Jerac
Roman Ballista
I built something! Actually I built a few things, but they are all more or less in their finalizing state soooo a moment till theyre released.
So I was wondering for a while if you can make a siege engine the old fashioned way: no springs or bows - but with twisted ropes providing all the force. The answer is yes - and it works! I will show it on camera in soon.
I tried an Onager first, which is your archetypical catapult, but eh, it was boring. Maybe will get back to it. What I ended up with is a ballista, a Roman one to be more specified. Once it started working I gave it a nice wooden trim, borrowed few Roman soldiers from my friends and voila - there you have it: a Roman Ballista.
Btw, do you remember Besiege game? If not, be sure to check it out, what a fantastic game! You build your own siege engines, not too dissimilar from building from LEGO and let them rampage over huts, enemy soldiers... and birds, if the mission wants requires it. So on white background this ballista kinda made me think about Besiege and there it is!
Roman Ballista
I built something! Actually I built a few things, but they are all more or less in their finalizing state soooo a moment till theyre released.
So I was wondering for a while if you can make a siege engine the old fashioned way: no springs or bows - but with twisted ropes providing all the force. The answer is yes - and it works! I will show it on camera in soon.
I tried an Onager first, which is your archetypical catapult, but eh, it was boring. Maybe will get back to it. What I ended up with is a ballista, a Roman one to be more specified. Once it started working I gave it a nice wooden trim, borrowed few Roman soldiers from my friends and voila - there you have it: a Roman Ballista.
Btw, do you remember Besiege game? If not, be sure to check it out, what a fantastic game! You build your own siege engines, not too dissimilar from building from LEGO and let them rampage over huts, enemy soldiers... and birds, if the mission wants requires it. So on white background this ballista kinda made me think about Besiege and there it is!