A dad built a 7ft flat-pack Trojan horse out of an old Ikea table for an Ancient Greek school project - so big his son could hide inside. Richard Brigg was collared by his son's former teacher who not-so-subtly hinted how a life-sized Trojan Horse would make an excellent learning prop for Year 3 students studying Ancient Greece in the spring term.
The suggestion was made after the success of a giant mummy and sarcophagus Richard made last year for his eight-year-old son Alexander Brigg's Ancient Egypt project. The software engineer built a replica of the horse, used by the Greeks to enter Troy and win the Trojan war, in just one weekend using an old Ikea changing table, foam board and paint.
The 48-year-old looked up cartoon depictions of the infamous horse on March 26th before sketching and painstakingly cutting out, glueing together and painting the 7ft tall structure. Richard even ensured there was a hidey hole inside the wooden beast so kids can clamber up inside and experience what it was like hiding inside before springing out to surprise people.
