[Ansteorra] constructing a horse

[Michelle Dodd]

Here is the link to one made from boxes;
 
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/ancient_greece/horse.htm
 
"To build this Trojan horse we taped boxes together. We then covered the boxes with paper maché. Finally we painted the horse brown. We made the wheels from clay and sticks."
 
Depending on the size of boxes you have it sounds like it could be made to just about any size.
Gabriele
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> Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:57:37 -0700> From: gabydlux at swbell.net> To: ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] constructing a horse> > I made a horse once using a wooden saw horse and put casters on the legs.> > --- On Sun, 10/12/08, Chiara Francesca <chiara.francesca at gmail.com> wrote:> From: Chiara Francesca <chiara.francesca at gmail.com>> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] constructing a horse> To: "'Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc.'" <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>> Date: Sunday, October 12, 2008, 1:01 AM> > He, and I have no idea. My thoughts were that sometimes an 11 year old can be a> bit annoying. :)> > Could have been the answer he gave to get my son to stop bugging him and> refocus on the project, which he did. It has consumed him. :)> > I did get another suggestion. It lead me to an old Halloween costume pattern of> a little boy wearing a horse. That would be a better size. :)> > Thanks everyone for your suggestions!! :D> > ♫> Chiara Francesca> > > > -----Original Message-----> > From: ansteorra-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org [mailto:ansteorra-> > bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Emma Haldan> > Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2008 10:19 PM> > To: Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc.> > Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] constructing a horse> > > > What, is she going to try and stuff him into it?!> > > > On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 9:57 PM, Chiara Francesca <> > chiara.francesca at gmail.com> wrote:> > > > > I will do that. :)> > >> > > Yes, the teacher wants a wooden model the size of my son. *shakes> > head*> > >> > > ♫> > > Chiara Francesca> > >> > >> > > > -----Original Message-----> > > > From: ansteorra-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org [mailto:ansteorra-> > > > bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of donnelshaw at aol.com> > > > Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2008 5:49 PM> > > > To: ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org> > > > Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] constructing a horse> > > >> > > >> > > > I bet she got the idea off a teacher's web site and it has> > > > instructions. Try a web search for teacher's lesson plans on> the> > trojan> > > > war.> > > > Donnel> > > >> > > > -----Original Message-----> > > > From: Chiara Francesca <chiara.francesca at gmail.com>> > > > To: ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org> > > > Cc: steps at antir.sca.org> > > > Sent: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 3:43 pm> > > > Subject: [Ansteorra] constructing a horse> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > Our son has a school project. He has to make the horse from the> > Trojan> > > > War, they> > > > are studying Greece.> > > >> > > > I found this: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=V0tTG-> > bghM8&feature=related> > > >> > > > Has anyone tried to make one of these before? Has anyone ever> > > > constructed a> > > > horse?> > > >> > > > Can you send me ideas to help him?> > > >> > > > I mean, in my mind, I would make it out of fabric. :D But he is> set> > on> > > > making it> > > > out of wood.> > > >> > > > ♫> > > > Chiara Francesca> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > _______________________________________________> > > > Ansteorra mailing list> > > > Ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org> > > > http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/ansteorra-ansteorra.org> > > >> > > > _______________________________________________> > > > Ansteorra mailing list> > > > Ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org> > > > http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/ansteorra-ansteorra.org> > >> > > _______________________________________________> > > Ansteorra mailing list> > > Ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org> > > http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/ansteorra-ansteorra.org> > >> > _______________________________________________> > Ansteorra mailing list> > Ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org> > http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/ansteorra-ansteorra.org> > _______________________________________________> Ansteorra mailing list> Ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org> http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/ansteorra-ansteorra.org> _______________________________________________> Ansteorra mailing list> Ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org> http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/ansteorra-ansteorra.org