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Coworker now knows that they are not safe on the other side of the office. I have a few miniature horses and cows to shoot across into their office to remind them their puny walls cannot keep them from replying to the teams meeting.

This thing seems sweet, I'm about halfway through the build process. Wood is great quality, all pieces are present, etc. I am now the proud owner of 2 wooden trebuchet kits but I'll only have one trebuchet because I messed up with ONE piece >:( It's not a fault of the maker, which is why I rated 5 stars, but man is this a pain in the butt. I feel the instructions could be a bit clearer as each step has like 4-6 pieces put together in each picture. If you went piece by piece in the instructions this problem might be lessened.

Be very careful with all wooden parts!

Overall this kit was a lot of fun to build, up until about two thirds of the way through. Overall it was fairly easy to build, and things fit together snugly except for the "rungs" of the ladders on either side of the main trebuchet. Those pieces are going to need glue to finish off, but don't affect the function of the action. My biggest complaint about the kit is that the provided leather sling for the ammunition is too stiff and too large to fit into the channel down the center of the lower body of the trebuchet. I have another trebuchet model where the sling (the bit the rock/marble/whatever) sits in is made of canvas that is pliable enough to move, stiff enough to hold the ammunition, and also sits in the loading area down the center of the base correctly. In this model, because the sling portion is wide and stiff, and the axle that re-coils the rope sits above the loading area, the sling gets stuck under the bar. Additionally, the grey string didn't hold a knot very well. It also came with white string for the sling, so I'll try that. Overall: - Fun to build for the most part - Only need scissors or a sharp blade (my tiny Swiss Army knife pocket knife was perfect) - Looks nice - Needs to be modified to function correctly - A fun purchase but a little disappointing that it isn't ready-to-fire as soon as you have it built

Great toy for a young boy! Bought this for my grandson, and he enjoyed building it and then shooting sugar packets the length of his kitchen.

I would never recommend buying this. My grandson lost his interest in this because you must glue almost every piece before next steps. Glue-wait-dry-glue-wait-dry etc. Started this project last night, glued 6 pieces and had to wait for them to dry before next step. He will finish it but he said he doesn't want anymore of this type of project. Having to wait is the downfall of it. We will certainly read on the installation process on the next project we order. Upon drying continued on, pieces don't fit must sand a lot in order to make it fit. Directions are pretty useless. It shows the steps in order but doesn't explain how much glue to use in certain areas. (glue is not supplied). When installing pieces a slight force must be used and the pieces that dried the night before started to come apart because no glue was shown to be put there. I wanted to throw it in the trash can but the price is not that cheap so I will use my Dremel tool and make it fit.

My husband and his best friend loved building this together while we were all drinking, talking, and hanging out. Friend's girlfriend and I popped out the pieces for them while they built. All around a fun activity while drinking and talking.

I bought this as a gift for my 35 year old son - kind of a gag gift. He and some fellow Boy Scouts had built one of these when he was about 12. He said the kit went together well and he enjoyed building it.

Semble de bonne qualité

There is no instructions for the length to cut the string.