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Discussion / Lost Dragon Necklace
« on: June 07, 2015, 23:52:34 »
Did see a lost and found post so I thought I'd just make me own.

I cannot find my necklace and I think I might have accidentally left it in my hotel room. Do I contact the Hilton or will CFz staff be able to help ( e.g. the hotel alerts them)?

It's a small necklace with a black string. The pendant is a little silver dragon wrapped around a blue stone ( Turquoise).

I've emptied all my bags and I can't find it. I think I might have left it on the dresser in my room.

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Dealers Den & Art Auction / Table Cloths and Wifi?
« on: May 03, 2015, 11:13:09 »
Last time, the den tables had nice table cloths on them - will they be there again this time? It'll save me packing space.

Also, will we get the same wifi deal again?

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I am a...

Female
24yrs old
Bi ( In a relationship)

Fursuiter ( 1 suit) and Dealer

Non-smoker
Not a big drinker ( I don't get drunk, I get headaches yaaay)
Not a party person ( but I don't mind people arriving back late from parties in other rooms). I'll be in the Den too, so parties during that time in the room are no problem either.

Staying 23rd - 27th. Standard Twin.

Looking for Female roommate. If you or someone you know need a roomie then please holler!

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Feedback / Dealers Den
« on: June 05, 2013, 10:44:26 »
Apologies if this was discussed at the Feedback Session but I couldn't make it due to feeling a bit con-cruddy.

Only 2 days dealing felt rather short. Yes, I know money is finite and the 2nd day was slower ( for me anyway) but it would be nice to have an extra day so you could tweak your prices/commissions to suit what was popular.

It was my first time in a den and I had bought way too many prints to sell; no one was interested or they seemed scared to open up the folder I had ._.; . If I had had an extra day I would have moved them aside and opened up more on the day sketches.

Even if it were just a half day ( say, 10 - 1 ) then people would be maybe a little more anxious about buying things before they missed out.


Also, ponies. Those pesky ponies.

I had bought a doll in for my silent auction of a custom painted mlp. When asked, the problem seemed to be that I hadn't made the doll ( it was a vintage fake, non Hasbro). Yet I saw people selling painted boxes and incense burners, which I'm sure they didn't make.

There was another thing, pony related, that irked me. Another seller had licensed toys for sale. When I asked, they had said they'd shown con staff the invoices for them. That's fair enough but it felt weird that most people sold hand crafted things, yet there were two stalls selling new and second hand products you could get from a normal shop.

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Feedback / 2013 Shirt design
« on: June 03, 2013, 20:21:33 »
I have a little thing to say about the shirts and saw no one else making a thread so I thought I'd start.

I found this years design kinda, meh. The art is ok, if a little rushed looked and jarring. It took me a bit to figure out it was a badger walking through trees. But it looks like any other wildlife tee that you could get from a Zoo or something.

All the previous year's shirts told you the theme of the con and were furry. '11 had 1920s Furs, '12 had a film star Brok.

I was hoping for a nice distinctly furry shirt for my extra money paid. Maybe Brok as a knight, or Heraldric Beast.

I had to go and buy myself a 2011 shirt to make up for it.

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Room & Transport Sharing / Looking for a girl to room mate with
« on: September 15, 2012, 14:40:15 »
This will be my first time in a hotel on my own, I've only been to hotels on school trips.

I've booked a 2 x Double Bed room and would like a girl to share with me please.

Can I also request that there's no room parties ( in our room, you can go to others though) past 11pm? I'm aiming for a dealer's den spot and I don't want to be tired out for my customers. :/

Oh erm; 23 year old female, shy and a little anxious. Not a party animal.

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Events / Anthropomorphic Everything Else
« on: September 15, 2012, 14:35:24 »
So I get asked a lot why I draw anthro cars, and I usually give a short comment since going into the whole process would be crazy. I guess because I'm one of the few anthro-vehicle artists I get a lot of interest. So I thought of maybe doing a little talk, showcasing some art from others and in different media, decades etc...

" Anthropomorphic, Everything Else!"

I know Furries are usually strictly animal critters but a lot have cyborg, or they like the anthro planes/cars etc. And I was wondering if they'd be enough interest?

Would run from " Why everything else" to " Whose drawn it ( theres a few artists in the fandom and in history, Jasek Yurka  and propaganda artists), why, how etc"

I wondered if people would be cool with it, or if it would creep them out.

Good idea?

I guess it would have been better for last year because of the movie theme but last year was my first con.

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Feedback / Parade Photo Feedback
« on: September 15, 2012, 14:24:14 »
Oh man, late to the party but...

My major irk with the con was the photoshoot at the end of the parade.

So I have never been in-suit before that long and it was hard enough; I had to get out of suit pretty quick as my stomach started feeling upset. So I walked the parade, I was about in the middle in terms of my spot with a few suiters behind me. The walk was fine itself but the photoshoot at the end peeved me.

So first of all, we're all insuit and told to walk up several sets of stairs, with the added bonus of tails to avoid from suiters standing on the edge of them, about 3 times. So thats something like 3x4 stairs? A lot in a suit. Up and down, up and down. We'd get to the top and be told " no space, go back down". We would go down and " There's space upstairs, go up!" and get sent back up. This happened atleast twice.

It was the final journey down and there was about 15 of us that couldn't find spots. I was the last one down and so a grumpy staffer ( Not sure who, white guy with dark hair) ended up shouting at me to go all the way back up because they're were spaces and " You won't get in the shoot otherwise, go up!" First off all, I'm in suit, cannot hear you well and two, I get really upset if people shout at me. Even if it's good intentioned.

Anyway, I did as I was told along with the other fursuiters and we walked all the way up to the top floor. There were no spaces. Furs were on top of eachother just to poke their heads into shot. We hear the call of the photo being taken and we're no where near the edge of the balcony. There was about 10 of us that were just like, oh, that was worth going up several steps for.

What was the picture like on the end? The focus was on the Rotunda, not the fursuiters. If you were lucky and got to the first floor you were fine but any higher up and you're a little furry smidge. Yes, it does make a nice background if theres only a few people and you're closer.

What bugged me most was that all the fursuiters could fit inside the hall we met in, why not there? Yes, other cons do that sorta shot but with good reason; the focus is on the suiters and you can spot yourself easier.


TL:DR; Walking up stairs in-suit is not fun, especially multiple times. Being shouted at is not fun, even if it was just a personal anxiety thing and the guy didn't mean it, it did leave me sore after the con. The overall photo doesn't showcase suits well.

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Why? Because it's two miles on foot, with no pavements and I'll be carrying my costume.

I'm fine for the Friday as I can catch the shuttle bus but I'll need a lift from Hinckley to the con on Sat and Sun around 9 in the morning and 7-8ish at night.

I've already had one offer but I'm making sure I have some back up plans incase they can't pick me up.

I don't have a car and while I can cycle; I haven't been on a road in years ( I use trails) and I can't take it on the bus.

I'd be cool to pay for fuel costs or whatever.

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So I was having a look through the auction guidelines again and I noticed this;

Saturday: 9:00-18:00 (9:00-10:00 Sponsors only)

Will there be bidding between 9-10 or is it just for viewing? It would seem unfair on the artists if there stuff was put on live auction between these times when there are fewer people in the room.

Also, I know theres a 'no copyrighted' characters rule but what about an anthro version of a popular film character taking little things about there design so they are recognisable but not a copy. An example would be; An anthro wolf Jack Sparrow. He has the hat, hair, beard etc but he's not a direct copy. I'm using that as an example, as I don't want to ruin the surprise.

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Discussion / How does the photoshoot work?
« on: April 10, 2012, 22:05:40 »
inb4 " Well you brush your hair and clean your teeth, and smile for the nice man with the teddy behind the camera"

I've not been to a con that offers photoshoots before so do we sign up in advance for a time or just queue up when we're there? Does it cost?

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Introduce Yourself / Beep!
« on: April 10, 2012, 14:41:44 »
Hello there,

Thought I'd join since if I have questions, they're better suited to this board than UKfur's.

Confuzzled will be my first furry con and hopefully, I will be in suit... as an anthro car. :I

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