River Cover - Winter Camp

February 18, 2011

Catapult Event

As part of our preparations for the camp we were to lash together our own catapults and bring it to the event. Some of us with a few leader involved in construction took things to a new level. But that's not to say their machines out performed in the appropriate categories.  Some of the stake leaders also provided a catapult for the Assemble and Use Once category. 

Photo Library

IMG_2548.JPG (1814219 bytes) Staging the siege equipment.  IMG_2549.JPG (1875375 bytes) Weapons malfunction.   IMG_2550.JPG (2141427 bytes) What the single use catapults looks like when attempting to ready it for the 2nd use. IMG_2551.JPG (2218265 bytes) Some last minute consulting on the rules...
IMG_2552.JPG (2015937 bytes) In the 1 ton weight class, the sculpted ice bolder is readied. And the launch, complete with whiplash extensions. 

For those of you who lie down to view a video...

Reformatted but now 40mb.
IMG_2554.JPG (2107307 bytes) This model's mechanical advantage is in the the body count. IMG_2555.JPG (2010385 bytes) Bit of an issue with the sites in this one. IMG_2556.JPG (2223242 bytes) The official ammo is loaded. IMG_2557.JPG (2246105 bytes) Bit of pre-launch stress testing...
IMG_2558.JPG (1904980 bytes) Nice launch, Hope no ones in the John. IMG_2559.JPG (1956468 bytes) Still need to adjust those sites. IMG_2560.JPG (2384313 bytes) The hair pin trigger mechanism, well maybe not hair pin, but close. IMG_2561.JPG (1965744 bytes) Ready for the launch...
IMG_2562.JPG (1860878 bytes) and the payload is gone. OK bring out the cow.