Super Fan arrives in Starship at Into The Darkness premiere

Yesterday Star Trek super fan  Rob Wixey cycled to the premiere of Into the Darkness in his homemade soapbox Starship.

The avid sci-fi fan spent two months building the craft with a team of three friends for the Red Bull Soapbox race which takes place at Alexandra Palace on Sunday 14 July.

Rob, 29, from Ealing pulled up at the star-studded event in a three metre long by two metre wide soapbox Starship made from fibreglass. He sported a full Spock outfit – including a pair of prosthetic Vulcan ear tips.

The team at Red Bull were so impressed with Rob’s entry that gave him tickets to the Star Trek premiere – he arrived in the ultimate Star Trek style.

Rob Wixey, says, “Only yesterday I entered into a sci-fi short film contest judged by Benedict Cumberbatch and now I will be watching the Star Trek premiere with him – the whole experience is overwhelming. Now I can’t wait for the Red Bull Soapbox event, maybe some of the Star Trek cast will come down and cheer me on!

“People’s reactions to the Starship today have been brilliant – they loved it.

“I have such an admiration for JJ Abrams and it’s great to be part of the premiere – though I do feel slightly overdressed.”

About the Starship

There is a steel framework welded together as a base for the Starship’s structure. This is  welded to half a bike, with inverted handlebars for ease of steering. The bulk of the shape was built with a mixture of plywood and polystyrene, which was hand sculpted to the desired form. This was then coated in fibreglass and sanded before painting.

Our full Star Trek Into Darkness coverage can be found here.