| Au pas de Charge | 10 Oct 2019 10:26 a.m. PST |
One that'll stand up to handling and then store away. 15mm, 28mm? |
robert piepenbrink  | 10 Oct 2019 10:54 a.m. PST |
Good luck, and let me know when you find one! A couple of thoughts:
1. The Mediterranean style windmill which rests on the ground and only faces one way holds up a lot better than the type which pivots to catch the wind.
2. If I were starting from scratch, I would never glue the main structure to the pivot base, and never glue the sails to the main structure. Three pieces separate travel a lot better than one large complicated piece. Also, when you habitually play with toy soldiers, it's too late to start avoiding things which drive you crazy. |
| Martian Root Canal | 10 Oct 2019 11:07 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the Mellencamp reference. Made me chuckle. |
| ConnaughtRanger | 10 Oct 2019 11:20 a.m. PST |
Grand Manner have a range of 28mm windmills and their stuff is very robust. |
 ColCampbell | 10 Oct 2019 1:28 p.m. PST |
If you are up to paper construction: link Jim |
| myxemail | 10 Oct 2019 3:20 p.m. PST |
I have two 15mm windmills from Things From the Basement. I believe they also do the same Mill in 28mm.
As RP suggests, do not glue the three sub parts together, and storage will be a lot safer Mike |
| Markconz | 10 Oct 2019 4:34 p.m. PST |
Just grabbed a Sarissa postmill 28mm one, planning to leave sail at least off (magnetise perhaps, or some other arrangement).
Will think about whether to attach to post too. |
| von Schwartz | 10 Oct 2019 5:37 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the Mellencamp reference. Made me chuckle.
????? what Mellencamp reference? |
Puster  | 11 Oct 2019 2:59 a.m. PST |
4Grounds European Windmill
Of course you need a bit of care not pushing it over the table, but when you do, the damage is not on the mill…
I magnetized the wings, so it stores pretty well. I do have the 28mm version, but its also availabl in 15mm. |
| 95th Division | 11 Oct 2019 5:35 a.m. PST |
von Schwartz – back when he was John Cougar Mellencamp – "I need a lover who won't drive me crazy". |
| Martian Root Canal | 11 Oct 2019 6:37 a.m. PST |
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 Old Contemptible | 11 Oct 2019 3:47 p.m. PST |
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| von Schwartz | 11 Oct 2019 6:44 p.m. PST |
von Schwartz – back when he was John Cougar Mellencamp – "I need a lover who won't drive me crazy". Yeah, yeah yeah, don't rub it in!! That was a "Buh Daaa!" moment. Soon after submitting my comment, I slapped my forehead, Hard!, and the light bulb went on, dimly, but it came on nonetheless. |
 deadhead | 13 Oct 2019 10:20 a.m. PST |
and of course it is then always to late to delete.. That 60 minutes has passed before one's brain suddenly connects a few synapses.. Tell me about it. Windmill? Cheap and cheerful. The old Airfix one in OO/HO. Still going strong made by some one under licence |
| French Wargame Holidays | 13 Oct 2019 11:12 p.m. PST |
Dapol make a plastic simple one in 25mm Cheers
Matt |
| DHautpol | 14 Oct 2019 10:19 a.m. PST |
I think the Dapol mill is the old Airfix mill |
gets medieval.