Also part of the [Warfork Fantasy Battles] New Year's resolutions 2025 - The Battle for Arduthrond Glade project, I need an Orc stone thrower.
The thrower itself is the trebuchet from Knightmare miniatures. I built it without any modifications, except replacing the the rather weak looking joint of arm and hand with a metal pin.
The goblin crew I replaced with two models from the Orc Command Group from Mirliton. One is the leader with a whip, and the other repositions the engine of war by using a tree branch as a lever. The piece of wood dowel I glued in place so it fits below the engine of war's frame. The other two models are from The Fire of Tarkaa from Mirliton pack, orignally carrying a brazier. When I saw them I immediately imagined them to carry a big rock betwen them, so choose them for the crew. First I contemplated to hollow out the brazier and glue a rock in there, but then decided to build my own stretcher from wood, which looks more makeshift.
The engine itself will be mounted on a 50mm base, the (purely decorative) rock reservoir base is 40mm. The rock carriers are on a 25mm x 50mm base, so eactly the size two orcs on 25mm bases would take up. All bases are metal bases from Products for Wargamers, again.
For the whip I used floral wire, wrapped in twine.
Still need to sculpt a proper handle.