Who would say not to a couple of free tickets to the Ren Fair?! 5 days before the Koroneburg Renaissance Fair weekend I decided to build myself a dragon puppet to go along with my costume pieces.
There is something so fun about the time constraints of a fast deadline. I started researching all of the parts I’d need. If I could leverage an existing 3D print that would be idea to scratch building with less than a week of build time available.

I found this amazing Flexi Wyvern Finger Hand Puppet designed by Kekreations on Cults3d! She has hundreds of dragon based 3D prints and this one was just what I was looking for.

Adding LED’s to the eyes and elastic around the pivot points brought Charcoal to life. Once I practiced with him in the mirror and to my senses the black glove disappeared and only the dragon remained I knew it had worked!

Charcoal had a great time at the fair and many people gave him pets and took photos. Especially our friends at Rinus Leatherworks!

Charcoal Dragon Puppet