Are you sick of catapaults?

Cyclonis · Post by **Cyclonis** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 7:59 am

Well, the poll says it all.

Dragonlord Esq. · Post by **Dragonlord Esq.** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 9:38 am

Yes. The vote says it all.

EDIT- After much deliberation (immediately after clicking "Submit") I've decided that the fact that catapults are now on horses says it all. I mean, honestly. Catapults. On horses. If the designers of these sets were my children I would drink alone every night.

The Hordesman · Post by **The Hordesman** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 9:42 am

Each year I think they should limit themselves to max two siege weapons(including defensive). I want to see nice looking ballistas instead of the sea of catapults, too.

Suvied · Post by **Suvied** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:08 pm

Catapults are fine in moderation. I set per year for Castle should have a catapult, no more and no less. It should come in a medium-big set and it should look good.

Post by **architect** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:41 pm

I am only sick of bad catapults or catapults in the incorrect places (like the back of horses or top of castles). The catapult is necessary for LEGO Castle and should be kept.

A catapult should: look semi historically accurate, function well, be made of a variety of pieces (not one arm/bucket piece), be manned by atleast 2 siege soldiers, and not be too small to be an efficient siege/countersiege weapon.

Ben

eNiGMa · Post by **eNiGMa** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:22 pm

Catapults are really pesky. I'm fine with them when Lego includes them on a castle--but when they put them on a horse?!? That's just insane! I voted "no" because if you look past the horse-apults, catapults are a part of Lego history that make you say, "yep, that's Lego" when you look at a set in the store.

Post by **Formendacil** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:04 pm

No. I am not sick of catapults. In fact, I wish that TLC would release one.

In the meantime, I AM sick of polybag seesaws, pot-holders, and various assorted things somehow moveable by one person. The only castle those will knock a hole in from a good distance are styrofoam movie sets.

Meanwhile, my beseiging army could use some catapults. You're welcome to start producing them ASAP, TLC.

TwoTonic Knight · Post by **TwoTonic Knight** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:18 pm

Formendacil wrote:No. I am not sick of catapults. In fact, I wish that TLC would release one.

Dragoman · Post by **Dragoman** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 8:18 pm

Formendacil wrote:No. I am not sick of catapults. In fact, I wish that TLC would release one.

This is a good point in that the reason for our dislike of these would be catapults are from their simplicity. I mean catapults on horses? Come on! I’ve made catapults that could send a horse sailing across a room.

I would really like to see a $30-$40 set that only has a well made catapult and possibly a few soldiers to work it.

Norro · Post by **Norro** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:50 pm

Formendacil wrote:No. I am not sick of catapults. In fact, I wish that TLC would release one.

Couldn't put it better (grudging voice...)

God Bless,

Nathan

BuilderQ · Post by **BuilderQ** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 2:35 pm

Formendacil wrote:I AM sick of polybag seesaws, pot-holders, and various assorted things somehow moveable by one person.

It could be worse...

eNiGMa · Post by **eNiGMa** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 3:27 pm

Don't give Lego any ideas, BuilderQ!

The Hordesman · Post by **The Hordesman** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 3:49 pm

As a scorpion army builder, BuilderQ, you gave me ideas...

...The fig that is, NOT the catapult...

About small catapults (especially the ones on horses)- if they had mounted
a pack of crossbows on a horse like that, it may not have been realistic, but it would look much better. A catapult is a weapon that simply looks stupid when too small, a catapult like a Trebutchet is an awesome machine. I mean seriously, Vladek Encounter has a catapult on which Danju steps on a pad to fire it, I mean, an army using those would not only be defeated easily, they would make their enemies have a good laugh before killing them.

I want to see a trebutchet or manogel (spelling?) thats real catapults.

Bloody Jay · Post by **Bloody Jay** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 5:41 pm

I wish their catapults would be decent. Make one-set $10 or $20 catapults that actually have really cool realistic mechanisms. A working trebuchet, ballista, onager, anything but what we're getting now!

JPinoy · Post by **JPinoy** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 10:34 am

The only catapults I would like for Lego to make were for siege, not those puny little cooking pot launched rocks.

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