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Tuesday 29 October 2019

SCRATCH BUILD MDF POST WINDMILL

Just completed 2 Post Windmills both are scratched built from 3mm MDF ,paper clip wire and some wire mesh I had left over from another project .
These windmills are specially built for the upcoming Chain of Command early war event at CANCON 2020.



Once assembled I used a handpiece to etch detail onto the MDF.

working out the base structure of the mill

completed base structure .
putting together the propellers.
Used black mesh for where the sails would be placed.




wire was used to simulate a rope and a hail rail.

Base colour was Vallejo Model colour Luftwaffe uniform and highlighted by mixing in VMC ivory and final highlight of VMC Middlestone .  I also used some GM washes randomly applied.
















28mm BEF trooper for scale, its actually quite tall.




The sails are pieces of old bedroom sheets cut to fit and sewn in place with a needle and thread.
Once the sails were securely fixed in place I places a blob of super glue over the knots and also spread a thin layer of super over the whole sail. 


The sails where painted white and slightly stained.

the windmill disassembled


It was easier to build 2 together than one at a time.

Cheers John 

38 comments:

  1. You done a great job on this:)

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    1. Thank you Steve for your comments
      cheers John

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  2. Wonderful looking windmills, great details...Stunning scratched builts!

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    1. Thank you Phil for your comments
      cheers John

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  3. Excellent work on these John!

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  4. Sensational build, great stuff John.

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    1. Thank you Геннадий for your comments
      cheers Joh

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    1. Thank you TamsinP for your comment
      cheers JOhn

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  7. Never cease to amaze John. Well done!
    Frank

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  8. Fantastic job. The cloth on the sails makes them even better.

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    1. Thanks Allan and yes I agree the sail do lift the mills
      cheers John

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    1. Thank you for your comments Dmitri
      cheers John

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  10. Very nice, thanks for the step by step.

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    1. My pleasure and thank you for your comments Vagabond
      cheers John

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  11. John, yet another amazing build! Really impressive indeed.
    Thanks for posting.
    Matt

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    1. Thank you Matt, looking forward to your Desert terrain
      cheers John

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  12. Outstanding! Really love all the work you put into your terrain.

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  13. Simply awesome modelling work!

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  14. Good looking model and very inspirational. Makes me want to try a scratch built project too.

    Fritz

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  15. Fantastic work as always John. Your very unique collection just keeps getting better and better.

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    1. Thank you Pat and congrats on your next terrain book release
      cheers John

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  16. Just discovered your blog and have been blown away by your work, excellent stuff :-)

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    1. Thanks Darryl, hope it helps you with your hobby
      cheers John

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