"Wolf Kirchmeir" <wolfkir@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote in message news:484d9ac1$0$29844$9a6e19ea@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Crest Hill, Illinois wrote: >> My dad wants me to add a windmill to my layout. It would look like the >> one pictured at this website. >> http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/images/bircham%2520windmill%252007.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/Default.aspx%3Fpage%3D21783%26theme%3Dprint&h=1693&w=1194&sz=486&hl=en&start=3&tbnid=owCCY7n-EceIWM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=106&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwindmill%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DG >> >> My main problem is how to do the bricks in a round structure and make it >> look good. > > > Use brick paper. Spray with artist's fixative or clear lacquer/varnish, > then use acrylic craft paint washes for weathering. One source is > Papercreek: > > http://www.papercreek.com/ > > Happy hunting! > > -- > wolf k. > The problem I see with the brick paper is the taper of the windmill. The only reason I am even attempting is because a sister in law has an ancestral windmill in Holland and she wants a model.....
