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Re: The Mill
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Sun, 29 Sep 2002 17:30:34 GMT
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hey Reed,
What a great little MOC. I love the simplicity of it all. The design and
shape of the windmill itself really looks good; one of the best i've seen in a
while. the house looks nice, too.
great job, keep it up!
_lenny
In lugnet.castle, Reed Anderson writes:
> The miller was the third most respected person in villages of ancient times,
> below only those of the religious order and the duke of the village.
> Without a mill, the village would go hungry, thus, the owner of the mill
> often was greedy and shrewd. After milling flour, they would often push
> their thumb down on the weighing scale so as to receive more money from the
> unlucky grower of the wheat.
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> My model of the millers shop and windmill is part of a larger village MOC
> I'm working on (currently 96x96 studs). Located on the foothills of the
> Northern Mountains, it receives moderate wind to turn the sails, and is in
> close proximity to a nearby grain barn. Though I didn't install a motor,
> the sails can be hand turned on a simple axle.
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>
> The Folder:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=26043
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> And until moderation, here are the deep links:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Gingivere/Windmill/wind01.jpg
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Gingivere/Windmill/wind02.jpg
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Gingivere/Windmill/wind03.jpg
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Gingivere/Windmill/wind04.jpg
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Gingivere/Windmill/wind05.jpg
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> Thanks for looking, and PLMKWYT!
>
> Reed
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| The miller was the third most respected person in villages of ancient times, below only those of the religious order and the duke of the village. Without a mill, the village would go hungry, thus, the owner of the mill often was greedy and shrewd. (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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