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Catapult (it works!)

Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 10:43 pm
by soccerkid6
Here is a catapult I made that works just like a real one. This is my first siege engine and I am quite happy with it. I will be posting another video of it, after twisting the rubber band one more time to give it more power.

Here is a link to a video of it in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g81Vzul ... e=youtu.be


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And more pictures here: http://legocreator57.tk/Mitgardian-catapult.php

Any comments or criticism welcome!

Re: Catapult (it works!)

Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 1:33 am
by Blego7
Impressive! Quite a mechanical achievement. Is it rubber band powered?

Re: Catapult (it works!)

Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 1:40 am
by soccerkid6
Thanks Blake :D
Yeah, Lego rubber band twisted around once, someone over on Youtube asked for instructions so I will be making those soon, I'll post them in this thread.

Re: Catapult (it works!)

Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 3:51 am
by Tastymuffins
That catapult is really cool! :)

Re: Catapult (it works!)

Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 8:45 am
by rinsju
Oooh, siege wapons... :spin: I like it!

Go Lenfald

Re: Catapult (it works!)

Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 10:01 am
by mencot
Really cool that it works and it looks good too, like a small replica :D
Waiting for the instructions :tasty:

Re: Catapult (it works!)

Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 11:17 am
by soccerkid6
Thanks guys :)

@mencot: probably within a few days, but these are the first instructions I have made and I want them to work easily.

Re: Catapult (it works!)

Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 3:59 pm
by Medieval Guy
The trigger mechanism is very cool! I also like the wind-up feature. It's all just like the real ones!

Re: Catapult (it works!)

Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 5:56 pm
by mpoh98
What a great mechanism! I love how it works!

Re: Catapult (it works!)

Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 9:19 pm
by Caelan
Sweet, very realistic too.

Re: Catapult (it works!)

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 4:39 pm
by Justin M
Now that's a little stroke of genius!