I made a tail!

[@punishedprops]

UPDATE: That foam wedge I made at the end of the video--I tore it off, removed the stitch on the red fabric underneath, glued the foam wedge back on, and wrapped the red fabric over the wedge! So now the foam wedge can't be seen. It sure would have been great if I did that before getting hot glue on the fabric, hahaha

[@nicholyer]

you could use isopropyl alcohol to remove the hot glue from the fabric

[@coopervanbonn7525]

It’s so cool!

[@markfergerson2145]

The wedge really helps lift the tail to keep it off the floor. The whole tail moves naturally, better than I was expecting.

[@thomaswakefield6889]

If you're into things like Warhammer 40k or any type tabletop gaming those left over rivet stems can be used to create miniature flag poles, lances, fence posts, arrows for ballistas, trap pits, over the fire skewers dungeon cells and so much more. They can also be used as alignment pins for 3D printed parts

[@punishedprops]

I love all of these ideas!

[@LootGoblinPenny]

A font of knowledge I will graciously steal for the future, thank you.

[@HawkWorley]

If it drags again, you might want to thread something like paracord along the top under the fabric to act as an anchor point to stop it from drooping.

[@fasfan]

If you attach it at the tip and run it through loops along the top, you can adjust the tension to adjust the curve of the tail. Maybe. Lol

[@neonistic]

The cord could also go through the foam dowel. If you left it loose you could adjust the tension on the go, giving the tail up and down movement in addition to side to side.

[@punishedprops]

These are such great ideas! Instead of a foam dowel, I could attach a flexible tube with a string inside. It would give the same look and allow for tail tensioning!

[@jmorv8866]

9:08 OMG, is THAT an OG Sears Vice??? Wow, an antique!!!

[@punishedprops]

The vice was already in the basement when we rented this place! It still works great.

[@Echowhiskeyone]

The rivet stems can be used for flag poles in miniature dioramas. And various other things in miniature figures and dioramas, when you need something heavier than wood or plastic.

[@punishedprops]

That's so clever!!!

[@hanguhbur]

Thanks for the tip about using a turkey cutter for upholstery foam, but maybe don't cut toward yourself. I would hate for the knife to slip, and I'm glad that didn't happen. Also, I had no idea you could sand upholstery foam. That made it so smooth.

[@punishedprops]

I was thinking about that when I was filming-“I shouldn’t be cutting toward myself, but it’s fiiiiiine” which is the mindset right before an accident 😆

[@coreyennis9411]

Great job Brit!! When I did upholstery we'd put a very lightweight plastic film between the fabric and foam. That way the fabric can move freely and won't stick to the foam!

[@punishedprops]

Woah, that’s so clever!

[@kirinfire9960]

I might try to use this method to remake my Tom Nook tail, I used faux fur and poly fil but it came out too heavy. The movement of this tail is so cool, love how it came out!

[@punishedprops]

Thanks! Good luck with your tail remake!

[@a.a.werding2620]

I use the cutoff rivet pins as alignment pins for smaller 3D prints

[@punishedprops]

Yaaaaas!!!

[@Deadbrokemine]

If you want to put the side ridges on the tail you could try puff paint. It is pretty flexible and gives a nice low relief.

[@punishedprops]

That’s a great idea!

[@QuantumNightmare]

For an even lighter tail with the same movement, I used to make tails with that same ‘wooden snake’ type movement with the core made of out of carved Eva pieces sandwiching nylon webbing instead of plastic and fabric. Holds a curve far better. Also, a layer of wadding over the foam helps with the lumpy appearance.

[@DanielCooper1]

Nice work, Britt! It looks amazing!

[@bornakreca2625]

i use them for 3d printed stuff, either as hinge shafts or to give small models some rigidity

[@punishedprops]

Awesome

[@AustralianMurderTurtle]

Some might say that this is some riveting content.

[@Shae_Sandybanks]

Looks so awesome! Can't wait to see the whole thing together!

[@ttonygreybeard]

What a fantastic tale of a tail & its maker, I need to keep this in mind for when I do a tail myself. Good job Brit💯

[@punishedprops]

So glad you liked the tail tale!

[@brendaschmidt9411]

Such a great way to make a tail. Thanks so much for the tutorial!

[@duncanjones744]

The rivet stems are good for making support structures for other things that’s what I do

[@punishedprops]

That’s great to know!

[@TheCreativeWill]

The rivet pins could be useful as alignment/support pins for gluing 3d prints. They wouldn't be as sturdy as threaded rod or steel rod, but they are free and it feels good to find a use for them.

[@radar9790]

The way you’re documenting this process is awesome. You might even say it is quite a tail.

[@punishedprops]

A tall tail tale!

[@Dishyg]

I save the stems for registration/reinforcement dowels for assembling 3d prints

[@punishedprops]

This makes so much sense!

[@Justrex01]

The tail came out amazing. Now I want to make my own just to wear to the game shop for Friday Night Magic. There's a very talented girl called Arboreal Key who makes some amazing cosplay tails as well. Thanks for sharing with us, Miss Britt!

[@punishedprops]

You're welcome! I love Arboreal Key's work!

[@JonathanMorley]

I wonder if putting a tention string through the top spine of the tail would keep it curled upward slightly. Like the tention string or cord that is used to make mechanical fingers bend. I've used the stems of the pop rivets as armature, axels, and pivot joints in various projects. They do come in handy for all sorts of use cases.

[@punishedprops]

Tension string cord is a great idea! I’ll have to seep my rivet stems for all these cool uses.

[@LootGoblinPenny]

The North of the Border ref at 21:46 is a nice touch.

[@punishedprops]

He’s so quotable! 😆

[@philabot]

Super cool project and design! Thank you for sharing your progress with us Britt!

[@punishedprops]

You’re so very welcome ❤️

[@trailagob]

it looks sooo good, can't wait to see it finished !

[@crafterlex]

I’ve needed this tutorial forever!

[@afletra]

nice timing! just when I need to make a tail!

[@punishedprops]

Good luck with the tail build!

[@rickywhyte7601]

That turned out pretty cool

[@punishedprops]

Thanks!

[@heathertait4918]

❤🔥 your tail is great! Love the movement you got

[@punishedprops]

Woooooo thank you!

[@jaspergoesrawrr]

Epic! Love these kinds of tails!

[@punishedprops]

They’re so much fun!

[@raven5279]

I'd definitely do stretch tests before doing it to the tail sock, but I do wonder if a spray rubber- like plastidip or the spray on flexbond- could give the fabric a more skin-like appearance and fill in the seam line. My first instinct was actually liquid latex bc I know you can make creature hands over gloves with liquid latex to create a skin texture, but that would be _way_ too heavy and hard to apply on a whole tail (not to mention the fact that it would discolor + become more prone to splitting over time)

[@KPGiggles]

Love this so much! Looks great!! Can't wait to see the whole cosplay together!!!

[@punishedprops]

Thank you!

[@AleksandrMotsjonov]

10$ genuene rivet stems on ebay made me chuckle! soo good =))

[@punishedprops]

No one has taken us up on our offer!

[@RainMakeR_Workshop]

You could melt the rivet tails down and use them for aluminium casting.

[@jeffreycutler7364]

Looks great! Thank you for sharing!

[@punishedprops]

You’re welcome! 😊

[@paulpardee]

I have no need for a tail... but now I want one! I'm going to have to come up with a cosplay that requires a tail now :D

[@meckleyprops2902]

I use the rivet stems as pegs for model kits

[@blizatrex]

Your tail looks great. Is the 'It's not good; it's good enough' from North of the border?

[@punishedprops]

North of the Border is so quotable 😊

[@BioCosplay]

It looks great! Now I kind of want to make a tail...

[@zraashaq]

This is a fantastic video, I love it. Also, holy heck, I didn't know how tall you were til I saw the door frame!

[@punishedprops]

Thanks! Yeah, I’m over six foot tall 😆

[@radar9790]

This has me wondering if you could add a little servo at either end to add little random twitches.

[@punishedprops]

That would be so coooooool

[@LexLuthorJr]

Save the stems for a Pinhead cosplay!

[@punishedprops]

Bahaha oh no

[@ALittleNerdToldMe]

Rivet stems necessitate a Pinhead costume surely?!

[@punishedprops]

Ahaha oh dear 😆

[@silverdragon1314]

I've just started this video- You:I'm making a teifling tail Me: awesome I love tail tutorials You: I found this tutorial on Tumblr- Me: ...wait do I have this pattern already? You: -its for nightcrawler*shows image* Me: I have the pattern and the materials already ~ yay~

[@punishedprops]

You were way ahead of me!

[@Pearl_Eyed_Angel]

This tail would be perfect for a Helluva Boss Blitzø cosplay.

[@neilperry2224]

Ever thought of using pipe cladding for making the padding on a tail. Now watch out for nice tail jokes at you comic con lol

[@punishedprops]

It would be interesting to try pipe cladding!

[@neilperry2224]

@@punishedprops thanks for responding guys all the best from the UK

[@DelcoRanz93]

I'm curious about the choice to use a turkey carver for cutting the upholstery foam, does it not hold up well to hot wire cutting?

[@punishedprops]

I actually haven’t tried a hot wire cutter-somehow we don’t have one in the shop!

[@billbucktube]

Never thought I’d say this to another woman, “Can’t wait to see your tail in action…”

[@punishedprops]

You too! Er, I mean…

[@Peacheschan1]

Can I used this to make tails for me and my friends oc characters. My oc character is half dragon and half human.

[@punishedprops]

Yeah! This would be great for Dragonborn-like tails

[@GavinMogan]

Glue the rivet tails into a tail and do a patreon give away. Or open sauce

[@bretlemieux2489]

Try to make them in to chainmail rings then you can make her some armor

[@raven5279]

I saw the thumbnail and went "It would be crazy if she used the Tumblr Nightcrawler Tail tutorial for this while I'm in the middle of making my Nightcrawler tail from the tutorial" and lo and behold lmao

[@punishedprops]

Hahaha it’s such a small world!

[@ProtoHadron]

punished props academy furry arc

[@billionsmustfight]

The moment furries get their hands on motorized tails and eyetracking headpieces, it's going to be so over

[@punishedprops]

Tails on every future cosplay

[@nicholyer]

@@billionsmustfight you mean Costails and Cosears

[@dapperprops]

Yay, tail time! Can't wait to see ya whack people with it at DragonCon! lol How many burns were taken during the tail construction?😆

[@punishedprops]

Woohoo! Stoked to see ya there!!!

[@punishedprops]

Oh and, surprisingly no burns! This time 😆

[@dapperprops]

@@punishedprops Now THAT'S impressive! lol

[@paulbecket7399]

1) find some body who melts scraps down for recasting ! 2) give them rivet stems 3) profit ?!

[@andybobandy641]

That is quite a tall to tell........... get it?........ I'll show myself out.

[@punishedprops]

Bahahaha

[@riuphane]

I have a friend who melts them down for casting, but i don't know the details.

[@punishedprops]

That's so cool!

[@Tangent.]

Beans

[@gustonzimasheen]

Next build could be a tail holster for those times you're going into and out of elevators or going on escalators. jk

[@JonMadsen70]

:)

[@ProtoHadron]

:)

[@aprilblackregentart6647]

I hope you don't get your tail stuck in an elevator LOL

[@punishedprops]

I’ll do my best, hahaha

[@armypanda]

Wish I could’ve gone to DragonCon to see this in person! Someday my partners and I would feel comfortable with going back