LEGO SYSTEM Castle : 16892


Castle / 16892	16891 \| 16893

Subject:	Re: Trebuchets
Newsgroups:	lugnet.castle
Date:	Sat, 17 May 2003 00:36:55 GMT
Highlighted:	(details)
Viewed:	917 times

In lugnet.castle, Benjamin Ellermann writes: > In the US we have a public television program called Nova. > They had a cool show on trebuchets. Check out details here: > > http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/builds.html I saw that show and have just completed a trebuchet based on one of the designs in it. Here are some images of it: Winching down the arm: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=403138 Setting the release trigger: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=403139 Loading the sling: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=403141 Ready to fire: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=403143 The folder after moderation: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=43644 A weighted brick is used as the counter-weight, but I think I may rebuild the trebuchet a little larger and use 2 weighted bricks side-by-side. I like my simple release trigger mechanism and how I kept the beams of the A-frames inline rather than overlapped. Brian

Message has 1 Reply:

		Re: Trebuchets
Hey Brian, Very nice trebuchet! I saw that show too and loved it. You can buy copies of it off of their website. Anyway, your rendition is very cool. I am thinking of building one too after all this talk about them. But now I will be a copycat! :) (...) (22 years ago, 17-May-03, to lugnet.castle)

Message is in Reply To:

		Re: Trebuchets
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 (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.castle)

36 Messages in This Thread:

Entire Thread on One Page:: Nested: All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear: All | Brief | Compact
This Message and its Replies on One Page:: Nested: All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear: All | Brief | Compact

Custom Search