Thelnetham Windmill - Tower Mill scale model (printed)

Thelnetham Windmill is a tower mill built of red brick. Its walls are 2 ft (0.6m) thick at the ground floor and are tarred to keep out the rain. The inside walls are plastered and lime-washed. The tower is 20ft (6.1m) wide at its base and 12ft (3.7m) at the top, some 31ft (9.5m) above ground. The mill cap adds another 11ft (3.3m) to the overall height.

The cap is built on a heavy oak frame and runs round an iron curb on the top of the tower and is kept central by a set of six wheels. The eight bladed fantail is mounted at the rear and rotates the cap via gearing so that the sails always face into the wind.

The four patent sails have a span of 64 ft (19.5m) and each is 9 ft 6 ins. (2.9m) wide. Sails have two rows of 24 pivoting shutters which are connected by the striking gear and controlled from ground level by the striking chain. The shutters are opened or closed to suit the strength of the wind and the power required. A weight hung on the chain allows some self regulation in gusty conditions. The sails are mounted on a cast iron windshaft weighing nearly 2 tons and power is transmitted through the brake wheel which in turn drives a smaller iron wheel called a wallower. The brake wheel takes its name from a brake around its rim that is used to stop the mill.

Stone Floor

The top or dust floor provides access to the cap and limited storage space. The second or bin floor is used to store grain prior to milling in either bins or sacks. The sack hoist is also on this floor and uses a layshaft driven by the main drive to lift sacks up from the ground floor though successive pairs of trap doors on each floor. Leather hinges ensure the doors snap shut after each sack has passed through.

The main work of the mill takes place on the first or stone floor. There are two pairs of French stone mill wheels of 4 ft 7 ins. (1.4m) and 4 ft 4 ins. (1.3m) in diameter respectively on this floor. Although the mill can operate the stones at speeds of 50 to 140 rpm, it is usually regulated to a maximum speed of 120 rpm. In a fresh breeze the sails are able drive both sets of stones with each pair producing up to 4cwt (200 kg) of flour per hour.

Flour produced on the stone floor passes down to the ground or spout floor where it is bagged for sale. The miller is able to check the quality of the flour and control the stones from this floor. The stones can be lifted out of gear with the “jack ring”. Each stone nut has a pulley on top which drives the governors to control the fineness of the flour to avoid variations in the speed of the mill affecting the quality of the flour.

This Model windmill fits with any Historical wargaming tabletop setting, Diorama or Dolls House.

This is a single-part model.

This is a Multi-part model.

This Model is printed on FDM 3D printers in our workshop. The model is printed with a 0.4mm nozzle at 0.2mm layer height for best results. 

Some Clean-up May be required.

Models are supplied un-painted.

This Gaming Model is printed on Resin 3D printers, such as the Elegoo Mars in our workshop. The model is printed witha 0.02 to 0.05mm layer height for best results.

Models are supplied un-painted.

Some Cleanup may be required. 
Clean Resin with warm soapy water before painting for best reults.

This Model windmill is printed on FDM 3D printers at some scales. The model is printed with a 0.4mm nozzle at 0.2mm layer height for best results. 

This Gaming Model windmill is printed on Resin 3D printers at some scales, such as the Elegoo Mars in our workshop. The model is printed witha 0.02 to 0.05mm layer height for best results.

Models are supplied un-painted.

Some Cleanup may be required. 
Clean Resin with warm soapy water before painting for best reults.

This 3D model is designed for an approximate base scale of 1/50.

Other scales are available and if you don't see the scale you require please contact us with details. 

Please allow 5-10 days for the model to produce, this time depends on the scale of the model, the size of the order and the current workload. While we ask you to allow this time we will attempt to get the order out within a couple of days.

Blood and plunder, pike and shotte, Black Powder, Piquet, Fire & Fury, Field of Glory, Warrior, Saga Dark Ages, Forged in Blood, Sword & Pistol, Impetus, Age of Musket, ricolor.
It is also suitable for model railway layouts aswell.

Necromunda, Warcaster, Hivewar ,Starfinder, Underhive, AVP, 5 Parsecs from Home, Dark Matter, Fallout wasteland warfare, WH40k, Alien, Stargrave, WARMACHINE, Judge Dredd, Konflikt 47, Star wars legion, Imperialis,  Battletech DC Universe Miniature Game, Infinity. It also adds flavour to RPG’s such as SLA Industries and Paranoia!

We use recycled packaging!

This does not mean you item will be treated with any less respect but it does mean less waste. See our blog post on packaging for more information.

Some of the images supplied are computer generated and are for reference. They are images of the STL files that will be 3D printed.