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LEGO Trebuchet

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Pretty cool, if you're into (or even mildly interested in) Lego engineering.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YncBV4as548
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nice one. My friend built one of those out of meccano once. They are very impressive to watch! But this one is really cool, i like his loading mechanism and stuff.

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cool, I love legos
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my legos will be burried with me!!!!!!
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Post by Razorbacx »

Nice find! Very ingenious! I'm not sure I would have the paitience to build something that elaborate as I tend to get a little frustrated with the toys that I am forced to apply a million little stickers to for my kids.
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Nice find! I still have several huge tubs filled with Legos... :)
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Post by =LAS=Spitfire »

hahaha me too. Legos are pretty sweet. Nice find btw
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Post by Dragon_Cooler »

check this one out
rubberband chaingun

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Post by DMB2000uk »

:drool: :drool: :drool:

Ultimate cool.

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Post by HONkUS »

I built a trebuchet one weekend. I got bored so I went to home depot and got some wood screws, rope, and some 2x4's and went at it! I used a cement bucket filled with mud as the weight and I was able to launch a baseball over 100 yards it was cool until I over loaded the thing with weight and it tore itself apart when I launched it. the frame work was about 5 feet tall and the throwing arm was two 8 foot 2x4's screwed together to keep it from warping when it fired. I miss my trebuchet :-(
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Post by Topher »

rubberband chaingun
That's so cool! I want one!
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