{"id":704946,"date":"2026-07-22T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T09:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/704946\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T09:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T09:00:11","slug":"game-of-thrones-dragon-takes-to-the-skies-above-glasgow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/704946\/","title":{"rendered":"Game of thrones ‘dragon’ takes to the skies above Glasgow"},"content":{"rendered":"

A dragon from Game of Thrones has taken to the skies above Glasgow to mark the start of the Commonwealth Games in the city. <\/p>\n

Syrax, the\u00a0dragon\u00a0of Rhaenyra Targaryen, played by Emma D\u2019Arcy, has been spotted flying in the skies above the SEC and the Hydro between 8 and 9am on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The mythical beast is currently starring in season three of HBO hit House of the Dragon, and was originally created and flew in London for the launch of the show.<\/p>\n

\"TheHBO\/TNT via SuppliedThe dragon flew above Glasgow HBO\/TNT via Supplied<\/p>\n

Incorporating 3D scans from the series production, the animatronic is made up of 23 dexterous moving parts and was brought to life by German aeronautic pioneers Airstage.<\/p>\n

It has realistic movement across an eight-metre wingspan as well as both the head and tail, while flight is achieved with intricate impellers built into its legs.<\/p>\n

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The model, which weighs 13kg, was built over three months and almost 3,000 hours by a highly specialist team and was constructed from vacuum-formed Depron foam around a carbon fibre and aluminium skeleton.<\/p>\n

The details and texture were then finished by hand with airbrushed paintwork.<\/p>\n

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