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| (...) <snip> Wow, looks like fun! A few comments to improve it, if you're interested: You'll want to start with the arm as close to inverted as possible; this gives a longer stretch of acceleration. You'll need to think about some means to change (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| Manganel. I tried building one out of lego, using the bungee from the 8205 Bungee Blaster, but it didn't work very well. It might have worked better if i'd had a sling instead of just a cup, but that would have taken more time/energy than i was (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| Calum i am now SO very sorry that I could not come out and join you for lobbing grapes. As a one off event to try in your back yard this looks like fun. BUT i want to warn people that as an RTLToronto event I don't want to see anyone get hurt. (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) I think it was the most fun I've had with LEGO in ages! We had the most difficulty with the sling (whatever it's called) - geting it to release. If you go through the video frame by frame and watch the release carefully you can see how it (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) If I remember correctly from "Junkyard Wars" (another US tv show) the pin you used to hold/release the sling should in fact be a hook. And the angle of the hook would change the angle of release. So, with the design in the video, you could (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 From: "Calum Tsang" snip (...) Links seem to provide lots of info and even plans. snip (...) Nice. (...) Question: As there is no need for a mindstorm, would this not be better as a timed event where the (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| Hi folks, I uploaded some photos of some smaller non public events from the past months, the kind like rtlToronto10.1 where we test out an idea for a game or event beforehand with a smaller set of people to prove something can work: Trebuchet Demo: (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) Not forgetting Kev's tower, mushroom hut, stone circle and custom set. (...) Richard's Trebuchet was a work of art. (If it was science it would have always worked). The occasional missfire made it all the better. Richard was also responsible (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| 6 hours of fun and frivolity (a bit more for those who set up - thank Eli). Eli and I, then James, Kevin and Andrea, then Richie, Ryan and Patrick, and finally Robert - I had a great time. Thanks all. There were glorious trains (Eli), spaceships, (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| Just my comments on Technic, and Lego in general... Most of us know that Lego is a company, and it does rely on a lot of market research, and it's important to realize that while we are a market segment, we are not the biggest market segment. Some (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) Too high a risk? Uh, okay. You can gun a golf ball at me. I guarentee you can't throw it hard enough to do anything more than stun me. You just stand to the side. As long as you're not a moron and don't stand in the way of the things when they (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) Does it have to be a trebuchet? Or can it be any type of ballistic seige weapon? Also, does it follow standard "purist" rules? Competetors have to wear safety googles at all times (bring your own). Calum, rtlToronto could also bring a net for (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| That's a cool idea, I like, I'd do that. I'd allow RCXs, but not require them. The make good counter weights. :-) Personal I prefer the episode of Nova were they built two full size trebuchets and fired them at a mock up of a castle wall. Man that (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| Hi folks, This is an idea from Mario "I'm Too Busy To Post" DeFacendis for rtlToronto13 (uh, sometime in March 2003): We do the trebuchet game as featured in Junkyard Wars. -A castle is set up at the far end of the library room which is the target (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| i really enjoy the "in process" shots with partially built walls. the yellow trebuchet (sp) almost looks like a crane, like of the construction crew building the castle. ha! the castle, as it stands, looks very formidable.. large and inpregnable. (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| This is a link to one of my first publicly posted mocs. The overall dimensions including the moat are roughly 3 by 4 feet. This was an experimental version until I get started on a more complex version. Takes a couple of minutes to load, please (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.announce.moc)
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