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Construction

Our gargoyles are hollow rubber skins, supported by an

Note that the garg is sitting on a "rock" that is also molded into the skin. We'll put the fogger inside that area.

We tucked a fogger under the garg, in the space between the skeleton parts. Ductwork carries to fog up, around, and out the mouth.

Note that the fogger is firing towards the back of the garg. This makes the ductwork easier.

The fogger is a tight fit.

We selected a Gemmy fogger for the small size, but the wattage is low, so don't expect tons of fog.

We equipped this fogger with remote control via X-10.

An assortment of pipes collects the fog that would shoot out the back, conveys it up, around, and out the mouth.

We didn't want a round pipe for the fog exit in the mouth, so we bent the PVC pipe into an oval.

PVC pipe can be bent after it has been softened up by sitting in boiling water.

Keep the pipe moving: rotate it and use it to stir the pot.

When the pipe appears to be softening, pull it out and use pliars to shape it. Careful - it's hot! If you squash the pipe too far, heat it up again and it will slowly return to its original shape.

This closeup shows that oval pipe sticking out of the mouth.

Results

I like it!

See it in action (~740 K).

• Main gargoyle page
• Gargoyle internal skeleton
• Painting
• Flickering eyes
• Flap those wings!
• Make a gargoyle breathe smoke [this page]
• Making them talk
• Mounting gargoyles on fence columns
• Lighting up the finished gargoyles

• Gemmy fogger remote control via X-10.

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