So yeah, I wasn't happy with my progress. I cut quite a few corners thinking, "I'm not an experienced fursuit maker, it's fine if I don't put in all the effort I should." I'm just not satisfied with that line of thought, so I scrapped the head and I'm starting over. I want to do this as a profession one day, and that kind of thinking definitely won't be acceptable when I'm making stuff for other people. Luckily I had only put in around seven or eight hours of work, so it's not that much wasted time. The eyes especially were rushed and poorly made. This time around I took the extra few hours to make them properly (I even clear coated them), and they look so much better. Lesson learned; don't half-ass things. Maybe I'll actually learn from these lessons one day instead of forgetting about them a week later.

Also, this time I'm going with dual 50mm fans in the head instead of the quad 30mm fans in the last one. The ones I ordered already have a USB plug attached, so that will make everything so much cleaner looking. It should improve airflow substantially, as well. This setup has 24 CFM compared to the  previous 8 CFM, and they're still quiet and easy enough to hide. I'm also thinking about putting four 80mm USB fans in the body suit (roughly 100 CFM, which is a lot of airflow for 5v fans this size) since I'll be padding it out with a bunch of foam, which is super hot. It's just a matter of where I'm gonna hide the ventilation. I've got a couple of ideas for that, but we'll see what works.