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Crews for catapults

in What are you working on? Mon Apr 20, 2015 8:10 pm
by Valdemar • 2.175 Posts

Hi all,

Work has begun on crews for the recent catapults made by Fredericus Rex/GreenLine. Below are the first figures...
- A figure ready to pull the string and launch
- Knight pointing
- Knight looking at the crew working
- And footsoldier carrying ammunition

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RE: Crews for catapults

in What are you working on? Wed Apr 22, 2015 4:40 pm
by Paul´s Bods • 1.314 Posts

Very nice.
The one carrying the ammo..would carrying a Stone that size on his own, be possible?

RE: Crews for catapults

in What are you working on? Thu Apr 23, 2015 3:30 pm
by Dirk • 98 Posts

The figures looks really good and you can use it for another scene.

Because of the man with the stone - I agree Paul !

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RE: Crews for catapults

in What are you working on? Thu Apr 23, 2015 8:28 pm
by Ben90 • 430 Posts

Great looking figs! And yes, Paul... I can carry such a stone

RE: Crews for catapults

in What are you working on? Thu Apr 23, 2015 9:49 pm
by Valdemar • 2.175 Posts

Thanks and I agree that a Stone this size should be able to be carried by a well trained soldier 😄. More crew members will be added soon and they will be divided into two sets. Maybe a third crew for the latest siege machine by Fredericus Rex.

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RE: Crews for catapults

in What are you working on? Fri Apr 24, 2015 7:39 pm
by Paul´s Bods • 1.314 Posts

Just done the calculations on the weight for a 30cm Stone ball
Sandstone...with a density of 2.323 g/cc would be around 32-33kgs.
Granite (a more likely material for the ball) density of 2.750 g/cc would be around 38-39kgs so, possible but not as he is Holding it, unless he had wrists made of steel. Even a smaller granite ball, 25cms, would weigh 22 plus Kilos, a bag of cement.

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RE: Crews for catapults

in What are you working on? Tue Apr 28, 2015 8:54 pm
by Valdemar • 2.175 Posts

Well here are the next two for the catapults, the first of the ones pulling the ropes.

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RE: Crews for catapults

in What are you working on? Wed Apr 29, 2015 12:36 pm
by Dirk • 98 Posts

The figures looks really good !
But I would not take any character with helmet.

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RE: Crews for catapults

in What are you working on? Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:05 pm
by Valdemar • 2.175 Posts

Thanks, regarding the helmets then actually the soldiers involved in working on the machines did Wear personal protection. A machines like the one these are designed for were able to shoot about 80 meters, well within range of the Castle defenders.

Many persons have the idea that the knights/soldiers armour was very heavy and clumsy... this was actually not the case, and a fully armoured infantryman in 2014 do carry more weight...

But maybe there are some Experts out there?

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