28mm scale Miniature medieval trebuchet - detailed

Download instructions and blueprints ($2 for plans) from my website.

kamloopian.com

Made this several years ago for a buddy of mine. Thought you would like to see it. Poor lighting yes. There are some photos in the gallery on my website.

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• miniatures
• trebuchet
• medieval
• weapons
• siege
• equipment
• diorama
• wargame
• terrain
• modeling

[soylicantropo]

How you doing ??? nice job !!!!!!!!

I found a mini catapult that you built on metacafe, I watched on that video that you used a kind of substance to make wood look old, please tell me what kind of substance you applied on the catapult.

Gilbert

[thekamloopian]

It is just a dirty grey/black wash of acrylic type paints.

To tell you the truth, usually I use the dirty water in the cup I wash my brushes in.

[soylicantropo]

Awesom!!! I built one, but I like to know how did you do the old color of the wood

[thekamloopian]

Just used a wash of dirty black.

Actually I use the dirty water in the cup I wash my paint brushes in. I find it works great for "aging" wood.

[akitist]

Really nicely made copy of the infamous trebuchet "designed" by Eugene Viollet le Duc, a 19th century French architect. The design contains features never seen on real trebs, but sure looks cool. If a full-sized one were to be fired at full power it would certainly break.

[thekamloopian]

Thanks for the history. When I made this I could not find any pictures other than one small plate in a book. Searching this guy's name produced two schematic type pictures with great detail. Excellent! Now I need to build another.

[ZippZiggy]

even though it didn't throw during your demonstration, its still an amazing work of craftsmanship. Awesome job man! I envy your skill.

[bootlegtattoo]

i've always wanted to make one of those for the back yard big enough to throw bowling balls like maybe 6 or 7 foot tall, that would be sooooo cool. a table top one would be cool as well. would u sell just the plans for it i could get my own balsa wood or something. think about it i'll try to make one if so. if we were closer i'd say we could make a cpl up and have a mini battle. have u tried to wax the rope so theres not as much resintence (i cant spell sorry) or maybe more weight, i dont know

[5moker]

Hi there i made a scale trebuchet from balsa working only i have a crapy net (same as sling,and release with pin,on top)but would like to make a single rope one like yours..But all mine experiments for making scale netting (where ball was placed in to)

All not did the job or looking bad in compair with the design.

Thnx alex

[Snapx4000]

my trebuchet work

[NickSlaughter669]

canadas accents blow.

Scotland FTW

[zawes12]

lol i lve canadians there so funny cause u say eh and instead of rubber bands u say elastics it just cracks me up

[spikespeigel]

haha full of lead eh?

[broschmakov]

very well done; great model and a very interesting video. eh.