYeE8

[UPDATE!]

UPDATE!

Everyone. I just wanted to let everyone know I will be away from the forums for probably a week in May. I am having major surgery on May 11th (My birthday > <) and do not have internets at my house so please don't freak out if I'm not updating the list.

Please hope/pray that I will come out alright and I will most likely be in a wheelchair at Fanime so please don't glomp the cripped Zoey & FemmePyro (You will most likely knock me over)

Thank you everyone for being such great fans ^^

Avairrianna

I will pray for you to make a safe and quick recovery. <3 Please stay safe, ok? And if anyone globs you >__> Ohboy.

*Elevators, please give suiters priority.

Do to their vision problems as well as their inability to feel things well stairs become a deathtrap in suit. At conventions it is considered polite to allow suiters priority with elevators. This practice is not to make suiters more elite, but simply to avoid any incidents where a suiter is in a hot suit too long while waiting, or harm's themselves while using stairs.

Why should you be given priority on an elevator just because you have a big suit? If anything you should be given less priority since you purposefully are wearing something that takes up more room, when others could use the elevator.

I also see this as offensive, and almost a 'troll' post and you have been reported, and blocked.

[MUST]

If you had read through the post, I explained why.

The suiter may be having an emergency, serious as lack of air, extreme dehydration, over heating, ect.

Large mascot costumes cover all of the body; and are made of fur a foam. When you incase a body in fur and foam, much of the heat is retained, and moving around a con full of other hot people, plus the lack of flowing air around and in the suit dehydrates a person quicker, and heats them up.

/Most/ suites don't like taking off the head, unless they are behind close doors. So they could be having a emergency and MUST get to their room as soon as possible. I have been at a con where no one would let a suiter onto the elevator, and after the third round (Up, down, Up down ect) she ended up hitting the floor from exhaustion.

So it's only courteous to allow the more larger, and obviously in-need costumer to get to their room faster.

[Fursuiters have terrible vision.]

[Placed this in the 'General Convention Discussion since it would be seen more here than in the Cosplay threads. If the mods feel it's in the wrong place, please feel free to move it.]

Each Con me and my sister go to, we seem to have the same things happen over and over in cons with the mascot costumes we make and bring. I thought it would be alright to just put out a little 'reminder' for everyone about the proper etiquette on how to interact and be around suiters and mascots. I in no way am trying to offend anyone, or upset anyone, I just wanted to express the proper way of handling things.

Sometimes, the Con air makes us forget that people in costumes are just that: People in costumes. I would like to use this as a reminder.

*This guide is for all Fursuit/Mascot Quad suits and large over-the top costumes. I will how ever call them 'fursuits' in this thread, but it goes for them all.*

Fursuiters have terrible vision.

Many suiters can only see what is directly in front of them and have no peripheral vision. Suiters also have trouble hearing and feeling things due to the padding the suit creates between them and the world. If a suiter does not acknowledge you, chances are they are not snubbing you but simply did not see you.
If you want to approach a suiter
~Approach from the front
~Wave as well as speak to get their attention
~Get the attention of the handler so that they can point you out to their suiter.

*DO NOT: Tackle/Glomp/ Jump on a suiter.

As previously mentioned a suiter cannot see well and 99% of the time the suiter will not see this coming. On top of scaring the suiter you may also break parts of the suit. There are countless cases where expensive suits have had parts broken or have been torn due to people playing too rough with the suit.
Suits are expensive, play nice.

*If you want to touch, ask first.

If you want a hug from a suiter stand in front of the suiter, making sure they see you, and hold your arms open in a universal gesture that means "I want a hug". This is easy to see and easy to understand. If the suiter does not want a hug don't push it, just because a suiter is in costume does not mean they do not have a right to personal space.

*If a suiter is in a hurry, do not delay them.

If a suiter looks as if they are in a hurry there is usually a reason. Chances are they are going to their room and may be in desperate need to get some air, water, or something else. It is easy when a suiter wants to play and when they need to go. If a suiter is in a hurry let them go. You'll have your chance to play later.


*Pictures! Ask a suiter for a picture.

99% of the time a suiter will say yes, they love pictures. Asking allows the suiter to pose for the picture and helps to avoid any headless suiter issues. Many suiters want to keep their anonymity and take their character seriously for professional or personal reasons. Headless pictures "Ruin the magic" and can mess things up for pros. If you accidently catch a headless suiter and are asked to remove the picture, it is easiest to avoid drama and remove it. Do not take pictures in the headless lounge.

*Elevators, please give suiters priority.

Do to their vision problems as well as their inability to feel things well stairs become a deathtrap in suit. At conventions it is considered polite to allow suiters priority with elevators. This practice is not to make suiters more elite, but simply to avoid any incidents where a suiter is in a hot suit too long while waiting, or harm's themselves while using stairs. I never said you HAVE to do this. I only said it would be polite, but it's not a must.

*Don't pull on the ears, tail or any part of the suit.

This is a huge rule. A Suit is a VERY expensive costume. Most are over 1k worth, so please, please, PLEASE do not pull on it! You can come up and gently pet, but please don't pull on anything; it can break.

*Quad suits are NOT real animals. Please do not try to ride them.

I know they look fun, I mean they are like really big animals! But please do not try and jump on their backs or try to ride them. There is a person in the suit, and they are already trying very hard to walk and see in the costume, so if you jump on them you may hurt them and the costume.

* Be nice to the handler, they are the eyes and ears of the suiter.

I've been a hander for my sister for the better part of two years. And as a handler, we have to keep a look out for the person in suit. Please be respectful to them.

*No means no.

If the suiter or handler tells you 'no' on something, please don't get upset or have a fit. They always have a reason for it. Please respect personal space and choice.

*If the suiter is sitting down/resting please don't ask for pictures.

Suiters get tired VERY easily. And sometimes, they need to take off the head and rest for it bit. If they are resting, please be curious enough NOT to ask for a photo until they are up and moving around again.

*Do not ask to wear the suit head, or parts of the suit.

The suits are made to fit the person inside, and ONLY the person inside. So it's almost 100% that it will not fit you, and could get broken.

If anyone else feels like more needs to be added, please comment below, and thank you for taking your time in reading this ^__^.

Well, we ditched our original plans of going as OC's to go with the real thing ^__^. (We had a fear we wouldn't make it in time to get the real thing done-- but we did :D)

So, Me, My sister, and our friend will be going as:

(Quad suit) Sawsbuck

(Pokemon Trainer) Ayame

(Quad suit) Arcanine

If Its OBVIOUS that its pokemon, then Yes ^___^ Like as long as it has like a poke-ball or some pokemon symbol, or just has the design or something. Or a pokeon itself. So then people know you are actually from Pokemon. But if that applies, then Sure!

:D OK, COOL! You can tell, no worry. Thank you so much ^__^

I would LOVE to attend the meetup, but I want to ask a question.


Will Original characters be welcomed?


I have an original Pokemon (Ghost/Spirit! Sawsbuck) and my sister has her Pokemon Trainer Original character.


I didn't want to come 'crash the party' in a sense if it's only original's and such ^^.

Thank you :D

My sister will be going as Keith ^^.

Also, I would like to ask the zoey's on here.

I am female; and I'm assuming at least one Zoey will be female. Would it be ok (As I will be Ellis) to 'claim my love' to one of you? I thought it would be quite fun to catch on video, but I would never want to fighten or offend one of my fellow cosplayers.
No odd touching will be invlolved, of course! More of a horriblely sung song in a hick accent and perhaps a rose.

Thank you very much <3

Hello! I've been to con's in the past, but this is my first Fanime.

I will be cosplaying Ellis from L4D2, and I will have on my side a prop Molotov (A bottle with cloth in it.) but the bottle is made of thick glass.

will it be alright to take to the con? It will NEVER leave my side (It's attached to my belt, and cannot come off) and is nearly unbreakible (Unless you smashed it a few times on the pavment, you could try and crack it.)

Thank you in advance.

Sign me up as Ellis, my friend as a Hunter, and my sister as Keith or Nick -Depending on who she chooses to go as.-

Hello my anime-friends~

I've been to a few cons in my day, but this year will be my first fanime.

I know day 0 is for pre-reg, but Me and my lover will be coming form Arizona to attend the con ( 15-17 hour drive. UUUGGHHHHH.) and I'd like to ask some of the con vets what the the Pre-reg /normally/ starts, or at least starts to line up.

That way, we can sort-of plan what time we should leave, and all that good stuff.

I understand it's still a while away, but I 'like to get most things done early. ^^


Thank you so much.

^^ Just letting everyone know, me and my lover will be coming and Miku and Rin from Secret Black vow <3 I can't wait to see you all there!

Hello ^^ Thank you for taking a look.


I have a whole lot of cosplay and anime items to sell, to help me get to Fanime this year.


I live in Arizona, and heard alot about this con. I've been just dieing to go, and so I would like to try to get rid of some of my things to help me get there.


Instead of spamming this all up, I'd like to post my journal entry where I put it all ^^

http://thoshy.deviantart.com/journal/37917150/


Thank you so very, very much.

If you have any comments/questions please send a e-mail to [email protected]



Thank you all so very, very much!