That's my garage, you can come help make the props, just grab your board!!
This big boy (actually the haunt owner named it Precious...not sure it fits, but oh well *shrugs*) has a welded frame, there's no way the foam could hold itself up. It's going into a giant kennel at his haunt, you'll only see the head popping out of it's giant doghouse. The jaws open and close (chomp-chomp) with a cylinder.
The fur is just the cheapest store bought stuff I could find, no sense investing big into something that'll have to be re-furred next year (people do like to grab the props)
The drool is Dragon Skin from Smooth On...I LOVE this stuff!!
As far as hours invested...who knows??? I started on Saturday, and called in sick to work yesterday (Monday) to finish it...I'm pretty sure I slept sometime in between.
I love the imp so far....I can't wait to see how your yard looks this year.