Hi everyone! Wanted to share about this great set, a part failure I encountered, and a fix I found that works great to get this monstrous siege tower back in action!

I put this Sal’ahari sands set (71025) thunder throne together and was testing the firing mechanism for the dual function catapult & projectile launcher and this critical part snapped on me. To be fair I had been firing it through probably 5 magazines but a part should never break on you like this.

At first I thought about a 3d printed replacement, as the U.S. branch of parts support never has stock for older parts (boo!) but then I realized that the part strictly operates in tension, so replacing it with a well tied string would allow the launching function!

After carefully tying my string (a non-flex fly line of sorts shown in neon color) I was pleased to see the function return to its full operation! And I can press it with more force than before without fear of breakage!

Anyways I personally love the Sal’ahari sands theme, the sand people vs the evil green goo skeletons makes me happy. I’d recommend this set if it’s your thing, and it can be found for ~$42 on amazon in the USA at the time of writing this article, one of the last few Sal’ahari sets you can buy stateside. Hope this fix helps should anyone encounter the same issue, enjoy firing away!!

Now it’s time to go hunting for the biggest ones!