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Dragon tail made for commission. Aluminum and blue anodized aluminum scales woven together with stainless steel rings.
It hangs from belt loops, and its total length is 35 inches.
After paying more careful attention with this tail, I think I underestimated time and materials a bit, so I'm considering whether in the future I need to raise the base cost of these tails to $175.
It's resting on a thing I made.
I have another commission for one of these I'll be making this week. I'm happy to take commissions for more of these (or more of different things).
It hangs from belt loops, and its total length is 35 inches.
After paying more careful attention with this tail, I think I underestimated time and materials a bit, so I'm considering whether in the future I need to raise the base cost of these tails to $175.
It's resting on a thing I made.
I have another commission for one of these I'll be making this week. I'm happy to take commissions for more of these (or more of different things).
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Fursuit
Species Dragon (Other)
Size 1032 x 1280px
File Size 242.4 kB
Listed in Folders
Hmmm. I can think of a way to do the spines for a fan like that, but I'm not sure of how to do the skin stretched between them.
For the spines, what I would be inclined to do would be to take some thin metal rod and bend it into a V shape. This V shape could essentially stick through the scale weave and stick out of the tail. I think I could do a few of them and make it pretty close to that fan shape. I'm pretty sure I could even get them covered with scales, so you didn't have just metal sitting there in the open. (Though maybe a somewhat flexible plastic rod would work better than metal, something with a consistency similar to a glow stick for instance. I'd have to look into that.)
But I'm not sure how I'd do the skin other than as a fabric stretched in between them, and the issue with that is I'm not sure how well it would hold up to abuse. It would probably work to use a chainmail weave for the skin, probably something with rubber rings so it was kind of stretchy, but I'm not sure if that would be the look you'd want. I think it would probably be cool, but it wouldn't really look like stretched skin exactly.
The other option would be to put a few attachment points along the tip of the tail where the spines would go (like in http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5291777/ for instance), and let you find someone else to make a fan out of fabric and stuffing. It might end up being the cheaper option when all things are said and done, since I'm not sure how much work it would take for me to make the fan as described above.
Anyway, if you're interested, drop me a note. I'd be happy to experiment for a bit to try to get this to work, since it seems like it could end up being pretty cool.
For the spines, what I would be inclined to do would be to take some thin metal rod and bend it into a V shape. This V shape could essentially stick through the scale weave and stick out of the tail. I think I could do a few of them and make it pretty close to that fan shape. I'm pretty sure I could even get them covered with scales, so you didn't have just metal sitting there in the open. (Though maybe a somewhat flexible plastic rod would work better than metal, something with a consistency similar to a glow stick for instance. I'd have to look into that.)
But I'm not sure how I'd do the skin other than as a fabric stretched in between them, and the issue with that is I'm not sure how well it would hold up to abuse. It would probably work to use a chainmail weave for the skin, probably something with rubber rings so it was kind of stretchy, but I'm not sure if that would be the look you'd want. I think it would probably be cool, but it wouldn't really look like stretched skin exactly.
The other option would be to put a few attachment points along the tip of the tail where the spines would go (like in http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5291777/ for instance), and let you find someone else to make a fan out of fabric and stuffing. It might end up being the cheaper option when all things are said and done, since I'm not sure how much work it would take for me to make the fan as described above.
Anyway, if you're interested, drop me a note. I'd be happy to experiment for a bit to try to get this to work, since it seems like it could end up being pretty cool.
Perhaps a bit weird to note this a decade after this was posted, but this is still seeing use!
Not regularly, but at events and for occasions. Still swings as nicely as it did when new and, aside from some scratches due to wear and tear, the colours are still as nice as when made!
Occasional clean with kitchen paper still takes off black residue though. X3
Not regularly, but at events and for occasions. Still swings as nicely as it did when new and, aside from some scratches due to wear and tear, the colours are still as nice as when made!
Occasional clean with kitchen paper still takes off black residue though. X3
Oh sweet! I'm glad to hear it's still treating you well and getting some love! I've always done my best to make sure these would last for as long as possible, so it's great to hear back from older commissioners.
And yeah, what I eventually figured out was the black/gray residue is just the aluminum slowly oxidizing. Small amounts at the surface slowly react with the air, and it comes loose as a dark powder. The anodizing on the colored scales seals this up and prevents it on those scales, so as the scale manufacturer slowly added more options I started using clear or frosty anodized scales for silver colors.
And yeah, what I eventually figured out was the black/gray residue is just the aluminum slowly oxidizing. Small amounts at the surface slowly react with the air, and it comes loose as a dark powder. The anodizing on the colored scales seals this up and prevents it on those scales, so as the scale manufacturer slowly added more options I started using clear or frosty anodized scales for silver colors.
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