"Roman Heavy Artillery - 1/72" Topic
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| Mateus | 17 Jul 2015 12:34 p.m. PST |
more pics on my blog: link
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| Yesthatphil | 17 Jul 2015 1:01 p.m. PST |
Now that is nice  ! Phil |
Frederick  | 17 Jul 2015 1:15 p.m. PST |
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| Balin Shortstuff | 17 Jul 2015 7:50 p.m. PST |
Hate to rain on your parade, but they (the manufacturer) got the torsion bundle wrong. Rather than being twisted all one way, the cords should have reversed direction after the throwing arm. It's a very frequently made error.
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And I believe it should have a sling instead of a spoon. Other than that, it looks very nice. |
| Mateus | 18 Jul 2015 10:15 a.m. PST |
Balin, the reference you mention is a Ballista, not a catapult. Different weapons entirely. But you're right on the spoon thing – romans used slings, instead. I simply was unwilling to risk messing with this beautiful kit in order to convert it into a more historically accurate model. |
| Balin Shortstuff | 18 Jul 2015 3:04 p.m. PST |
Different machines, but same propulsion method, a torsion bundle of twisted fibers, whether its nylon rope or animal sinew. The onager is just a simpler adaptation of the torsion catapult. I was just showing a ballista because it had a clearer picture of the torsion bundle.
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