And if he's not creating these art objects he is searching the city for old objects. "I feel guilty when I take some appliances apart because they were so well made. I treat them with respect, especially the old ones," he says.

Faulkner's lamps have been shown in art galleries and are owned by collectors across Canada.

Another artist, Pascal Dufaux, a sculptor, worked on the steel frame of the Flying Machine. He first built a small model of the machine in order to solve structural problems.

"There has to be a geometric organization to every shape or else it doesn't function," he says. "But I like non-visible, non-Euclidean geometry," he says. "It is the geometry of chaos." His comments might be lost on most people but not on the other "Dragoneers," who nod their heads approvingly.

Dufaux's indoor and outdoor sculptures, which are owned by collectors as far away as Switzerland and Finland, are artful constructions in metal. In his art, he says, he is always trying push beyond the limitations of shapes and materials.

"Film and television producers don't always use artists on projects. They hire workers to hammer in nails or weld pipes," says Lee. "But The Neverending Story production is different."

Lanneuville adds: "We all worked hand in hand on the Flying Machine. We were really inspired. Sometimes we had so much fun, we felt we were playing. There are not many jobs where you're paid to play."