After five months of construction, Wellington, NZ sculptor Kim Beaton and 30 volunteers have placed their creation, Grandpa Dragon, on display at Shelly Bay Wharf, after a debut last year at The Hobbit Artisan Fair at Waitangi Park.   But they’re looking for a permanent home for him.  Anyone want a 3-ton dragon?

Grandpa even has his own Facebook page. Here he’s being hosed down in December 2012.

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