It sometimes comes to me in the middle of the night...

Casting epoxy resin...

Includes actuator driven iris and epoxy-filled eye lenses...

Something to support the head and wings.
Something to hold the extinguisher in.
Something to hang the tail on...

That's me, the control freak.

* "If you can't move, it's a prop, not a costume"
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Started first, finished last...

It just keeps going, and going...
Typical comment: "Is there still someone in there?"

Sometimes I can get carried away...

Just your everyday hexapod.

The heart of the soft-sculpture approach.

Adds some flash, and conceals things at the same time.