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Kibble

A friendly, playful husky, and my first fursuit.

Gallery

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Kibble at home.

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After a hard days work, what better than a cuddle in front of the fire?

Outings

The first time Kibble has been seen in public in his current form was at the Spiritfurs Canal Meet in May 2006. Since then he's been seen at:

• Southend Carnival 2006
• Eurofurence 12
• Further Confusion 2007
• Spiritfurs Canal Meet 2007
• Southend Carnival 2007
• Collectormania 2007
• Further Confusion 2008
• Spiritfurs Canal Meet 2008
• ConFuzzled 2008

Creation

The suit was originally called Mush and was created by Blackfire for rakhan. He first appeared at FC2004, and there are some pictures on Blackfire's pages. A few of these are modified "Kibble" version.

In 2005 sandroo bought the suit from Rakhan, and gave it to me as a gift, with the idea being to modify it to make it more friendly looking. The extent of the changes are as follows:

• The face from the eyes forward was re-worked to improve the shape of the muzzle and brows. The dark-furred mask that young huskies have was also removed, and the whole area re-furred in white and trimmed into the long cheek fur.
• A larger nose was cast and fitted.
• The inside of the head was altered to move the face futher forward, improving the field of vision.
• The new eyes were made from fine copper wire mesh on a framework made of solid copper wire. These were then airbrushed with the eye design. (details)
• The armature for the tail was unconfortable to sit on, and was replaced with a design based on domestic pipe insulation. The tail was also given a quick release to make it easier to put on.
• Since then I've hand-overstiched most of the chestfur panel, the shoulders, and the crotch where the grain of the fabric made the seams weaker. This is to counteract wear and tear.
• I've also replaced the original battery pack for the fans with a smaller rechargeable unit that fits inside the head.

That might seem like a lot of work, but large parts of the suit remain unaltered.