Trebuchet

Slobey · Post by **Slobey** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:15 am

I thought I'd be brave and publish my first moc. It's a trebuchet inspired by the thread Anthony created in Medieval life: viewtopic.php?t=6908

This is my idea of what a trebuchet is, sorry about the flash but the weather has been too bad to photograph outside.

folder when public : http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=180765

Deeplinks: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/slobe ... treb1.jpeg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/slobe ... treb2.jpeg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/slobe ... treb3.jpeg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/slobe ... treb4.jpeg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/slobe ... treb5.jpeg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/slobe ... treb6.jpeg
Ps can someone tell me how to deeplink

Post by **JoshWedin** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:08 pm

Looking good! Impressively massive and well built too. The flash doesn't detract at all. How well does it fire?

Slobey wrote:Ps can someone tell me how to deeplink

You did it just fine.

Josh

PS. That faction must like seige weapons, Nathan used them for his catapult too...

Slobey · Post by **Slobey** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:34 pm

It's a bit hit and miss in the firing department, but i got it to fire a hollow rock about 3 feet, which my shadow knights weren't too happy about

JoshWedin wrote:PS. That faction must like seige weapons, Nathan used them for his catapult too...

I think they suit seige weapons because they're heraldry is so hard to get a hold of. I'm a huge fan of Nathan's catapult too

smcginnis · Post by **smcginnis** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 5:39 pm

This is pretty cool. What I like most about it is the single color. Most of the LEGO trebuchets I've seen are mulitcolored things with a lot of technic beams and such. This one is (mainly) brown, and made out of solid bricks (bricks without holes in them)! The 'Durmstrang-ies(:?) look quite good with the viking torsos and the trebuchet. That Shadow Knight castle looks pretty cool too.

~smcginnis

eNiGMa · Post by **eNiGMa** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:12 pm

Impressive. I like the design and the color. The flags are a nice touch, and I'm really starting to like the Durmstrang faction.

LegoAddict · Post by **LegoAddict** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:38 pm

Nicely Done! Its one of the biggest lego siege weapons Ive ever seen so its gotta be good! Nice choice of colours and pieces. Keep it up!

Kyle

Sir Kohran · Post by **Sir Kohran** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 11:07 pm

The design is a little bit wonky, but it's excellent overall. I like how real it looks - most Lego trebuchets are big, black, technic monsters that look a bit out of place in the colourful, smooth Castle world. But this one is wood-brown and uses lots of System pieces - very refreshing, and the construction looks great. Also, I love the heraldry of the soldiers manning it, and how busy they seem. Brilliant work!

- Matt, who should be in bed by now

Kanduu · Post by **Kanduu** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 11:41 pm

I agree, nice faction and nice looking trebuchet. It's also nice to hear it fires, I was wondering about that.

I'm thinking there might be some way to make it smoother. I agreee that it might be a little, er..."wonky." I don't know how this can be fixed, but anyway. Nice work, and I'll be looking forward to more Durmstrangian catapult-type engines.

Oh, and might I suggest you make the pictures a little smaller next time.

Post by **Bruce N H** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:31 am

Hey Slobey,

Nice trebuchet. I also think the flags are a great touch.

Bruce

Slobey · Post by **Slobey** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 1:18 am

I've resized the photos, sorry guys I'm a bit of a newbie at this digital phoitography stuff

stawastawa · Post by **stawastawa** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 2:10 am

i feel like i didnt get a nice overview shot of teh whole thing.. all the pics seem to dead on ...

shrug i look at em again

ZIGGY! · Post by **ZIGGY!** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:25 pm

JoshWedin wrote:
PS. That faction must like seige weapons, Nathan used them for his catapult too...

Didn`t it have dudes with the viking torso that comes in all the sets?Anywho great trebuchet!I really like it(and that castle thingy also looks good

)Keep it up!!

J_Chartowich · Post by **J_Chartowich** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:50 pm

Very goodd, I like it!

Keep up the good work!

Post by **JoshWedin** » Mon May 01, 2006 1:28 am

ZIGGY! wrote:
JoshWedin wrote: PS. That faction must like seige weapons, Nathan used them for his catapult too...
Didn`t it have dudes with the viking torso that comes in all the sets?

Yes, but their heraldry was the same as this treb, as can be seen in this pic.

Josh

The dark tide · Post by **The dark tide** » Tue May 02, 2006 5:49 pm

Very nice! i made one about that size that could shoot five meters, the only problem with it is that it was made out of red bricks. I like how yours uses a weight to launch the procectiles.

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