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Trebuchet vs catapult for scaled-down working model
posted 14 days ago by User1488 on scored.co (+0 / -0 / +9Score on mirror )
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I want to build a medieval war machine scaled down to be about 6 feet tall as a fun project, and I'm wondering if I should go with a trebuchet or a catapult design. I'm leaning toward catapult because I don't think trebuchets would scale down as well because the counterweight would be limited, but I think catapults are likely to be more complex in terms of proper building materials and maybe more dangerous if the shitty modern lumber fails under tension and explodes. Anyone here have any valuable insights?
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Vlad_The_Impaler on scored.co
14 days ago 0 points (+0 / -0 )
i tried scaling down my impalements. sometimes impaling someone on a 30ft long pike is very difficult, especially if we lack all the ropes pulleys and manpower we require. So in a pinch i impale someone on shorter pikes. The shortest one i've used is about 8ft but that's not a very good impalement. I'd go for 16ft poles if that is what is handily available in lumber supply mills. You might try finding out who supplies your local utility company with their utility poles and then retrofit / taper them for the purpose of impalement.
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