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There's one down the road from my house.. its not made of LEGO tho :) (URL) fire it into the moat as demonstration on festival open days. The shockwave of the boulders hitting the water kill a fair few fish. -- James Stacey ---...--- (...) (21 years ago, 16-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) You're going to make me buy some elephants, you know. Thanks, George (21 years ago, 16-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi All, Here, for your approval, is an idea I have been thinking about for a while. This is a merchant on his way to the Medieval Market. (URL) you can see, he and his servant are loaded up on the elephant with all their goods and baggage. This (...) (21 years ago, 16-May-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.adventurers)
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Cool wolves! First good use I have seen for the werewolf head! Josh (21 years ago, 16-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Recently NELUG played a fantasy type BrikWars game that utilized a myriad of different creatures, some from myth and others from our imaginations. Here's one from each. The Revenant Tree was a particularly unfriendly tree that held a secret key. The (...) (21 years ago, 16-May-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle) !
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I was quite impressed with your fortress. I especially like the decorations over the main door. Good job on the crenallations (sp?) too. Also, the flues for boiling oil are very good -- I've been trying to figure out how to accomodate that defensive (...) (21 years ago, 15-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello John, There's a good write up on medieval siege weapons (they call them "non gunpowder artillery") at: (URL) use this as my main source, but I've found other sites with slightly different information. Stephen (21 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hallo Jojo, (...) Not that long, a few months only. (...) I see your point. But I believe that the British use the word "catapult" to refer to what Americans call a "slingshot". Children make them from a Y shaped stick and an elastic band, it's used (...) (21 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ah, definition time... (another one for the Castle FAQ ???) As I understand it, a siege engine or siege machine is any large device used for siege tactics or warfare (this includes catapults, ballistae, rams, moving towers, etc.) during (...) (21 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hallo Stephen! Long time no hear... My fault, sorry! (...) I agree 50%. I think a 'catapult' is every (battle) machine that throws things by swinging an arm. I wouldn't call a ballista a 'catapult'. But maybe the German meaning of the word is (...) (21 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello! (...) Thanks :-) (...) I wonder how you pronounce the word? In the french manner ("trêbyshée") or like "Treebuttshat" :-) Bye Jojo (21 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello! (...) Onager: <gr.-lat.>: 1. half-donkey in South-West-Asia; 2. (hist.) Roman throwing machine. Says my dictionary. In German. These Roman catapults were similar to my catapult. Well, I should say mine is similar to their's :-) (...) Thanks (...) (21 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) rtlToronto have made one. Photos of the Trebuchet: (URL) homepage (see right bottom corner under "Test Events": (URL) friend also built one on a LEGO-fest I held back in April. It's still assembled at home but I have yet to make photos of it (...) (21 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Never crossed my mind. (...) Not really, but I appear to have created quite an active thread for .Castle! :) Mike (21 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Matt, I'm glad my feedback was helpful. Writing can be a very personal thing, and asking for feedback is a bit nerve-racking. Alan (21 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Glad you enjoyed the game Ben. Actually, they saw the LEGO version on my website and asked if I would do a non-LEGO version for them. Stephen (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I think I remember seeing this show as well (...) You must have friends in high places! Your game is fun :) (...) Ben (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I made two; one robotic one with a RCX as weight (not recommended!), and one for a never played Brikwars battle. Sadly I don't have any pix. You might find this interesing: (URL) this helps, Nathan Lord Of The LEGO PS has anyone been able to (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) hello! great discussion topic. what we generally call a catapult is actually an onager, an effective anti troop area of effect weapon, as they often fired numerous small stones. normally, they were not used to attack walls. instead, the (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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not trying to be rude here, but usually when i've got a question like this, the first thing i do is go to (URL) and do a search. here's what i found: (URL) what appears to be 5 different trebuchet designs. also, search lugnet itself. (URL) course (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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