When making a sculpture it is always difficult to decide how big or small to make it. It never quite turns out as I originally dream it up. There are also many deciding factors that I need to consider. The first being do I have the room in my shed?
Some sculptures the bigger the better as they will catch the wind, but the bigger they get the more they cost to make. More material, more welding, bigger bearings etc. The Dragon that I am making now I originally planned on it being twice the size but thankfully I decided not to go that big as I do not have the space or equipment to handle it as it gets built. At half the original planned size it is already quite a handful in my shed.
This is a lesson I learnt making The Storm Catcher. It weighs in at 55KG and has to be built in place as it is too heavy and unwieldy to move without damaging it or myself. It has been built and dismantled several times now in the process of getting it just right.
I actually hope no one wants to buy it. As 1, I really like it in my back garden and 2, I really don't look forward to dismantling it again.
It needs an extremely strong stand especially if it was to be on the coast, which is where it is designed to be.
I would not like to be building it on a windy day either, that could be quite dangerous. However making the Dragon smaller has also created some interesting challenges. Things like the teeth were extremely fiddly and very difficult to weld. I am also leaving some of the finer details on the head until last as I think they will get damaged during the manufacturing process.