09-01-2010, 07:45 PM
Beautiful craftsmanship, kudos!
I see a number of influences and themes.... Marsden & Feely in the base and winch box, Tomb of Vedinnius in the design of the battleplate, defintely Wilkins' cheiroballistra in the claw/trigger and ratchet. Any data on perfomance? I'm just beginning field trials with my interpretation of a 1/2 scale (1.5") Flavian era catapulta. It's just a cheap (mostly pine and plastic) working model on my way to building a full-sized weapon. I'm learning a lot though. Even with only partial tension on the bundles, I'm looking for a bigger field to shoot in.
I see a number of influences and themes.... Marsden & Feely in the base and winch box, Tomb of Vedinnius in the design of the battleplate, defintely Wilkins' cheiroballistra in the claw/trigger and ratchet. Any data on perfomance? I'm just beginning field trials with my interpretation of a 1/2 scale (1.5") Flavian era catapulta. It's just a cheap (mostly pine and plastic) working model on my way to building a full-sized weapon. I'm learning a lot though. Even with only partial tension on the bundles, I'm looking for a bigger field to shoot in.
P. Clodius Secundus (Randi Richert), Legio III Cyrenaica
"Caesar\'s Conquerors"
"Caesar\'s Conquerors"
