Make This Medieval Castle (Usborne Cut-Out Models)

The media could not be loaded. Took 3 days, to make. Best gift for kids interested in handicraft.

Very useful

Kids needed to do this as a school project. Lot so little pieces but mission accomplished.

Davvero un'opera speciale, che mio figlio ha molto apprezzato.L'unica pecca è che alcuni pezzi, troppo piccoli, sono di difficile gestione con la colla ed occorre qualcosa di + prestante (colla a caldo ad esempio)Comunque da consigliare!

Wow. It is an absolute crying shame that this book is no longer in print. I will definitely seek to find more in this series. The papercraft is highly detailed, the paper is super quality, and the project is complex. I would do this with a child 10 years or older as it will take quite a few hours to put this together. The realism is wonderful.

Alles Super! Jederzeit wieder. Superschneller Versand, reibungsloser Ablauf.Schade, dass es so wenig dieser Art etwas anspruchsvoller Bastelarbeiten gibt. Spielen lässt sich auch damit und so ganz nebenbei lernt man eine Menge über diese Zeit.

This is the first Usborne cut out model that we have purchased with the intention of building it as a family. This worked to an extent as my 10 year old daughter enjoyed it but my 5 year old son lost interest after about 10 minutes of working on it.The model itself goes together well if the instructions are followed. It helps to have a good pair of scissors, a modelling knife, a cutting board and a metal straight edge. My daughter did the scissor work and I would finish off the tricky bits with the modelling knife. For glueing I used an extra strong glue stick for pieces that needed to be moved in to position or for tight fits. For other items like building the wall sections I used a hot glue gun. This combination worked well. It is also worth pointing out that accurate scoring of the fold lines makes assembly easier and gives a neater finish. Make sure you build it on to a good, firm baseboard.In total it took about 15 hours to finish. The end product is very impressive and even my son took an interest in it when completed. We're now deciding which one to do next, probably taking into account subjects that will be taught at school this year.Highly recommended for promoting concentration, accurate working, dexterity, following instructions and getting a sense of pride in a job well done.