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I started a personal project a few weeks ago to build a full-size Sparrow from Bungie's Destiny. I'm doing everything from in-game screen shots for reference since I wasn't able to get a response from Bungie. Full size will be about 9.5' long (3m) and will be able to be disassembled into 4 pieces including the base so it will fit through standard doorways. I have to keep it under 10' long to easily fit in my 10x10 booth space at Salt Lake Comic Con this fall.
The base is 5' by 2' plywood base with a 2x4 frame There are two fixed wheels and two casters to allow me to roll the whole thing around. I figure the completed Sparrow and base will be around 200 lbs when complete.
The basic frame of the Sparrow is assembled with more 2x4's. This gives it the support to hold a rider and the basic shape of the Sparrow. Reinforced with metal framing plates where available. I was standing and climbing all over this thing and it didn't budge.
I used some cast iron pipe and a few flanges to make the supports for the frame. There are holes drilled in the bottom of a couple smaller pieces to keep the Sparrow from sliding around.
I added in a couple 2x4's for the front forks and then started skinning the forks with cardboard and masking tape. This is only the temporary skin, as soon as all of the cardboard is in place I'll be putting fiberglass over all of the surfaces to make it more durable.The cardboard will only be the basic surface of the Sparrow, more detail layers will be added later with MDF or PVC as necessary after the fiberglass.
Completed forks.
Lots more to come, I have a few months to finish this up but I hope to be done before August.
The base is 5' by 2' plywood base with a 2x4 frame There are two fixed wheels and two casters to allow me to roll the whole thing around. I figure the completed Sparrow and base will be around 200 lbs when complete.
The basic frame of the Sparrow is assembled with more 2x4's. This gives it the support to hold a rider and the basic shape of the Sparrow. Reinforced with metal framing plates where available. I was standing and climbing all over this thing and it didn't budge.
I used some cast iron pipe and a few flanges to make the supports for the frame. There are holes drilled in the bottom of a couple smaller pieces to keep the Sparrow from sliding around.
I added in a couple 2x4's for the front forks and then started skinning the forks with cardboard and masking tape. This is only the temporary skin, as soon as all of the cardboard is in place I'll be putting fiberglass over all of the surfaces to make it more durable.The cardboard will only be the basic surface of the Sparrow, more detail layers will be added later with MDF or PVC as necessary after the fiberglass.
Completed forks.
Lots more to come, I have a few months to finish this up but I hope to be done before August.