Oh my gosh, that would look amazing with a flame paint job! So cool that it's named after Loreena Mckennitt, I love her music too.
Oh my gosh, that would look amazing with a flame paint job! So cool that it's named after Loreena Mckennitt, I love her music too.
Syrena! THAT IS AWESOME! What a lovely tail!!!
GAH Syrena, it's so AMAZING. The champagne color is just gorgeous and I cannot wait to see pictures of you in it!!
Sounds like how I selected mine though I may go with only one additional set of fins, the competitor, scale tipping, and a dorsal fin. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mermaid Syrena
I thought extra fins were $100 a set? I'll have to look that up again at home. n_n Either way, I got a Competitor upgrade and two sets of fins - pectoral and heel. :)
From the Finfolk FB page:
Tail Design and Pricing
Ordering and designing a tail is an exhilarating process! We want it to be as easy as possible. Here is a breakdown of pricing, ad-ons, and how it all works!
Full silicone tails start at $2,500 and come with a Finis Trainer monofin.
Competitor monofins are a $150 upgrade.
Dorsal fins are a $150 upgrade
Extra fins of any variety (hip, ankle, etc) are $100 a pair.
There is no extra charge for coloring. In fact, 4-5 well blended colors make for beautiful depth, and we encourage full color schemes for that reason!
Scale Tipping is also available, and has been a very popular way to add depth and realism to tails. This detail painting comes at a $100 upgrade, and we highly encourage it!
there stuff looks so great. *_* I can't wait to see your fin!!
I think I realized why I *thought* the flukes weren't glued down. It's their style for how they do the flukes, they come out on sides well past the monofin width wise. So to me I thought I was seeing a monofin gap when really they basically have extra fins that come out and extend. It's easier to see in the betta example, and once I realized it there I could see the design on all the others.
I'm really excited to see these tails in person at NC Merfest. These girls have gotten so good, so fast, it's insane!
I'll be there with mine! I hope Syrena is too! <3
Abby & Bryn said mine would be done in time for MerFest, as well :)
That's so awesome, Dan! When did you place your order, if you don't mind me asking?Quote:
Originally Posted by Merman Dan
I started making payments towards the end of July.
I'm so envious of all you mers- and all you Finfolk mers (Octavia, Dan, that's you) who get to go down for NC Merfest! If only Singapore wasn't so far away from the US. Darn geography! :P
Aziara, Scarlet Rose, PearlieMae, Triteia: Thank you! I can't wait to receive it and post pictures. Expect my unboxing video to be extremely excited and unglamorous.
AniaR: Yep. Their flukes are pretty wide in general. I'm one for theatricality, which these girls do great, so it all works out. I'm just curious to see if it'll be harder to swim in this tail because of the gorgeous flowy fluke. We'll see! And I never complain when it comes to sculpting better core muscles!
Dan: Merman tails just look better with badass dorsals, IMO. Dyou have a design out for it?
Dan: When did the girls state your tail is to be started? I know Syrena's is almost done and Marie's is in the making (if I read everything correctly) and I was told mine would start "late October". I'm just trying to figure out, in my head, where everybody's tails are sitting in terms of production and whether or not mine might be delayed!
Can't wait to see the unboxing video but even more so I cannot wait to see what it looks like in the water! I'm all about theatricality too so I *really* want to see what this fluke looks like in the water!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mermaid Syrena
Hello mer-loves!
You've of course all been contacted personally, but we just wanted to say publicly - THANK YOU. Our studio move took longer than expected, with setbacks galore, both business and personal, and you have all been so graciously patient as we get our lives back in order. This has been and should be the only foreseeable delay in production of any kind, and we should catch up quite quickly. We're also excited to announce that we will be at NC Merfest in January, with some BIG. EXCITING. NEWS. Keep your eyes peeled for announcements. It will be so lovely to meet so many of you in person. <3
I would so love to go to NC Merfest! I'm so excited to see all these new creations, and am very curious to see what Finfolk's BIG EXCITING NEWS might be!
The NC merfest is shaping up to be the place to be! Really wish I didn't have a medieval event the same weekend! Urg!
It really is! I can't wait to meet my tailmakers in person! ;;Quote:
Originally Posted by Scarlet Rose
AAAAAAAUUUGHH I REALLY wish I could go to NC Merfest!!! But I can't afford to, being funemployed at the moment. *sigh* I hope it turns into an annual thing, I would really love to meet everyone else. It would be awesome to do a group swim/photoshoot all in our Finfolk tails.
Maybe we can arrange another Finfolk pod meetup sometime, Theo? :D
ONE DAY we'll have a complete Finfolk meet up! I'd really love to meet all of you too. <3
i wish I could 'beam me up' ( startrek way ) to all the cool mervmeeting, cons etc in the US!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mermaid Syrena
like, REALLY BAD!! U girls do knot know how much i envy u ;)
^^ Yes to all of the above! And Octavia, we can surely meet up sometime on the Oregon coast.
I was asked for my measurements!! I know of at least three people ahead of me, BUT STILL!
*hyperventilates* IT'S DONE! IT'S DONE! AND I AM GOING ALL KINDS OF MAGICKAL BATSHIT RIGHT NOW!
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WOW!
It looks gorgeous Syrena! I can't wait to see you in it :)
That is so beautiful and you are too cute for words!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mermaid Syrena
Like I said on Facebook, WAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!
IT LOOKS AMAZING SYRENA WHEN DOES IT ARRIVE DO WE GET A BOX OPENING VIDEO?!?!?!?!?
:jawdrop: I'm speechless.... It's so ethereal and magical.
OMG Syrena!!!!! It's amazing!!!
omg and Finfolk now has their seaweed tops priced out YAAAAAY! I'm totally getting one to match my tail eeee!!
You see how long it took me to ask for something for mermen, right? ;)
it's a true work of art, absolutely stunning.
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I am LOVING all of the options for this! I also love that there isn't any bra strap showing, cause honestly that drives me nuts! Great news for the busty mers: "If it is a bra size that exists, we will make it." Custom paint and extra straps aren't extra either :)
Now only if it wasn't $275 + S&H
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Saw it on fb, Syrena. Congrats. It's lovely. That fluke is just to die for. Also that seaweed top is awesome but the price...Pretty much $300 for a bra. Idk about that one.
Holy smokes that tail is magical!!!
Thanks, lovelies! I can't WAIT till it gets here. *performs a dance of anticipation around the room* Finfolk have been great throughout all of this. I'm looking forward to see how the other tails turn out!
My only mild concern is that they accidentally made the waist 1 inch smaller than my actual waist, though. That can be remedied by trimming off a few scales from the waistband, right? I just want to check so I don't wreck such a beautiful thing.
How long till it's delivered; do you have an idea on shipping time?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mermaid Syrena
If I seem a little anxious to see what this tail looks like in the water it's because I'm talking with the girls on getting my flame one with this design. ;D Still don't know what details I want; additional fins, scales (what options are there?) and scale tipping need to be considered.
As for the waist NO; I would discuss with them how to remedy. 1 inch shouldn't be that bad but may squeeze you a little tighter than you'd like; my initial though would be to cut a splice in between a few scales to give a little room for expansion but I don't know what that would do to the integrity of the silicone. Talk to the girls!