I got a toy from Twisted Beasts in and it has all those little air bubbles on the surface. I don't know if it's clear in the pictures it's rather hard to capture, but they are kind of all over on multiple spots. Is something like that still usable? I'm trying to decide on whether to bitch to CS or not, I really hate having to do that.
I actually might be somewhat interested in Claymore depending on his sizing. He reminds me a little of Stubbs?
Oscar has an... interesting shape.
This hobby obviously has a lot of fantastical and unusual sculpts, but what are the most unusual toys you have seen, even for fantasy ones? Either because the sculpt itself was original or just the idea behind it.
Recently I found a maker who makes what looks like a crab claw dildo and one called Geo where the character is based on a "geoduck" which is a type of giant mollusk. I just thought they were very creative and I can't recall coming across anything like the crab claw before.
I also once saw a dildo that was a pealed banana that I thought was funny, but I can't remember who made it. I guess a lot of the April Fools toys you see would also fit.
Starry's Sexaclibur (All Night Toys) - one size / soft 00-30
- Starry's Sexcalibur is a sword dildo, a concept that I really love and I'm surprised I don't see more of. Sexcalibur only comes in soft 00-30, and only one size. It's actually sort of two dildos in one, since you can use the hilt as well as the wide blade.
I primarily use the blade. The handle is ok, it's got a decent thickness but it's only about 4 inches long. The "stone" at the bottom is blunt and thicker that the handle above it, and it has a bit of that suction kind of pull when thrusting with it.
The blade is very wide and proportionally narrow - I tried to get a picture of it from the side so you can see. The measurements on the site have the max width at 3.25 inches which seems to be where those two points that flare out are, above that most of the blade seems to be about 3 inches or a little bit less until you get to where it starts to narrow to a point. This is on the higher end of what I can take diameter wise, but Sexcalibur is surprisingly easy for me to use and I don't have to warm up like I do with for a toy with an equivalent diameter but a rounder, more substantial circumference. I measure it around the main part of the blade and came up with about a 6.5-7 in circumference.
I like Sexcalibur quite a bit. I only have one other toy I think with this very wide, flat shape - Winston's tongue - and I found I really liked that too, so it must be a shape I am in to. I was initially disappointed that it doesn't come in 00-50 but I think like Winston's tongue I really like this shape in soft. I can sort of... drag it right up against my anterior wall and I really love stimulation there. I can also feel the texture on the blade just a bit, but it's nothing extreme or extraordinary. Overall Sexcalibur isn't at the top of my list, but I am very glad I got it and I do use it.
It is VERY floppy though. And obviously because of it's base you can't ride it or stick it to a suction cup or anything. I guess you could try to get creative with clamps, but even if you managed he's so floppy and top heavy I think it would be very difficult to manage. This toy is more for lying on your back, which is fine by me since that's my preferred position.
I guess one negative is that ANT's coloring or paint job is far from precise. Which tbf they are very up front about on its page and I still got the painted version knowing that. It doesn't effect the use obviously and I think mine looks nice but I would have really loved to have one with better coloring.
Mocha (Twin Tail Creations) - small / medium firm
-I often see Mocha compared to Nox and I think that's fair. There's quite a bit of similarity there, they have a similar head and a swell under that, and also those bumps that run along the top. Mocha's head is a little less pointed and pronounced though (which I honestly prefer) and of course the main difference is that Mocha has a knot.
And it's a really nice knot. It's noticeable but pretty gentle, flaring up from the shaft gradually so you don't have to fight so much to get it in unlike other knots. And there's a lot of space between the bottom of the knot and the base, with a significant cinch so that he ties really well. The small size I have him in is also a pretty perfect length for me, so I can get over that knot and lock him in. Another nice thing about him is that the shaft above the knot is still pretty thick and filling, so it doesn't feel lacking.
He does have that rougher finish that TTC is known for, I forget what it's called but a lot of their toys have a velvet kind of feel to them. Or it's a bit like printer texture, I feel like it's pretty comparable to the texture of my legacy m/m crackers. This does not bother me unless I am thrusting a lot with it which I generally don't with knot toys. But I have seen others complain that it can be uncomfortable or even painful.
On another note, I only have two toys from TTC and haven't bought any others because I've heard of people having issues with the company in the past. But I've seen some other people buying from them recently seemingly without any issue, so maybe they are doing better as of late.
Zeke (OwO Toyz) - Size II / 00-30 soft
- Such an underrated model, Zeke is one of the first indie toys I got and it's still one of my favorites. I have the "size II" which is the current largest size they have. I also have the smaller size buried somewhere in my storage bags, but I haven't used it since I got it, it's just too small for me.
Zeke has a pretty large swell that is sort of.. bottom heavy, I guess? Sort of makes me think of crackers or Rexxx but it's not really like that. When I first got him he was at the limit of what I could use at the time, and it really felt like a challenging and unique kind of stretch. Today I can take toys much larger than him, but I can still feel it even if it's not so extreme.
He's a mostly smooth toy, but he has these wrinkles at his uncut head that are divine when they get deep inside, combined with a head that's narrow compared to the shaft but nice and rounded so he can really reach up in there without stabbing you.
So, yeah. Zeke's great all around. I have him in their 00-30 - today I normally prefer toys his size in 00-50, but OwO's 00-30 works great for Zeke. I think their silicone might run a little firmer than most other shops. Although I only have the two toys from them so don't have much to compare.