Toys in the Office: Gettin’ Medieval
Bought this trebuchet as a kit several years ago, and put it together over the Memorial day weekend back then. I had seen a NOVA special about some men who built two using in-period tools, and then knocked down a wall with them. When I ran across the kits on the intertubes, I couldn’t get my wallet out fast enough. It came with what looked to be ~50 caliber musket shot, which is not exactly conducive to indoor testing, so I substituted balled-up aluminum foil. It’s a favorite of some visitors, including the safety inspector(!).
Here’s a Trebuchet Challenge for testing your mad siege engine skillz.
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Comment from gg
Time: May 29, 2008, 8:57 am
I’m jealous again! I’ve been meaning to make myself a little trebuchet, but haven’t quite gotten around to it. I did find that there’s a nice little book out there about how to build them, though.
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Comment from Ron Toms
Time: May 29, 2008, 8:35 am
Beautiful machine! There are some new models available at http://www.CatapultKits.com too. Fun toys!