Catapult (it works!)

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Catapult (it works!)

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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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Impressive! Quite a mechanical achievement. Is it rubber band powered?
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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.
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That catapult is really cool! :)
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Oooh, siege wapons... :spin: I like it!

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Really cool that it works and it looks good too, like a small replica :D
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Thanks guys :)

@mencot: probably within a few days, but these are the first instructions I have made and I want them to work easily.
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The trigger mechanism is very cool! I also like the wind-up feature. It's all just like the real ones!
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What a great mechanism! I love how it works!
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Sweet, very realistic too.
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Now that's a little stroke of genius!
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