3 in 1 Medieval Weapon 30001
by
JMBricklayer
So, for this build we are going back a bit in history. Some people may look at the three weapons you can make and simply write them off as a child's toy. I suggest that you take a long look at the three different modules.
This is what JMBricklayer has to say about the model:
"The design of our 3-in-1 model kit is inspired by the elements of warfare in the medieval period. This model kit not only has a rich historical background but also has a variety of interesting ways to play, which can take you on a journey through the retro history and culture of the medieval period and appreciate the wisdom of the ancients. Build three magnificent kits – a Ballista (a huge crossbow), a Bombard (an early type of cannon), and a powerful Catapult.
Block model’s overall color scheme retro, will let you have a feeling of immersion in the medieval era. And the body is solid, the appearance of a high degree of restoration, and exquisite design, the outer contours of each wheel, and the front part of the vehicle have a unique light blue sickle-type decoration, that plays a defensive role, but also embellishes the appearance. You can take home research to discover more playable details."
The first build I chose to make was the 'catapult'. To be entirely correct it is one form of a catapult. The Romans called it an 'Onager' which means 'wild ass', the reason being the machine has so much torsion power that when it hurls a projectile the onager actually jumps when the hurling arm hits the crosspiece.
The many little pieces that JMBricklayer has built into the kit are pretty amazing. It comes with wheels that have scythes attached to them. There are chain pieces that also help to immerse the builder into another age. You can see by the picture above that they are pretty large models.
There is only one thing that I do not like about the build. It comes with seven different well marked bags of bricks. However, instead of only having to use the 1st bag, and then so on, it actually tells you to open all seven of the bags before building. Because the kit has only 568 pieces it is not as bad as it could be. Just make sure that you leave yourself enough room for spreading them out for the build.
The build itself is straight forward. With the small round connection pieces, it is better to look carefully at them and separate them into their distinctive shapes. This is not a build I would recommend for outside use (I wouldn't really take any block toy outside). However, it will stand up to firing its payload in all three modes without a problem.
Oddly enough, when building one of these kits you are not on edge at all about it. When building models, I was always afraid to put too much or not enough glue etc. The painting gave me over the top anxiety (which is probably why they came out so bad). Doing a block kit actual makes me calm for some reason. I think it is because I really cannot do anything to ruin the kit. I might put the wrong piece in but fixing that is usually fairly easy.
Thank you, JMBricklayer for allowing me to review this interesting and well-made kit. This kit is the perfect size for someone to start in the hobby.
Robert
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