Universal Leonardo

[Mike_Cole]

Hi All -
I've been looking for something unique to build for HOTT and ran across this web site:
http://www.universalleonardo.org/

I probably won't start until later, but if you look under 'inventions', I'm thinking about doing the scythed chariot and/or some flying machines. Has anyone out there scratch built anything similar?

thanks - back to lurking....
Mike

[Roland Fricke]

Been thinking of doing the tank for a while. Call it an Arty for DBA or whatever the equivalent might be in HotT. Looks easy to build as well.

[David Kuijt]

Been thinking of doing the tank for a while. Call it an Arty for DBA or whatever the equivalent might be in HotT. Looks easy to build as well.

Gotta be Behemoth, man. You need to reserve Arty for Leonardo's rotating breech-loading organ-gun design.

[Stephen Webb]

I have played against a Leonardo HOTT army.

The tank was used as a behemoth.

[Filippo S.]

Been thinking of doing the tank for a while. Call it an Arty for DBA or whatever the equivalent might be in HotT. Looks easy to build as well.

I did mine years ago simply using a spare cannon and cardboard; Ral partha or Demonworld got similar tanks, but maybe OOP.

http://www.fanaticus.org/DBA/armiesofthefanatici/FilippoSimoncini/Condotta/leonardo-tank.jpg

Ciao

[Mike Demana]

Thanks, Mike, I was actually looking for a site like that. Tom Graves runs a Victorian Sci-Fi game that I painted up a colonial Italians army for. I was going to use one of the Leonardo Inventions for some sort of war machine. Now, I've got pics -- thanks!

[lewchips]

I've built these flyers for my ACW-VSF Union army and plan to do something similar when I get around to bulding my Leonardo DaVinci HoTT army.

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/LeadBear/FyerUnderneathSmall.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/LeadBear/ACWUFlyersSmall.jpg

These were made using the an Irregular Miniatures 6mm WW1 Taube Monoplane (GWP9) and Essex Miniature.

I also managed to pick up a couple of the old Rank and File Tortiose Tanks but had originally planned to build a tank like Filippo S model.

[Kontos]

Those are cooooool. I like! :2up

Frank

[Bob. (and his dog)]

I put some Leonarado flyers in one of my LXG HOTT armies
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~abeattie/dbasum2005/lxg/LeagueCollection_files/image022.gif

Note the vicious Wolverine Beast in lower right. I was going to call it a Behemoth, but people just would not believe it.

[hammurabi70]

It is a great topic but I do not know anyone manufacturing models of his work; I have tried asking around before to no effect. Much impressed by these home made options but I am not so talented.

[Terry37]

Would you guys quit showing all of these cool pictures. I do NOT need to get caught up into trying to do another army. Those fliers of everyone's are just great looking. Flippo, cool tank too! My hat is off to you gentlemen! But give a guy a break .... please!

Terry

[Kontos]

Would you guys quit showing all of these cool pictures. I do NOT need to get caught up into trying to do another army. Those fliers of everyone's are just great looking. Flippo, cool tank too! My hat is off to you gentlemen! But give a guy a break .... please!

Terry
You know you want to, Terry. Don't for a minute think you have us fooled. ;)

Frank

[Filippo S.]

You know you want to, Terry. Don't for a minute think you have us fooled. ;)

Frank

Sorry Terry but I agree with Kontos. :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl

Nice idea Lewchips to add some cool aerial stuff in my HOTT Condotta.
Ciao

[Terry37]

OK, well maybe ... but I still need to finish my Three Musketeers Army before starting any new HotT ventures. But the day is coming!!!

Terry

[Mike_Cole]

Found another link with some really nice pictures:
http://www.leonardo3.net/leonardo/machines_eng.php

the leaf spring catapult is neat looking, along with the "Carro de guerra" Nos. 218 & 219