Cait Sith Plush and in-game reward

[Texa]

As someone who's been sewing for over 12 years, I can very confidently say that the Cait Sith has much better craftsmanship and material selection than the Sonic plush and has more of a vibe of something a professional plusher would craft.

Blaze
-Head is very clearly lopsided from the promo picture alone. These pictures often showcase the prototype versus the actual mass produced plush and having such a clearly flawed piece pictured to advertise the product is like the distributor going "lol here's your darn cat".
-Her pupils are ironed on and the forehead jewel is glued. These features are absolutely going to get damaged and collect dirt over time if the plush is displayed normally and any attempts to hand wash it will make the damage worse.
-She's made out a cheap generic and vaguely soft flame resistant polyester.
-The fur details are made out a very thing and low quality faux fur. That fur is absolutely going to fall out and get matted over time and washing will again, make the damage worse.

Cait Sith
-The head and body are mostly symmetrical (minus the little pink leg ends) and the promo pictures make it clear as such. It is being photographed and advertised as a premium collectable and inspires confidence that it's been produced as such.
-Cait Sith is mainly constructed out of minky fabric. Minky is the top of the line with plush currently, it's extremely soft, pleasant to look at, and won't get gunked up with age if displayed with proper care.
-All of Cait Sith's parts are very firmly sewn in, even the eyes. I could take a toothbrush to gently surface clean Cait Sith if needed without causing damage.
-My only real complaint with Cait Sith is the ear shape and how close together they are. However giving him heart shaped ears like the minion has would've been rather difficult on a mass produced scaled because of how the ears have the be sewn into the head before the head is turned inside out and sewn into the body. I wouldve just ladder-stitched his head on to avoid that if I was making him, but that's a time consuming hand finishing technique that's not factory friendly.

[Kurogaea]

I am actually due to receive mine tomorrow. If anyone's interested, I can post a couple of pictures. I have nothing against how it looks (obviously), and rather I like how it doesn't have too much excessive 'fur'. I would have only preferred the ribbon to be a bit less dull, but that's all. The in-game ears are pretty cool though :3

I'd like a picture, thnx. Maybe the pics on google didn't do it justice.

[Synrin]

As someone who's been sewing for over 12 years, I can very confidently say that the Cait Sith has much better craftsmanship and material selection than the Sonic plush and has more of a vibe of something a professional plusher would craft.

I'd like a picture, thnx. Maybe the pics on google didn't do it justice.

I will do it justice! Don't worry! *flies away to wait for delivery*

[Kurogaea]

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What do you do to damage your dolls? I actually have several Sonic Plushes and keep them in mint condition and DO NOT wash them. Its like washing those animal hat things, you just don't do it. Simple dusting works fine in most cases but I'm no doll master or anything, I just happen to have these dolls for over 7 years now and they look fine.

Most of my problem with the Cait Sith doll is the eyes, which they could've kept it cute and bug-eyed instead of giving it the dead cross-eyed look. The body looks less symmetrical in comparison to the original model, the size is ok, but its the way attached I suppose? I agree with the ears comment. the tail is fine. The feet could be shaped in similarity to the model, but this is all nitpick of different interests and or point of view effed up from bad imaging. If I'd had to chose material over appearance I'd do so when it comes to dolls.

[Kamui_Argent]

I was in Tokyo recently and pretty much blew a lot of cash at the Artnia Cafe merchandise. I got 4 Cait Sith plushies since I wanted the ears and my FC mates also wanted them. The plushies are pretty small but are really well made and are quite cute. Though to be fair, the quality doesn't compare to something like the Vivi plushie which is super detailed and has separate clothing and overall feels much more premium. It's also more expensive though.

[Texa]

"Dusting" does not get rid of stuff that can build up on plush over time. Unless you keep your plush in some kind of glass fronted case they're going to get a buildup in the fabric itself over time and lose their softness and color. By over time, I'm talking decades not a year or two. You're also confusing gentle surface washing with a soft toothbrush and a mild detergent with throwing things in the washing machine. Other people also have kids or young relatives who get a hold of the toy and play too hard with it.

For the record, I don't own any collectors plush of any kind currently aside from a Big Stitch Tsumtsum that I use as a pillow. I'm just speaking as someone who knows how to make them from scratch and some other general long term adult toy collecting things ^ ^u

[bounddreamer]

I love the plush doll. I actually got it for the doll itself.

[RosaLunaCelestia]

[Khubla_Kha]

Looks pretty awful. But if people keep buying these poor quality products for the ridiculously overpriced price points you're only encouraging SE to continue selling poor quality products for outrageous prices.

$30+ bucks for a crappy stuffed cat doll is ridiculous regardless of what it's related to. I could sew and ship you that thing and make it look better for less than $5. Stop buying bad products for bad prices and maybe you'll start getting quality.

[Canadane]

I'll just quote myself from an old topic about these guys,

I look blind without my googles, I know!

Other than being smaller than I expected, the overall quality is great. I have the Goobbue, Fat Cat, both Carbuncles, and both moogle plushies too. All of them have had pretty outstanding work. On the Cait Sith I inspected things like the tail and the eyes and the ribbon, and everything seems very secure. The fabric is extremely soft and nice to the touch. Having such a large head and an extended tail you'd think there'd be some lopsidedness to it but it holds up nicely.

Worth my money!
I'll probably continue buying their plushies, they're so well made. On the fence about this upcoming Odin statue after what we got from Midgardsormr though.