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  Ballista
 
Hi everybody, All that talks about Trebuchets and Catapults , I thought it's a great chance to show you mine. I actually built it a half a year ago, but havn't photo it till now. Anyway mine is a Ballista, it's made from some technic parts (spring (...) (21 years ago, 17-May-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic)  
 
  Re: Revenant Tree and Direwolves
 
The tree is soo scary, its great. I like the wolves too. After I saw your pictures, I began to wonder way Lego has not created wolves. Lego has made all almost every other animal. (...) (21 years ago, 17-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
 
  Re: Revenant Tree and Direwolves
 
(...) WOW! It's real simple idea which makes your creation even greater. That Revenant Tree is scary no doubt about that. (...) Yaron "Webrain" Dori (21 years ago, 16-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
 
  Re: The first Mobile Medieval Market shop! With Elephant!
 
(...) Really great idea to combine the elephant with the Medieval Market shop. Now we have mobile market:-) Yaron "Webrain" Dori (21 years ago, 16-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
 
  Re: Trebuchets
 
(...) Wow. That really is a great source! I would say any builders with questions about castle weaponry would do well to start there. Thanks for the URL! -Hendo (21 years ago, 16-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
 
  Re: Trebuchets
 
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)
 
  Re: The first Mobile Medieval Market shop! With Elephant!
 
(...) You're going to make me buy some elephants, you know. Thanks, George (21 years ago, 16-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
 
  The first Mobile Medieval Market shop! With Elephant!
 
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)  
 
  Re: Revenant Tree and Direwolves
 
Cool wolves! First good use I have seen for the werewolf head! Josh (21 years ago, 16-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
 
  Revenant Tree and Direwolves
 
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) ! 
 
  Re: Trebuchets
 
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)
 
  Re: Trebuchets
 
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)
 
  Re: Trebuchets
 
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)
 
  Re: Trebuchets
 
(...) 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)
 
  Re: Trebuchets
 
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)
 
  Re: Trebuchets
 
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)
 
  Re: Trebuchets
 
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)
 
  Re: Trebuchets
 
(...) 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)
 
  Re: Trebuchets
 
(...) 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)
 
  Re: Confessions of a Lugnet Lurker
 
(...) 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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