Custom Cannons

[Capn Frank]

I like these very much. Probably the best and simplest design for land cannons.

that's a nice looking cannon. only one minor problem is that i would use a Black Bar 6.6L (4095) instead of the long flag pole as the plunger thingy, Mr. Tiber.

Hey is there an official calliber or weight of the round by how big the barrel is for legos?? 8-| i'm just curious if there is an accepted system that yous ppl use that i don't know about or if this should be a start of a new thread.

[Capn Frank]

(Wouldn't let me edit this into my last post here) :'-(

Here is an image list of my cannons that I have currently built.

a blurry pic of one of my railing mounted cannons. The barrels of these are now drk grey instead of white.

similar versions of the same caliber of cannon. I

[El Bucanero]

an obnoxiously huge carronade that I made for fun but won

[Capn Frank]

I know I

[RTN LNA]

has any one ever tried to build canons whith these:

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?P=2489

perhaps they're too big? but what about a mortar?, like this: http://www.cascade.co.nz/larry/mortar.gif

I made 4 carronades for the RTS LEGOMALEE's quarter deck trying to match the 6 on the real HMS TRINCOMALEE's quarter deck using black 2489s.

pic1

pic2

more images at http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=225619

kurt

I've seen all of those pages before, plus I recommend:

http://news.lugnet.com/pirates/?n=4180

(some of these Norro's links are here too).

Thought I would add this link to this thread as it has a lot of cannons (most all ready discussed).

God Bless,

Nathan

Glad you like Lugnet 4180

kurt

[Capn Kirk 911]

If I need them I'll buy them on EBAY! ;-)

[RTN LNA]

Another smaller carronade

and a larger

12 inch breach-loading rifled naval gun.

enjoy

kurt

[Legeaux]

Another smaller carronade

Very nice... is that an inverted jet engine?

[RTN LNA]

Very nice... is that an inverted jet engine?

yes

parts list

carronade

1 4868 Plane Jet Engine with Plate 1 x 2

1 32062 Technic Axle 2 Notched

1 6538a Technic Axle Joiner Inline

1 3749 Technic Axle Pin

1 4740 Round Dish 2 x 2 Inverted

base

2 3666 Plate 1 x 6

2 3623 Plate 1 x 3

gallery is at http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=225619

kurt

[Capn Frank]

Another smaller carronade

and a larger

12 inch breach-loading rifled naval gun.

...

enjoy

kurt

That's a great idea for a naval gun!! Dem be purty :'-)

hey what's the part # for the 3x3 domed piece? i know i don't have one of them!

thanx Phred

Edit:

It's Cylinder 3 x 3 Hemisphere

So what is the rest? (test time!)

Here's a hint if you need it.

but even with the hint you need you will need to figure stuff out!

enjoy

kurt

thanx again kurt!

[RTN LNA]

That's a great idea for a naval gun!! Dem be purty :'-)

hey what's the part # for the 3x3 domed piece? i know i don't have one of them!

thanx Phred

It's Cylinder 3 x 3 Hemisphere

So what is the rest? (test time!)

Here's a hint if you need it.

but even with the hint you need you will need to figure stuff out!

enjoy

kurt

[RTN LNA]

It's Cylinder 3 x 3 Hemisphere

So what is the rest? (test time!)

Here's a hint if you need it.

but even with the hint you need you will need to figure stuff out!

enjoy

kurt

SO? NO ONE can answer this test question!!

[Capn Frank]

SO? NO ONE can answer this test question!!

hmmm...

... let me try this

eh six 2x2 round bricks; a bucket from everyone's favorite belville sets; a black xwing engine (though i dunno if it's painted or not?); a 3x3 cone that goes to 2x2 round; six 1x2 bricks with axel holes; 1x4 tile, couple of gear thingy's (one's big and the other is small); support thingy for the big gear; eight to ten misc technic beam thingy's with various shapes, axel holes, and pin holes; and how ever many axels that are required to hold the whole thing together *sweet* .

I'm normally not very good at tests so hopefully i did ok. though i'm not very up on all the proper terms for each brick or very thorough for that matter :-D

Phred

[Tordenskjold]

Hi there. I made this in MLcad. after seeing something like this on the deck of the Xebec mr dukeschunke made.

look ok to me. at least it is small. so it can fit into a small hull or as the upper deck gun of a larger one.

[Capn Frank]

Hi there. I made this in MLcad. after seeing something like this on the deck of the Xebec mr dukeschunke made.

look ok to me. at least it is small. so it can fit into a small hull or as the upper deck gun of a larger one.

Hey i like that design X-D .

My brother and I cooperately came up with that design.

Here's a close up:

Phred

[Tordenskjold]

Nice one Phred *y* I see that you have a round thing at the end of the gun barrel. what is that made of?

I couldnt find anything like that on my mlcadprogram.

[Capn Frank]

Nice one Phred *y* I see that you have a round thing at the end of the gun barrel. what is that made of?

I couldnt find anything like that on my mlcadprogram.

Part # is 50 It's a Black Technic Pin with Friction with Towball according to peeron.

Then for the center of the barrel i used this:

[ZCerberus]

Phred said I should put the little deck guns on the new covenant on here... they take up about the same amount of size as a regular cannon, but they worked pretty well on the Covenant!

[Capn Frank]

Phred said I should put the little deck guns on the new covenant on here... they take up about the same amount of size as a regular cannon, but they worked pretty well on the Covenant!

Hey Z,

how did you mount the wheels onto the bottom?

ya got any different moc cannons?

Phred

[ZCerberus]

Hey Z,

how did you mount the wheels onto the bottom?

Well the wheels are 2x2 'dishes' so they are connected to the cannon by using technic bricks. The stud on the top of the dish is connected to the whole in the technic brick.

ya got any different moc cannons?

no... well... there are some swivel guns on the deck of the Sienna, but otherwise none.

[Capn Frank]

Well the wheels are 2x2 'dishes' so they are connected to the cannon by using technic bricks. The stud on the top of the dish is connected to the whole in the technic brick.

Oh I see. That's why it has larger wheels.

no... well... there are some swivel guns on the deck of the Sienna, but otherwise none.

Got any pics?

[Capn Frank]

I remember seeing MOC cannons using this technic piece:

I haven't been able to find the cannon for months. 8-|

If i remember correctly, this cannon had smaller gears for wheels like this:

The cannons weren't pictured by them selves but were on a ship.

They're a lot smaller than the standard lego cannon in length.

P

[RTN LNA]

Adding a post to link to my Tsar Cannon MOC it's not a 16lb-er, 32lb-er or a 48lb-er,

NO it's a 1760 lb (800 kg) (that's the weight of the ball!) Cannon!! Maybe it could be indexed...

click the pic:

[dsmithers]

Unless your building a special cannon, just buy some off ebay or brick link

[venios]

I was wondering how do you make swivel guns and lower calibre Cannons?