introT-Rex Rooftopper
Fun with misused hardware supplies. Pretty simple: 1) Make a skeleton with pvc and attach it to a piece of plywood. 2) Use chicken wire to create the form. The eyes are kick balls. 3) The skin is good ol' duct tape (much easier than the paper and glue thing). 4) Paint. 5) To get it on the roof I had to actually contruct a ramp and pulley system - if not careful this can quickly become a guillotine. 6) Last step was to put more holes in my roof. And there you have it.

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Jul 11, 2008. 3:30 PMSunny124613
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RIGHTEOUS!!!
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Oct 30, 2007. 2:33 AMWingDings
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Ha ha ha! Sweet! I love his expression!
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Oct 13, 2007. 9:22 PM!Andrew_Modder!
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lol thats randomly awesome! :-\!
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Aug 10, 2007. 10:51 AMTvman
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DUDE THATS FRICKIN COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WISH MY PARENTS WOULD LET ME
PUT THAT ONTOP OF MY ROOF!!!!!!!!! SWEET~!!!!!!!!!! LOOKS AWSOME DUDE!!!
hey by the way did you used to do somthin for hollywood cuz thats a
really good paintjob and construction XD
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Mar 7, 2007. 11:28 PMMeragness
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whoa.....that is really big
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Mar 7, 2007. 11:26 PMMeragness
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awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww dinosaurs are so cute!!!!! that one is the best
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Dec 24, 2006. 12:18 PM_soapy_
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That is brilliant. And, of course, the Duct Tape is a lot more water
resistant than the papier mache ever would be, which is perfect for
being on your roof!
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Oct 31, 2006. 11:32 AM
canida
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canida
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That looks awesome!
Can you give me the approximate pipe lengths used in your frame? It's a bit hard to eyeball.
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Oct 31, 2006. 11:50 AM
hirerob (author)
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hirerob (author)
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Thanks! I used approximately 20' of I think 1.25" pipe with a variety of elbow joints. Plus another 3' for the teeth. Sorry for the lack of detail, I was making it up as I went and made multiple trips to Home Depot during the trial and error effort. I'll take notes from now on.
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Oct 31, 2006. 3:27 PM
canida
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canida
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If you remember the approximate dimensions you could easily add them to the first picture with photonotes.
Next year you should definitely add a clawed foreleg, wing, or tail popping through a bit away from the dino head for added drama. There's a whole year to prepare, right?
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Nov 1, 2006. 7:42 AM
hirerob (author)
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hirerob (author)
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There was actually an 8' tail busting out of the brick by the front door but it didn't turn out as I hoped and I had difficulty keeping it attached to the wall so I had to take it down.
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Oct 31, 2006. 3:53 PM
fungus amungus
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fungus amungus
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Nice! Next time you can try bending PVC pipe as well. Gives you more freedom and you don't have to buy so many joints.
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Nov 1, 2006. 7:36 AM
hirerob (author)
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hirerob (author)
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Awesome! Thanks for the tip.
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Oct 31, 2006. 5:17 PMMagicfap
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Crazy!!!! This is so awesome I’ve got to try this a+
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Oct 31, 2006. 12:08 PMAlexTheGreat
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Awesome. you should leave it up there a little while after halloween,
and then make one without the dinasaur, so it looks like it actually
damaged your roof.
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Oct 31, 2006. 12:32 PM
hirerob (author)
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hirerob (author)
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Thanks, that's a great idea.
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Oct 31, 2006. 11:53 AMCrash2108
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That's fucking sweet. Dinosaurs kick ass.
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