The white lion of Mortimer

Posterized in Photoshop

Another view of the dragon's innards, with all wing parts in place. Notice that the wings are carved out a bit to allow them proper clearance around the front of the gearbox.

The sandwich construction of the wing arm is more clearly visible here.

You can see non-black spots on the gears where I had to do more filing to smooth out rough spots on the gears.

never before have we got one of these!

I pose with my creation.

Mo. In the background you can see the recycling bin near to overflowing with extra cardboard.

Everything's glued together except the front plate, which is held in place by a clamp. The rubber bands turn the gears, which move the actuator rods, which drive the wing arms, which pivot on the pivot bars and make the wings flap. (Not assembled: The distal parts of the wings and the rods that make them bend in and out. Once those were on, a lot more rubber bands were required)

Emblem on the exterior wall of the Asia Society Museum, New York City. I believe this is a chilin or Chi Lin.

Uncle Pat shows nephew Ross how it's done. Grinnell College, IA

The reason for all the fuss is this guy here.

The hooks for attaching rubber bands to the gear axles being glued in to place.

Here's one of the axles for the gears. The top has been carved to fit the square center hole of the gear.

The back cover. The space between the bottom and the scales was loaded with many hundreds of wooden matches.

Practice Space, Ames, IA

The lion of England

The Kraken's bunny is still visible on the ground.

The wings were made out of black tissue. It was simple enough to glue on; the only tricky part was making sure not to get any glue on the joints so they could still move.

The howda on the back of the dragon was built by Marina, complete with a pennant, streamers, and frilled hangings on the railings.

The unicorn of Scotland

The eagle of the Plantagenets