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Published: 2009-02-05 07:40:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 17871; Favourites: 194; Downloads: 1643
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This dragon is an animatronic puppet. The head moves and can cock to the side, and the wings both lift and spread. One foreleg can lift. The framework and controls are made of brass brazing rod and solder, and the body is Model Magic and fabric with stuffing. I have been doing the scales in fabric paint, but they are taking forever and I have yet to finish. I need to dig this project up and get moving because it is too awesome to stay unfinished!Her name is Galatea.
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Dear CB-Dragoness - do you have more time these days? I really need a shoulder mounted dragon puppet for Comic-Con next summer (2018). What do you say?
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Is it possible to give a tutorial for this? I'd love to know ow you did it.
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i love the eyes, color, and the fact that it looks so realistic!
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Beautiful work and most inspiring. I do have 2 small questions tho. The paint on the dragon's head. Is it the same fabric paint you're using to paint the scales? (which is a awesome idea btw) and what did you use for the eye?Β
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Oh gosh LOVE this! I looked at woodbaby puppets and I don't like their dragons! This would be amazing for my Silvia persona at the renaissance fair! She is a dragon tamer.Β Wish you would be selling these!
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Hi, Do you sell these? When I was in elementary school, my teacher use to bring in a realistic dragon puppet, that could sit on your arm and move, I fell in love with it the first time I saw the Dragon. Since then I have wanted to buy one. This is amazing!
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Unfortunately, while I would love to sell these, the time and effort required to make even one makes it pretty much impossible. Β Someday when I have more free time I may be able to make a simpler version to sell, but I don't see that happening any time soon.
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Alright. That's understandable. 
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This is awsome! Are you able to make a tutorial on how to do this sort of stuff? (the animatronic part in particular)
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I have so little spare time these days that it's not likely to happen. The best way to start making something like this is to just get some parts and scraps and start tinkering!
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No problem, I am "tinkering" with Meccano building sets at the moment to see if I can make a dragon out of that...it is a different 'take' I guess.
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OHMYGOSH THAT IS AWESOME!
Let's say I comission one of these from ya. How much would it cost, as well as shipping and timing?
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Much as I wish I could, I just don't have the time to devote to this kind of thing right now. Sad but true.
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This is awesome! Do you have a video of her in action? I don't see it in the description.
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Love it! Where did you learn to do the animatronics? I saw a Fairy Cat on a gentleman's shoulder at a Renaissance Faire and really want to learn how to make one.
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I "learned" by trial and error. I just put it together and fiddled with it until I got it right.
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Holy....just wow! I love it sooooo much!
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this was so cool! i saw the video and i love it! if you dont mide what did you us to make such a masterpese?
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The mechanism is brass rods held together with solder, with cable casings from model airplanes and braided fishing line for the control cables. The head and feet are sculpted from Model Magic (a lightweight, air-dry modeling stuff) and the skin over the movable parts is fabric (stretch velvet). Then the scales are painted on with fabric paint for a nice 3-D effect.
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thank you for shareing it is so need in just berly understanding how to billed animatronics and sutch ^-^
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Love her, beautiful job! (And apologies for calling her a "he" on the other picture!)
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I love this. It is by far the best Dragon puppet I have seen out there.
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Gorgeous work. The detail on the scales is fantastic and I love the design of her head.
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She's GORGEOUS 
If I may ask, where did you use the Model Magic on her?
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The model magic is for the feet, head, and neck. Anywhere that is not sewn fabric.
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Ah
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Lover her eyes!!!
Can't wait to found out if you decide to sell!!
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Woha!! How amazing is THAT????
The describtion and the photo simply maked me LURVE that thing right now.
Well..but sadly I canΒ΄t find a You-tube-link to see her in action. TT___TT
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Not bad for a prototype, but the motions on it could use just a little work. All in all, love it ^.=.^
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Absolutely astounding work, I must say I surf DA for this reason, little treasures such as this one...Mind I ask for the link on youtube? I would so love to see it...
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Here's that link
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Thank you...What talent...Did you find a tutorial on anamatronics or are you a problem solver at heart?...
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I'm just a tinkerer. I designed the joints and control systems as I went, just kinda messing with it until it worked.
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::Nods:: I am the same way...It's more rewarding and personalized that way...I commend your achievements and hope to see the finished product in action soon...
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I think I have the link posted in a comment on the second pic of that puppet...
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Wow, this looks amazing! I love the scales and the mane of fluff. Yes yes, you must continue!
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I don't at this time, mostly because this is the prototype. The scale technique on this one makes it time-prohibitive to do on any I might ever sell, but I certainly might sell one with a simpler scale pattern. I'd need a commission first though, because I wouldn't make another just in the hopes that it would sell.
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well its fantastic none the less, id like to see more photo's of it
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