Fort Chipmonk

[Dick Miraglia]

After seeing the terrific projects, Fort Sandpit by John and Fort Freedom by Tom, I thought I'd post some pics of another fort project. This might be of interest to those who want to build a fort, but on a much smaller scale. I'll call this one Fort Chipmunk because of the size...it can be built using a scroll saw. This one was built by my son. The first picture shows the base which is just a piece of plywood with flat moldings applied to hold the buildings in place. The windows and parapets on the top of the turrets and towers could be easily cut with your scroll saw...same with the tops of the side walls. Everything slips easily together for playtime and for disassembly. Playing with plastic soldiers, vehicles, and weapons, the children had many hours of fun.

[Barefoot1]

Wow, he did a nice job too! It is nice to see that kids still play with forts, tanks plastic soldiers etcetera. I had so much fun doing that as a kid and I did not turn out to be a warped war monger. Warped maybe but that is another topic entirely.

[Dick Miraglia]

Thanks, Tom They also used it for playing "Medieval Times" with kings, queens, knights, horses, etc. Had lots of imaginative play!

[Plaquerd]

Dick
That is a nice project. Glad your son is "into" the craft. It's fun to pass on you skills and knowledge to the next generation. He did a very nice job on it.

[JohnB]

G'day Dick,
I love that. The way it packs away is great.
I too used to have a heap of fun playing with plastic soldiers when I was a nipper.
Actually I found a small box full full of the best loved ones in the shed the other day when hunting for something else, they sure bought back memories.

I always wanted that "Foot Locker" that used to advertised on the back cover of comics. It cost cents and contained battalions

[Dick Miraglia]

Of course, John B, when you come to visit us in Pennsylvania, bring along your treasured soldier collection, and we can bring back some of those special memories.

[scrolling_grandma]

This brings back memories for me as well. It is so nice that you are encouraging the kids to use their imaginations. So many times these days they try to spend their time with all the elctronics that are available today. So nice to return to the basics. And what a cool way to do it.

[Dick Miraglia]

Thank you for your comments, Tammy. Actually, my son built this when he was about 14 years of age. Imaginative play is definitely lacking in many of today's children. He was a superstar when it came to design/build with Legos. It must have worked because now he is a professional engineer, specializing in bridge design. He and my daughter-in-law just had their first child, our third grandchild, and he is currently building all the baby furniture, a crib, changing table, and armoire of mahogany. Looking beautiful! We are very proud of them.

[Pajaro]

Here is my verson of a fort.

[Dick Miraglia]

Just love it, Pete... Very nice.