Lego Trebuchet


(trby-sht) also treb·uc·ket (--kt) n. A medieval catapult for hurling heavy stones.

It was built out of pure boredom with my brother. After playing the game "Age of Empires" and then watching a documentary about one gave all the necessary background to devise such a contraption. The device fired a payload of one & a half lego bricks to a distance of 3 metres (10 ft) :)
Credits :
Firing arm, firing mechanism, technical input - Brother.
A-frame, base, construction - Me
about xmas 2002
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sidefired.jpg sidecloseloaded.jpg trebuchetfiringmechcloseup.jpg trebuchetloadedsideview.jpg trebuchetcreators.jpg trebuchettestengineer.jpg trebuchetweightedfired.jpg


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