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 voilà - there you have it: a Roman Ballista. Enjoy!

 

#jeraclego #jerac #lego #legoart #customlego #moc #myowncreation #legomodel #toy #legotoy #toyphotography #legobuild #legography #legobuilder #legoworks #legoromanempire #romanempire #roman #siegeengine #legosiege #ancientera

Done