Friday 23 October 2015

Scratchbuilt Windmill

After seeing Tony´s excellent scratchbuilt Windmill (HERE) I realised that "Card town" is  missing one..so...


"In Progress" pics.
Cardboard, toothpicks and a stick from  firework rockets for the base construction.(The Trestle)

The sails had always put me off making a windmill, getting them all the same size being the main concern, but after  a bit of thought a solution is found.
The small block will be the "poll end" (the hub holding the sail armsWhy are they slightly traingular when virtually all windmill sails are rectangular? I simply liked the look. The Piece at the top is the "Tailpole" used for moving the the mill  to face into the wind ( called winding or luffing )


The Windmill in Situ in Bodstonia HERE

4 comments:

  1. Another great building.

    Tony

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  2. Great looking model Paul - now I need one in 28mm!
    Simon

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  3. Looks great, just what I needed as I want to build one in 28mm, lovely clear pics thanks a lot Iain

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