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http://www.lukewallin.co.uk/pages/newtreb/firing.jpg (http://www.lukewallin.co.uk/pages/newtreb/firingbig.jpg)
http://www.lukewallin.co.uk/pages/newtreb/grouppic.jpg (http://www.lukewallin.co.uk/pages/newtreb/grouppicbig.jpg)
An old dream of mine finally came true :D We got about 20 - 25 metres range, and probably could have got more if we'd had the time to tweak it even more.
The construction was one massive bodge job, but it fired about 30 shots with no problems other than the knots on the sling un-tieing.
Oh, and it was called Chuck.
Paul.Power
9 Aug 2008, 22:36
Funky stuff. Nice job :)
Akuryou13
10 Aug 2008, 01:10
haha! that is indeed awesome! :)
btw, which person are you? :p
Nice.
No have that bunch of guys spread out on the field and fire balloons filled with colour at them.
Pickleworm
10 Aug 2008, 07:01
I want to see video of the thing firing. But seriously, that looks rad!
haha! that is indeed awesome! :)
btw, which person are you? :p
My money is on big hair guy to the right of metal-looking guy.
MrBunsy
10 Aug 2008, 08:08
Thanks! One of us did get hit by a water balloon, and there were several near-misses.
My money is on big hair guy to the right of metal-looking guy.
Yep, I'm in blue with my head just to the left of the arm, 4th in from the left.
We should have vids up sometime soon, but I didn't have a camera that could take video, so I'm waiting for someone else to upload some.
Alien King
10 Aug 2008, 10:55
Nice!
Must have been great fun doing that.
Akuryou13
10 Aug 2008, 14:20
Yep, I'm in blue with my head just to the left of the arm, 4th in from the left.ahaha! you look funny :p
MtlAngelus
10 Aug 2008, 16:48
ahaha! you look funny :p
Look who's talking.
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/5760/akuvs7.jpg
:p :p :p
MrBunsy
10 Aug 2008, 21:11
ahaha! you look funny :p
I thought I fitted in quite well considering everyone else :p
Anyway, quick vid of treb firing! (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1441932045168243639&hl=en)
SomePerson
11 Aug 2008, 00:52
That's pretty cool. How long did that take?
Akuryou13
11 Aug 2008, 01:11
Look who's talking.
[IMG]http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/5760/akuvs7.jpg
:p :p :pwhat on earth is that picture supposed to be?
MtlAngelus
11 Aug 2008, 02:09
what on earth is that picture supposed to be?
http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?t=29109&highlight=sims
http://forum.team17.co.uk/showpost.php?p=499052&postcount=23
:p
Bunsy, that trebuchet is awesome dude. :cool:
Anyway, quick vid of treb firing! (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1441932045168243639&hl=en)
Works so smoothly, nice job!
what on earth is that picture supposed to be?
He doesn't know yet? Hahah! :o
Akuryou13
11 Aug 2008, 02:44
http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?t=29109&highlight=sims
http://forum.team17.co.uk/showpost.php?p=499052&postcount=23
:pPAHAHAAAAA! THAT IS AWESOME!
:D
You definitely need to increase the weight drastically!
The swing arm plus the payload seem to be only a bit lighter than the weight.
PAHAHAAAAA! THAT IS AWESOME!
:D
Oh my!
I thought this was the first thing you noticed when you got OD access. :D
That grumpy old Viking surely had the wackiest character and provided use with plenty of laughs.
MtlAngelus
11 Aug 2008, 03:12
I just cannot picture Aku looking any way different than that old viking dude. :P
Akuryou13
11 Aug 2008, 03:47
I just cannot picture Aku looking any way different than that old viking dude. :Psorry. that viking is possibly the exact opposite of how I really look :p
MrBunsy
11 Aug 2008, 08:57
That's pretty cool. How long did that take?
Only 2 days, we made most of the frame one day, and the arm and fiddly bits the next.
I just cannot picture Aku looking any way different than that old viking dude. :P
Was there ever actually a reason for Aku specifically being the viking? :p
You definitely need to increase the weight drastically!
The swing arm plus the payload seem to be only a bit lighter than the weight.
The axle was bending and creaking quite a bit, so we decided not to try that. Also, the counterweight gets stuck on the bottom of the frame, so that probably didn't help much.
sorry. that viking is possibly the exact opposite of how I really look :pYou don't have a viking helmet? :eek:
Paul.Power
11 Aug 2008, 11:57
http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?t=29109&highlight=sims
http://forum.team17.co.uk/showpost.php?p=499052&postcount=23
:p
Bunsy, that trebuchet is awesome dude. :cool:*reads through the thread again*
Makes me laugh every time I read it.
The axle was bending and creaking quite a bit, so we decided not to try that. Also, the counterweight gets stuck on the bottom of the frame, so that probably didn't help much.
Hmm, you'd need a more sturdy axle then.
Or use a denser material for the weight: uranium or iridium, whichever you can get more easily. :D
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