I finally finished the Windmill that I started a while ago for the Turnip28 project. I figure this could be used for a few settings including this pirate one so that’s why it makes it into this post.

I decided, because I was persuaded to by a lot of you, to add some sails to it but made sure they were just torn rags really. Looks pretty cool though. I simply used torn up bits of paper then lacquered them with watered down pva and then paint.


For the basing and moss on the structure I went with less bright (tropical) green and went with a duller green.




It looks like a sad and isolated place which is exactly what I was going for.






As much as I love 3D printed terrain or any ready made terrain really it’s a lot of fun building from scratch. I had a ball with this and spent zero dollars on it which is kinda cool.
The only thing I don’t like is that I was aiming for a bit more contrast with the roof and bricks.
Cheers
IRO
Looks great!
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Thanks Pete, I appreciate that
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Excellent work Luke, it’s turned out great. Personally I think the contrast between the roof and bricks looks good, and the flock going over the two, gives it a sense, of nature taking it back.
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You reckon? I dunno but I think it passes. I don’t like re-doing things hehe. Thanks
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Awesome look, and that background looks almost lifelike!!!
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Haha thanks Guru
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Very nice work, mate! 😀
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Cheers matey
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Excellent work IRO and I think you can be proud of this one mate. Scratch building can be so rewarding. Great photos too. I really ought to take more images outside but of course I live in England and it’s always pissing down! 😂😂
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Thanks Dave. I really like building something from nothing really. It’s good fun. Overcast is the best light for photos mate
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Love it – told you it would look good with sails didn’t I! It reminds me of a windmill I saw when I was on holiday as a kid. Super work. 🙂
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Cheers Wudu. You and everybody else said to add sails haha and I’m glad I did in the end
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Well, that looks a complete, dilapidated wreck! 🙂 Absolutely spot on! Much harder to achieve than a shiny new look but it really does look the part.
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Cheers Johnny. I’m rather happy with the end result
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Very cool. Looks great.
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Thanks man. It was fun building from scratch
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Awesome job dude 🤘
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Thanks buddy. It was fun to build
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This windmill really captures the mood you were going for and it came out great! If you do want to push the contrast, you can always drybrush it a bit more and see if that doesn’t make it more to your liking.
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True but I find it hard to backtrack and work on things I’ve already signed off on haha. If it bothers me down the track I’ll do just that though man
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I think we’re all in that boat, mate 🙂
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Amazing- it is a really emotive piece of terrain… like the set of a horror film in a way.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Wow high praise. Thanks Pete. I’m glad it evoked that.
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Beautiful piece. Evocative and fitting for the Turnip world in particular.
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Thanks man. Yeah it definitely leans more towards turnip than pirate
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That looks great matey, as said above very “Hammer Horror”, Though I’m guessing not a lot of flour gets produced round there?
Cheers Roger.
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Flour producing days are long behind it in Agra is.
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*Im afraid
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So much atmosphere with this building. I think the addition of tattered sails adds to that perfectly.
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Thanks Marv. I’m glad I went with the sails in the end
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You nailed the feel of horror with this one. Awesome and impressive scratch-build that you should be rightly proud of.
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Thanks Mark 😊👍🏼
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Bloody brilliant young IRO ,I have to say sometimes scratch beats manufactured, and in this case I’m right!!
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Thanks very much Patty. Hope you’ve been well mate
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Always mate , you can’t keep an old prick down , as my brother says 😉😅😅😅
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