06-10-2004, 08:40 PM
<strong><em>Mithras, thanks for sharing that. I'll give this one a go as indeed it sound much, much easier than Hondero's design. Any suggestions for the material? Leather or just a simple string?</em></strong><br>
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I would mock up a string sling, test out the plumbata at slow speeds and low ranges just to get the feel of the release, test the cord distances etc. When you feel things are going well and you are getting a nice ballistic arc, I'd move to some hevier duty thong.<br>
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Jealous<br>
<p>Paul Elliott<br>
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<strong>Heroes of Delphi</strong> - Classical Greece gone D20<br>
<strong>Zenobia</strong> - Fantasy RPG in the Eastern Roman Empire<br>
<strong>Warlords of Alexander</strong> - Kingdoms in conflict for the ruins of Alexander's Empire<br>
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www.geocities.com/mithrapolis/games.html</p><i></i>
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I would mock up a string sling, test out the plumbata at slow speeds and low ranges just to get the feel of the release, test the cord distances etc. When you feel things are going well and you are getting a nice ballistic arc, I'd move to some hevier duty thong.<br>
<br>
Jealous<br>
<p>Paul Elliott<br>
<br>
<strong>Heroes of Delphi</strong> - Classical Greece gone D20<br>
<strong>Zenobia</strong> - Fantasy RPG in the Eastern Roman Empire<br>
<strong>Warlords of Alexander</strong> - Kingdoms in conflict for the ruins of Alexander's Empire<br>
<br>
www.geocities.com/mithrapolis/games.html</p><i></i>
~ Paul Elliott
The Last Legionary
This book details the lives of Late Roman legionaries garrisoned in Britain in 400AD. It covers everything from battle to rations, camp duties to clothing.
The Last Legionary
This book details the lives of Late Roman legionaries garrisoned in Britain in 400AD. It covers everything from battle to rations, camp duties to clothing.