This is the unknown scale model from AMT of "Leonardo da Vinci's STEAM CANNON" from their Classic Inventions Series. It was a two day build, and a lot of fun. Length overall is about 30 cm. I still do not know how the real design was supposed to work.
Metallic finish is all Vallejo metalizer acrylics, and the wood is Tamiya acrylics. It is very front heavy due to the length of the barrel. Drawings show the muzzle end being held up by a trestle, so I may add one. I added tiny licks of flame inside the firebox on top of the glowing embers. I also added a liner (drinking straw) inside the barrel as it was obvious it had no interior at the muzzle end.
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| Leonardo da Vinci's STEAM CANNON |
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| Leonardo's sketch for the steam cannon made while he lived in France |
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| Leonardo da Vinci's STEAM CANNON |
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| Leonardo da Vinci's STEAM CANNON |
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| Leonardo da Vinci's STEAM CANNON |
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| Leonardo da Vinci's STEAM CANNON |
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| Leonardo da Vinci's STEAM CANNON |
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| Leonardo da Vinci's STEAM CANNON |
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| Leonardo da Vinci's STEAM CANNON |
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Leonardo da Vinci's design factory at Amboise Château in France,
which just so happens to be in my spare bathroom |
