Cape Crusading

After nearly 5 hours of work, Relic 2.0 has a cape that is almost finished.

There will be adjustments that will need to be made to fit it to my shoulders but the worst of the process is nearly behind us now. 

So looking forward to his debut at Anthro New England in February!  The excitement is REAL! 

Vision Quest

First time I have put it on since getting the fur around the eyes finished and the eyes back in place. The vision is better than I had hoped for, far better than that with Relic 1.0 

The details around the mouth are next. This is always the step that I find most intimidating... why I can't say for certain... just is. 

The first side finished for the most part until the other side is at this point as well.

Getting really psyched now as the end is in sight. I will be starting work on the cape next (neck) probably next week.  then it will be a matter of detail work, painting, final trimming, brushing... etc.

Moving Ahead In Small Steps

I am to the point now where any tiny amount of work is very noticeable for the most part. 

Have finished getting the white around the eyes done and placed the eyes back in his noggin... makes him look much better again. Still some fuss-work trimming to be done and I have to fix the eyelids into place but in all, solidly on track for the debut in Boston at Anthro New England in February!




Looks so much better with his eyes back in place. Have a wild Hair up the...muzz... I may just leave that there, an unplanned trimming error that actually looks ok. 

A Steady Pace Forward

As long as I keep putting a small amount of work into the process each day we should be good to go for the Debut of Relic 2.0 at Anthro New England in February. 



Now working on getting the white fur trimmed and fitted into place using pins... soon I will start gluing it into place permanently. 

Let The Fur Fly

Well, not really but the work of getting the fur into place is coming along nicely.

The grey is now solidly in place with the ears finally finished.






I am pleased with the way the ears turned out this time, the adage holds true "practice makes perfect" I guess.

Hard to see them (that is the point after all) but I have now got the exhaust ports for my two cooling blowers cut out from the inside of each ear, and the areas inside the head trimmed out for the blowers to be placed in the finishing stages. 

Progress Being Made

Wow been a while since my last post, so much has been happening.
I have taken an extreme amount of time getting the hinge points for the jaws placed just right and the effort has payed off, the movements are fluid and smooth. 

I always seem to have a difficult time getting myself started on doing facial fur when putting these together, but usually once I get started it goes well and I can finish in a reasonable amount of time. 

 cutting out the transferred markings is no big deal

I can accomplish that in little time.













Even getting the fur rough cut is no problem... BUT, from this point on is the really tough part for me, and I really need to be focused and in the right frame of mind to do the work from this point on... it lends itself to very few days. 

Sighs of Relief

I always seem to have a sense of relief when he is finally Washed, Dried, and brushed out after any fursuiting event.






Just knowing that there has been no damage done that needs to be tended to seems to make me believe that the event was a success! 

Safe and secure in his case ready for the next Great Furry Adventure.

Running Away With A Joke

The start of a JOKE that I decided to tear apart and run with… now it has become a “thing” all its own.

Relic, my Fursonna, is based on a Grey Wolf / Timber Wolf, and from the start was largely associated with being a Lumberjack in the region of New York I grew up in, in the Adirondack Mountains. Within the first year after creating my first fursuit of Relic or as I referred to the suit at the time “TIMBER” I realized that the Lumberjack side soon faded away in favor of a more refined Jazz Club loving character. I decided to move Relic more toward the Urban, Easy Jazz side of life that fits his mannerisms much more accurately, and that is where he has resided ever since... a real “Jazz Wolf”.

This side of Relic and I are virtually identical and we both, obviously, have a certain affinity for fur. That being said I have never been one to hold back or hide what I am interested in. I began to “swag out” my car adding first declarative stickers affirming my interest in and my belonging to the Furry Fandom. I soon wanted to add more of a statement and after some time and using some Snow Leopard fur that I had laying around collecting dust, I covered the dash, and I added a tail to the back of the car. It drew looks and attention to the car that I found totally hilarious and in time created a better version of the tail that was more easily removed in case removal was needed for any reasons (including tossing it in the wash). Now with more Snep (aka Snow Leopard) fur left sitting in the box I realized I had torn edges on one of my front seats in the car and went to work making covers for the two front seats, including the head rests.

It was at this time after posting several photos on my blog and to friends over Telegram that several puns returned to me about my character being a Timber Wolf and “Snepping out” my car made it seem that I might be “Species Confused”. OMG! I nearly died of laughter! Shortly after that I decided that instead of taking this as a Joke I would embrace the reference and make it my own “thing” (thank you to all those that pushed those buttons, you know who you are).

Behold the birth of “Sneppenwolf” A somewhat confused Timber Wolf that has a desire to become a Snow Leopard Fursuiter !

I continued to think of more ways to “Snep Out” the Vibe and added Snep Fur covering to the Door Panels, and have more ideas for the inside as well, likely to do Snep themed floor mats too (yes they are available as well).

During CanFURence 2018 I commissioned artwork from GNAW depicting my Vibe in the background with the door open and Relic frantically stepping into a Snep Fursuit. If this artwork turns out as well as I have expectations of it, I will likely seek the artists permission to use the piece as a vinyl wrap for either the car hood or one on each side of the car (to be determined later). I have also located vinyl automotive wrap that comes in the Grey Snow Leopard print as well (actually quite realistic looking too), so this car could wind up a virtual Snep Suit on wheels.

Back To The Grind

Wow! What a fantastic time at CanFURence 2018 and the new venue "The Brookstreet" is as near a perfect match for our need as we can probably get at this point, what a wonderful hotel and the staff are the best.







A very trendy feel to the Hotel, modern, but not Industrial. 










Spaces easy to navigate...









Lighting that accents the spaces nicely.

So our attendance this year hit 457 in total and we raised $10,000.61 for our charity "Courageous Companions"!  This amount from these numbers speaks volumes as to the caliber of those furries associated with and that attend CanFURence.  




Our Fursuiters photo taken just prior to the Parade had 105 of us suited up, there could likely have been many more than that had the parade been scheduled for Saturday rather than Sunday, or even perhaps earlier in the day Sunday as Checkout times were interfering with being able to attend. 

I am all ready looking forward to next years stay at The Brookstreet for CanFURence 2019 "Furry Mystery" 

CanFURence 2018

CanFURence Cabaret 2018 Is now only 3 weeks away! I am excited to be staying at the Hotel this year and not commuting to and from each day there will be much more free time for this old Grey Wolf to prowl around!

I actually stopped by The Brookstreet back in February or April (it was one of those trips up to Ottawa) to get a peak at the Con's new home and it is a beauty! I am pleased I upgraded our room from the Double Queen to a Jr. Suite, I know it will make our stay with 4 fursuiters a bit more comfortable. 🐺 

If you haven't registered and plan to go you better do so at CanFURence Registration because the deadline is getting close and room availability is dwindling. (Please note that you must register for the convention before you are able to book your room at our discounted price).