Final Hours of the Deadly Nadder Kickstarter

There are only 3 hours left to my Deadly Nadder Kickstarter, and we're so close to the goal!! So if you would like to help me create a lifesize Deadly Nadder, please help by sharing the Kickstarter with your friends and family or even donating if you are able to.

You can find out more details about the project and the prizes here!

How to Train Your Dragon Kickstarter

I've been wanting to rebuild my Deadly Nadder puppet/costume ever since he broke, which was a couple years ago, but unfortunately I haven't been able to meet the financial needs it would require to rebuild him. So I've started a Kickstarter to help me raise enough funds to rebuild him.

This time he’s going to be built with much better and sturdier materials to make sure that he lasts for a while. I’ll also be making older Astrid’s outfit from the new movie as well. AND hopefully this will all be done in time for the How To Train Your Dragon 2 premier next year.

If you'd like you can check out the Kickstarter here!

Deadly Nadder

This is a big project I've been working on for about 5 months now. It's a large puppet/costume of the Deadly Nadder from How to Train Your Dragon. I absolutely love this movie and I thought it would be an excellent excuse to create another new puppet. Soon I'll be posting a video of how he works too.

 This is his head when it was about 75% done

This is the whole costume as it stands right now. It breaks down into 6 nice sized pieces, so its easier to store in my apartment. His mouth opens and closes, the wings flap, his tail is slightly articulated, and the feet contain two stilts (about 12" high) so that the proportions match up to the dragon in the movie.

This is the almost completely finished head. The entire base is made from cushion foam and covered with fabric and the rig is made from several wooden dowels and pvc pipes. And we have decided to name him Jeff.