Ye Olde Windmill

Off-cuts used to reinforce

Starting to look like a windmill

Can you think of a better use for Windows 95?

Make sure that you hold the
paint tin firmly at all times!

Well, there you have it.
She stands near on 4 feet high to the top of the sails.
We Really had no problems at all during construction.
The long straight sides were a bit of a challenge but a little wood filler soon sorted that out.
Painting was done following the Murphy's Law criteria.  If something can go wrong then it will. I applied a diluted varnish to seal the wood.  Then I painted the bottom grey followed by the top white. Yes I know that one should start at the top and work down but hey, I am still learning here so a little compassion please.  I found out why one should start at the top. While putting the final touches to the white I dropped the paint tin all over the grey lower.  (See the picture above)  It was a blessing in disguise really because it prompted me to rethink the colour scheme and repaint the bottom a sort of brick red.  Actually the paint colour is called Deep Cherry. It is a water based paint for indoor or outdoor use.  'Ideal' I thought.
Anyway, I painted it in my workshop.  The sun came out and I stuck it outside to dry.  Then it rained and washed the paint off.
So, I redid it and this is the result.