Play Along's Gondorian Catapult is a beautifully designed, highly detailed toy. There were so many things going n with it that I missed a couple of important details even after photographing the thing. There is only one shortcoming that I found: while the catapult has a pully system attached to the arm, there's no way to actually lower the basket so that it can be re-loaded.
Ed
This diagram can be found on multiple sites.
This engraving shows a similar system to to the Gondorian catapult but shows two long poles placed in off-set holes in the roller used to lower the arm.
Courtesy: Project Gutenberg
This engraving shows winch handles attached to both ends of the roller.
Courtesy: Project Gutenberg
The catapult measures: 10" (25,4cm) L overall; Chassis 7.5" (19,05cm) L x 4.25" (10,79cm) W x 6.25" (15,87cm) H.
Ed
There are two means of firing the catapult.
1) Hitting this strike plate
2) Pulling back on this lever
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