Jevenkah and Teshub with more topless, er, roofless buildings

[Jevenkah]

Our children have always been interested and inspired by the games and models they have grown up in the midst of so when Teshub started the next foam construction, our youngest wanted to make pieces for the set of structures.

First he had a little free building fun with some leftover bits.



He soon asked for marker, ruler, and material to build his own walls. He also wanted to know if we thought he could learn how to carve so he could make the entire pieces himself. Daddy explained the basics, and the little guy was off.



Big Brother saw how much fun Little Brother was having, and started on his own creation.



While Daddy put together a new set of walls, the boys meticulously lined and carved their walls.



They were both so proud of their work, and thought I should put up a new section on the website, titled by them.

http://swordandsorceryrpg.com/modelers-in-the-making/

The action photos stop there for a LAF-exclusive photo: the sharper side of modeling.



Sometimes, you can only explain and correct so many times, and one learns by doing. Son #2 exclaimed while holding up his bandaged left thumb, "I'm a real builder now!"

And here are the plastered and blackwashed pieces the boys made:



More hands make more models!
Jevenkah

[Michi]

Well done, make them do by themselves whatever they can, use their curiosity to achieve thriving results and make them proud of what they do!

[Dr. Zombie]

Haha love the picture of them both with bandaged thumbs. I still have not learned that lesson...

I have even managed to stab myself in the thigh. By dropping my knife and then by pure stupid instinct closing my legs to try and catch it.

[DeafNala]

Boys, blades, & BandAids are all part of the package...OLD Boys are just as likely to be sporting a bandage or two. I LOVE the photo of the Guys at work; it conjures up memories of my own young Adventurers. AND the Lads have talent...GREAT WORK, Guys!

[Garanhir]

I have a thumb just like that; forty-three years old and not a day wiser! 

[Jevenkah]

! Ouch, thanks for the matching injury stories! The boys both opted for band-aids over superglue.

Hi Michi! Our Littlest Guy was especially proud of his work at the end of the day, and told Teshub repeatedly how much fun he had making models with daddy.

It was a great vacation day!

Jevenkah

[Dr Mathias]

I can't wait until my slaves kids are just a bit older

Great pics!

[Michka]

I don't know what's cooler. That they are making such cool projects, or that they decided to do the work on their own. And after only one day of work they have something to show for it, assembled terrain and wounds!!!

I almost forgot to say how nice the new buildings are coming out. There's some high quality coming out of the craft room lately.

[rumacara]

Jevenkah, this is the best post so far.
The entire family involved in the hobby.
Very well done.

[ZeroTwentythree]

Sometimes, you can only explain and correct so many times, and one learns by doing. Son #2 exclaimed while holding up his bandaged left thumb, "I'm a real builder now!"

Hahaha! At least it sounds like he took it in stride.


I'm hoping that my daughter is a little older she will develop some interest in the hobby.

[Jevenkah]

Hi all!

Never fear, we've been playing and building and painting while I've not been posting. The most recent (and ambitious) project is a jarl's hall/inn with front deck, rear room overhanging the street, removable roof, and removable top story.



Whew!

I'd start with a drawing but this went from conception to foam.





Teshub loves carving this foam! Here you can see the roof removed, and the upstairs with wood-grain carved foam floor.



The upper story comes off, revealing a large common area with 2 smaller rooms.



The two downstairs rooms have doors that open into the main hall. What appears to be the front door in the ground floor is mostly a hallway, as you'll see further down.



We followed the same idea we started with the city houses and stables: the details outside are balsa and the foam is carved on the inside to replicate the posts.



The "wooden" overhang is foam.


Even the roofs are carved foam.


And the foam doesn't dull the blades as quickly as cutting wood.



We wanted a stone floor in this hall, I like the way the ground looked in the orc fortress. That needed to be carved and plastered.



You can see the front hall, and entry door set in place here.



The painted pieces are soon to come.

Nice to be here!
Jevenkah

[DeafNala]

Those are really OUTSTANDING creations; i.e., BEAUTIFULLY modeled & eminently playable. FANTASTIC WORK!
I will look forward to seeing your brushwork on these gems.

[rumacara]

Looking forward for the painting on the Jarls Hall.
Great model.

[Steam Flunky]

That hall is already looking real good.

[Jevenkah]

Hi!

In looking back over this thread (and updating the website, yay!) I saw that I never gave you all pictures of the finished half-timber courtyard houses.

We decided to paint the outsides after the model had been assembled.



We glued posts over the corners, and secured the walls to the bases.



Completely painted, the half-timber houses were ready for use in the capital city of Mosveld.





The whole story is at: http://swordandsorceryrpg.com/courtyard-houses/

Thanks for the compliments on the Jarl's house! I'll post the painted shots shortly.

Jevenkah