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Wednesday, 10 August 2011

Zvezda Catapult

This is a  monster of a scorpian device...I can´t imagine how far it would fire the rocks supplied with the kit, let alone how far the bolts would fly if it were life size and real. !!
I´ve seen a Replica catapult (a re-enactment group) that fired a 40kg rock over 100 meters (they didn´t put it on full tension because of limited space) but it was roughly half the size  the Zvezda model would be if scaled up.
The actual size (it looks big next to a bod) isn´t that far fetched, quite small really...look at this beast!!!
This is a reproduction of a Roman catapult that apparently stood 8 meters tall and weighed 26 tonnes
If when you build it and take care not to glue the elavation support etc...it can be put into a downward firing position  (on a castle wall )...........or......
........raised to shoot upwards at a castle wall.
 A lovely little bit of kit...I´ll have to pinch the other from my romans and re-paint it.
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10 comments:

  1. Wiking10 August 2011 at 08:34

    Ready! Aim! Fiiiiire! ^^ Nice one, Paul! Great Kit, great Paintjob!

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  2. Dan10 August 2011 at 08:41

    Another great job Paul!

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  3. Broeders10 August 2011 at 09:20

    Great model - but that reproduction is monstrous. Must have taken ages to build!

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  4. Monty10 August 2011 at 10:46

    Blimey...impressive!

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  5. Herkybird10 August 2011 at 11:15

    And ther I was waiting for the Ka-Boom!!!

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  6. The Angry Lurker10 August 2011 at 12:32

    What a monster, nice piece of kit.

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  7. Paul O'G10 August 2011 at 18:32

    Great model well painted - that will have the defenders worried, and its safer for the crews than T.Omkin's bombard!

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  8. Rodger11 August 2011 at 03:25

    Fantastic models Paul. They are huge!!

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  9. Unknown11 August 2011 at 07:09

    Great piece. I guess sometimes size does matter.

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  10. peter11 August 2011 at 11:56

    Great build and paintjob Paul! I love how you did the wood!

    I see you have still some old treasures ;-)

    But where is T. Omkins to test it? :-D

    Greetings
    Peter
    http://peterscave.blogspot.com/

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