Fursuit Tail Spine

First off, please excuse my annoying voice. It was early morning and I was running on 4 cups of coffee.
Anywhozle....
Showing how I created a "spine" for my giant snow leopard tail. These bits of pool noodle were later held together with about an inch gap between them using plastic mesh placed strategically in a way that would allow a side-to-side swishing movement.
It didn't really turn out as well as I thought it would, but I also rushed through it a didn't plan things out the way I should have. You might have better luck than I did, though. =)

Category:

Education

Tags:

• fursuit
• furry
• anthro
• costume
• tail
• snow
• leopard

[meggiemingming]

Quick question what did you use to hold the pieces together?

[blackcat2086]

@meggiemingming Hot glue and plastic mesh (for cross stitching). I don't recommend it though. Instead I would recommend using a thin nylon rope and stringing it through the foam noodle pieces.

[ginnonifu]

1. would it be possible to cut the noodle like you did but to string a rope through the holes to keep it together? 2. thank you for this video! I've been peicing together different "how to" vids and am almost ready to start my first fursuit!

[blackcat2086]

@ginnonifu Yes, in fact, I recommend doing that instead of how I did it with the plastic mesh.

[Texshy]

what would be the easiest,cheapest and less required thing to make for a fur suit, just wondering for if I ever decide to have a try in the future

[blackcat2086]

@Texshy Whatever your little heart desires!

I've seen people use anything from fur to fleece to reptile-patterned faux stuff. Fur is probably the easiest to start off with. Buy GOOD fur, not that scraggly cheap stuff. Honestly, it's not even worth practicing with. Get a yard of nice short-pile fur. If you want that ribbed look often seen on dragon tummies, use "pelted mink" fur. Don't worry, it's fake fur. Pelted mink is just the style name. It's soft short pile fur with grooves shaved into it.

[angel1967cougar]

Butter knife cuts through like its butter.

[blackcat2086]

@Penaloza805 Thank you for your suggestion. It has been dutifully noted.

[JillnRe]

@angel1967cougar oh good you made me laugh so hard.

[ashmarie808]

If you want it to bent back tapper the other end and attach in the midle

[BigBadNightWolf]

@Doctor5pencer you wont need to use this technique at all. just cut the fur to the shape you want and stuff it with hobby fill pretty tightly.

[Doctor5pencer]

Im wondering whether or not this would work for something for example a husky tail? As the same skeleton and whatnot but shorter

[Zullala]

I'm going to do this x3 . What a great idea!

[SCR3W3D4L1F3]

damn, way better then my tail made completely out of yarn