Here is my raccoon tail, starting from prototype 1 to start a shape through 4revised. (1 on the left 4r on the right) Model 3 (middle) clocked in at over 4 feet long, but I think a lot of that came from the fabric- it was a lot more stretchy than real fur.It was only supposed to be 3 feet since each stripe was supposed to be 3 inches.

I still have the patterns for tails 3, 4 & 4r is anyone is interested in them I can try scanning them in.