Faculty of Arts & Science

Digital Futures

Gunner Thongmeesang

The Mk. 5 fursuit head

The current iteration of my main fursuit head.

“It's the 5th iteration of my fursuit head, with the first one created at the start of the first year at OCAD U. The previous iterations have been scrapped for resources but documented in my portfolio website. The current one was designed in Blender and printed in parts using an Ender 3 Neo. Most of the parts were printed in PLA with various colours. The hair was printed in TPU, and the ears were printed in ABS. All of the parts were painted using spray paint and highlighted details using markers and acrylic paints. It has Bluetooth speaker and LED lights functionality. The display on the right side contains the voltage indicator, with the left side designed to look similar to a cassette player with a swappable cassette space. For the face part, it can be detached for modifying and repairing. The eyes and eyelids can be controlled using a controller through Raspberry Pi and microcontrollers. The face also contains an electric fan for cooling. All of them were wired and run using a drill battery compartment hidden in the hair. The other eye accessories, such as the sunglasses and the LED visor, can be screwed in and plugged into the USB port at the back of the head for power. The current battery span is roughly 5 hours. The future upgrade is to replace the printed face with a stronger material and solution for a longer battery span.”