Couillard (scratchbuilt)

[Paul]

I can´t remember seeing one in any scale (apart from 1.1) so I built one :-D

More pics HERE

[comet5]

That's lovely, it would look great deployed with my medieval army. 

[Parriah]

SWEET! 

[War In 15MM]

Very nice!

[Sir Dryden]

Is that piece of equipment really called a "couillard"?,  , what a great name (considering the firing mechanism looks just the part! Great model by the way.

[Paul]

Thanks 

Is that piece of equipment really called a "couillard"?,  , what a great name (considering the firing mechanism looks just the part! Great model by the way.

Yep..it´s called a couillard..I googled the name but found no translation...since  one or two french speakers have told me the "meaning" 

[Sir Dryden]

Just in case anybody wonders why I find the name "couillard" so funny, I'll give a bit of an explanation:

"Couille" is French slang for testicles, much like "balls" is used in English. "Couillard" could be translated as "ballsy". I know, I've got the sense of humor of an 8 year old, but hey, I still play with toy soldiers...

Anyway, I didn't mean to derail the thread, so once again, great model. I love it.

Yours truly,

Sir Dryden

[Paul]

Just in case anybody wonders why I find the name "couillard" so funny, I'll give a bit of an explanation:

"Couille" is French slang for testicles, much like "balls" is used in English. "Couillard" could be translated as "ballsy". I know, I've got the sense of humor of an 8 year old, but hey, I still play with toy soldiers...

Anyway, I didn't mean to derail the thread, so once again, great model. I love it.

Yours truly,

Sir Dryden

Best to have the sense of humour of an 8 year old and live happily 
As I said, I´d googled the name but came up with nothing and when a french speaker told me what it means I wet myself laughing..it´s way too obvious looking at the thing..especially after it has been fired and come to rest with the throwing arm in an upright position!! 

[Sangennaru]

that is a great piece of machinery!

I would love to sculpt one for myself and for casting using yours for reference, if you don't mind!

again, congrats

[SgtPerry]

Renaud Beffeyte is the french specialist of medievam siege engines.

http://www.armedieval.com/

In his book Art of war in the Middle-Ages, he explains that the couillard is less powerful than a trebuchet but its rate of fire is greater. A trained crew can throw up to ten 30 kgs stones in one hour at a distance of 180 meters. Larger ones can throw 80kgs stones (140kgs for the trebuchet, 250m of distance but only 2 or 3 throws an hour).

Olivier

[Sangennaru]

Thanks a lot sgt, that site is very very interesting!

[Painter Jim]

Very realistically greated.

[Little Odo]

That is a very nice piece of machinery. Nicely done sir!

[Paul]

Thanks chaps  and thanks Olivier for the info 

that is a great piece of machinery!

I would love to sculpt one for myself and for casting using yours for reference, if you don't mind!

again, congrats

No problem...I copied the thing from pictures anyway.