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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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(...) Hello Ben, The Discovery Channel had a show about some modern engineers who built a trebuchet. The site includes some links to more info. (It also has a game made by somebody I know.) (URL) (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Sorry about the duplicated information, I didn't reread before I posted. The instructions for LEGO set 6059 are here: (URL) (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hello Michael and Jojo, It seems like everyone uses slightly different definitions. Here's how I understand it: Catapult is a generic word and refers to any machine that throws a projectile. A Trebuchet is just a big lever, it can have a (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Johannes, I like your catapult. Trebuchet is a french word. The trebuchet has a large weight at one end. The force of gravity brings the weight down, moves the arm, and releases the projectile. In the US we have a public television program called (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'd never heard of an "onager" before, but a trebuchet is similar to a catapult, but it works more on the lever principle rather than spring tension. Basically you put a really long arm on a pivot point, you hang a huge weight (in olden days (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) (URL) (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello! (...) I'm not sure if I understand the term 'trebuchet' correctly (Catapult, Onager?) but I've built a catapult with (an mediocre good) working spring mechanism: (URL) would rather call it an Onager. Unfortunmatelly the Technic suspension (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I haven't made a trebuchet (it would be an interesting engineering challenge for relatively lightweight LEGO bricks) but I did make a Krana-pult that can launch a Krana over six feet. (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Has anyone ever made one? Anybody got pix? Thanks! Mike (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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I've reorganized by folders, adding my Cathedral and my Keep. (URL) in the Gate folder you'll find the underside of the city gate - with a couple of bricks removed so that the placement of the hinge bricks can be seen. Originally I built the gate on (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(URL) one knows why the Hafterans wanted to open an embassy in the Moonbase. Most people thought them to be long-extinct. But to space they have come, bringing a . . .unique architectural approach. The Hafterans mostly keep to themselves. The (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle)
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(...) And you're a good editor as well...I recall some of your criticism of my written works a few months ago, and would like to thank you for it. Taking those suggestions to heart resulted in my generation of heightened quality writing. (...) I (...) (21 years ago, 11-May-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Hey Nathan, I just checked on Peeron and there are no Technic 1 x 4 beams in brown. :( I guess we just have to build stone stocks. Josh (21 years ago, 10-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hey Alan, Good to hear from you again. I was wondering what happened to you after the MM discussions. I'm glad you are posting again! Your gate is awesome. Even my nine year old son thought is was cool and he is hard to impress. I liked the helmets (...) (21 years ago, 10-May-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Not only does it appear massive, it kinda is. The wall itself if made primarily from 2x4 Megabloks so it's very solid. I know it's considered sacrilege by some to use "other" blocks (and the earthworks that the wall sits on are primarily Tyco (...) (21 years ago, 10-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Wow, the sheer depth of this reply shames my lack of response (I was sick... excuses...excuses). (...) Thanks! (...) Actually it dosen't use as much as you think. I built it to save pieces. This is more noticible in some shops then others though. (...) (21 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hi, Thanks for your comments and my apolidgies for a late reply (sick). Unfortunately it was demolished to the 'no 2 bricks together' level (the only way I could get it back into the boxes it came out of : ) . However I will be building more, (...) (21 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks! (...) There are 2328 pieces in the set. Some are expensive such as the staircases and brown ladder. Others are hard to acquire such as the double sloped light grey pieces used on the crenelations. I would estimate at least $400-500 to (...) (21 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hi there, (...) ... (...) And well you should. This design is outstanding. Also the modularity is nice as you can reconfigure the walls to fit a growing town, or easily pack up the modules to take someplace and display. I look forward to (...) (21 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Alan, welcome to the insanity that is lugnet.castle. I hope you enjoy your stay, and I would like to say, at least for myself although i'm sure for others as well, that I'd love to see each new version of your castle and the town that will (...) (21 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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Well its good that your starting to come out of the shadows. I lurked for a while until I began posting. I found your city gate quite an interesting design. The angle of the front door puzzeled me a bit to the exact angles of each and i think you (...) (21 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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Hi Alan, Your wall and gate are very impressive. I like how they wall is not extremely tall but it is wide for troops to move around on top. The gate at a 45 degree angle is awesome. (Your clue minifigures are also cool) Ben (21 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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Hi, my name is Alan... and I'm a Lugnet Lurker. I didn't start out trying to be a lurker, but somehow it kinda crept up on me. And before I knew it I was always lurking, seldom contributing. I'd like to change that, but I also know that it will take (...) (21 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs) !
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(...) Dear Juan, I am convinced you will get into "SNOTting" sooner or later. Your models are allready so full of life and details. At some level you can only enhance your building style by pressing more details/bicks into a giving volume..... And (...) (21 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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Hi Juan, That's really great. Not only do I like the building, I love the duckies :) -Anne (...) -- There may be 50 ways to leave your (\`--/') _ _______ .-r-. leave your lover, but there are >.~.\ `` ` `,`,`. ,'_'~`. only 4 ways out of this (...) (21 years ago, 8-May-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Jon (...) Thank you very much..... Do yo like the roof?..... Hey!!!! I'm very glad to hear this, because the roof is one of the few things that is entery of my "own creation"... The farm build is based on some Vollmer H0 models.... I like this (...) (21 years ago, 8-May-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Welcome to Lugnet Juan! As i hope you are aware, your creations have been posted here before, and all of which look very simple and elegant. I love this farm and eagerly await new creations! Welcome to the castle family! -lenny (21 years ago, 8-May-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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i think you mean: "What every medieval marketplace can NOT do without" hehehehehe I was going to build a brothel, but chickened out and made it an inn instead. (...) the design is very original and quite nice! the red works wonderfully, especially (...) (21 years ago, 8-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Why hi, Lugnet.castle.. how are your kids today? well, I've done some shots of the individual houses used in my microfig cities of Angelova and Ochida. (URL) this is, you know, just for fun's sake. (21 years ago, 8-May-03, to lugnet.castle)
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