Catapult for Conquest of the Empire
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Conquest of the Empire is a Gamemaster Series game (like the popular Axis & Allies). This game was one of the…
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Conquest of the Empire is a Gamemaster Series game (like the popular Axis & Allies). This game was one of the early/original three games made in that series.
The catapults are a crucial combat unit in the game, but players tend to push back on the extension arm to play-fire them and of course they snap. If Milton Bradley had used a more flexible plastic, this would not be an issue, but the pieces are somewhat brittle.
I gave up worrying about the spears on the infantry and cavalry units, but there are only 20 catapults and they are pivotal for winning the game. As such, having a broken piece that is so prominent in the game is frustrating.
So, I built a model for replacement and this is the result
You will need 20 of these to replace the originals. The number is important, as the game has unit shortages as part of the playing rules, so you don’t want “extras” in play.
Print Settings
Printer:
Prusa Mini+
Rafts:
No
Supports:
No
Resolution:
150
Infill:
20
Notes:
It is probably best to print with a gold colored filament, as that is the color of the original units. However, I did not have any, so I printed gray and intend to paint gold.
These are almost an exact replica of the original, with an improved arm that will withstand some pressure. It is much stronger than the originals and should not break during play.
They are printed in two halves, so you need to glue them together. I also turned off elephant foot compensation, as this was creating a grove where the parts joined. Your mileage may vary, but on my printer with this filament, I was not getting any flared edges along the print bed, so a gluing operation was making that seam practically invisible if I turned off the compensation.
The halves need to be glued with CA glue. This is a simple operation, but give the parts a chance to cool before removal from the heatbed so they remain smooth and flat for gluing.
How I Designed This
Used Tinkercad to design thing from scratch.
I tried a different design that made the front wheel piece the glued option, but this is harder to line up in your hands to glue and I did not want to deal with supports for the catapult arm.
You may have better luck with a resin printer to capture details like the axle pin to hold on the wheel, but they are so small I am not too concerned about not having that show up.
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