This was my first attempt at a fully functional centaur suit. To my knowlege few, to none have ever been made successfully... And I see why.

At first, I had the legs rigged up to move so that when I moved my left leg, the back right leg moved etc. The hind legs were made out of foam with fabric hinge joints so that it was basically like one giant marrionette. Then the hind legs would attach to two rings sewn into the bottom of the belly, then to my legs so that they would pull straight, and not inwards. Well... In theory it worked, and given more time to complete it, it could have worked perfectly, but shortly after entering the convention center, the fishing line tore through the plastic rings, and the whole rigging was ruined... So they just had to dangle for the rest of the con.

The body is made out of several layers of adhesive sprayed upholstery bed foam, carved with an electrical carving knife into the shape of a horse body. A hole was carved out for me to slip into, and the body stayed up by canvass belt riggings. There were two belts attatched around the circumference of the body, one towards the butt, and one towards the front. From there, D-rings were attatched, and two straps were sewn to that, that then went over my shoulders like straps. Its kinda hard to explain, but I'll be putting up pictures of the rigging shortly.

The eyes were half of those clear plastic eastereggs with craft foam behind it. The pupils were made out of black sheer.

There's a fan installed into the costume as well, just at the snout. The battery is actually located just under my hair.

The spear is styrofoam coated in "Foam Coat" which was supposed to make it durable. I ran out of time and could only afford to put on one coat.

Materials: Canvass belting, D-rings, upholstery foam, clear plastic easter egg, craft foam,
Fabric: Long pile violet fur @ $20/yd, Long pile lavender fur @ $20/yd, black sheer, white sheer, Long shag blue-violet fur @ $20/yd
Vision: 40%
Durability: Medium, weak on the legs
Price: Costly, around $200
Time to complete: 2 weeks
Comfort: 60%
Heat: Very hot