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Miniatures Adventure => Medieval Adventures => Topic started by: Paul on August 06, 2013, 01:40:34 PM
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It took one or two tests using the Zvezda bombard base and a bit of brass tube but finally it works :D
(http://i39.tinypic.com/dgtopy.jpg)
A couple more pics and a small film of it in Action HERE (http://paulsbods.blogspot.de/2013/08/medieval-bombard-working-scale-model.html)
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lol very impressive!
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Rather a large bang :D 8)
cheers
James
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Stroke of genius!! 8)
Darrell.
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It eliminates the need for dice rolls! Amazing! :D
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THAT is cool. 8)
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Talk about taking Miniature Wargaming to a whole new level!!!
:o :o :o :o :o :o
Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Hitman
8)
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Awesome. :-*
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[applause!!] lol
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lol We need a blackened face smiley lol
Darrell.
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Good grief, that's grand! 8) 8) 8)
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Thanks all. :) The bombard is more fun than the usual Looks nice set up..not as safe, but more fun
lol We need a blackened face smiley lol
Darrell.
or one of these....
(http://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/war/exploding-bomb.gif) (http://www.sherv.net/emoticons.html)
(http://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/jobs/chemist-smiley-emoticon.gif) (http://www.sherv.net/emoticons.html)
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Thanks all. :) The bombard is more fun than the usual Looks nice set up..not as safe, but more fun or one of these....
(http://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/war/exploding-bomb.gif) (http://www.sherv.net/emoticons.html)
(http://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/jobs/chemist-smiley-emoticon.gif) (http://www.sherv.net/emoticons.html)
lol lol lol
It's still a mighty achievement in my opinion. With a great sense of humour too lol.
I loved it from the moment I saw your video footage 8) 8).
Darrell.
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It eliminates the need for dice rolls! Amazing! :D
+1 I agree jajaja, awesome!
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A working 1/72 scale cannon especially made from that kit is smaller than I thought possible - please provide details of how you did it.
The smallest one I made was akin to a .22 and used Black Powder. The thing would jump violently and I would be terrified when igniting the fuse.
The problems I had were with powder had initially used my own home made gunpowder but it caked badly and would not ignite when in small amounts so when I had a friend give me some black powder that worked a treat. The other problem was the fuse being small enough especially given the size of the hole to access the powder charge, eventually I had to make the hole larger than what was in scale with the model.
Anyway it could fire a small ball bearing deep into a water melon at 3 metres so I was happy with the results... What ammunition if any are you using?
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You had me at "working model".
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You had me at "working model".
lol :D
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A working 1/72 scale cannon especially made from that kit is smaller than I thought possible - please provide details of how you did it.
The smallest one I made was akin to a .22 and used Black Powder. The thing would jump violently and I would be terrified when igniting the fuse.
The problems I had were with powder had initially used my own home made gunpowder but it caked badly and would not ignite when in small amounts so when I had a friend give me some black powder that worked a treat. The other problem was the fuse being small enough especially given the size of the hole to access the powder charge, eventually I had to make the hole larger than what was in scale with the model.
Anyway it could fire a small ball bearing deep into a water melon at 3 metres so I was happy with the results... What ammunition if any are you using?
Basically itīs a bit of brass tubing. I used a hacksaw to make a groove across the tube and then drilled a hole in the middle of the groove, one big enough to take the fuse that Comes with the average firework. Cut a banger in half, take out the powder, put that in the tube, wad it with some tin foil, stick the fuse in, light and retreat to a "safe" distance.
The tube, being covered in Card is glued to the base with pattex, any gaps filled with PVA and sand.
Ammo, I didnīt use any this time, would be a wooden bead.
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Roger that the old glorified tom thumb trick - tell us how the ammo test goes...
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THAT. IS. AWESOME. ;D