"Phoenix" - Dragon 2.0 Burning Man Mutant Vehicle Project

A project in Steamboat Springs, CO by Carl "Charlie" Holthausen
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Phoenix Dragon of Fire will be similar to the photo above showing the Dragon we built in 2009. Contact: captaincarburetor@gmail.com
Backers: 46
Average Pledge Per Backer: $70

Funded: $3,235 of $2,750
Dates: Jul 16th -> Aug 5th (20 days)
Project By: Carl "Charlie" Holthausen
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Latest News

2-HOURS TO GO !!! THANKS TO YOU ALL !!! A BIG SUCCESS !!!

August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
OK, coming down the home stretch. A big Thank You to all of our backers for this Dragon Project. More progress today and we mocked-up the trampoline fabric on the sides of the dragon to get a feel for how she will look.  I welded "ribs" on the sides... (Read More)

Phoenix Dragon of Fire...

August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello again, Gail and I are still hard at work building the Dragon. Today saw new legs cut from plywood to be covered in red vinyl "Dragon Skin" in the morning. The neck is now fully enclosed and awaits the same treatment.  Then we will add the... (Read More)

PHOENIX DRAGON OF FIRE IS ON SCHEDULE AND FUNDING IS COMPLETE !

August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to everybody who helped us to bring this new Dragon to life! Thanks go out to M and M Auto Parts, the steering column and controls are all mounted up on the roof and Gail finished the dragon head yesterday.   (see the new photos on our front... (Read More)

Steering from the Roof

July 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Morning, yesterday we finalized the installation of a second steering column up on the roof of the base vehicle for the Dragon. Steering and Controls Being Installed We will be able to appear as if we are "riding" up on the back of the dragon,... (Read More)

STEAMBOAT, FRIENDS OF THE DRAGON

July 26th - via: kickstarter.com
We brought our Phoenix Dragon downtown during the Farmer's Market & had a fun fundraising day. (Thank-you Tracy Barnett! & Mainstreet Steamboat.) As you can see, He/She is sporting the wings, and looking rather proud. Phoenix Dragon, Hard at... (Read More)

GIANT DRAGON WINGS!

July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Today was Wing day....not chicken wings...GIANT DRAGON WINGS! I am, in fact, still sewing (Almost 12 hours later). Charlie, Fitting the wings. I started at 8 this morning laying out an 18' x 14' sheet of Aluminet. We decided not to square the sheet,... (Read More)

OK, update number 2.

July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Good things are happening. The Pilot newspaper came today for an article on the new Dragon Project and took a ton of photos. Looking forward to seeing the article by John Russel. Also, we got a lot of work done on the Dragon head. (This is a very... (Read More)

PROGRESS REPORT... #1

July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, A big THANKS to our first Sponsors ! I Just posted a new photo of the "Spikes" on the Dragon body. Today I picked up a used GM-Steering Column at M & M Auto Recycling Center right here in Steamboat Springs. This will be welded to the... (Read More)

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