Mantua Model 1:12 Norman Catapult

[jagdmirage]

I have decided that for my first build log (ever) I am going to build the Mantua Model 1:12 Norman Catapult. I decided on this so that I can get some experience working with wood before trying to build a ship. I have a lot of experience working with plastic and some with metal so it will be interesting to see how those skills transfer to working with wood. 

 

Here is the kit:

And the first pieces put together:

[Nirvana]

Jagdmirage, first of all a warm welcome to MSW.
Looks like you are off to a good start. Are you going to try to build it without any glue …. like they did back in the Roman time era?

[Egilman]

Yes, Welcome to MSW! AS a short-timer here I have found the place to be very very welcoming... Downright homey in a good way.... They even tolerate us plastic people....  {chuckle}

[Nirvana]

5 minutes ago, Egilman said:

Yes, Welcome to MSW! AS a short-timer here I have found the place to be very very welcoming... Downright homey in a good way.... They even tolerate us plastic people....  {chuckle}

And why shouldn't we tolerate "plastic people", many of us have the plastic background..... and maybe even building a plastic kit in another hideout in their house; far far away in a corner.....  lol

[Egilman]

Well my experience, (50+ years) in the real world of model building has been that the dedicated wood ship builders tend to look at plastic builders as something less than real modelers, but this forum is changing my opinion on that rapidly, and very happily if I might add......

 

To me it's all modeling, the medium and techniques/tools may change a bit, but it's all the same in the long run...... Recreating real life for others to enjoy, same as painters and sculptors in fact model making is kinda a combination of both those other art forms when you come right down to it...

[James H]

This is a great kit! Built one myself, many years ago.

[jagdmirage]

2 hours ago, Nirvana said:

Jagdmirage, first of all a warm welcome to MSW.
Looks like you are off to a good start. Are you going to try to build it without any glue …. like they did back in the Roman time era?

I not sure I could build it without glue.

[jagdmirage]

4 hours ago, James H said:

This is a great kit! Built one myself, many years ago.

Any advice on this kit?

[James H]

6 hours ago, jagdmirage said:

Any advice on this kit?

I seem to remember that I took it to work to use a pillar drill for the main axle of the catapult part. 

The netted bags with stones are a little tricky and I used quite a bit of PVA on them and repainted the stones in grey. 

[popeye the sailor]

catapult or cannon.........anything that lobs projectiles.....I'm in  

[jagdmirage]

As I was doing the next part of this build I realized that I did not have the proper tools for the job. I needed some chisels to make the cutouts for the uprights so I was forced to order some..