Siege Weapons (small ones).
by adminSpectrum Scientifics has recently been able to add three great new wood siege weapon models to our product line: A medieval catapult, a working wood trebuchet, and a wood siege tower!. All of these models are made of solid wood and are fully functional. They even include lumps of clay to toss!
First up is the catapult!
This catapult measures 6″ tall by 5″ wide x 10″ long and functions in the same manner that a full-sized catapult would! This detail shot shows the ‘handle’ for putting tension on the rope:
When properly assembled and ‘tuned’ the catapult can launch its included clay ball over 15 feet!
Next up is the trebuchet:
The trebuchet was more devastating than the catapult. The large box on top was filled with weights:
When the weights were released they dropped. Lever action of the dropping weights swung the ‘arm’ that in turn flung the ’sling’ This acted much like a human arm working a sling, only with much more power. The result was rocks being hurled at castles with great velocity. Trebuchets were hard to build in medieval times, mostly because they required a lot of wood. But when they showed up they could be devastating to castle walls. Only gunpowder canons could do better.
Finally, the most complex (yet still very easy to build) of the wood siege weapons: The siege tower
The siege tower weighs in at over 15″ tall (6″ wide x 7″ long) with four rolling wheels. Two sets of ladders and flags. The best features of the siege tower can be seen in this reverse shot:
The siege tower sports not only a mini-catapult on top, but also an operating breaching bridge. The actually open and close via the pulley wheel on the side! The catapult on top is a small version of the wood catapult, and can launch a clay ball over 10 feet!
All three siege weapons are made of solid wood, and are pre-drilled to make assembly easy. All three should require no more than an hour or two to assemble and ‘tune’. The instructions are illustrated and easy to follow. The siege tower is actually scaled to the same size as Lego (TM) medieval figures or 54mm miniatures.
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
Thanks! Nice post.
that hinged counterweight is huge relative to the treb frame…should really send the projectile flyin’. The catapult looks like fun too~
Impressive. What are the costs?