Dragon

Project Name	Dragon
Contact	User:Hoxolotl
Status	in progress
Budget	1400
Fabric Length (meter)	10

TODO: Provide a brief description.

Dependencies

• Transport needed:
  • 3 big boxes of parts (ish) to fetch at TkkrLab
  • Aluminium trusses and tools and a bike to fetch at my appartment in Enschede.
    • 4 x 220cm
    • 1 x 126cm
    • 1 x 132cm
    • 4 X 75cm
    • 1 x 60cm
    • 1 x 43cm
    • 1 x 80cm
    • 1 x 65cm
    • 1 x 22cm
    • 1 x 17cm

• Permits:
  • None: it's outside, secured to a drum containing about 600l of water.

• Power needs:
  • 400W fogger
  • 1200VA, 10A Fuse smoke machine
  • various LED lights (Power TBA, but not much).
  • Beamers (3x +- 150W)

• Network:
  • no netwrok required

Design Overview

SketchDragonTrusses

Dragon Trusses

Status

• Aluminium building technique tested
• smoke machine built (and tested)
• Todo:
  • lighting (there are several led power lights and drivers at TkkrLab I could use, need to figure out how -Hoxolotl)

Shopping list

• • aluminium podium trusses (old stuff from Hoxolotl)
  • DMX lighting sets (old stuff from Hoxolotl)
  • around 16 rolls of aluminium foil (32,-)
  • around 30 boxes of hot glue (540,-)
  • 4 good hot glue guns (120,-)
  • a hot plate (old stuff from Hoxolotl)
  • farm 1000L pallet basket (Gebruikte IBC Container vloeistofcontainer 1000 lt) around 60,-
  • smoking machine
    • The smoke machine will be build according to a similar design as this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM4D5JZAtXg
    • tubs and plastic tubings: around 100,-
    • descent smoke machine: around 300,-
    • 10 header ultrasonic fog machine: around 120,-
  • transport: to and from location, around 120,-
  • renting a place to build it up: tbd around 28th october.

Total budget assessment current: 1 392,- and possible renting a space to build up from may-july

Howto: Prepare

• The body of the dragon is shaped using aluminium podium trusses, aluminium foil and hot glue.
• using the same techniques as described here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G68RID8pZ0
• the scales will however be layered on top of the "crunpled foil body".
• scales will be made individually using single, not crumpled aluminium sheets and hot glue on a heated plate.
• the smoke and light systems will be placed beneath the structure.
• if possible the dragon will have wings, this needs to be tested.

• TODO: Is there a part in the preparation process that can be performed in parallel by a group of volunteers?
• TODO: Do volunteers require a specific set of skills?
• TODO: How many volunteers over how many hours are required?
• TODO: Is the preparation bound to a specific location?
• TODO: How much space is required to store the project before it is moved to the event site?

TODO: Describe the manufacturing process in the highest level of detail.

Howto: Buildup

• Stored:
  • at Hoxolotl's Basement
  • at TkkrLab

• Team Logistics needed:
  • YES, there's a lot of trusses, and several boxes of equipment to pick up at Hoxolotl's home and TkkrLab, both i Enschede.

• Volunteers needed:
  • one or two helpers could be nice, but they need to have a feeling for art and crafts, as it will involve gluing and forming aluminium sheets in complex patterns and forms.

• Time required:
  • two to three days build depending on weather and skills of the helpers.

• Set up:
  • bring all the trusses to build up location.
  • tools and parts in the Deco tent

Howto: Teardown

• TODO: Throw/give away?
• TODO: How many volunteers are required?
• TODO: How much time is required?
• TODO: How much waste in cubic meters is produced?