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In lugnet.castle, Jason Catena writes:
SNIP
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> Actually, I'm not having a lot of luck with the sling part. I'd rather not cut
> up a net to make a smaller sling, but it's looking like that's my best option
> (folding the net does not work at all). Right now I've got a chain doubled • over
> with a rubber band (from Pharaoh's Forbidden Ruins) which I wedge into the • hole
> of the 1x1. This isn't a great solution, cause it's really hard to make it
> release at the right time.
>
> Oh, by the way, for defensive purposes I recommend a ballista instead of a
> trebuchet. Nothing quite like being able to spear an entire unit with a
> sharpened tree trunk. ;)
Personal recommendation, don't even try for the sling approach. It will
require a stout crossbar to stop the throwing arm, but put one of the catapult
buckets at the end and make it a hybrid. If you don't put in the stop, the arm
will just keep going and centrifugal force will make the release very
unpredictable.
Either that or go with a NLS (non-Lego solution) with a bit of string and some
cloth and make the sling yourself.
Happy Hurling!
Lance
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In lugnet.castle, Lance Scott writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Jason Catena writes:
> SNIP
> >
> > Actually, I'm not having a lot of luck with the sling part. I'd rather not
> > cut up a net to make a smaller sling, but it's looking like that's my best
> > option (folding the net does not work at all). Right now I've got a chain
> > doubled over with a rubber band (from Pharaoh's Forbidden Ruins) which I
> > wedge into the hole of the 1x1. This isn't a great solution, cause it's
> > really hard to make it release at the right time.
>
> Personal recommendation, don't even try for the sling approach. It will
> require a stout crossbar to stop the throwing arm, but put one of the
> catapult buckets at the end and make it a hybrid. If you don't put in the
> stop, the arm will just keep going and centrifugal force will make the
> release very unpredictable.
>
> Either that or go with a NLS (non-Lego solution) with a bit of string and
> some cloth and make the sling yourself.
Hm. The trebuchets in the Nova special did not have crossbars, but in any event
I might be trying to do something a little too tricky for now. The catapult
bucket is a really good idea, and I did try to use the bucket-and-arm from the
Catapult Crusher set, but it turned out to be too awkward and heavy. I don't
have any of the buckets without arms, nor do I know which sets I could find
them in (except one or two really old castle sets). I tried Baylit, but the
piece was not listed as far as I could tell. :(
> Happy Hurling!
Thanks! Do you have experience building these?
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