Hi,
What scale do you want to build, fullsize, 1/2 scale ?
Before you go any further you need to go to your instructors in charge of your projects, tell the basics that you have told us here, and let them tell you if its possible on any budget they will be providing.
You will be requiring more than the help we can provide, there must be many 10's of if not 100's of thousands of MANHOURS in that project, plus the technical and manufacturing backup.
Tom... 